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1998 Viader Vineyards Proprietary Red Wine

Proprietary Blend: 1500ml

$119.99

about this wine:

63% cabernet sauvignon and 37% cabernet franc

See Ratings and Reviews
points awarded:
WS 95

88 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2000

This restrained 1998 (a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Cabernet Franc) recalls a Medoc claret. The wine unfolds gracefully on the palate to reveal flavors of black currants, tar, earth, creamy vanillin, and subtle oak. A medium to full-bodied, stylish, elegant red that requires some introspection, this impressive offering...


89 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, May 2001

...Mellow aromas of plum and woodsmoke. Supple and plummy in the mouth, with subtle notes of chocolate and tobacco. A fairly approachable wine already, finishing with ripe tannins and good length...


95 points,

Wine Spectator, February 2001

Extraordinarily rich, deep, complex and concentrated, yet remarkably elegant and graceful, this deft red blend reveals layers of exotic spice, black cherry, currant, coffee, tobacco and cedary notes ending in a long, complex aftertaste...


88 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2000

This restrained 1998 (a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Cabernet Franc) recalls a Medoc claret. The wine unfolds gracefully on the palate to reveal flavors of black currants, tar, earth, creamy vanillin, and subtle oak. A medium to full-bodied, stylish, elegant red that requires some introspection, this impressive offering...


89 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, May 2001

...Mellow aromas of plum and woodsmoke. Supple and plummy in the mouth, with subtle notes of chocolate and tobacco. A fairly approachable wine already, finishing with ripe tannins and good length...


95 points,

Wine Spectator, February 2001

Extraordinarily rich, deep, complex and concentrated, yet remarkably elegant and graceful, this deft red blend reveals layers of exotic spice, black cherry, currant, coffee, tobacco and cedary notes ending in a long, complex aftertaste...


About Winery

The VIADER vineyards are located 1200 feet above the Napa Valley floor just northeast of St. Helen a on the steep, rocky slopes of Howell Mountain. The first wine produced was the 1989 VIADER Proprietary Cabernet blend that features Cabernet Franc with a significant component of Cabernet Sauvignon.

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