Spring Mountain 2002 Elivette Release Party with kk/xtal/stanley/mommy 2006/09/16

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2005	Pride Mountain Chardonnay, Napa Valley tropical, pineapple, floral, crisp, full body, acidic, orange blossom, very concentrated, vanilla oak - so - ws	37	*****
2004	Pride Mountain Cabernet Franc, Napa/Sonoma cedar, tobacco, tannic, plum, extremely long finish - so - ws	60	****
2004	Pride Mountain Merlot, Napa/Sonoma Pride Mountain's estate crosses two county lines, so they cannot use Napa Valley nor Estate keyword on their label. This one has 52% Napa merlot and 48% Sonoma merlot. blackcherry, violet, pencil lead, earth, complex, lacking mid palate at the moment, sage, oaky finish - so - ws	56	****½
2003	Pride Mountain Cabernet, Napa/Sonoma blackcherry jam, raspberry, tannic, long finish. 83% Napa cab, 18% Sonoma Cab - so - ws	64	****
2004	Pride Mountain Cabernet, Napa/Sonoma herbal, sage, raspberry, tannic, simple. 69% Napa, 31% Sonoma - so - ws	64	***
2005	Schweiger Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma lemon peel, grass, acidic, watery - so - ws	20	**
2004	Schweiger Chardonnay, Spring Mountain oak, butter, vanilla, concentrated, pineapple, creme brulee, long finish. - so - ws	30	****
2002	Schweiger Merlot, Spring Mountain restrained vanilla, sage, berry, simple - so - ws	38	***
2002	Schweiger Cabernet, Spring Mountain toasty, mocha, has depth, complex, berry, flatten quickly (this is quite common with Schweiger wines!) - so - ws	48	****
2000	Spring Mountain Elivette, Napa Valley cedar, raspberry, blackcurrant, licorice, anise, spicy, bitter, a hint of tea leaf finish - so - ws	90	****
2001	Spring Mountain Elivette, Napa Valley cherry, tannic, spicy, ink, licorice, anise, long finish, slightly hollow, french oak - so - ws	90	****
2002	Spring Mountain Elivette, Napa Valley licorice, cherry, blackberry, chocolate, jammy. Great balance of power and elegance. Has long lasting evolving expression. - so - ws	90	*****