Yes, this is a great wine. Still needs time. Initial nose was a perfume blast of dark fruit, light oak and currant. Decanted and tried after about 2 hours... smooth and crisp. Cherry, blackberry and a tint of spice with nice aromas still filling the glass. Accidentally left in decanter for 15 hours total... finished off. Started to lose its character by that time, but still likeable. At $35, I highly recommend. Probably needs about two to three more years of bottle time, but good now.
Thanks for the tasting notes. I've got a bottle sitting in my cellar that I got from my brother in law for Christmas. My opinion of him just moved up a notch.
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1999 Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville (8/24/2005) Drink up on this one. Last time I tried this was in 2003. It was good, but needed some time. This has definitely softened up. Excellent nose right out of the bottle, dark berry, perfume, espresso and chocolate. Not as good on the palate, but still nice... medium body with nice integration of flavors. A hint of vanilla, but mostly soft cherry, cola, spice and blackberry. A pleasant wine... do not see this improving at all, and it doesn't appear to have the stuffing to last too much longer. We also have the Proprietary, but will hold that for a few more years.
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