2002 Martin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Collector's Reserve Rutherford

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 85.1 points

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  10/31/2018 - WineBarter Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I was surprised to see the 75point scores below from 2009 and 2012. I am tasting this 6 years later, and I do not get the vegetal notes. Nice uniform ruby color. Still has fruit, cherry and cassis. It does posses that Rutherford dust characteristic that I find appealing. As well as pencil shavings, and some minerality. I think this shows restraint, not over extracted, not over oaked. The viscosity is a touch light (read:watery) so guessing the alcohol is moderate. BTW, cork showing deep stain on end no infractions and fill was high suggesting storage condition.

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  3/18/2017 - danstrings wrote: 85 Points

  Bummer, pretty bretty and a bit overripe -- some nice ashy deep dark fruit beneath but a little bit tough love.

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  12/12/2012 - Eags25 Does not like this wine: 75 Points

  Vegetal dominates w/ dill and graphite, minerals. Poor and neither elegant nor complex

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  11/8/2009 - MindMuse wrote: 73 Points

  "Reserve" wines (Toulouse Restaurant, Atlanta): Overwhelming vegetal aroma, green peppers. Aargh, I guess I could drink it with a clothspin on my nose. I hope you have better luck on this one.

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