TN: 2001 Worthy "Sophia's Cuvee" Cabernet Sauvignon

Otis-

I'm glad, now, that I no longer have to feel sheepish for doing what WS said to do in this review: run, don't walk. I did so and snagged a few. Thanks for the notes. I'm glad (this time, at least) that I was putty in WS's hand.

Cheers!

Happy to bring it. I'm just glad I have ten more tucked away for a rainy day.

Funny you should post on this today as we just got done with a bottle tonight. Second bottle I have had and I love the stuff! Both times, I rated it 92+2 for value. This is a great cab for the money. If I spent $50 I would not be upset. The only thing I can add to your TN is that it has a very interesting mid-palate that gives it an added dimension. Great intensity over all. Just great juice!

TripDaddy

A super QPR. Lush blueberry flavors, nice structure. I haven't had the '01 Neal, but I have had the '99 Neal. I put this just a notch below that. 91+ pts. Thanks TLV

in the state of Texas?

Escape,

I dobt that you'll be able to find any bottles at retail, in Texas or anywhere else. On winecommune they sell for about $35-45 range and if you get lucky even cheaper.

Good luck, Otto

What is weired is that WS wrote Best after 2012. Do they think it will last that long? Do they think is is not ready now or is too tannic?
I don't know!! I have not had it, but based on your notes, it is ready.

Orlando,

Worthy is a tannic monster, so you'll have to air it for 8hrs or more. Obviously such a wine is not ready to be drank now. But from 2012 is somewhat unusual for Cali wines.

Otto

Apparently the magazine has a misprint because in the internet hot wines they wrote: "Run, don’t walk, for this wine at this price. Complex, fruity and perfumed aromas lead to rich, elegant blackberry and black cherry, with touches of herb and olive and pretty, toasty oak flavors that make for a smooth, enticing aftertaste. Impeccably balanced, with a long, focused finish. A second label for Axios (which means “worthy” in Greek), made by Bob Egelhoff. Drink now through 2012."

I liked this very much also when I tried it at dinner with EIT and the Chicago Wine Mafia. Rich, lush and tannic at present. Will only improve. 91+ points.

I liked it so much that I talked The Lost Verse (who brought it) into sharing a pair of bottles with me as part of a trade.

VM

Nomar Catuli

Ya wanna hear a shocker - it ain't made by Bob Eglehoff!! I heard that from the Bob's own lips. I was at David Arthur on Monday (unbelievable tour/day! To call David a gracious host does not do him justice, but that is another story) and Bob Eglehoff shows up, ends up spending 3 + hours with us and he and I talk quite a bit during that time. I told him how much I enjoyed the worthy, and he just laughed and said - "I did not make that wine; Wine spectator mis-printed that". Bob went on to say that it is true that it is made from the castoffs for Axios, but he is not the wine maker for it. FWIW, Bob told me that the Axios blows the Worthy away, despite the score being a point lower.

Thought you would like to know!

TripDaddy

Just opened my first bottle tonight, glad I have 17 left

Decanted for two hours before tasting, dense dark purplish black in color, this wine offers up abundant aromas of cassis, blackberries, blueberries, white flowers, and leather. Plush and a little spicy on the palate, the wine is ripe and warm, with soft fine tannins spreading across the palate and delivering layer after layer of black fruits. Terrific depth of flavor, with firm tannins that will benefit from a few years of rest to settle in and integrate. 92+ points, drink 2006-2010.

Once ... in the wilds of Afghanistan, I lost my corkscrew, and we were forced to live on nothing but food and water for days. - W. C. Fields

Must you taunt me E ric?

Popped one of these last night. What color! Beautiful, saturated purple tinged ruby. No sediment as I decanted (with the exception of just a skosh into my glass). This small taste gave off a subdued but curiously dense aroma of dark berries. Lucious blackberry and sweet oak masked (for now) with tough tannins.

After 2 hours in the decanter, the wine had softened remarkably for such a short time! Soft edges all around. Nose showcased a beatiful and unmistakeable floral note, a nice topnote to the plum, cassis and light herb notes. On the palate, a very pretty and balanced combination of rich plum, kirsch and subdued oak glided across my mouth. Notes of cassis and huckleberry on the long, silky finish. Rich, tasty and quite satisfying.

92+ points!

Cheers!

has any one seen this in mich!!!!!
thanks

Drank a bottle of this over 2 days recently. Harshly tannic on first taste this wine softened enough to be approachable after 2 hours. Finished the last glass 24 hours later, where it was drinking quite well. Softer and more accessable without losing any of it's power. Would reccomend long decanting if drinking in the next year or so. Very good stuff.

PH

I have tried this wine about 4 times since release. After each of my first three, I keep saying lets see it in another year. It is finally getting past its heavy tannic stage and fruit is beginning to come alive. The cedar streak has begun to fade a little making this quite enjoyable. I still think this could use more time to become something really special.

Tasted Nov 2, 2006...thin texture in the glass, prominent cherry and soy sauce on the nose, the fruit was showing very well. However, the palate is not as good as the nose. Drink up...BD91