Any suggestions for a good 1997 red?
By Jessica Yadegaran
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 at 11:11 am in Uncategorized.
A friend of mine is looking for a relatively affordable red wine from the 1997 vintage. It’s a gift for someone.
It was a good year for Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon and Central Coast Pinot Noir. I’m not crazy about Paso Robles when it comes to more than five years of age, but I know she could get a reasonable price on a bottle of Justin Cab. Anyone got other ideas? Post them here. Thanks a lot!
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June 19th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Hi there Jessica! I suggest 1997 Ardente Atlas Peak Grande Riserva Cabernet ($56).
I don’t know if she has the time to try and buy something online, but I just recently had this wine and it’s doign phenomenal. It’s also one of favorite values for Napa Cab producers. Here’s some links below:
Purchase:
http://www.wellswine.com/results.php?categ=-1&srch=ardente&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
Review:
http://www.winelog.net/wines/wine/32873
Good luck to your friend and I’ll check in and see what other suggestions are given!
June 19th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Winespectator released a 1997 Napa Cabernet retrospective report a couple months ago. I am not too sure which ones were good and which ones weren’t but I remember the point of the article was that there were many wines that did not perform up to expectations. It was sort of a buyer beware article.
June 19th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Excellent, I’ll check it out. Thanks