Colgin IX Estate
| Vintage: | 2002 |
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| Description: | "Another perfect wine, which has turned out even better than I anticipated seven years ago, is the estate wine, the 2002 Ix Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot from the hillsides above the winery (one of the most gorgeous vineyards Ive ever seen in the world). Yields were a frightening one-half ton per acre. Like all of Colgins 2002s, as this wine sat in the glass it seemed to change and improve every 20 seconds or so. Gorgeous black/plum/purple in color, much like the Tychson Hill, it offers up a completely different set of aromatics, ranging from Asian soy to damp forest floor to hints of mountain laurel, lavender, roasted meats, a touch of pepper, and wonderfully sweet blackberry and cassis fruit. Some charcoal and subtle barbecue smoke are also present in this extraordinary statement, which has also evolved at a relatively rapid pace. It seems fully mature by most standards yet should hold at this plateau for at least a decade. What is remarkable about all of these wines is that they were aged in 100% new French oak, but the oak has gone into total hiding." - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #201 (Jun 29, 2012) |
| Price: | $ 675.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Belmont Wine Exchange
| Address: |
1091 Industrial Road, Suite 107 San Carlos, CA 94070 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 888-802-9929 |
| Telephone (regular): | 650-802-9463 |
| Fax: | 650-802-9465 |
First added to 1000 Corks on January 2, 2015.
