Bryan Family 2006 Xmas Dinner 2006/12/25

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
NV	Champagne Rene Collard Cuvee Ultime, Champagne mineral, dry, crisp, quite hollow, may need airing, but at the moment not showing very well - so - ws	40	**
1997	Castello Banfi, Brunello di Montalcino tannic, dusty, smoke, sanguine, plum, tar, need time to air. - so - ws	52	****
2005	Lewis Chardonnay, Sonoma Crisp, pear, citrus, not very typical Lewis Chard, lacking butter. Full body, good finish. - so - ws	39	***
1995	Silver Oak, Napa Good cedar, pine wood, blackberry, vanilla, velvety tannin. - so - ws	100	****½
2003	Hestan Vineyard Cabernet, Napa Bordeaux varietals with a touch of syrah. Very concentrated with blackberry and the plumminess of new world syrah. Vanilla. Long finish. Lacking elegance perhaps. - so - ws	70	****½
2001	Shafer Cabernet, Napa blackcurrant, plum, vanilla, starting to develop secondary aromas, a little bit tired (bottle problem?), soft and velvety. - so - ws	40	****
1999	Lewis Reserve Cabernet, Napa anise, tar, toasty oak, perhaps a bit overly oaky. Inky. Deeply concentrated, long finish - so - ws	70	****½
2003	Far Niente Cabernet, Napa Cherry, raspberry, cassis, fruity, chalky, coarse tannin, somehow not very integrated - so - ws	80	***½