1996 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90 points

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  3/2/2023 - Quarked wrote: 93 Points

  A fully mature CA cab. Lovely light-to-medium frame, with dried fruits, sandalwood and cedar in abundance. This was probably at peak a few years ago (to my tastes). I don't see this developing farther, so I'm glad I went for it now.

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  10/5/2021 - MeToo wrote:

  Not sure what happened in '03, but this wine is phenomenally good. It has enticing dark fruit and earthiness on the nose. Medium-bodied, with lovely plum, blackberry fruit and nice integration of oak/tannin and a beautiful balance with acidity. Extremely elegant with cedar and anise notes emerging during the smooth, lingering finish.

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  3/31/2019 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep, dark reddish-purple garnet in color with ever-so-slight clearing at the edges. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, cassis & plums with overtones of cedar & earthy notes, cocoa, olives, mint, anise, tobacco, leather, dried herbs, minerals, spices & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & cassis with herbs, minerals, cocoa, spices & vanilla/oak in the background. Long lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present & should hold onto its current peak for a few more years if cellared properly despite being 23 years old. However, I doubt any further development would occur, so drink up.

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  5/19/2018 - seattlecook wrote: 93 Points

  Purchased direct from the winery after release. This wine is drinking beautifully and still seemed like it had plenty of life left.

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  7/24/2014 - AlexHop wrote: 88 Points

  A little stinky nose and the flavors seem past their prime.

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