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California |
1997 |
Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Cabernet |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£425 |
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 |
2008 |
Dominus |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£2,000 |
Made in a more masculine style, the 2008 Dominus has all of that along with bigger body and more structure, fat, density and texture. Both are brilliant wines and they represent the finest back-to-back vintages for Dominus since 2001 and 2002 or 1990 and 1991. Both the 2007 and 2008 Dominus should drink well for 25-30 years
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99 |
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California |
2012 |
Dominus |
2 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£1,950 |
Tasting Notes
Flirting with perfection, the 2012 Dominus is composed of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Five thousand cases were produced, a relatively modest amount from this large vineyard’s big crop. Christian Moueix told me that there was plenty of heat in 2012, but there were no excessive hot spells that can plague Napa Valley vintners during the growing season and harvest. This wine’s opaque plum/purple color is accompanied by a beautiful nose of sweet crème de cassis, a touch of background oak (only 40% new oak is used), spice box, cedarwood, black cherries and a hint of spring flowers. The complex, intense aromatics are followed by a deep, opulent, multidimensional, full-bodied wine with not a hard edge to be found. Everything is seamlessly crafted in this beauty and the vintage’s abundant richness is well-displayed. This 2012 can be drunk in its exuberant youthfulness or cellared for another 20-25 years.
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99 |
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California |
2012 |
Joseph Phelps Insignia |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£2,050 |
ating
96
Release Price
$240
Drink Date
2015 - 2045
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
30th Oct 2015
Source
221, The Wine Advocate
The flagship wine of the estate in reds is their Insignia, which has been one of the great Bordeaux blends made in California since the debut vintage in 1974. It usually has 30+ years aging potential, even in lighter vintages, of which the 2012, 2013 and 2014 are decidedly not. The 2012 Proprietary Red Insignia, a final blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot and the rest Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc all from estate vineyards, was aged 24 months in 100% new French oak. There are 15,000 cases of it, and it’s a fabulous, classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Inky purple to the rim, with notes of lead pencil shavings, incense, camphor, blackberry and creme de cassis, the wine is full-bodied, offering a multi-layered, textural, skyscraper-like mouthfeel, terrific purity, density and richness. All of this is achieved without a sense of heaviness or anything aggressive. This is a beauty to drink now and over the next 30 years.
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96 |
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California |
2013 |
Continuum - owc 6x75 |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£850 |
97+
Price ($)
$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 |
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California |
2013 |
Joseph Phelps Insignia |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£1,800 |
The 2013 Insignia (their 40th vintage) is a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, and the rest Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc. This wine is aged 24 months in 100% new French oak barrels, and the production can vary from just over 10,000 cases to nearly 20,000 cases in a very abundant vintage. There were 12,300 cases produced in 2013, and this vintage of Insignia is certainly going to turn out to be one of the great ones. The wine offers a stunning inky blue/purple color, a gorgeous nose of blueberry and blackberry liqueur, pen ink, graphite, new saddle leather and barrique. The wine has fabulous concentration, a full-bodied, multi-layered mouthfeel, and tremendous finish with moderate tannin. It’s interesting to note that the Phelps winemaking staff had been gradually reducing the amount of Merlot in this wine over recent vintages. The 2013 should hit its peak in 5-7 years and last for 35-50.
Score: 98+Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (227), October 2016
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98 |
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California |
2013 |
Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£1,800 |
A truly monumental wine, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon is simply magnificent. A huge, energetic wine, the 2013 exudes richness, concentration and depth. Cool, mineral and savory notes meld into a core of intense dark fruit in a vertical, towering Cabernet Sauvignon endowed with superb purity and depth. This is the best showing yet from the 2013. (98+ Points)
Score: 98
Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media.com Maturity: 2023-203801 December 2016
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98 |
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California |
2013 |
Stags Leap Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon |
1 |
Case |
75cl |
Convert Price£2,000 |
Rating
99
Release Price
$245
Drink Date
2016 - 2047
Reviewed by
Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Issue Date
30th Dec 2016
Source
228, The Wine Advocate
The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 ratchets up the level of complexity, richness and density. Magnificent floral notes intermix with blueberry, blackberry and cassis, and there is no hint of new oak. A full-bodied opulence on the palate, great purity and personality make for a prodigious example of Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the next 30+ years. Kudos to Stags Leap Wine Cellars.
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99 |
