1986 Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Selection

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  7/23/2016 - mschauber Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deep garnet coloring, strong tobacco/ripe plum smell, black fruit flavors, subtle spice increasing with time. Very good.

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  3/13/2015 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From a bottle generously provided to our tasting group by K.A., this deep garnet wine has an intense bouquet of dark plums, pipe tobacco, anise, earth and pickling spice. Medium-bodied, round, seamlessly alcoholic (12.7%) and with light residual tannins, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose. Layered in the middle and closing long, this nearly 30-year-old wine has held up beautifully. I guessed it to be a comparably aged left bank Bordeaux. Although there are no guarantees with any particular bottle of this age, collectors holding well-cellared specimens will be very pleased. Drink now-2020.

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  9/13/2014 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Red jammy fruit, cassis, pepper, earth flavors. B+

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  12/16/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points

  Chicago Wine Flock..."Wines that Jim Wanted to Compare" ("Chateau La Grange" - La Grange IL): Tasted double blind. Open approx 3 hours before serving, then tasted multiple times over 2 1/2 hours. Musty to start, then rich and intense black fruit aromas emerge with lots of spice. Big and dense, very good concentration on lengthy, balanced finish.

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  9/10/2011 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Strawberries, cherries, a lot of minerality. Lacks some complexity. B

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