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1997 Etude Cabernet Sauvignon
4/30/2024 - zimmy07 Likes this wine: 91 Points
another wine bought from Winebid and not sure stored perfect before I bought. By no means a bad wine at all, was at full maturity (possibly a bit over) but very slight. Really great balance of dark fruits, stewed meats, with tannin and oak integrated well. a tad flabby. Not elevated like past bottles of this or anywhere near the '99 Mondavi reserve I had a few weeks back that was an absolute smokeshow. When 90's Napa is on it is tough to beat, but the '99 Dalla Valle was over the hill (poor storage for sure) and this was a fun drinker but nothing to celebrate. I really liked these wines before so chalking them both up to provenance before me.
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1999 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon
4/30/2024 - zimmy07 wrote:
over the hill, obviously poor storage before I bought as no way a 99 DV is that far gone. a throw away
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2020 Ridge Monte Bello
4/30/2024 - zimmy07 wrote:
I will not rate this. The wine is young, I decanted 8 hours, it opened up nice. No doubt lacking the massive perfume of a MB, the taste, still domianated by the oak was a bit muted but I was bracing for the worst. Now, my wife who has an incredible palate and knew nothing of the fires or even why I was tasting the wine said" it smells like a campfire and although not a bad wine, does not soar like a MB". I will take her note over mine all day long. To the okay palate I think very little to detect, to the better palates no doubt some issue with the wine. I most likely will take my credits towards future purchases
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