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Top Rated 1997 Napa Cabernets

A wine list by Stephen Tanzer, Wine Writer, IWC
1997 produced an enormous crop, notable for sweetly tannic wines with noticeable bottle bouquet. One of the standout vintages in the 1990s, you would be hard-pressed to find any '97s left on a retail shelf, and consumers continue to pay top dollar online.
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1997 Dalla Valle Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Stephen Tanzer's Rating:
93 points. Saturated full ruby. A fruit bomb of a nose: cassis, blueberry, licorice and espresso, complicated by a floral topnote from the franc and a whiff of dark chocolate. Suave, chewy and very concentrated, with exce... more
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1997 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard Napa Valley

Stephen Tanzer's Rating:
92(+?) points. Full ruby-red. Expressive nose combines black raspberry, currant, black cherry, chocolate, tobacco and sandalwood. Lush and sweet but fresh, with a firm edge of acidity giving shape to the flavors. Big and ... more
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1997 Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Stags Leap District

Stephen Tanzer's Rating:
95 points. Saturated ruby. Inky aromas of black and bitter cherry, menthol and nut skin. Dense, thick and supple, with powerful underlying structure; still rather imploded on the palate but this possesses explosive fruit.... more
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1997 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley

Stephen Tanzer's Rating:
93(+?) points. Very good deep ruby-red. Superripe aromas of crystallized red berries, cassis, graphite and grilled nuts. Lush, sweet and minerally; already displays compelling inner-mouth complexity and superb delineation... more
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1997 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon To-Kalon Vineyard

Stephen Tanzer's Rating:
94 points. Black raspberry, minerals and flowers on the nose, plus an exotic suggestion of apricot. Dense, lush and large, with an impressively outsized structure, but bright acids give the flavors excellent delineation. ... more
Priced From: $895.00
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1997 Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill Napa Valley

Stephen Tanzer's Rating:
96 points. Saturated deep ruby. Extraordinarily deep nose features black raspberry, black cherry, smoke and leather. Great explosive middle is at once broodingly deep and incredibly sweet, without being overly roasted: fl... more
Average cost for wines on this list: $363.17