1972 Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (1) Avg Score: 98 points

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  2/16/2020 - ChateauRose Likes this wine: 98 Points

  This was the first bottle of wine I've tasted with significant bottle age. It immediately showed its age, when the cork broke during opening -- thank goodness I was using a Durand cork remover! So rather than simply pop-n-pour, I decanted through a cheese cloth to ensure there weren't any bits of cork left in the wine. The age was immediately apparent while decanting -- the wine was a tawny color, rather than the deep purple I suspect it was 47 years ago. On the nose the wine showed hints of shoe polish, oak, candied cherry, cured meat, tapenade, and forest floor. It was still beautifully fragrant. On the palate we detected similar flavors, with the addition of licorice. By now all the tannins have dropped away and what's left is a medium-bodied, low acidic, dry (but not bone dry) velvety, round delicious glass of wine. A truly remarkable--and historic--experience!

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