Exceptionally youthful color for 20y.o. Napa Cab. Classic Napa of another era. Last tasted 5 years ago and was much more fruit driven at that time. This is the next stage. Slight VA. Red and black berries, dark plum, chocolate dust, eucalyptus, bay leaf, pencil lead, leaf tobacco, cedar. Sweet fruit and oak are gone.Delightful yet perplexing at the same time. Starting its downhill slide. Med body, med tannin
Exceptionally youthful color for 20y.o. Napa Cab. Classic Napa of another era. Last tasted 5 years ago and was much more fruit driven at that time. This is the next stage. Slight VA. Red and black berries, dark plum, chocolate dust, eucalyptus, bay leaf, pencil lead, leaf tobacco, cedar. Sweet fruit and oak are gone.Delightful yet perplexing at the same time. Starting its downhill slide. Med body, med tannin
Jun 28th, 2017
Drinking 1997 vintage in 2020. Still good on acid, solid California cab. Drinkable and enjoyable.
Drinking 1997 vintage in 2020. Still good on acid, solid California cab. Drinkable and enjoyable.
Jan 19th, 2020
Unfortunately nearly completely gone. Not much fruit, acid, body, or tannin. Stewed nose but not corked. Just a glimmer of what it must have been like.
Unfortunately nearly completely gone. Not much fruit, acid, body, or tannin. Stewed nose but not corked. Just a glimmer of what it must have been like.
Dec 7th, 2019
Napa Valley, California, USA
