1999 Pride Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Pride Mountain Vineyards
Price: $1.00- $795.00
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Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Style: Red Wine
Region: United States > California
Other Vintages: 2005 2004 2003 2002 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
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WINEMAKER'S NOTE
A superlative vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon on the mountain has given us a phenomenally extracted wine with uncommon depth of ruby color. In fact, a common description is that it’s darker than ink. This Cabernet literally gushes with ripe aromas of black cherries and blackberry, punctuated by mountain spiciness of mint and camphor. Broad and expansive on the mid-palate, flavors of roasted espresso and layers of chocolate mingle with soft supple tannins that pleasantly coat the mouth and betray read more...A superlative vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon on the mountain has given us a phenomenally extracted wine with uncommon depth of ruby color. In fact, a common description is that it’s darker than ink. This Cabernet literally gushes with ripe aromas of black cherries and blackberry, punctuated by mountain spiciness of mint and camphor. Broad and expansive on the mid-palate, flavors of roasted espresso and layers of chocolate mingle with soft supple tannins that pleasantly coat the mouth and betray the wine’s youth at bottling. These flavors linger seemingly forever in the finish. The bottle aging potential for this Cabernet Sauvignon can be measured in decades. (hide)
Expert Reviews
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  • International Wine Cellar
    Rating: 92-95 - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on May-01. Black-ruby. Brilliantly pure aromas of cassis, blackberry and bitter chocolate. Dense and thick but sharply delineated thanks to powerful underlying structure. Very intense flavors of black fruits. Impressively long on the finish, with tannins thoroughly buffered by the wine sheer material. "This is our wimpiest lot of cabernet in '99," said Foley, who went on to show me several darker and more powerful components that will serve as the foundation for the Pride reserve wines as well as contribute to this "basic" cabernet bottling.
  • Vintage Chart
    Rating for United States-California: 88 (average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: too young, let it sit<br/>