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87
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
Soft, appealing, typically Californian cabernet, with sweet pipe tobacco, cherry, oak vanilla and varnish-mocha aromas. Medium-full bodied and smooth, with fine, ripe (not green) tannin. Very good length. Best 2008 to 2011. Vintages Essential.
- Price:
- $17.95
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage:
- 2004
- Region:
- California
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