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91 points Robert Parker: "The 2004 Feather Cabernet Sauvignon is made by Randy Dunn of Napa Valley fame. It is 100% cabernet sauvignon selected from five vineyards sources and aged for 23 months in French oak. This opaque purple wine delivers classic cabernet aromas of toast, lead pencil, blackcurrant and blackberry. It has excellent flavors and balance but is just slightly lacking in breadth and length. Nevertheless, it is an outstanding effort. Long Shadows is a winery begun by Alan Shoup, the...
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Parker Review: ""Rivaling the 1994 and 1997, the 2001 Harlan Estate is a perfect wine for my palate. Tasted on four separate occasions, this offering, which spent 28 months in oak before being bottled unfined and unfiltered,...inky/purple color is accompanied by a stupendous bouquet of lead pencil shavings interwoven with coffee, new saddle leather, melted licorice, cedarwood, black currant liqueur, and violets. Explosive richness, a marvelous, full-bodied texture, and fabulous purity, concentration...
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Parker Review: ""The 1988 Maya, made from a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Cabernet Franc, has a dense, very opaque black/purple color, a huge bouquet of super-ripe cassis, licorice, and vanillin aromas, followed by astonishingly intense, highly extracted, impeccably well-balanced, full-bodied flavors. The bad news is that only 200 cases were produced, so latching onto a bottle or two will not be easy. It should drink well over the next 20-25 years, probably longer...""
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1967 Mirassou Stag's Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
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Spectator Review: "Tight and focused on a core of concentrated floral, cherry and blackberry jam. Firms up and turns tannic on the finish..."
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Spectator Review: "...layer after layer of flavors, with plum, prune and black cherry and hints of spicy vanilla and chocolate. Shows remarkable clarity and a supple texture that should get silkier and smoother with age..."
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Spectator Review: "The 1995 exhibits a character similar to the 1994 - cassis, fruitcake, cedar, herbs, coffee, and black fruits intermixed with smoke - but the 1995 is slightly longer in the mouth. It is a wine of extraordinary extraction, full body, and marvelously pure fruit. Moreover, it has managed to soak up the 100% new oak aging, leaving only subtle pain grille notes. The tannin may be slightly more noticeable in the 1994, but my instincts suggest the 1995 is even richer and longer than the...
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Parker Review: "I have consumed several bottles of the 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill. One of the most awesome young reds I have ever tasted, it possesses a black/purple color, a seamless texture, and freakishly high levels of intensity (cassis, black and blueberries infused with espresso, chocolate, and licorice) that are flawlessly presented in a full-bodied, massive yet elegant wine. Nothing is out of balance in this explosively rich, thick, highly-extracted Cabernet. A compelling, historic...
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1975 Monterey Peninsula Winery Monterey Cabernet Sauvignon
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1980 Tudal Estate Bottled Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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Spectator Review: "A mouthful of rich, concentrated, textured Cabernet that's loaded with ripe cherry, cassis, chocolate and toasty oak and cedary flavors that unfold on the palate. It's lean and tannic like most '83s, but it's balanced and the elements are in perfect order..."
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Spectator Review: "Elegant and refined, not as ripe as many '84s, but supple and rich with black cherry, currant and spicy oak flavors that are concentrated and well structured..."
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Spectator Review: "Massive, ripe, rich and concentrated, with lots of juicy cherry, currant, plum and spice flavors of uncommon depth and complexity. Finishes with a long, full aftertaste and soft, mature tannins. There's a wonderful sweetness and sense of harmony in this wine that is quite compelling..."
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Spectator Review: "Has a ripe, effusively fruity style with plenty of depth and tannin. The plum and currant flavors are well focused..."
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Parker Review: "...super bouquet of this wine and the creamy, expansive, rich, full-bodied flavors had even more dimension than the wonderful 1985. It has a stunning bouquet of ripe, smoky, oaky, berry-scented fruit, extravagantly rich, luscious flavors, and super length..."
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Spectator Review: "...youthful core of juicy black cherry and plum flavors and, while it remains firmly tannic and potent, the finish is long and complex. Enjoy now or can be cellared--perhaps up to another decade..."
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Spectator Review: "Ripe and opulent, with remarkable power on a supple, velvety texture, yet still graceful and elegant, echoing ripe cassis, chocolate and a touch of herb on the long, long finish..."
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Parker Review: "Two of the most impressive wines in these tastings, both of Dunn's 1986s tasted like 3-4-year old Cabernets rather than 10-year old adolescents. The 1986 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa is still tight, but it reveals more openness, and gobs of sweet, mineral-laden, black-raspberry, and cassis fruit. The fruit dominates the wine's structure, a positive sign given all the wine's tannin and body. Rich, pure, and youthful, this 1986 is accessible now, but will unquestionably last another 20+...
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Parker Review: "...The remarkable 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon displays the spectacular heights Cabernet can achieve in this vintage. The color is a saturated purple, and the wine, which has been aged in 60% new oak casks, reveals a layered texture in the mouth, as well as abundant quantities of sweet black currant fruit, a touch of smoky oak, considerable ripeness, low acidity, and a whoppingly long, moderately tannic finish..."
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Parker Review: "This wine has drunk exceptionally well since its youth, and it continues to offer a dark ruby/purple/garnet color with no lightening at the edge. The flamboyant nose of jammy black fruits, tobacco, smoky oak, and coffee is intense and enjoyable. Fat, opulently-textured, super-concentrated, and lusty, this large-scaled, rich, multi-dimensional Cabernet Sauvignon is fully mature, but it displays no signs of losing its fruit. The wine possesses marvelous purity and exceptional length...
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Parker Review: "The 1987's dark ruby/garnet color is followed by a super bouquet. There are huge aromas of chocolate, spicy new oak, herbs, cassis and tobacco in this beautifully scented wine. In the mouth, it is full-bodied, voluptuous, spicy, and crammed with fruit, glycerin, and enough tannin..."
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Spectator Review: "Solid, firmly tannic, tightly focused, with earthy, leathery currant, anise, cedar, sage and spice notes, finishing with chewy tannins. Best to give it a little more time but, be advised, the tannins are firm and dry on the finish. Definitely decant..."
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Spectator Review: "Elegant and well balanced, with a pleasant band of black cherry, currant and berry. Finishes with integrated tannins and a pretty fruit note..."
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