2003 Provenance Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  2/1/2020 - Nico P. Likes this wine:

  14.5%. From a magnum. Clear medium dark red, no fading. Bright red berry fruit with a hint of blueberry. Oak has dissipated to a more subtle flavor enhancing level. Pleasantly surprised that this has held up so well, and this bottle would have had a quite few more years of good drinking left in it. Tartness more noticeable than the subdued tannins, not enough to make this unbalanced but enough to make this more food friendly than I expected given the high listed abv; however, an atypical Napa vintage, so perhaps I wouldn’t like the 2004 or 2002 of this wine as much as I liked this.

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  4/17/2011 - Nico P. wrote: 91 Points

  Nicely fragrant napa cab. Balanced, plush textures. Settled down and drinking very well now and maybe up to 2013.

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  4/1/2011 - vanpe003 wrote: 87 Points

  On the nose, opens with an unusual but distinct note of orange peel on the nose. That fades a bit with time in the glass, with some secondary notes making an appearance. On the palate, a bit rough. Good flavors, but acidity and tannins make it a bit harsh. Not the lush mouthfeel I would look for. I'm not sure the fruit is big enough to absorb the acidity. Said differently, I think this wine might be a bit out of balance, tipping toward acidic. That's just my guess though. No more bottles left.

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  3/5/2011 - WI WineLover wrote: 87 Points

  Bought a case of this 6 years ago....this was the last bottle. Unfortunately, it never developed into the gem I was hoping for.

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  11/9/2010 - GGinSF wrote: 86 Points

  Really wanted to love this wine, but it just didn't do it for me. Not bad at all, actually pretty decent; just not great. A bit too astringent, but I'm not convinced that further aging will help. Decent fruit now, but a hint of balsamic makes me wonder if it's already on the downward slide.

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