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Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve Spéciale, Arrowood Vineyards and Winery 1997

RegionU.S.A.
Subregion U.S.A. > California > Sonoma
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon

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Tasting Notes

An ideal combo of youth and age, this is lush and rich, but still has backbone and muscle. Non-blind Arrowood tasting (February 2015)

96
Tim Fish, Wine Spectator, February 2015

The 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Speciale was even better. Here’s a wine coming up on 20 years of age in another 18 months, and it is still remarkably young and vigorous. Dense purple, with beautifully sweet crème de cassis and blackberry fruit intermixed with incense, graphite, and a touch of oak, this was a great year for North Coast varietals, and this wine is lavishly rich, with a multi-dimensional texture and a super-intense, full-bodied finish – just an amazing wine.

93
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (220), August 2015
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