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Bryant Family Vineyard, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Proprietor Grown, 1999

Red Wine from California, United States
by Bryant Family Vineyard
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The cooler, more structured counterpart to Bryant's mid-90s bottlings: 1999 gave Napa a long, mild growing season and a remarkably dry stretch from April through October, and the Cabernets it produced carry a real backbone of acid. Helen Turley made this one too — she was winemaker from the first vintage in 1992 through 2001 — from the estate's Pritchard Hill vineyard above Lake Hennessey, farmed by David Abreu and planted entirely to Cabernet Sauvignon. That acid spine has held the wine together: at twenty-seven years it is mature, savory and still in shape, though it is sitting at its peak rather than climbing. Decant off the sediment and drink it over the course of an evening. From a private cellar.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"Full medium-deep ruby. Knockout nose of currant, roasted stone, tobacco, leather and smoked meat, all lifted by sexy oak tones. Lush, sweet and extremely concentrated, with the trademark seamlessness shown by Turley's wines of all varietal persuasions. Strongly minerally, with a complicating note of dried herbs. A horizontal wine that spreads out impressively on the palate; tannins are broad and sweet. Tasting these three vintages from youngest to oldest offered a fascinating illustration of how masterful elevage enables a wine from an outstanding site to grow in dimension and complexity. Certainly among the two or three stars of this vintage."

Robert Parker

95 points

"Readers wanting more structure and a Bordeaux-like tannin profile should check out the 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon. It is as close to a premier cru Bordeaux as Bryant may ever achieve. The tannin possesses a structure and astringency reminiscent of a young Bordeaux. The nose offers up scents of melted licorice, smoky barbecue, truffles, earth, blackberries, currants, coffee, graphite, and blueberries. It is more obviously muscular and less seductive than the 2000 or 2001, because the tannin is more aggressive. The finish is exceptionally long. The antithesis of the 2000, the 1999 will require patience." —Robert M. Parker, Jr.

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Perfect Pairings

Roast prime rib, grilled lamb chops, duck with black cherry, or aged Comté and other hard cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Mature and savory: black currant and dried cherry with cedar, tobacco leaf and earth. Full-bodied but fresh, with fine resolved tannins and a lifted finish.