1996 Paradigm Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  10/14/2020 - mats13 wrote: flawed

  Crying.

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  6/14/2020 - rmcnees wrote: 91 Points

  https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2020/06/covid-curve-rebound-wine-dinner.html

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  2/11/2018 - VinoDiver Likes this wine: 99 Points

  This bottle was simply spectacular. The fruit had such vibrancy and the nose exploded from the glass. Soft velvety tannin complemented this wine at each layer. There may be some bottle variation as I looked at my previous note from a few years ago but this bottle was excellent.

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  11/9/2014 - primetheus wrote: 90 Points

  Decanted for 4 hours. Removed sediment.
  
  Velvety and complex. I really enjoyed this wine, but more so than I expected given the drinking window

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  8/30/2014 - rmcnees Likes this wine: 88 Points

  This wine is showing its age, probably beyond its apex, or any chance for improvement, but still within the drinking window. Showing some diminution of fruit, giving way to non-fruit charcoal and earth tones., yet, revealed some of its native fruit character at some point during the evening.
  
  I opened, decanted and then rebottled and recorked this wine an hour before setting out for the restaurant. Upon decanting it released huge aroma's of berry fruits and some floral. After opening for serving the fruit was a bit muted for almost an hour before revealing black berry and hints of sweet black raspberry, giving way to a layer of charcoal, anise and spice. Tannins were moderate on the lingering finish. This wine is still showing okay but should be consumed over the next few years.
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