This was absolutely amazing. Tasted blind alongside 14 other great wines. This won its flight easily and was probably #2 overall. Deep, rich, creamy, hits big everywhere in the mouth and a long, long finish. Perfect time to drink this, but then again still seems to have lots of life left.
USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Blind tasting. ID'ed this an old napa cab. The incredible nose was it for me - all over the place, so interesting - earthy, fruity, layered and rich, complexity to spare. Unfortunately, it was a bit thin and showing its age on the palate. Still, quite enjoyable and the nose was a real treat.
Popped & poured. Would have expected more from this - tasted blind and it did not show well against others in its flight. Some nice smoky aromas but the palate faded rather quickly with some sour/ tangy flavors. still fairly tannic. Not sure what went wrong here.
Tasted blind among some outstanding wines, this was the best wine of the best flight. When revealed as Pride - not even reserve- we were all shocked... I'm guessing this is just a very good wine in a great place right now. Blind notes -glass - young. purple. Nose- cassis. cab. fig, dark fruit. nice! Mouth - young. big. Complex berry fruit, tobacco, integrated fine tannins. LONG finish.
tasted blind. 5th out of 5 in the best flight of the night- but nothing in this group sucked! Blind notes: nose -old cab/cab blend. cassis, band-aid palate - rich, layered, full, soft tannins, medium finish Amazed at how youthful this is.
2001 Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
This was absolutely amazing. Tasted blind alongside 14 other great wines. This won its flight easily and was probably #2 overall.
Deep, rich, creamy, hits big everywhere in the mouth and a long, long finish. Perfect time to drink this, but then again still seems to have lots of life left.
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2005 Viña Cobos Malbec 95 Points
Argentina, Mendoza
similar to prior note. Spectacular.
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1992 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Blind tasting. ID'ed this an old napa cab.
The incredible nose was it for me - all over the place, so interesting - earthy, fruity, layered and rich, complexity to spare.
Unfortunately, it was a bit thin and showing its age on the palate.
Still, quite enjoyable and the nose was a real treat.
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1990 Ridge Monte Bello 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Popped & poured. Would have expected more from this - tasted blind and it did not show well against others in its flight. Some nice smoky aromas but the palate faded rather quickly with some sour/ tangy flavors. still fairly tannic. Not sure what went wrong here.
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1980 Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Flawed
USA, California, Napa Valley
oxidized
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