Cabernet
Perhaps no other grape offers so much pleasure in the glass than Cabernet Sauvignon. In its youth it seduces you with exuberant aromas, opulent fruit, and supple tannins. With ten years or more of age it matures into a complex wine with all manner of subtle aromas followed by an enigma of flavors that keep inviting you back again and again for one more taste. In a word Cabernet Sauvignon at its best is a "pleasure experience" of the highest order.
382 items in Cabernet
1979 Caymus Napa (1.5L) |
$250.00
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1979 Spring Mountain Vineyard California (750ml) |
$98.00
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1986 Phelps Eisele California (750ml) |
$109.00
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| Robert Parker 92 | |||||
| The youngest and most backward, and the most promising wine of the four 1986 wines in this segment, is the 1986 Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard. The dense purple color with no lightening or amber is followed by a classic Eisele nose of crushed stones/minerals, black-raspberries/currants, and spicy wood. Full-bodied, concentrated, and pure, yet very youthful, this wine could easily have passed for a 3-4 year old California Cabernet. Hefty and concentrated, with considerable tannin, it requires another 2-4 years of cellaring; it will last for 20 years. | |||||
1987 Diamond Creek - Lake California (750ml) |
$385.00
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| Wine Spectator 93 | |||||
| "Clearly the best of the 1987s. Wonderful aromas and flavors, with ripe plum, black cherry and spice nuances, and a strong anise aftertaste. Fine balance; crisp but ripe tannins." | |||||
| FineWine International | |||||
| Very rare, collectable. | |||||
1988 Caymus Napa California (750ml) |
$60.00
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1989 La Jota Anniversary California (750ml) |
$98.00
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| Robert Parker 90 | |||||
| La Jota's 1989 Cabernet Sauvignon is more evolved and forward than usual. The huge, earthy, weedy, tobacco, and blackcurrant-scented nose is followed by a rich, generously endowed, satiny-textured wine that coats the palate and finishes with impressive quantities of fruit, glycerin and alcohol. Most Howell Mountain Cabernets start life with a hard, firm, tannic edge, but this offering is pure suppleness and pleasure. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. | |||||
1989 Quilceda Creek Reserve Washington (750ml) |
$235.00
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| Robert Parker 96 | |||||
| "The 1989 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is an outrageously rich, complex wine. Lamentably, with only 200 cases available (much of it gobbled up by locals), most subscribers will never have a chance to taste it. It is an awesome bottle of wine, with a huge nose of cedar, cassis, minerals, and vanillin. It reveals spectacular purity, great extraction of flavor, full body, and layers of fruit that come across as phenomenally well-delineated and well-balanced. This is a winemaking tour de force! It should last for up to 20 years. Make no mistake about the Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignons - they are world-class Cabernets that compete with the finest wines from Bordeaux, Napa Valley, Sonoma, and Santa Cruz Mountains. Unfortunately, there are only 1,000 cases of their regular bottling and 200 or so of their Reserve, which was inaugurated with the 1988 vintage. The wines spend two and one-half years in small oak casks, of which thirty-three to fifty percent are new. Most of the fruit comes from the Red Mountain Vineyard." | |||||
1989 Quilceda Creek Washington (750ml) |
$170.00
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| Wine Spectator | |||||
| Firm, tight, intense and tannic, but rich and concentrated, with a solid core of herb, spice and currant-scented Cabernet flavors. Needs time for the tannins and rough edges to soften, but this one has fine potential. | |||||
| Robert Parker 88 | |||||
| Make no mistake about the Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignons - they are world-class Cabernets that compete with the finest wines from Bordeaux, Napa Valley, Sonoma, and Santa Cruz Mountains. Unfortunately, there are only 1,000 cases of their regular bottling and 200 or so of their Reserve, which was inaugurated with the 1988 vintage. The wines spend two and one-half years in small oak casks, of which thirty-three to fifty percent are new. Most of the fruit comes from the Red Mountain Vineyard. The regular bottlings in both 1989 and 1990 are deep, rich, full-bodied wines with saturated colors and copious amounts of sweet cassis fruit intelligently married with toasty new oak. They are ripe, concentrated, graceful, and harmonious. The acid, tannin, and alcohol are well-integrated in both offerings. | |||||
1990 Caymus Special Selection California (750ml) |
$250.00
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| Robert Parker 94 | |||||
| "The wine offers a saturated, dark purple color, and a rich, spicy, oaky nose backed up by generous quantities of jammy blackcurrants. Ripe, highly extracted, and full-bodied, with copious amounts of sweet tannin and layers of fruit, this is a knock-out, flamboyantly-styled Cabernet for drinking over the next 15 or more years." | |||||
| Wine Spectator 93 | |||||
| "Aging extremely well, this is rich, sleek and elegant, with a wide range of black cherry, anise, currant, plum and earth notes that offer depth and complexity, finishing in a long aftertaste." Tasting note from the February 28, 2001 issue of the WS. | |||||
1990 Diamond Creek - Lake California (750ml) |
$430.00
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| Wine Spectator 91 | |||||
| "Bright and lively, packed with broad currant, herb, mineral, tobacco and prune flavors that gain complexity and depth from oak shadings." | |||||
1990 Mondavi Reserve California (6.0L) |
$930.00
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| Robert Parker 95 | |||||
| "A great wine from a terrific vintage, this saturated dark ruby/purple-colored wine exhibits a sweet bouquet of cassis, vanillin, and licorice, full-bodied, opulent flavors, soft tannin, superb expansive of flavor, and gorgeous extraction and length." | |||||
| Wine Spectator 92 | |||||
| "Aromatically complex, with herb, currant and olive scents revealing depth, richness, concentration and complexity, whereas the flavors offer finesse and dimension." | |||||
1990 Phelps Backus California (750ml) |
$123.00
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| Wine Spectator 88 | |||||
| Distinctive, if atypical for Napa. Spicy and meaty, with oregano and pepperoni notes, slowly showing riper currant and black cherry flavors, with cedar, dill and earth notes.--California Cabernet retrospective. | |||||
| Robert Parker 88-90 | |||||
| the 1990 Backus Vineyard possesses the big, minty, chocolatey nose typical of this vineyard, full-bodied, ripe, unctuous, chewy flavors, plenty of tannin, and a spicy, lush finish. This potentially outstanding wine should be drinkable several years before the 1991. 88-92 pts. | |||||
1990 Phelps Insignia California (750ml)
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$185.00
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| Wine Spectator 90 | |||||
| "Still unyielding at age 10. Firm, dark and intense, chunky and chewy, with gritty tannins wrapped around a core of stewed plum and black cherry, with dashes of mineral and sage. Turns dry and tannic, but offers lots of substance and depth." --California Cabernet Retrospective. Best from 2002 through 2012. 5,725 cases made. | |||||
1990 Quilceda Creek Washington (750ml) |
$155.00
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| Wine Spectator 89 | |||||
| "Tight and firm, with a cedary aroma and ripe currant, toast and berry flavors on the palate. Elegant and well balanced, drinking well now but with depth and intensity to carry it through the decade." | |||||
| Robert Parker 90 | |||||
| "The regular bottlings in both 1989 and 1990 are deep, rich, full-bodied wines with saturated colors and copious amounts of sweet cassis fruit intelligently married with toasty new oak. They are ripe, concentrated, graceful, and harmonious. The acid, tannin, and alcohol are well-integrated in both offerings. The 1990 is slightly more open, whereas, the 1989 appears more backward and in need of at least 4-5 years of cellaring. Both wines should last for 15 or more years." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 90 | |||||
| "Bright ruby-red. Cool, pure, fruit-driven aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, mint and apple. Chewy and mouthfilling; not especially sweet but lush and deep. Shows the menthol and shoe polish notes that characterize the earlier wines here. Initially finished a bit dry but seemed to grow sweeter in the glass." | |||||
1990 Silver Oak, Bonny's Vineyard California (750ml) |
$295.00
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| Robert Parker 94 | |||||
| "The 1990 Bonny's Vineyard possesses a cigar box character, with considerable black cassis in its flavors. Dense and full-bodied, it exhibits exceptional extraction, plenty of glycerin, and a finish that lasts nearly a minute. " | |||||
1991 La Jota Anniversary California (750ml) |
$130.00
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| Robert Parker 94 | |||||
| "The 1991 Cabernet Sauvignon 10th Anniversary Release reveals a character similar to the 1991 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain, with richer fruit, and more sweetness and intensity on the palate. However, the tannin level is frightfully high, making this wine a candidate for drinking between 2000-2025. This is an immensely impressive Cabernet Sauvignon." | |||||
1991 Quilceda Creek Washington (750ml) |
$155.00
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| Robert Parker 90 | |||||
| "Washington state's premier Cabernet Sauvignon producer has fashioned a full-bodied, highly extracted, ferociously tannic, backward Cabernet that requires 3-5 years of cellaring. This winery's hallmark is great purity allied with considerable body and structure, without sacrificing any of the superb cassis fruit, all of which is gently kissed by high quality oak. It is a shame Quilceda Creek's wines are rarely seen outside of Washington, but who can blame that state's chauvinistic wine enthusiasts for keeping these heroic wines to themselves? This is a 20-year Cabernet Sauvignon." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 89 | |||||
| "Bright full ruby. Expressive aromas of black raspberry, blackberry, licorice, mocha, menthol and sexy, smoky oak. Big, chewy and still slightly tough, with flavors of menthol and shoe polish and a dusty impression of extract. Still, this initially ungiving bottle opened nicely to show sweet middle-palate fruit. A rather powerfully structured wine with substantial tannins." | |||||
1991 Silver Oak, Alexander Valley California (750ml) |
$103.00
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| Wine Spectator 91 | |||||
| "Lavishly oaked, with an herb and dill edge to the currant and berry fruit. It is a rich and harmonious style, with layers of flavor." | |||||
| Robert Parker 92 | |||||
| "The 1991 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon boasts a dark ruby color, a rich, ostentatious, sweet vanillin, herb, and blackcurrant-scented nose, and gobs of rich, herb-tinged, juicy fruit, the opulent texture that Silver Oak routinely obtains. There is plenty of fat, glycerin, and alcohol in the long finish." | |||||
1992 Dunn, Howell Mountain California (750ml) |
$155.00
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| Robert Parker 100 | |||||
| The Howell Mountain cuvee possesses an extraordinary balance for its amazing size and richness. It possesses layer upon layer of concentrated fruit, as well as a fabulous finish. | |||||
1992 Harlan Estate California (1.5L) |
$1,185.00
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| Robert Parker 96 | |||||
| "The 1992 is a prodigious wine. It reveals a Mouton-Rothschild-like bouquet of jammy cassis, toasty oak, and lead pencil aromas. It is a ripe, rich, layered, highly concentrated, full-bodied wine with impressive definition. Its hallmark is great intensity without heaviness-a difficult marriage to obtain." | |||||
1992 Hartwell, Stag's Leap District California (1.5L) |
$320.00
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1992 Hartwell, Sunshine Vineyard California (1.5L) |
$540.00
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1992 Mondavi Reserve California (750ml) |
$78.00
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| Robert Parker 92 | |||||
| Super rich, full-bodied, flamboyant, unctuously textured wine? | |||||
| Wine Spectator 91 | |||||
| "Dense and compact, with a tightly wound, rich core of earthy currant, cedar, spice and cherry flavors, finishing with chewy tannins. Great length, but will need to age at least until 1998." | |||||
1992 Quilceda Creek Washington (750ml) |
$140.00
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| Wine Spectator 92 | |||||
| "Dense, rich and dynamic, packed with mouth-filling blackberry, currant and blueberry flavors with hints of anise and sweet spices. A glorious mélange of flavors that shows both substance and subtlety." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 91 | |||||
| "Bright, deep ruby. Subdued, pure, Medoc-like aromas of blackcurrant, shoe polish and mocha. Rather medicinal and muscular, with strong acidity and a slightly green flavor contributing to the impression of powerful structure. But there also strong material here, and the firm tannins and finishing flavors really spread over the palate and stay a while." | |||||
1993 Caymus Napa California (750ml) |
$80.00
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| Wine Spectator 91 | |||||
| "Pleasant for its range of cherry, spice, cedar and currant flavors. Not a big, overbearing style, but rather elegant and refined, with a complex aftertaste. Caymus fans note: A Special Selection was not made in 1993, so the estate grapes went into this wine." | |||||
| Wine Spectator | |||||
| Wonderful coffee bean and vanilla aromas add to the currant, plum and spice nuances. Supple, well-balanced and very nicely proportioned. No Special Selection was produced this year. | |||||
| Robert Parker 90 | |||||
| "Caymus has one of the most enviable track records of any California winery. Having followed their Cabernet Sauvignons since the early seventies, I find it remarkable that this winery has never gone through a slump. Not many wineries, anywhere in the world, can match the Wagner family's consistent record of success. The 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon (which contains all of the Special Selection since that wine was declassified in 1993) is an opaque ruby/purple-colored wine with a superb, sweet nose of toast and blackcurrants. The attack offers explosive levels of fruit. The impression in the mouth is one of fatness, sweet fruit, and an unctuously thick, highly extracted intensity. This gorgeously made Cabernet Sauvignon is the finest non-Special Selection bottling since 1987. It should drink well for at least 15 years." | |||||
1993 Dalla Valle California (750ml) |
$136.00
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| Robert Parker 93 | |||||
| "Although closed, the 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon is crammed with so much sweet, blackcurrant fruit that it does not take a genius to figure out what this wine is all about. It offers an opaque garnet/purple color, a moderately intense, cassis, smoky, herb, and earthy nose, fabulous concentration, good muscle, and a boatload of sweet tannin. While drinkable, it needs another 4-5 years of cellaring. It will easily last for 20 years." | |||||
1993 Hartwell, Sunshine Vineyard California (750ml) |
$103.00
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| Robert Parker 89 | |||||
| "The 1993 exhibits an elegant, more laid back style than several previous vintages. The deep ruby/purple color is followed by copious amounts of toasty, smoky new oak, and attractive currant aromas. The wine possesses sweet, ripe fruit, medium body, moderate tannin, and a long, nicely-textured, spicy finish. It may develop into an outstanding wine with another 2-4 years of cellaring. It should age well for 15+ years." | |||||
1993 Hartwell, Sunshine Vineyard California (1.5L) |
$540.00
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| Robert Parker 89 | |||||
| "The 1993 exhibits an elegant, more laid back style than several previous vintages. The deep ruby/purple color is followed by copious amounts of toasty, smoky new oak, and attractive currant aromas. The wine possesses sweet, ripe fruit, medium body, moderate tannin, and a long, nicely-textured, spicy finish. It may develop into an outstanding wine with another 2-4 years of cellaring. It should age well for 15+ years." | |||||
1993 Leonetti Washington (750ml) |
$124.00
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1993 Quilceda Creek Washington (750ml) |
$150.00
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| Wine Spectator 91 | |||||
| "Smoky, toasty flavors and firm tannins almost mask the pretty berry tones that emerge gradually in the glass, growing polished and almost plush. Needs some time to see if the fruit can make itself heard." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 88 | |||||
| "Medium ruby. Cool, complex aromas of currant, violet, leather and game ("my first cabernet made in a Bordeaux style," notes Golitzin, adding that this cool year brought low grape sugars). Conveys an impression of limited ripeness and dimension; nicely balanced but smaller-scaled, with modest flesh and expressiveness." | |||||
1993 Vineyard 29 (Grace Family) California (750ml) |
$124.00
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| Wine Spectator | |||||
| "Firm and trim, with an attractive band of currant, coffee, anise and cedar. A well-proportioned, moderately rich and complex young red that finishes with mild tannins." | |||||
1994 Caymus Napa California (750ml) |
$124.00
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| Wine Spectator 95 | |||||
| A real mouthful of Cabernet any way you taste it. Bold, ripe, rich and flavorful, with complex layers of currant, black cherry and plum flavors nicely accented with cedary oak. | |||||
| Robert Parker 91 | |||||
| The sumptuous 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon appears to be one of the best Napa Cabernets Caymus has produced..The wine exhibits a dark purple color, and a sweet, jammy blackcurrant-scented nose. The lush, juicy, succulent texture is crammed with glycerin and extract. Surprisingly soft (a hallmark of this vintage), with a smooth texture, this full-bodied, oaky Cabernet should drink well for 10-12+ years. | |||||
1994 Caymus Special Selection California (750ml) |
$195.00
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| Wine Spectator 95 | |||||
| "Big, ripe, rich and concentrated, with layers of currant, plum, black cherry, spice, cedary oak and a dash of vanilla. Picks up complex tobacco and coffee notes, and reveals even more flavor nuances on the finish. The texture is smooth and polished, finishing with a thick, plush core of tannins." | |||||
| Robert Parker 95 | |||||
| This hedonistic Cabernet Sauvignon's saturated purple color is accompanied by an exuberant, sweet, enveloping fragrance of smoky new oak, and jammy blackberry and cassis fruit. In the mouth, this lavishly wooded, black fruit-filled Cabernet is extremely full-bodied, with superb levels of fruit, glycerin, and extract. Like many 1994 Cabernet Sauvignons, it possesses extraordinary equilibrium, with the sweet tannin giving the wine considerable accessibility. The finish lasts for nearly 30 seconds. This will be a fun wine to drink young, but do not discount its aging ability as it should last for two decades. | |||||
1994 Conn Creek Anthology California (750ml) |
$50.00
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| Wine Spectator 90 | |||||
| Complex, concentrated and well structured, with an intriguing array of ripe currant, plum and cedary oak. A tightly wound, well-focused style with supple tannins and fine length. ...A blend: 50 percent Merlot, 36 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 14 percent Cabernet Franc. | |||||
1994 Duckhorn California (750ml) |
$155.00
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| Wine Spectator 90 | |||||
| This is an immense, deeply concentrated, richly flavored wine that's quite tannic at this stage, balancing the currant, plum and berry flavors that persist through the finish. | |||||
1994 Harlan Estate (750ml) |
$1,185.00
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| Robert Parker 100 | |||||
| "As impressive as this estate's other vintages are, the 1994 somehow manages to cram more richness, complexity, and intensity into the same full-bodied format. This opaque purple-colored wine is super pure, with phenomenal richness, and exquisite flavor intensity." | |||||
1994 Harlan Estate (1.5L) |
$2,270.00
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| Robert Parker 100 | |||||
| "As impressive as this estate's other vintages are, the 1994 somehow manages to cram more richness, complexity, and intensity into the same full-bodied format. This opaque purple-colored wine is super pure, with phenomenal richness, and exquisite flavor intensity." | |||||
1994 Leonetti Washington (750ml) |
$145.00
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| Wine Spectator 94 | |||||
| "A deep-pile, plush carpet of a Cabernet, from Washington, this is smooth and velvety, with layer upon layer of juicy blackberry, prune, plum, spice and vanilla flavors that linger beautifully and get richer with each sip." | |||||
| Robert Parker 91 | |||||
| "The bright ruby-colored 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon has beguiling aromas of cassis jam and vanilla cream. This beautifully ripe wine is explosive, chewy, medium-to-full-bodied, and hedonistic. Its flavor profile, filled with candied black raspberries, cherries, coconut, and caramel, represents liquid decadence. More decadent than intellectual, it will take tasters to levels of pleasure rarely attained." | |||||
1994 Neibaum Coppola Rubicon California (750ml) |
$85.00
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| Wine Spectator 92 | |||||
| A well-regarded blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this year's version shows impressive balance and finesse. Firm and tightly wound, with a sharply focused, deeply concentrated core of currant, black cherry, cedar, toast and spice flavors, this is a muscular yet polished wine. | |||||
1994 Paradigm California (750ml) |
$62.00
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| Wine Spectator 92 | |||||
| Young and intense, with a lively core of wild berry, plum and blackberry flavors that fan out and pick up a nice spicy edge. Has the tannic strength to age for a decade, yet the texture is smooth enough to enjoy now. | |||||
1994 Phelps Insignia California (3.0L)
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$865.00
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| Robert Parker 96 | |||||
| "The 1994 Insignia (a blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc) is spectacular. I have had the wine a half-dozen or more times, and it is unquestionably opulent, sexy, flamboyant, explosively rich, concentrated, and a thrill to drink. Already gorgeous, it promises to evolve gracefully for two decades or more. The color is a healthy saturated dark purple. The spicy nose offers aromas of black currants, allspice, pain grille, and soy, with scents of a burning wood fire thrown in for additional complexity. This full-bodied, opulent, dazzling wine is exhilarating to drink." | |||||
| Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine | |||||
| "Here is the wine we would list among our top ten Cabernets of the entire decade in California. It has fruit, richness, depth, incredible mouthfeel and magnificent balance without bombast-all the the things one wants in California Cabernet and cannot often find even in the very highest rated wines." | |||||
| Wine Spectator 93 | |||||
| "A tremendous wine that combines dark, rich, deeply concentrated flavors with a sense of grace and finesse. This is still a bold, potent youngster, with a wealth of currant, mocha, anise and sage flavors. The tannins are big, too, but they're ripe and they let the rich flavors push through." --California Cabernet '74/'84/'94 retrospective. 8,000 cases made. | |||||
1994 Phelps Napa California (1.5L) |
$125.00
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1994 Quilceda Creek Washington (750ml) |
$201.00
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| Robert Parker 94 | |||||
| "It offers deep and compelling aromas of red and black fruits, lead pencil, and traces of oak spices. This full-bodied, concentrated, and chewy wine is thick, dense, and gorgeously defined for such a massive wine. Its combination of power and elegance brought to mind the 1986 Margaux, one of the finest wines ever produced by that illustrious estate. When I first tasted this wine at the estate in Snohomish, Golitzen was worried that it was too big and powerful. I found myself in the all-too-rare position of defending a wine's qualities to the person who had made it! At a subsequent tasting, the wine had lost some of its youthful exuberance and Golitzen was enthused to see that it was gaining focus and elegance. This is a truly magnificent wine, and it will age remarkably well. Drink it between 2004 and 2015+. The dark ruby-colored 1994 Quilceda Creek is an extraordinary wine that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as California's top offerings. I recently served a bottle of it blind to Robert Parker amidst wines from Dominus, Harlan Estate, Colgin, and others. While it did stand out as being different (it is much more Bordeaux-like than its California brethren) it was their qualitative equal."-- Pierre Rovani, Wine Advocate | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93 | |||||
| "Medium ruby-red. Pure, cool, Pauillac-like nose combines blackcurrant, blueberry, violet, licorice and mint. Firmly structured, precise and penetrating, with dark berry and dark chocolate flavors intensified by juicy acids. Seems much tighter today than it was upon release. Very long, palate-staining finish features toothcoating, horizontal tannins. Golitzin describes this wine as "a monster" owing to its powerful tannins, but if this bottle is typical, the '94 has all the elements to be a cellar treasure." | |||||
| Wine Spectator 92 | |||||
| "Bright and flavorful, a generous mouthful of blueberry, blackberry and currant shaded with spicy oak notes on the persistent finish. Fine-grained tannins need cellaring." | |||||
1994 Silver Oak, Alexander Valley California (750ml) |
$93.00
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| Robert Parker 93 | |||||
| "This is a hedonistic, sexy, seductive, full-bodied cabernet sauvignon with low acidity, and loads of toasty oak. It will be a huge crowd pleaser." | |||||
| Wine Spectator | |||||
| "Combines ripe, rich, complex fruit with a sense of finesse and harmony. The core of anise, currant, sage and cedar unfolds to reveal more depth and complexity. Finishes with a long, satisfying aftertaste." | |||||
1994 Silver Oak, Napa California (750ml) |
$145.00
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| Robert Parker 93 | |||||
| The 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa (89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Cabernet Franc) reveals toasty sweet oak in the nose, bombastic levels of black currant fruit and spice along with a hint of mint in the background. Supple and full-bodied, with delirious levels of cedar and unctuously-textured fruit, this fleshy, gorgeously made Cabernet Sauvignon should drink well for 14-15 years. | |||||
| Wine Spectator 91 | |||||
| "Complex and sophisticated, with layers of concentrated currant, herb, coffee, sage, mineral and spice flavors that fan out and linger on the finish. A wonderfully textured wine with a strong dose of American oak." | |||||
1994 The Terraces California (750ml) |
$46.00
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| Wine Spectator 91 | |||||
| "Dill, cedar and anise flavors precede currant and black cherry flavors of depth, richness and complexity." | |||||
1995 Dominus California (750ml) |
$110.00
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| Robert Parker 93 | |||||
| "An exceptional example of Cabernet. The color is deep, thick-looking purple. The wine possesses a sweet, cassis-scented aroma.It is a large-scaled, more noticeably structured style of Dominus that will age well for two decades." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93 | |||||
| "Full deep red. Sexy, perfumed aromas of black and red raspberry, currant, plum, graphite and spicy oak. Fruit driven flavors of currant, cherry and leather. Expands nicely on the aftertaste." | |||||
1995 Dominus California (750ml-6pk OWC) |
$620.00
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| Robert Parker 93 | |||||
| "An exceptional example of Cabernet. The color is deep, thick-looking purple. The wine possesses a sweet, cassis-scented aroma.It is a large-scaled, more noticeably structured style of Dominus that will age well for two decades." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 93 | |||||
| "Full deep red. Sexy, perfumed aromas of black and red raspberry, currant, plum, graphite and spicy oak. Fruit driven flavors of currant, cherry and leather. Expands nicely on the aftertaste." | |||||
1995 Flora Springs Reserve California (750ml) |
$85.00
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| Robert Parker 92 | |||||
| "The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve offers up a chocolatey, cassis, and earthy-scented nose, followed by sweet, jammy flavors, sensational depth, ripeness, and balance, and a sweet finish with well-integrated, silky tannin." | |||||
1995 Kathryn Kennedy (750ml) |
$70.00
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| Wine Spectator | |||||
| "Tight, lean and very concentrated, with a distinctive earthy, dusty blackberry flavor. Finishes with complexity and length." | |||||
| Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar | |||||
| "Deep ruby-red. Penetrating, minerally aromas of black cherry and black raspberry; more aromatic today than the above. Supple and fairly sweet, but currently a bit monolithic. Has the midde-palate fruit to support the slightly tart acids of the vintage. Finishes with suave tannins and very good but not outstanding length." | |||||