2003 Spring Mountain Vineyard Elivette

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 92 points

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  2/22/2023 - MXL Likes this wine: 93 Points

  20 years old and still kicking!

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  1/29/2022 - ctmilner wrote: 92 Points

  Continuing to drink well. Decanted for ~2 hours before, could have used a bit more time.

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  1/24/2022 - D.Callahan Likes this wine: 84 Points

  This was past its prime by a fair amount. Earthy wood notes predominate with no fruit in evidence. Still plenty of acidity but little to recommend this wine now. I do not remember if I was able to store this bottle correctly for a couple of years before I bought my first temp controlled wine cabinet which might have prematurely aged this bottle.

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  1/3/2022 - pdadams66 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Deep dark center, red rim with signs of age.
  Sweet, ripe, pipe tobacco, dried leaves, cherry liquor, touch of mint.
  Smooth, extra ripe plums and blackberries, well integrated oak, some eucalyptus and mint, pink peppercorns, modest tannin and acidity, great finish.
  Excellent Elivette, mature, good to drink now.

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  2/22/2021 - davergny Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Nose and palate is all cassis and mixed berries, some anise and graphite. Inky wine, well balanced, long and precise. Soft and polished but a nice lift from acidity. Saved 1/4 bottle for the next day. The wine was a little spicier and savory, still quite plush. Stylistically different from the SM cabs of the 70's and 80's that I love. There could be room for further development with more bottle age.

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