1995 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Bosché

Community Tasting Notes (42) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  4/27/2024 - AllRed wrote: 94 Points

  4th Saturday Brown Bagger (R&D's): Blind. Slight bricking is the tell that this is one of the older wines in the flight. Aromas of red currant, green tobacco and warm spices. Medium-bodied and integrated, featuring red berry fruit, plum and cedar flavors. Well-balanced and elegant, this is showing beautifully. A wonderful example of mature Napa cabernet at peak. This had been double decanted off its sediment ninety minutes prior to service.

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  2/25/2023 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 94 Points

  IMO, the Wine of the Night for 2023 OTBN. Compared to 2009 Tor To Kalon and 2012 Phelps Backus among others. Blackberry, plum, a hint of eucalyptus, some pencil lead, all blended into and elegant, layered offering. Bottom neck fill, pristine cork and the wine tasted 10 years younger. This is the second bottle I have opened in the last three years and this one was significantly better than the last. Ample fruit and tannins, full bodied with a lingering finish.

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  4/30/2021 - wconnolly Likes this wine: 94 Points

  It has been 7 years since I last tasted this and it is still singing. Medium garnet in color. Nose of berries and flowers upon opening which was surprising given this is a 26 year old wine. Still plenty of cherry, raspberry, eucalyptus and tobacco on the palate. Still a touch of tannin on a lingering finish. Yes, this wine is clearly an older wine. There is more of a glycerine feel on the palate.It has more of an old world, Bordeaux style. Fruit gives way a bit in favor of forest floor, saddle leather and cedar but this is still nicely balanced and layered. Just a great example of Ted Edwards winemaking skill.

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  2/6/2021 - pfisher17 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Wonderful soft tannins although could still age longer. Cork going so maybe recork if laying down for 5+ years. Green and perizines there but well integrated. Dark yet soft. Great stuff!

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  12/30/2019 - Doc90 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Nose of pencil shavings, cinnamon, boysenberry. Saturating on the front end; completely unwound. This is adventurous with great length, acidity, and tannin. Unanimously liked by all. Though not compared side-by-side to earlier vintages, this did not show an obvious modern streak, and even struck some as 'old school'. Perhaps a reflection of this being in a perfect place now.

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