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Tasting notes
Score 94+/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, May 2006

(100% cabernet sauvignon, from Pride Mountain Vineyards and Switchback Ridge fruit) Deep ruby. Sexy aromas of blackcurrant, graphite and licorice. Dense, sweet and superconcentrated, with terrific intensity of briary black raspberry flavors. Powerful, long, brooding wine, finishing with toothcoating tannins. This big boy begs to be served with a piece of meat. Not as lush at this stage as the wonderful 2002, but this may live longer.

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95
95/100

Average Score

96
96/100

Robert Parker

94
94+/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

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96 points
Robert Parker
Score 96/100 · Drink 2005-2020, Robert Parker, Dec 2005

The top wine here is the classic 2003 Claret, a gorgeously proportioned, opaque purple-colored effort boasting a big, sweet nose of smoky meats, creme de cassis, coffee, and dark plums. Dense and opulent, with superb concentration, full body, high glycerin, decent acidity, and ripe tannin, this a superb mouthful of wine that can be approached now or cellared for 12-15 years. Tel. (707) 965-2669

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Robert Foley
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Product details

Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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