1999 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa
Decanted for 90 minutes...significant sediment.
Deep red, almost black color. The nose was dominated by black fruit, blueberries, oak and a swampy aroma that reminded me of "dime store turtle water".** Fortunately this swampiness blew off after a few minutes in the decanter. Overall, this bottle was a definite disappointment. Yeah, the flavors were pleasant enough, but it lacked excitement/cut. The tannins were soft and just about completely resolved. The finish was clipped/short.
I'm hoping this was just a weird bottle or I caught it in a 'tweener stage as I have 5 more in the cellar. It was definitely not worth the tariff, which IIRC was $35-$40 upon release.
Anyone else tasted this recently?
Bill
** A tip of the hat to Kim Adams for originally coining this descriptor.