K&L Saturday Tasting: 97/98 California Cabernet 2001/2/17

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
1997	Columbia Crest Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley purple, olive, plum, salty-feel, tannic, pepper - so - ws	21.99	**
1997	Cain Five, Napa Valley barnyardy aroma, spicy oak, berry, unbalanced, very tannic - so - ws	74.99	**
1998	T-Vine Red Cuvee, Napa Valley candy blackcurrant and cassis, pleasant, mild oak. - so - ws	43.95	****
1998	Wellington Mohrhardt Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma Green bell pepper, blackberry, concentrated, chalky - so - ws	16.99	***
1997	Artesa Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley peppery, oaky, spice, simple, lacking mid palate - so - ws	28.99	***
1998	Plumpjack Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville inky color, earthy, spicy, raspberry, very complex, very big - so - ws	45.99	*****
1998	La Jota 17th Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain classic blackcurrant, vanilla, concentrated but simple, supple, smooth - so - ws	71.99	*****