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Community Tasting Notes 7
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VAwinelovers Likes this wine:
February 19, 2017 - Opened and poured immediately with aerator. Strong, classic cigar box and cedar nose. Leathery, chewy. Taste became much smoother over time. All in all, it was a great bottle that still had a lot of its original character. Like Sean Connery as James Bond - still a classic.
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nywine68 Likes this wine: 90 points
October 25, 2016 - 1978 California with John Gilman (Craft): Green bell pepper. Lots of fruit left. 1978 Cali Cab Tasting
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mdefreitas wrote: 92 points
December 16, 2015 - Ifune in NYC (Frankie & Johnnie's Steakhouse, NYC): A nice, elegant, restrained, svelte Cabernet, but definitely mature, with copious secondary notes. Medium bodied, with nice dried floral notes on the finish.
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mwanasheria Likes this wine: 91 points
October 25, 2014 - Still in great shape even if already showing some signs of decline. The nose has just a whiff of oxidation amidst leather, tobacco, underwood. On the palates he same underwood, tobacco, ground coffee, very elegant. A nice afternoon drink.
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Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points
May 11, 2013 - Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Tasted double blind. charming mature black fruit, some tobacco and leather aromas. Like most tasters today, I immediately thought this from Bordeaux. Elegant and mature lack fruit flavors are well balanced with earthy elements.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2017, Issue #67, The Magnificent 1978 Vintage of California Cabernet Sauvignon(Caymus Vineyards “Napa Valley” Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1978
- Type Red
- Producer Caymus
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
- In Cellars 98 (66%)
- Consumed 50 (34%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerCaymus
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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