2001 Vintage Accolades
90
Points
Wine & Spirits
"Open this Cabernet a day ahead to let its meaty cherry flavors fill out the white pepper warmth of the alcohol. It finished broad, with a juicy plum sweetness to balance the plum-skin tannin.”
Taster's Guild Journal
Very Bramble cabernet fruit. A whole bushel of wild berries. Fine, spicy oak seasoning perfectly matched to the zesty berriness. On the palate, very juicy, berry fruit flavors. Very pure, very intense, very persistent. Classic Rutherford-dust terroir statement. Lovely, refined, statuesque 2001 Napa Valley cabernet form. Singular beauty here. Serve with twenty firm cheeses, giving this great wine the spotlight it deserves.
Critic's Award
Critic's Challenge
Double Gold
Taster's Guild
Gold Medal
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