Napa trip with Sandy, Stanley, mommy, fe. Lunch at Rutherford Grill. Dinner at Ad Hoc. 2007/12/19

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2004	Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley Pinewood, cinnamon, plum, spicy, tannic, multidimensional. Long finish. - so - ws	125	*****
2003	Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley oak, soil, blackberry, less complex, med finish - so - ws	125	***½
2002	Robert Mondavi Vine Hill Vineyard Cabernet, Napa Valley Soil, green pepper, blackberry, thyme, olive - so - ws	85	***½
1999	Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley jalapeno, blackberry, soil, mature, long finish - so - ws	125	****½
2004	Opus One, Napa Valley subtle oak, coffee, chocolate, cloves, ink, hint of mineral, very chalky, alcohol, short to med finish - so - ws	180	****
2005	Del Dotto Caves Merlot, Napa Valley black cherry, spicy, powerful, vanilla, deep, coffee, lightly earthy - so - ws	39	****½
2005	n/a, Napa Valley blueberry, pomegranate, fruity, pleasant - so - ws	45	***½
2005	n/a, Napa Valley cassis, pepper, vanilla, lighter body, long finish - so - ws	58	****
2005	n/a, St. Helena Missouri U-Stave refers to the oak used (American). Del Dotto has dozens and dozens of barrel types and they don't blend. So they label each bottle with the oak also. Fragrant wood, very perfumy, chocolate, raisin, unique, violet, black cherry, med to long finish - so - ws	85	*****
2005	n/a, Napa Valley a meritage, blackcherry, choclate, cassis, raspberry, balanced, nothing stands out - so - ws	85	****½
2006	n/a, Napa Valley private barrel not sold. port like, spicy, plummy, pomegranate, chocolate, forest earth, very long finish. Very good. 2006 should be a better year than 2005 if this is a normal representative. - so - ws	n/a	*****