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TN: Joseph Moda Cabernet Merlot 1999
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:51 pm
by The more the better
This is one sensational wine. Needed about an hour to open up but when it did there was an abundance of fruit and some nice acid. A little earthy but very classy and a long finish with a fair whack of tannin. Still has plenty of life ahead. I am glad I have a six pack left. [color=brown]18/20[/color]
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:39 am
by n4sir
I thought this was absolutely stunning when it was released - I haven't tried it since, but luckily have a magnum stashed away in the cellar.
The 1999 is an underrrated vintage for Joseph Moda Cabernet Merlot, which ironically is pretty underrated itself. I thought it was a little tough to lose its Langton's classification - then again Irvine's Grand Merlot lost its classification too, also probably because of lack of sales/dipping auction price as opposed to an actual drop in quality/consistency.
Cheers,
Ian
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:21 pm
by Craig(NZ)
Irvine's Grand Merlot lost its classification too
only tried it a handful of times but it never spun my wheels
The 1999 is an underrrated vintage for Joseph Moda Cabernet Merlot,
Anyone tried the 1998 version recently??