Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
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14
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Taster #2230
· Dec 25, 2024
91/100
Good solid wine but not a really great one. Very controlled with a creamy texture, moderate acidity and pretty well integrated tannins. More red fruited than black. Old-World/Old-School in nature. Certainly not over-ripe or over-extracted. 14.2% ABV. Moderately long finish. Probably better with food.
2012 vintage
Taster #1552
· Dec 9, 2024
84/100
Not terribly complex and a bit thin. Some blackberry and maybe a hint of dark cherry in there, but lacking in overall substance. Not bad, but not great.
2019 vintage
Taster #6196
· Jun 6, 2024
80/100
Decanted for 10 min. Smell: ripe cherry, plummy, spice, a little vegetation Taste: juicy, not much tannin, low complexity, medium acidity, medium finish & body Flavor: cherry juice and black tea. Not much else. Not bad, but doesn’t stand out as you’d expect a cab to. Honestly might not have aged well because we got this wine way before we knew how to store it properly. And our house literally froze during a storm while this was stored in our …
2019 vintage
Taster #1718
· Aug 16, 2023
93/100
Wolfdales Tahoe city with tomahawk ribeye. Lights out delicious
1997 vintage
Taster #7067
· Jun 12, 2023
92/100
My last one:(
2012 vintage
Taster #1552
· Sep 6, 2022
80/100
Intensely fruity, slightly sweet. Not much in the way of tannins. Very pleasant, though.
2019 vintage
Taster #9687
· Feb 22, 2021
95/100
Virtual Men's Wine night (Zoom) : From carafes poured two hours earlier. Dense, elegant, and balanced on the palate with cassis, strong tannins, and some smoke on the finish. I think this would have benefited from more air or cellar time. My #2 of 5 and the group's #1.
2009 vintage
Taster #7970
· Jun 29, 2013
95/100
Needed to decant and sit for a few hours. Nose: raisins, oak, light vanilla strangely enough Taste: the tannins left after a couple of hours, raisins, oak, stone, Carib.
1997 vintage
Taster #2290
· Nov 10, 2011
93/100
Decanted 30 minutes. Drinking beautifully, more complex, deep color, long finish. Last bottle of a case. Great from the beginning and got better all the way through the whole case.
1997 vintage
Taster #4306
· May 8, 2011
93/100
Decanted two hours prior to roast beef dinner. On the palate, the fruit is expressive, but not overpowering. There is enough age that some earthiness is starting to manifest. Undertones of dust and leather combine with dark fruit to make this a very enjoyable wine that is drinking very well now. Tannins are relaxed allowing a sumputuous, balanced mouthfeel with a finish that lasts a minute or longer.
1997 vintage
Taster #2107
· Dec 23, 2009
'94 vs '97 California Cabernet Sauvignon : The most promising wine of the '97 flight, very structured with lots of fruit. A bit tight tonight, this would show better with an extended decant. This would be the only wine of the '97's that I think would be much improved in 5+ years, where the others will be on the downslope.
1997 vintage
Taster #2290
· Mar 23, 2008
93/100
Excellent! Took half and hour to open up. Fabulous mature Calif. Cab. Dusty flavors, blackberries, tobacco. Great wine. Drank next to a 2000 Ridge Monte Bello and we all preferred the ZD.
1997 vintage
Taster #2290
· Jul 4, 2007
93/100
Just outstanding. Big, Extracted flavors, well balanced. Lush and decadent. I love this wine, consistently great.
1997 vintage
Taster #5824
· Mar 24, 2007
89/100
Deep dark crimson color; Soft nose; Good fruit but a bit thin; Good finish; 5-11-15-8
1997 vintage
Taster #1900
· May 23, 2004
94/100
full oaky fruit, really really nice wine. Plenty of life yet, nice mellow tannins, just a notably good glass of cab.
1997 vintage