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88
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
New vintage shows generous rhubarb–bumbleberry pie, tobacco, lead pencil and meaty character—appealing flavours, but atypical of cabernet. Full bodied, supple and rounded, with alcohol heat and tannin. Very good to excellent length. Best 2008 to 2011. Vintages Essential.
- Price:
- $37.95
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage:
- 2004
- Region:
- Napa Valley, California
- Cellar keeper
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