This bottle was absolutely stunning! Was drank after a night of La Rioja Alta 904 Tasting, and everyone was LOVING it! All that you could want and more from an amazing vintage and a great producer in a properly aged California Cab. Delicious! No rush to drink at all.
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Enjoyed over the holidays as part of a blind tasting. Potentially WOTN. Delicious nose with excellent mid-pallet and finish. Tertiary flavors compliment the excellent remaining fruit. Mature but not past yet. Probably rating it too low for its age.
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Sadly, the last bottle of a case I lucked into purchasing on discount back in 2013. We drank most of our bottles in its twilight but this guy is still holding up extremely well approaching a quarter of a century old. The deep nose brings lavender, cherries, blackcurrant, and whiffs of eucalyptus and mint, while the square palate still has good structure and acidity, bringing tangy blackberries, chocolate cherries, raspberries, dried leather, pipe tobacco, and wild herbs into a tannic finish. Good bottles should drink another 10+ years though I will note we've had a lot of bottle variation. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 92.
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2/27/2024 - SoleModel23 Likes this wine:
This bottle was absolutely stunning! Was drank after a night of La Rioja Alta 904 Tasting, and everyone was LOVING it! All that you could want and more from an amazing vintage and a great producer in a properly aged California Cab. Delicious! No rush to drink at all.
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1/7/2020 - BordeauxBoy wrote: 92 Points
Enjoyed over the holidays as part of a blind tasting. Potentially WOTN. Delicious nose with excellent mid-pallet and finish. Tertiary flavors compliment the excellent remaining fruit. Mature but not past yet. Probably rating it too low for its age.
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1/12/2019 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 92 Points
Sadly, the last bottle of a case I lucked into purchasing on discount back in 2013. We drank most of our bottles in its twilight but this guy is still holding up extremely well approaching a quarter of a century old. The deep nose brings lavender, cherries, blackcurrant, and whiffs of eucalyptus and mint, while the square palate still has good structure and acidity, bringing tangy blackberries, chocolate cherries, raspberries, dried leather, pipe tobacco, and wild herbs into a tannic finish. Good bottles should drink another 10+ years though I will note we've had a lot of bottle variation. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 92.
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9/7/2017 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still holding up strong! Consistent with previous notes. Technical score: 91. Enjoyment score: 92.
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8/20/2016 - jlhkiss Likes this wine: 90 Points
Smooth, mature drinking.
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