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1999

Clark-Claudon Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown

Tasted 24 February 2018 California · Napa Valley

Just cuz ya have it, doesn't mean you should serve it. Over the hill and dingy. Red currant, old leather, and dirt. Bitter and astringent throughout the attack. A dead wine at this point.

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2013

Clark-Claudon Cabernet Sauvignon Eternity

California · Napa Valley

Even more confusing than the standard Estate Cabernet, this Eternity ping-ponged from muddled and grapey, to bitter and astringent (especially on the back end). Some red and black currant, alcohol,…

Reviewed 24 February 2018
2005

Clark-Claudon Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown

California · Napa Valley

Less old than the 2001, which was less old than the 1999, these wines (even with this 2005 at a little more than a decade old) are just plain old. Based on the stewed, plummy exhibitions of the most…

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