1997 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Sonoma/Napa Counties

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WS 92

RP 97

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About Pride Mountain Vineyards

Nestled above the Spring Mountain fog, on the Napa-Sonoma county line, Pride Mountain Vineyard sits on a former 340-acre agricultural Summit Ranch. In 1989, when Jim and Carolyn Pride purchased the spread they planned on growing grapes to sell, but soon caught the bug and built a winery.

Producer: Pride Mountain Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: California
Region: Other California

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94(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2000

Saturated bright dark ruby. Penetrating aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice, shoe polish and violet. Extremely concentrated and dense; huge structure matched by uncanny sweetness of fruit. Already offers compelling inner-mouth perfume. This is considerably more tannic than the winery's regular cabernet, but the tannins spread out to coat the entire palate. Really extraordinary fruit here.

92 Points | Wine Spectator

97 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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