Another beautiful old classic Napa Cab. PnP. Aromas of plums, cigar box, tobacco, cedar, pencil shavings, black tea and the famous Rutherford dust. Similar flavors with blackberry, tobacco, cigar box, pencil shavings, black tea and the dust. medium body with a long smooth finish.
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No way I would have guessed that this was an 02. This one did drink with some age on it, but I would have guessed 1996 or 97. Rape blackberry and boysenberry, hint of iodine, hint of soy sauce, hint of savory spice. Medium ++ to full-bodied and perfectly aged. Finished with aged blackberry character, but still enough of a youthful oak toasted tannin that kept this one very interesting. You really cannot ask much more from this wine than what this one gave today. You could keep this one in your cellar for another 10 years and it probably will change very little.
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3/18/2023 - alippy5 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still drinking like a champ. Beautiful ruby-garnet in the glass. Elegant, soft, muted black fruit with long fininish.
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2/8/2023 - gharter Likes this wine: 92 Points
Another beautiful old classic Napa Cab. PnP. Aromas of plums, cigar box, tobacco, cedar, pencil shavings, black tea and the famous Rutherford dust. Similar flavors with blackberry, tobacco, cigar box, pencil shavings, black tea and the dust. medium body with a long smooth finish.
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12/25/2021 - Drakes Wine wrote: 93 Points
Terrific smooth.
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7/3/2020 - mflesh wrote: 93 Points
No way I would have guessed that this was an 02. This one did drink with some age on it, but I would have guessed 1996 or 97. Rape blackberry and boysenberry, hint of iodine, hint of soy sauce, hint of savory spice. Medium ++ to full-bodied and perfectly aged. Finished with aged blackberry character, but still enough of a youthful oak toasted tannin that kept this one very interesting. You really cannot ask much more from this wine than what this one gave today. You could keep this one in your cellar for another 10 years and it probably will change very little.
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12/25/2016 - redwiner Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking excellent now.
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