2002 Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon Lone Canyon Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (47) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  3/14/2024 - mouton45 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drank with patio-grilled Argentinian sweetbreads and tender pork Matambre de Serdo. Jessie, Cathy and I preferred th Ladera Lone Canyon because after drinking only the Catena Malbec the day before, this was a different producer, a different varietal/flavor profile and a bit older. However, both were excellent wines still drinking well past their drinking-up date stage.

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  1/15/2018 - PAWS Likes this wine:

  lovely Howell Mtn showing,

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  2/19/2016 - Hamersly Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Really fine. Powerful, classic Napa Cab nose and doesn't disappoint in the mouth. Smooth and rich with fine, sweet tannins and a long finish. Drinking beautifully now but probably has several years ahead of it.

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  11/30/2014 - GrandeSerataFuori wrote: 88 Points

  Initial nose and flavors WOWED me. Dark cherry and tobacco. Let it sit open for two hours and it wasn't as good. I wish I had paid more attention at first. Ended with a strong soy sauce component, while exhibiting a reduced bouquet.

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  1/6/2014 - vanpe003 wrote: 93 Points

  Wow! On the nose, pure cab fruit with an undercurrent of sweet leather and something that hits in the background like an understated spearmint. Also a hint of funk far, far in the background. On the palate, tremendous balance. Dark fruit, cassis and just the right amount of acidity for a wine of this age. Very fine / sweet tannins on the finish. While the acidity is mostly integrated, there's enough left, and enough fruit, to suggest a bottle like this one would have many years to go. Probably the best bottle of Ladera I've had. 93+ points for now, but I really think that for my preferences in mature cabs, that this will continue to improve. At present, not much in terms of secondary character. I think this has the bones to develop that in a favorable way.

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