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California |
1997 |
Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Cabernet |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£480 |
Rating:
86
Price ($)
$45
Drink Date
2000 - 2010
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
23rd Dec 2000
Source
132, The Wine Advocate
The saturated ruby/plum-colored 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon displays straightforward black currant fruit flavors with licorice, cedar, and earth notes. While medium-bodied and attractively ripe, it is somewhat one dimensional. Drink it over the next decade.
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86 |
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California |
2004 |
Dominus - owc 6x75 |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£820 |
Rating:
97
Price ($)
$150
Drink Date
2014 - 2029
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
30th Apr 2014
Source
212, The Wine Advocate
Like so many 2004s, the 2004 Dominus is a full-bodied wine showing brilliantly at age ten, with loads of complex cedar, kirsch, Christmas fruitcake, black currants and spice box. It has a creamy, opulent texture, but remains light on its feet. This sexy wine is showing exceptionally well and is best drunk over the next 10-15 years. Not one of the longest-lived wines from Dominus, but it is certainly at a wonderful point in its evolution right now.
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97 |
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California |
2005 |
Dominus |
2 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£1,350 |
Rating:
98
Price ($)
$137 - 175
Drink Date
2019 - 2040
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
29th Jun 2015
Source
219, The Wine Advocate
This blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot (note that rarely is any Merlot utilized at the historic Napanook Estate in Yountville). The alcohol, by California standards, is a relatively modest 14.1%. Blending the best of French savoir faire with the brilliant fruit purity and ripeness of Napa Valley, Moueix has turned in another tour de force that seems far superior today than it did when it was first released. This is one of the vintage’s greatest wines. Dense purple and youthful, with a glorious nose of earth, blackcurrants, sweet black cherries and incense, the oak is pushed way in the background, as it is in all of the Moueix wines, and the result is a wine of terroir, of great originality and authenticity. This full-bodied classic from Dominus can be drunk now, but really won’t hit its prime for another 4-5 years and last at least another two decades or more.
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98 |
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California |
2006 |
Dominus - owc 6x75 |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£720 |
Rating:
96
Price ($)
$130
Drink Date
2008 - 2033
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
22nd Dec 2008
Source
180, The Wine Advocate
There are 6,500 cases of the superb 2006 Dominus (91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot). Its dark plum/purple color is accompanied by aromas and flavors of truffles, forest floor, black cherries, black currants, and Asian spices. One of the finest wines of the vintage, it is complete, full-bodied, and seamlessly built with beautiful ripe tannins, low acidity, and a luscious, layered mouthfeel. The aromatics are even more evolved and complex than the 2005's. The 2006 should drink well for 20-25 years.
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96 |
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California |
2013 |
Continuum - owc 6x75 |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£850 |
97+
Price ($)
$225
Drink Date
2016 - 2046
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
30th Dec 2016
Source
228, The Wine Advocate
The blend of the 2013 Proprietary Red Continuum is 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Cabernet Franc, 9% Petit Verdot and 4% Merlot. This was aged in about 80% new French oak for 20 months prior to bottling. In his technical notes he said that 30% of production was declassified. A flawless, potential masterpiece in the making, the dense ruby/purple color, beautiful notes of blueberry, black cherry, graphite and a touch of earth and background smoke are followed by a full-bodied wine with gorgeous integration of acidity, tannin, wood and alcohol. The tannins are present and substantial, but silky and well-integrated. This is a tour de force from Tim Mondavi and his team – a masterpiece of power and finesse that, although approachable now, should age gracefully for at least another 25-30 years.
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97 |
