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ojeffso

warren, new jersey

Wine Lover
Posts:4877

11/14/2002 11:05 PM
these wines were two of four i drank last night with my work wine buddies. all four bottles were from reverie. i first must state, i have always enjoyed their wines, but found they tend not to be good qpr's. i took no notes, so the opinions are general. 1995 reverie cabernet diamond mountain-dark purple, very nice nose. medium to full body, good fruit which was well integrated with the tannins. a very good finish and a nice wine. a little more complexity would have pushed it to excellent. i believe this wine went for $30-35 at time of release. rp88, me89. 1995 reverie cabernet diamond mountain special reserve- the big brother of the cab. similar, but everything was bigger including much more concentration, complexity, and finish. this wine was much better than i remembered the last time i tasted it. drinking very much like a st.julien. at release this wine went for $55-60. i bought some at auction for about $42 including commissions. rp90,me92-93

love_cab_chard User is Offline

Master of Wine
Posts:12467

11/14/2002 11:12 PM
This is funny. I bought the '95 about a year ago. I will tell this funny story. I agree on the Ratings for this Wine. I gave the Diamond Mountain(Reg) about a 90 & your TNs are right-on. Good Wine. That's all. Here is the funny part: I go into a Store (about a year ago) & see the '95 for $30.00. Other stores had it for about $50.00. I buy 6 bottles & tell the salesman, "WOW, still $30.00, not bad." Should have kept my BIG mouth Shut. I come back next week, they are selling it for $45.00. I skip this time.

winebrat

Sacramento, Ca.

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Posts:2326

11/25/2002 6:39 AM
Do you think the reserve is going to hold together for another 5 years?

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ojeffso

warren, new jersey

Wine Lover
Posts:4877

11/25/2002 9:32 PM
winebrat-the special reserve still has plenty of time left. the regular reserve could probably go another five years, but i think it will be best enjoyed sooner.

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