94 pts – Wine Advocate
The 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa looks to be one of the finest wines made by the winemaking team of proprietor Justin Meyer and winemaker/viticulturist Daniel Baron. The 1997 Napa is an impressive effort. A blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, this wine has a flamboyant nose of fruitcake, licorice, Asian spice, black currants, and toasty wood. Deep, opulent, viscous, intense, chewy, and thick, it is a classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon made in an all-American oak lovers’ style. It should drink well for 12-15 years.- Robert M. Parker, Jr. (12/2000)
87 pts – Wine Spectator
Aromas of mint, dill and bay leaf are sleek and focused on the palate, joined by dry currant, lead pencil and cedar notes. Best of three bottles.–’97 California Cabernet retrospective. Drink now. 17,000 cases made. — JL (02/2008)
90 pts – Vinous
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