2008 Sloan, Proprietary Red, Rutherford, Bottle (750ml)
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Rating:JS98/JD97/RP96+ Wine Critics: RP = Robert Parker
AG = Antonio Galloni
BH = BurgHound
JD = Jeb Dunnuck
LP = Lisa Perrotti-Brown
VM = Vinous Media
WS = Wine Spectator
JS = James Suckling
DR = Decanter
NYR = Not Yet Rated
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Rating:JS98/JD97/RP96+ Wine Critics: RP = Robert Parker
AG = Antonio Galloni
BH = BurgHound
JD = Jeb Dunnuck
LP = Lisa Perrotti-Brown
VM = Vinous Media
WS = Wine Spectator
JS = James Suckling
DR = Decanter
NYR = Not Yet Rated
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Product Description
JS98 "I am loving the structure to this wine. Exotic fruit with flowers, and lots going on. The tannins are very velvety, and have a super refined texture and a long, long finish. A fascinating wine. " JS Dec 2010
JD97 "The 2008 Proprietary Red is beautiful and is just now starting to show some evolution. Coming from a dry growing season and very tiny berries, it has perfumed red and black fruits as well as ample tobacco smoke, black olive, iron, and baking spice-like aromatics. This full-bodied, deep, beautifully concentrated and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon has another 20-25 years of prime drinking ahead of it." JD Jan. 2025
RP96+ "The 2008 SLOAN ESTATE is racy and totally elegant from start to finish. It shows gorgeous freshness and vibrancy in its expressive dark red fruit, flowers, licorice and tobacco. Today the 2008 comes across as a relatively understated, subdued vintage for this wine. It should be absolutely fabulous in another few years." AG for TWA Dec 2011
Robert Parker writes, "With fewer than ten vintages under their belt, it is amazing what proprietor Stuart Sloan and his winemaker, the talented Martha McClellan, have accomplished. Production is slightly above 600 cases, with the potential of 1,000 cases eventually coming from these beautiful hillside slopes above the Auberge du Soleil, on the eastern hillsides of Napa. These wines, meant for three decades of cellaring, tend to be blends of 80-85% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and a tiny dollop of Merlot." Published: Dec 21, 2009
JD97 "The 2008 Proprietary Red is beautiful and is just now starting to show some evolution. Coming from a dry growing season and very tiny berries, it has perfumed red and black fruits as well as ample tobacco smoke, black olive, iron, and baking spice-like aromatics. This full-bodied, deep, beautifully concentrated and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon has another 20-25 years of prime drinking ahead of it." JD Jan. 2025
RP96+ "The 2008 SLOAN ESTATE is racy and totally elegant from start to finish. It shows gorgeous freshness and vibrancy in its expressive dark red fruit, flowers, licorice and tobacco. Today the 2008 comes across as a relatively understated, subdued vintage for this wine. It should be absolutely fabulous in another few years." AG for TWA Dec 2011
Robert Parker writes, "With fewer than ten vintages under their belt, it is amazing what proprietor Stuart Sloan and his winemaker, the talented Martha McClellan, have accomplished. Production is slightly above 600 cases, with the potential of 1,000 cases eventually coming from these beautiful hillside slopes above the Auberge du Soleil, on the eastern hillsides of Napa. These wines, meant for three decades of cellaring, tend to be blends of 80-85% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and a tiny dollop of Merlot." Published: Dec 21, 2009