2005 Napa Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  2/11/2012 - vinniemontoni wrote: 91 Points

  Decanted for 2 hours. Cherry & Raspberry on the nose but subtle. Heavy palate. Cherry, raspberry, a bit of oak, vanilla and some balsamic. Excellent. Long finish. 30 sec +. This competes well with much more expensive wines. Definitely will get more from a more recent vintage.

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  3/21/2010 - Redguy wrote:

  Last bottle of a case. An all around very good cab for the price.

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  1/12/2009 - golfwine wrote: 88 Points

  At $15, this is a phenomenal QPR; at $20, it's respectable though just shy of a no-brainer. I first discovered the '06 vintage of this wine by chance and with few expectations, was quite impressed. Unable to find the '06, I picked up this '05 and am similarly impressed,though just ever-so slightly less. Definitely a Napa-typical aromatic, fruit-forward, inky crimson-purple, pretty well-structured offering and thus, a crowd-pleaser (I know, what's with all the hyphenated words?) The only weird thing was a funky out-of-balance acidity that was slightly off-putting...though it only showed itself for about 20mins. (from 45-65mins after decant + vinturi); ironic in that the wine has ample fruit and a nice medium-long finish, yet aside from that 20mins., the acidity was a tad lacking. All-in-all a respectable quaffer and well worth a try!

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  11/23/2008 - drewrowe wrote: 85 Points

  surprinsingly heavy glass! nice cab, smooth, fruity, food friendly and good by itself. Some left over the next day was just fine.

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  11/14/2008 - bigdogflow wrote: 90 Points

  Decanted for 30 minutes. Very dark color. Dark fruit taste with a nice long finish. I really enjoyed this wine.

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