1999 Cardinale

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  5/26/2024 - zollyfresh Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Peaking. Drink now. May have 5-10 left but I believe it’s at its height. Tannins are perfectly integrated. Black fruit but a hint of red fruit as well on the palette. Seems to be a mix of American as well as French Oak (may be mistaken). Great wine.

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  2/10/2023 - DansWines wrote: 91 Points

  Nice nose of dark/red fruit, mushroom and forest floor. Beautiful garnet with little oxidation change. Taste was still a bit tannic and showing signs of toeing over - maybe 2-3 years past it’s prime. Still lovely, complex tertiary notes of tobacco, roasted beef and tree bark. Paired beautifully with a thick smoked bacon app and filet of beef with sides. Last bottle of this in the cellar.

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  5/2/2020 - msuwine wrote: 95 Points

  This wine is past its peak - but not by as much as I expected. Instead, this bottle has aged beautifully, with incredible flavors and a silky mouthfeel, all with both nuance and balance. I drank this shortly after a 2012, which showed more fullness and tension (though each wine had a similar class and depth). Opening this 21-year old wine started off as a bit of an experiment, but it ended up being a genuine pleasure.
  
  Light red in color and medium in body, the wine offers compelling aromas of fresh gravel, espresso, spice cake, and eucalyptus. The fruity core is mature but alive, with notes of sour cherry, dried strawberry, and a touch of prune, followed by more earthy notes of dried mint, porcini mushroom, and rawhide. Blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, with 52% from Howell Mountain, 30% Alexander Valley, 6% Mount Veeder, and 12% Knights Valley (Les Pavots). 14% alcohol. This was ready from the beginning, but it gained another gear after an hour of air. Drink now.

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  11/23/2017 - jjcoola Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A well balanced, mature wine. Black current, with notes of cedar and tobacco on the finish. The tannin's have aged out of this wine, creating a mellow, slightly earthy finish. While at the end of it's drinking window, it is still drinking well, but I wouldn't wait much longer.

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  6/19/2017 - NYC_Maenad wrote:

  The whiff of mint I got on the nose when the bottle was first opened was off-putting, as I don't particularly like that in cabernet. Overall, though, the wine was pretty classic, with sweet ripe fruit (not over ripe), very soft tannins and generally good balance. I found it lacking in acid for my palate, and can't say the sweetness appealed. I also found the alcohol more evident than was pleasant for me. Jonathan liked it more than I did, as he's more tolerant of the style. I can see how people would really like this wine - it's clearly well made - it's just not to my taste.

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