Carmen Cabernet Sauvignon Grande Vidure

Carmen

Other · Cabernet Sauvignon
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89 /100
Reviews
3
professional

Vintages

1
1997 Other 89/100
Cabernet Sauvignon
NV

Community Reviews

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89.0
Avg Score
90
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Taster #4307 · Sep 1, 2014
90/100
OK...so in 17 years we learn that this grape is actually carmenere. Nevertheless, after 17 years, this wine is fantastic! Dark fruit, earthy, smooth tannins. Just beautiful.
1997 vintage
Taster #5231 · Dec 23, 2012
90/100
I inherited this bottle over six years ago and held onto it for sentimental reasons. On a whim, we decided to open it for the holidays, not knowing what to expect. We were immediately greeted with a powerful nose of plum, strawberry jam, leather, and wet earth. It is ruby and orange in appearance, with a surprisingly light body for a wine that is sixty percent carmeneré and forty percent cabernet sauvignon. Apparently, fifteen years is the ideal amount of …
1997 vintage
Taster #8492 · Sep 21, 1999
87/100
Sweet fruit, nice weight, slightly artificial.
1997 vintage