I am a big fan of '99, but have not read any reviews on the 2001. Has any read or tired this vintage? Thanks

mbdcinct:

Came highly recommended from some wine buddies so I bought some and had it just a couple nights ago, it is a very nice wine. It has strong liquorish overtones and is a great cab for the $16. I paid for it.

CabNut

I had a bottle a week ago at $24.99. I was a bit put off by it the first night, as the cinnamon tones and super ripe fruit were just a bit too much for me. It had settled down by the second night, and I enjoyed it more. I bought two more bottles yesterday, on sale for $17.50. This one needs a bit of short term cellaring. 88 MBD points.

There are quite a few notes about it over on e-bob
sebastiani av 01 cab

there are other discussions on it there also but you can start with that one.

I really like this wine for the money. Selling out fast. It already listed as being sold out at the winery and i think wineclub here in SF just sold out of their allocation.

gk

...or for any price for the matter.

Definitely my favorite wine in the $20 and below category. 93pts.

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"I'm beginning to think that I have a problem."

I haven't made up my mind on this one. I tried it over the past two days, four or five different times. Seemed quite oaky, superripe, low tannin, low acid. I agree with the licorice undertone I read in another post here.

Seems much closer to Australian Cab than Bordeaux if that makes sense. Also tried the Simi and Justin. The three represented very different styles, with the Simi having the least depth of the three, but the most "typical" napa/sonoma character.

Bingo...

CK