Cellar Triage Tasting of Cabernet Sauvignon; 4/14/2019-4/15/2019 (Home): By comparison to the rest of the lineup tasted last night the aromatics are mote toward mint and ripe tomato than briar berry but just as intense. Plenty of life left in the wine but the structure is more modest that the other wines. Time to consume as the end of the road is in sight.
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Turned out to be good. There was cork seepage - very wet, almost no sound when I popped the cork. In fast, the "pop" sound mostly occurred when I pierced the capsule! Not a good sign, but the cork smelled fine. The wine at first had a nice, light cherry flavor but it was short; the taste did not linger. But then the power of letting a wine sit and breathe set in. Within a couple hours, the wine really filled out and turned into quite a nice Napa Cab. It was not powerful - the age took that away. But it was quite elegant and pleasurable. This is just your normal Mondavi Cab, nothing special, except aged 26 years.
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4/15/2019 - Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: 88 Points
Cellar Triage Tasting of Cabernet Sauvignon; 4/14/2019-4/15/2019 (Home): By comparison to the rest of the lineup tasted last night the aromatics are mote toward mint and ripe tomato than briar berry but just as intense. Plenty of life left in the wine but the structure is more modest that the other wines. Time to consume as the end of the road is in sight.
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11/19/2015 - Tranquility Base Likes this wine: 89 Points
Turned out to be good. There was cork seepage - very wet, almost no sound when I popped the cork. In fast, the "pop" sound mostly occurred when I pierced the capsule! Not a good sign, but the cork smelled fine. The wine at first had a nice, light cherry flavor but it was short; the taste did not linger. But then the power of letting a wine sit and breathe set in. Within a couple hours, the wine really filled out and turned into quite a nice Napa Cab. It was not powerful - the age took that away. But it was quite elegant and pleasurable. This is just your normal Mondavi Cab, nothing special, except aged 26 years.
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