WINE =======: 2001 Provenance Vineyards Rutherford Cabernet
AOC         : Napa
Tasting Date: 2005-02-02
Varietal    : Cabernet Sauvignon
Score       : 91
Country     : USA
State       : California

Notes
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Ruby to purple in color with no traces of aging at the edge.
 Nose of earth and medicinal herbs with an alcoholic
presence. This is a fruit bomb wine without the comparable
tannins to back it up and turn it into a great wine.  There
is a noticeable finish but this wine has an alcoholic tinge
that seems to take away from the crispness that I feel would
be necessary to catapult this wine into a superior ranking. 
Maybe the wine is closing down?  I have had other wines from
this vineyard that had more of a backbone than this one. 
Nonetheless, this is a hefty, full-bodied cabernet that I
wish had more barrel aging.
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