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"...where a cool breeze flows over the vineyard every day allowing the grapes to ripen slowly & evenly."
1999
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1999
Benchmark Wine Group
1999 Marston Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
“A killer new Cab from winemaker Philippe Melka who also makes Bryant, Quintessa, etc. Great stuff and refreshingly old-school, stylistically. That is: balanced, tannic, burly, with a serious core of cassis. No gooey oak, flabby texture or sour finish here. And 100% Cabernet! Think Heitz, Caymus, Diamond Creek, Beringer Private Reserve. An excellent keeper for the cellar. You could give it 25 years of life. The vineyard has a great history and no other Cabs we tasted were close to this one.
Wine News
February/March 2003
Marston Family 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon - Spring Mountain, Napa Valley
91 Points | Marston Family Vineyard
“Blue-black hue with a garnet rim. Spicy scents of black plum, blackberry, maple, new oak, cinnamon and mint. Tight, youthful flavors of black currant, black cherry, chocolate, tabaccoand toasted oak. Youthful finishrife with promise.”
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Wine Spectator
October 31, 2002 (Napa Issue)
1999 Cabernet Sauvignon - Spring Mountain
Score: 90 | Marston Family Vineyard
“Dense and tightly wound, with compact, concentrated currant, blackberry, herb, cedar and spice, turning elegant and firm on the finish. Best from 2004 through 2012. 500 Cases made.” – James Laube
Wine & Spirits
December, 2003
The Year’s Best Cabernet
95 Points | Marston Family Vineyard $60 1999 Napa Valley - Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon
Named Number One Cabernet out of 875 wines tasted.
“This glows with heady, autumnal scents of apple orchards, chestnut honey and beeswax all hovering over a tight core of fruit, potent and unyielding. It feels natural, a Spring Mountain classic to cellar for ten years or more.”
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