1987 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Sycamore Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  3/6/2021 - bavaur wrote: 89 Points

  Decanted for two hours and served at cellar temperature. Cork fragmented everywhere but sieved most of it out. Definitely lots of bricking round the edges. Initially very austere on the nose but opens up slightly with some graphite. On the palate this is fairly stewed and lacking much fruit, but the mineral/graphite streak holds this up with some red cherries hanging on in there. Not very pleasurable by itself, but paired really well with pan fried liver that really accentuated the minerality. Crazy how low alcohol these cabs were back in the day.

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  8/22/2020 - OldHick95 Likes this wine:

  Diminished but hanging in there surprisingly well. Bright cherry acidity dominates with a hint of dried herbs. Nice sweetness on the finish balanced the acid.

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  1/1/2014 - Ajnate wrote:

  After about 18 most of disappointment with several prior bottles, this bottle actually reminded me of what I loved about Freemark Ab bey Sycamore. Clearly a gentle and older California Cab, this bottle still reflected a harmonious balance of fruit and structure, soft but still flavorful and with enough remaining tannins to remain enjoyable. past its prime, but lovely.

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  7/6/2013 - jgkost wrote: 87 Points

  Magnum properly stored. Way past prime, flat with little fruit or anything else... Didn't finish, just wasn't worth the headache...

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  4/25/2013 - anandman wrote: 90 Points

  The cork fell apart as I opened the bottle but with a little filtering into my decanter, I was able to recover the wine. It was definitely past it's peak but decanting it about an hour did help anyway. Overall, enjoyable, but I should have had this wine a year or two ago.

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