1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve

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Average Score

Critic Notes

As for the 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, this wine seems more subdued than it did last year and might be going through a relatively closed stage. As it sat in the glass, it took on an almost Ducru-Beaucaillou or Leoville-Las Cases St.-Julien-like character, with notes of minerals, cedar wood, black currants, tobacco, and spice. Dec 2000, www.robertparker.com

Score: 92-/100Robert Parker

About The Producer

The producer

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Product Details

Country

United States

Region

California

Sub-region

Napa Valley

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

United States

Region

California

Sub-region

Napa Valley

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 92-/100Robert Parker

The producer

Opus One

Napa Valley 2016 & 2017 Vintage Insights

ON November 6, 2019

Napa Valley Heritage: Talking Tradition + Terroir with David Beckstoffer

ON April 26, 2019

Three Decades of Napa's Harlan Estate

BY Club Oenologique,

ON June 25, 2020

Understanding Rioja - F+R takes a trip to the Ebro Valley

ON October 24, 2018

Per·Us: The new Napa Project from Russell Bevan

ON December 6, 2018

Country

United States

Region

California

Sub-region

Napa Valley

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

United States

Region

California

Sub-region

Napa Valley

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

13.5%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve

Mondavi/Rothschild