This is showing its age, not so much in color as in the mouth. Color is still strong, more purple than brown. Decent violet scented fruit in the nose. Better now than when first cracked last night. But a little hollow in the mid-palate. Still pretty amazing at its age, though. Proves that Cali cabs can age right along with the Euros. 5-12-14-7: 88/100.
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Out of magnum, nose was better than palate. Nose was candy like, leaning toward strawberry. Palate was unbalanced, fairly acidic with minimal finish. Definitely past it’s prime but still drinkable. Paired well with our lamb chops. Could’ve been worse for a 37 year old wine.
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7/8/2023 - JJKinch wrote: 91 Points
Dark fruit (black cherry, blueberry, slight cassis), slight cedar, slight herbal/ tobacco, earth, slight floral. Good acidity. Lingering finish. Really enjoyable. 91+
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5/11/2022 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 88 Points
This is showing its age, not so much in color as in the mouth. Color is still strong, more purple than brown. Decent violet scented fruit in the nose. Better now than when first cracked last night. But a little hollow in the mid-palate. Still pretty amazing at its age, though. Proves that Cali cabs can age right along with the Euros. 5-12-14-7: 88/100.
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7/3/2021 - Hawkeye_Addict Likes this wine: 90 Points
Out of magnum, nose was better than palate. Nose was candy like, leaning toward strawberry. Palate was unbalanced, fairly acidic with minimal finish. Definitely past it’s prime but still drinkable. Paired well with our lamb chops. Could’ve been worse for a 37 year old wine.
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3/28/2021 - ador72 wrote: 93 Points
This wine still holds up after 30 plus years. Enjoyed this with friends while camping. It was definitely cellared correctly
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5/11/2020 - awolffjr Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still has everything. Cork perfect. Can go on and on and on.
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