So I bought a cellar; 11/12/2022-12/31/2030: Served for my Wednesday wine committee hosting. Cut the foil and the cork looked in good shape from the top. Much better than the two CDP bottles I had just opened. Corks were not fully saturated, though one had a hint of wet cardboard, and I was worried one of the bottles were slightly corked. When decanted and poured a few hours later, it seemed to work itself out. Definitely some bottle variation between the two I opened, but both were in decent shape. That said, these were the most tired of the lineup, in my opinion. Nose and flavors were mostly tertiary, with only a hint of old fruit in the background. Calls were all over the map, with most landing on either an old bdx or old Cali cab.
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bought on release ($11.99 price tag), fill half inch in the neck, dead, gone, brown, no fruit, have had multiple other Cali cabs from the 1980s recently, this is the only one completely gone
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Deep ruby color with garnet hue. Earthy taste . Well balanced and elegant. Weekend treat with this sexy wine paired with Spanish bellota hams and other snacks .
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12/1/2023 - firstgrowth Likes this wine: 86 Points
Cough syrup at first, got better with time in decanter
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11/29/2023 - Gregmonroe wrote:
So I bought a cellar; 11/12/2022-12/31/2030: Served for my Wednesday wine committee hosting. Cut the foil and the cork looked in good shape from the top. Much better than the two CDP bottles I had just opened. Corks were not fully saturated, though one had a hint of wet cardboard, and I was worried one of the bottles were slightly corked. When decanted and poured a few hours later, it seemed to work itself out. Definitely some bottle variation between the two I opened, but both were in decent shape. That said, these were the most tired of the lineup, in my opinion. Nose and flavors were mostly tertiary, with only a hint of old fruit in the background. Calls were all over the map, with most landing on either an old bdx or old Cali cab.
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2/20/2023 - ShadowIII Does not like this wine:
bought on release ($11.99 price tag), fill half inch in the neck, dead, gone, brown, no fruit, have had multiple other Cali cabs from the 1980s recently, this is the only one completely gone
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1/16/2021 - Rainbow88 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep ruby color with garnet hue. Earthy taste . Well balanced and elegant. Weekend treat with this sexy wine paired with Spanish bellota hams and other snacks .
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8/8/2020 - enthusiastic_amateur Likes this wine:
Wood, leather, tobacco on the nose. Medium body. A bit of bricking on the edges. Smooth in mid palate. Finish fades a little too fast though.
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