1999 Newton Cabernet Sauvignon Unfiltered

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  10/24/2016 - Bunski Likes this wine: 94 Points

  So back in 2006 I decided to put this away as the tannins were simply too much to handle. Well, 10 years later this is a superb bottle of Napa Cabernet. Full of fruit, complex and a velvet leathery finish. If you find this wine I would buy every bottle, but make sure it has been stored in optimal conditions.

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  5/28/2009 - VCvino wrote: 90 Points

  This wine has a true bordeaux style to it and is just now coming to age. The tannins are subsiding and integrating into the fruit which is still full flavored. Patience paid off here and this should get better over the next two to five years.

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  5/16/2008 - TinMan wrote: 89 Points

  Not much here except fruit-in-your-face. Not bad...wouldn't purchase another bottle.

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  8/17/2007 - beezer6 wrote: 89 Points

  Not a nice balance here.
  Maybe it was too young, but the tannins were overpowering.
  Not very complex. Abrasive and kinda harsh.
  Maybe a few more years would aid this wine.
  Following day wine had softened a bit. The fruit was more accessible.
  Red cranberries, cinnamon and menthol on the nose.
  Pleasing acidity.

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  6/3/2007 - cos82 wrote: 85 Points

  Agree with others that this is very Bordeaux like in character, but sadly the type where the tannin always masks the fruit. Decent nose and dark purple in color, but harsh, rough and briary on the palate. Not to my liking and I doubt it will ever shed its tannins. Not enjoyable now, but who knows what this will be like 5 years from now which is when I would next try it.

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