Hourglass Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

In recent tastings, the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon performed even better than my lofty review in December, 2003. An extraordinary wine made by Pride Mountain's Bob Foley, it exhibits smoky, toasty oak scents intermixed with black currant liqueur, licori... Robert Parker. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from California in USA. 2001 Hourglass Cabernet Sauvignon 1500ml

November 2009

Rating: 91/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 114, May/June 2004 ($90) Good full medium ruby. High-pitched aromas of violet, mint and bitter chocolate, with a hint of eucalyptus. Fat and sweet on entry, then quite lively in the middle, with distinctly rocky flavors of blackberry, shoe polish and black licorice, plus a whiff of fennel. From vines planted in 1992 on a southeast-facing knoll rich in boulders and shale; the fruit used to be sold to Duckhorn. Strong on personality. (The 2002 version, with its superripe aromas of cassis, graphite and spice cake and its liqueur-like concentration of fruit, should be at least as successful as the 2001.)

IWC 91 (6/2004): Good full medium ruby. High-pitched aromas of violet, mint and bitter chocolate, with a hint of eucalyptus. Fat and sweet on entry, then quite lively in the middle, with distinctly rocky flavors of blackberry, shoe polish and black licorice, plus a whiff of fennel. From vines planted in 1992 on a southeast-facing knoll rich in boulders and shale; the fruit used to be sold to Duckhorn. Strong on personality.

October 2008

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January 2009

In recent tastings, the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon performed even better than my lofty review in December, 2003. An extraordinary wine made by Pride Mountain’s Bob Foley, it exhibits smoky, toasty oak scents intermixed with black currant liqueur, licori... Robert Parker. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from California in USA. 2001 Hourglass Cabernet Sauvignon 1500ml

May 2009

Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 06/15/04