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100 Point Rating Guide | ||
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| 96-100 | Extraordinary | A wine of finesse, complexity, and expression. True to variety and region. Perfect balance of flavors with a long finish. |
| 90-95 | Excellent | True to variety and region, with terrific complexity and balance. While not a wine for the ages, a superior example. |
| 85-89 | Good | Meets your expectations, with sound flavors and balance. Might have limited complexity or be short on the palate. A sound wine. |
| 80-84 | Average | Drinkable, might not have as much varietal character. Simple flavors, no flaws, but nothing special. |
| 75-79 | Below Average | Might contain one flaw, simple straight-forward flavors, off-balance, unpleasant. |
| 60-74 | Undrinkable, Flawed | Contains significant flaws. Unpleasant, not commercially acceptable. |
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1 User Review
Aug 28, 2007
2004 Krupp Brothers Estates "Stagecoach Vineyard" Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
This wine is a shimmering, opaque and inky, black-garnet in color and displays dense, penetrating and brooding aromas of black cherry liqueur, rose petals, and loads of cassis accompanied by cedary oak, sage and licorice wrapped around a rock solid core of full-bodied, powerful and deliciously rich, ripe fruit flavors and mineral-laden ultra fine tannins with the texture of half-melted bittersweet chocolate that completely coats the palate in symphonic waves of opulent flavors. (Did I just say that? This wine may test the limits of my ability to convey what I taste into written language). The powerful fruit of the frontal assault marries perfectly with firm, polished yet sinewy tannins that follow through to a precise, persistent finish which (upon extended aeration) cascade across the palate revealing almost surreal layers of complexity and finesse. A spectacular example.
