Great Atlas Peak Cabernet. Subtle nose of dark fruit. I don’t normally drink 15 year old Cabernets from Napa but this wine has great tastes of dark plums, blackberries and a little cinnamon. Despite the age the tannins are still a little gritty but not unbearable. This bottle was bought from the winery in January. I like it and look forward to trying some younger vintages I have in my collection.
Great Atlas Peak Cabernet. Subtle nose of dark fruit. I don’t normally drink 15 year old Cabernets from Napa but this wine has great tastes of dark plums, blackberries and a little cinnamon. Despite the age the tannins are still a little gritty but not unbearable. This bottle was bought from the winery in January. I like it and look forward to trying some younger vintages I have in my collection.
Apr 6th, 2018
Picked this 2003 up at a Bassin's Napa Barrel Tasting event 4 years ago. This has aged beautifully and I think it's the Antinori presence that gives this enough acidity to balance the rich, blackberry liqueur and black currant nose with just a slightest hint of pipe tobacco and green pepper. Long and elegant finish without any evident RS. Tannins still present and, at well over a dozen years, this is still youthful.
Picked this 2003 up at a Bassin's Napa Barrel Tasting event 4 years ago. This has aged beautifully and I think it's the Antinori presence that gives this enough acidity to balance the rich, blackberry liqueur and black currant nose with just a slightest hint of pipe tobacco and green pepper. Long and elegant finish without any evident RS. Tannins still present and, at well over a dozen years, this is still youthful.
Oct 3rd, 2017
Napa Valley, California, USA
