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Score 94/100 · Drink 1999-2019, Robert Parker, Apr 1999

The 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon (from 10-year old vines) may only have a "modest" 13.9% alcohol, yet it is a sensational wine. Its opaque saturated purple color is followed by copious amounts of cassis, earth, and spice aromas. There is superb concentration, huge body, outstanding purity, and a multi-dimensional, thick, viscous, concentrated finish. It is a blockbuster Cabernet Sauvignon that will be drinkable young because of low acidity, but will evolve for two decades. Importer: Dan Phillips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (888) 472-5283

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Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

94
94/100

Robert Parker

88
88/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

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88 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 88/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

Saturated ruby-red. Raspberry, chocolate and mint aromas. Similar flavors in the mouth, along with a note of stewed tomato. Some disjointed acids on the finish. Rich but rather rustic wine.

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Greenock Creek
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Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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