Reviews of 2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
99 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
February 2005
A potentially perfect wine, which is in bottle after having spent 30 or so months in a combination of old and new oak...The 2001 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (a 1,300-case blend of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 27 months in oak) offers gorgeously fresh, lively, but super-concentrated fruit. Inky blue/purple to the rim, with a spectacular nose of creme de cassis, licorice, camphor, and a hint of vanilla, this wine is sensationally rich, has remarkable intensity, a multi-dimensional palate, and fabulous concentration and depth...should easily and effortlessly evolve for 20 or more years.
94 points, Stephen Tanzer
May 2004
...High-pitched nose dominated by black cherry and minerals. Then almost shockingly sweet and creamy in the mouth, like an essence of dark mountain berries and bright minerality. Remarkably pure for a wine at this level of density...
96 points, Wine Spectator
November 2004
Phenomenal wine, with seductive spicy, mocha and chocolaty oak aromas and ripe, rich, plush currant and blackberry flavors that are deeply concentrated; reveals extra layers of complexity and depth and finishes with a potent burst of ripe flavors. No denying its tannic strength, but this wine packs a wallop of fruit as well...
