Napa Tour with Dad Dad and Ma Ma 2007/04/15

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2005	Darioush Chardonnay, Napa Valley oak, toast, very flavorful, floral, pear, long finish - so - ws	41	****½
2004	Darioush Merlot, Napa Valley spicy, plum, chocolate, prune, long finish, slightly bitter - so - ws	44	****
2004	Darioush Shiraz, Napa Valley plum, jammy, spicy, chocolate, long finish - so - ws	64	****
2004	Darioush Cabernet, Napa Valley spicy, jammy, cherry, cassis, pleasant - so - ws	74	***½
2005	Chimney Rock Fume Blanc, Napa Valley watery, pineapple, grassy - so - ws	20	*
2000	Chimney Rock Cabernet, Stags Leap District raspberry, mint, short finish - so - ws	60	**
2003	Chimney Rock Cabernet, Stags Leap District earth, coffee, vanilla, cherry, herbs - so - ws	58	***½
2004	Chimney Rock Cabernet, Stags Leap District plum, raspberry, stags leap character, balanced, med to long finish - so - ws	58	****
2002	Chimney Rock Elevage, Stags Leap District cherry, balanced, vanilla - so - ws	78	****
2005	Signorello Luvisi Vineyard Zinfandel, Napa Valley jammy boysenberry - so - ws	36	***½
2003	Signorello Estate Cabernet, Napa Valley chocolate, plummy, silky velvety, tobacco finish - so - ws	40	****
2000	Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley wet earth, cherry, concentrated, herbal, tannic, hot - so - ws	100	****
2000	Robert Mondavi To Kalon Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley blackcherry, tea, earth, full body, balanced, vanilla, spice, herbal, long long finish - so - ws	125	*****
2001	Robert Mondavi To Kalon Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley blackberry, coffee, spice, tight - so - ws	100	****
2001	Robert Mondavi To Kalon Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley pine wood, incense, clove, toasty oak, full body, blackberry, cocoa, long finish - so - ws	125	*****
2000	Whitehall Lane Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley sweet plum, coffee, pepper, simple but concentrated - so - ws	50	***½
2001	Whitehall Lane Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley cassis, plum, tannic, hint of almond, simple, long finish - so - ws	50	****
2002	Whitehall Lane Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley leather, steak, plum, vanilla, astringent, very long finish - so - ws	75	****½
2003	Whitehall Lane Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley blackcurrant, violet, vanilla, fruit forward, less complex than previous tasting - so - ws	75	****½
2004	Whitehall Lane Cabernet, Napa Valley bordeaux style, chocolate, dark plum, less concentrated than the reserve, astringent - so - ws	40	***½
2003	Sequoia Grove Cabernet, Napa Valley very concentrated, clove, toasty oak, plum, coffee, full body, med to long finish - so - ws	32	****
2003	Sequoia Grove Reserve Cabernet, Rutherford blackcherry, cloves, vanilla, chocolate, long finish - so - ws	55	****½
2002	Sequoia Grove Reserve Cabernet, Rutherford cloves, vanilla, cocoa, blackcherry - so - ws	65	****½