Oakford, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville

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Red · Cabernet Sauvignon
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LWIN 1387894
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91 /100
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18
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Taster #8021 · Dec 29, 2017
92/100
Drank for 20yr reunion with grad school friends. In terrific shape with cassis and blackberry fruits and smooth tannins. Peaking now, will probably hold for a few more years.
1997 vintage
Taster #3749 · Feb 10, 2017
93/100
truly a great napa cab, really matured nicely now that it's nearly 20 years old
1997 vintage
Taster #8021 · Apr 2, 2016
93/100
From magnum. This was really singing and much better than the last 750 I had several last year. Pretty much at its peak.
1997 vintage
Taster #8399 · Feb 13, 2016
90/100
Good, not profound California cab.
1997 vintage
Taster #8021 · Jun 23, 2015
92/100
I think this has actually improved over the past 5 years. The tannins have softened and the fruit has become more subdued and come into focus. I have always loved the '95 and thought the '97 had similar potential, and it seems to be coming around. Pretty Old World in style, with cassis, saddle leather, dark cherry and earth notes. Really quite good. I can't believe I paid under $20 for this wine.
1997 vintage
Taster #0878 · May 28, 2015
92/100
What a gorgeous nose this wine has. Time has smoothed out the roughness that some reviewers noted upon release, leaving a lovely, mature, classic Napa Cab. Rich and pure, with very fine tannins. This was a little better on Day 2 so it isn't on the brink, but the fruit is a bit attenuated on the finish so I recommend enjoying within the next few years.
1997 vintage
Taster #5727 · Feb 23, 2015
91/100
Delicious nicely mature cab, with dark cherry, earth, cassis and glycerin, beautifully balanced. Fine tannins give way to long smooth finish. Drinking beautifully right out of the bottle.
1997 vintage
Taster #4595 · Aug 3, 2013
92/100
Needed 90 minute decant. Port and raisin out of the bottle that burned off into a nice balanced wine with time. Still have one left, will not wait to open.
1997 vintage
Taster #2374 · Jun 23, 2012
94/100
Decanted, after 4 hours opened up to be a classic cab, though not as powerful or rich as the 1995 we had last year.
1997 vintage
Taster #6791 · Apr 21, 2012
89/100
Deep, deep cherry. Decanted for three hours ahead of first taste. Five hours in started to get a bit of cocoa. Minerals on the nose and taste, light and consistent. A hint oF eucalypus. The wine is past it's prime and I knew that at time of purchase. Great value for me but I would suggest that if you have the 1997, drink now.
1997 vintage
Taster #4212 · Mar 23, 2012
92/100
Really closed for about an hour and opened up. Beautiful fuit
1997 vintage
Taster #5292 · Mar 17, 2012
- Slow forming legs. It's unbalanced with a medium finish.
1997 vintage
Taster #7954 · Sep 30, 2011
89/100
Drinking beautifully right now. Opened at 68*, perfect as it slowly warmed to room temp, stayed cool in glass, it was a cool evening. Opaque deep purple, medium body for CS, gradation on the lesser side. For a Rutherford CS, the nose is atypically soft, but liqueur de cassis with hints of oak and violet. Very smooth in mouth, developed with minimal aeration and 1 hour past decanting this one hit it's stride. Not chiseled like some of the neighborhood, …
2001 vintage
Taster #8848 · Mar 31, 2011
86/100
Nice oaky flavor, with hints of cedar and vanilla. Not a superstar, but very drinkable. Rough edges wearing off as it breathes.... Opened my last bottle a year later. Still oaky, with a little more bite. Sediment showing, a little thin. Front of the palate.
2001 vintage
Taster #8570 · Nov 5, 2010
90/100
nose - whoa. cassis, licorice, cocoa, chalk (?) big nose mouth - big bold fruit followed by massive tannins. the tannins quickly wipe out the fruit, and i think they overdid it a bit. sadly i dont think this wine will ever come into balance. would pair well with a blue cheese.
1997 vintage
Taster #7280 · Sep 3, 2009
86/100
Brooding and dark with moist earth, tobacco, and some sour blackberry. Unlike a few recent tasters, I think this wine has past its prime. While still showing significant tannins, I don't think the fruit balance is there for longer aging. Could perhaps have benefited from a vigorous decant which unfortunately wasn't available with mediocre BYOB wine service at a local restaurant.
1997 vintage
Taster #7533 · Jun 29, 2009
91/100
Very dark color, still young, primary, and tannic. Good cabernet flavor, intensity, and depth. Needs a few more years at least. 91+
1997 vintage
Taster #2809 · May 23, 2009
92/100
Beautiful dark color with great fruit remaining.
1997 vintage
Taster #6804 · May 12, 2007
I have a few bottles left, and have had the pleasure of consuming about 10 of these beauties over the past 5 years. From my experience I'd say that it has finally reached a dumb phase in its development. Until recently it has always seemed to be a powerhouse in its infancy - rich and brooding, with lots of dark fruits, yet backward. It remains inky purple with no visible signs of fading, but the las two bottles have been …
1997 vintage
Taster #7101 · Mar 27, 2007
90/100
this wine has mellowed considerably since last tasted. The flavors have integrated nicely, but the nose has diminished. The wine is just past its peak. When younger, it was phenomenal, now just very good. Should have consumed a year or so ago.
1997 vintage
Taster #6804 · Mar 9, 2007
Cork appears to be perfect, but this bottle is clearly off. Hot, astringent, chemical like and muted.
1997 vintage