Very ripe fruit and must on the nose; musty to start, but most of this blew off over an hour; oak in the background to the big fruit. Really better on day two. Still had some tannins and acidity that balanced this nicely. This bottle is not over the hill.
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Last one of the batch. Drink it up, it's ready and I'd guess close to starting to creep downhill. Can't do much better than the director's reserve around this time....particularly the zin, although the zin's well past its due date. A great cab
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Had been sitting on this for more than 4 years. Fruit isn't as developed as others noted and still has a strong backbone. I might wait another year or two before opening any more. Had with a perfectly cooked pinwheel steak.
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1/24/2017 - wabi47 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very ripe fruit and must on the nose; musty to start, but most of this blew off over an hour; oak in the background to the big fruit. Really better on day two. Still had some tannins and acidity that balanced this nicely. This bottle is not over the hill.
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5/7/2016 - Seville Wines wrote:
Past its prime. Needs to sit open for awhile. Starts out sour and gets better as it opens up.
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8/20/2011 - migliore wrote: 87 Points
Wish I had drnk all these about 3 years ago. Fruit still there, but fading. Quite delicate now.
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7/30/2010 - Bricks wrote: 92 Points
Last one of the batch. Drink it up, it's ready and I'd guess close to starting to creep downhill. Can't do much better than the director's reserve around this time....particularly the zin, although the zin's well past its due date. A great cab
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10/7/2009 - migliore wrote: 89 Points
Had been sitting on this for more than 4 years. Fruit isn't as developed as others noted and still has a strong backbone. I might wait another year or two before opening any more. Had with a perfectly cooked pinwheel steak.
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