1996 Napa Valley Red Blend
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Score 89/100 · Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate, Sep 2022
One of the early vintages—the vineyard was planted in 1990, with the first wine from 1994—the 1996 Proprietary Red Wine is on a gentle downslope. Fully mature, marked by tobacco and cigar box notes, this medium to full-bodied wine is still silky in feel, but it has hints of ash and a certain lingering astringency on the finish. Drink up.
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89/100
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89/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
89
89/100
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 89/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Dark red-ruby. Dusty, cedary aromas of currant, roasted plum, smoke and tobacco. Pliant and juicy in the mouth, with slightly autumnal redcurrant, tobacco and plum flavors. A drier-styled but rather sophisticated wine. Finishes with firm but even tannins and very good length.
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