Surprising, considering the age, this took 30+ minutes to open up. A little austere, but well balanced dark berries & black cherry, sandalwood and touches of tobacco. Faint tannins and medium finish.
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Drink side by side with 1995 and 1996. Some crumbled corks among the 3, but all were drinking great. The order of enjoyment varied a bit; some preferred the 1995 and some the 1997 as the best of the group.
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Did get the cork out in one piece, sort of. It was tearing apart as I pulled it out, but stayed in one piece and didn't crumble. Creap well past halfway up. The wine was the best bottle I've has, so far, with red and black berries, cherry quickly giving way to dried tobacco, stone, and a whisper of herbs de provence. It improved over the next hour, with soft tannins and a medium finish.
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5/13/2022 - NoWineWiz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Surprising, considering the age, this took 30+ minutes to open up. A little austere, but well balanced dark berries & black cherry, sandalwood and touches of tobacco. Faint tannins and medium finish.
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10/24/2020 - DINITRO Likes this wine: 92 Points
Supple and silk smooth. Good fruit; tannins virtually gone.
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9/25/2020 - lovemycab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drink side by side with 1995 and 1996. Some crumbled corks among the 3, but all were drinking great. The order of enjoyment varied a bit; some preferred the 1995 and some the 1997 as the best of the group.
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11/28/2019 - MEGCWINE Likes this wine: 80 Points
Cork crumbled. Still good. A bit dry. Followed it up with a Silver Oak 2007 Cabernet which was excellent.
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4/13/2019 - NoWineWiz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Did get the cork out in one piece, sort of. It was tearing apart as I pulled it out, but stayed in one piece and didn't crumble. Creap well past halfway up. The wine was the best bottle I've has, so far, with red and black berries, cherry quickly giving way to dried tobacco, stone, and a whisper of herbs de provence. It improved over the next hour, with soft tannins and a medium finish.
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