95
points
Sycamore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Freemark Abbey Winery

Sycamore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

2002 Rutherford
$375
750ml
Not a historical or directOnly product
BROWSING ONLY
Description
This Napa Valley classic hails from the famed Rutherford Bench and exudes opulence and power. Black currant and boysenberry notes dominate the aroma, with dark chocolate truffle, cocoa powder, crimini mushrooms and earth adding to the complexity. This wine has great depth of black fruit flavors with a strong expression of sweet black cherry and beautiful notes of cedar and pipe tobacco. This full-bodied red wine is firm with acidity that creates a lovely, long finish.
Acclaim
95
points
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
RP 7/2012
93
points
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
JC 5/2022
This powerful red wine is dominated by flavors of dark fruit with cherry jam, toast, cocoa and baking spices. Integrated oak adds spice. Tobacco and briar flavors add complexity.

Aromas

  • Dark Fruit Dark Fruit
  • Cherry Jam Cherry Jam
  • Baking Spices Baking Spices

Flavors

  • Jam Jam
  • Cocoa Cocoa
  • Briar Briar

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RECENT TASTING NOTES

At nearly 20 years of age, the deep garnet-hued 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Sycamore (part of this year's annual library release) shows some brick at the rim and offers up classic cigar-box aromas of dried tobacco, cedar and vanilla, plus ample notions of dried fruit. It's medium to full-bodied, plush and velvety in feel, with a lingering finish and softly dusty tannins. Fully mature but in no danger of drying out soon, it should continue to drink well for at least another three or four years.
Robert M. Parker Jr., Robert Parker Wine Advocate, 7/2012