Estados Unidos – California / Cabernet Sauvignon Older Vintages – Avaliação das Safras de 1970 a 1984.

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Gustavo Kauffman

Estados Unidos – California / Cabernet Sauvignon Older Vintages – Avaliação das Safras de 1970 a 1984.

Vintage : 1984

Score: 94

Drink Rec: Drink

Description: Rich, fruity and opulent, though early maturing

Vintage : 1983

Score: 81

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Lean, tannic; uneven quality

Vintage : 1982

Score: 78

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Austere, lean and variable

Vintage : 1981

Score: 85

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Supple, charming

Vintage : 1980

Score: 84

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Ripe, firm; huge crop

Vintage : 1979

Score: 88

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Austere, balanced, supple and elegant

Vintage : 1978

Score: 93

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Ripe, rich and full-bodied wines

Vintage : 1977

Score: 83

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Small crop of balance wines, early maturing

Vintage : 1976

Score: 80

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Drought dried out grapes

Vintage : 1975

Score: 88

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Bold, ripe, complex; aged well at first

Vintage : 1974

Score: 96

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Monumental vintage; expressive, intense and full-blown

Vintage : 1973

Score: 86

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Elegant and subtle; well-proportioned

Vintage : 1972

Score: 78

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Hurt by harvest rains

Vintage : 1971

Score: 79

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Wet harvest resulted in diluted flavors

Vintage : 1970

Score: 97

Drink Rec: Past peak

Description: Long-lived wines from a small crop

Notable older vintages: 1958, 1951, 1941, 1936

A score range indicates preliminary analysis based on barrel samples and/or a limited sampling; many wines of the vintage not yet reviewed.

Vintage ratings: 95-100, classic; 90-94, outstanding; 85-89, very good; 80-84, good; 75-79, mediocre; 50-74, not recommended

Drinkability: "NYR" means the vintage has not yet been released; "drink" means most of the wines of the vintage are ready to drink; "hold" means most of the ageworthy wines have yet to fully mature; "past peak" means most of the wines are declining rather than improving.

SOURCE: WINE SPECTATOR