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- doddles - 01-02-2001
I saw some 1991 Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon (West Australian) in a local store for US$18.99 a bottle. Anyone know what this would be like? Is the price right (for a good 1991 wine it seems like a good price). The store is a good wine shop, so I think the wine's been stored properly.
Doddles
- Drew - 01-02-2001
doddles, welcome. This is what Wine Spectator says about the wine...they're not the sole authority and I have no experience with the wine but you make the choice.
1991
Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Cape Mentelle $19.00 77 points
Australia - rated on 10/31/95
Earthy, mildewy flavors rob this red of its charm, killing the fruit.
Drew
- doddles - 01-03-2001
Thanks Drew,
Actually I did manage to find some reviews of the wine, which were quite good, but written some time ago. For example, James Halliday, a very well respected Australian wine maker and writer, gave it a very high rating in 1995, but said that it was in its prime then. So perhaps it's well past its prime now.
- Drew - 01-03-2001
That was the only reference to the wine that I could find and why I added that the Speculator wasn't the last word. Who knows, if the storage was good you just might have a fun night...have a back up bottle, though.
Drew