The Wine Club Saturday Tasting 2003/12/20

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
NV	Billecart Salmon Brut Rose, Champagne jammy full body, very complex, fruit, rose petal, mild berry flavor, lime, very creamy texture, impressive. - so - ws	52.99	*****
2001	HdV Chardonnay, Carneros pear, zest, full body, roasted oak, grapefruit, creamy finish - so - ws	38.99	****
2002	Far Niente Chardonnay, Napa Valley Pineapple, refreshing, concentrated, very long finish, some herbs - so - ws	36.99	****
2001	Flowers Chardonnay, Sonoma channel #5-like fragrant, opulent lemon, simple, lack back palate - so - ws	37.99	***
2000	Quintessa, Napa Valley raspberry, spicy oak, elegant, toasty oak, long finish. Somewhat different in impression as compare to the prevoius two tastings. - so - ws	69.99	****
2000	Far Niente Cabernet, Napa Valley raspberry, spicy cherry, plum, soy, olive - so - ws	69.99	****
1997	Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley jammy vanilla oak, well integrated, plum, cherry, tea leaves, licorice, mid finish. very different from tasting in Raymond's home (first Man-Man-Has-Wine-Drink reunion). - so - ws	64.99	****
2001	Ramey Jericho Canyon Cabernet, Napa Valley strong aroma of herb, vanilla, chocolate, earth, dusty, plummy, dark fruit, sweet oak, complex long finish - so - ws	79.99	*****
2000	Rudd Estate Red, Oakville a classic cassis, cloves, Opus One-like aroma, jammy, chocolate, toasty oak, thick and port like. - so - ws	79.99	*****
2000	Chateau Smith Haut Lafite, Pessac-Leognan coffee, earth, mineral, raspberry, cedar, tannic, oak, very long finish - so - ws	61.99	*****
2000	Chateau Angelus, St. Emilion coffee, earth, berries, currants, long finish - so - ws	159.99	****
2000	Chateau Monbousquet, St. Emilion pencil lead, plum, vanilla, not as concentrated as first tasting - so - ws	99.99	****
2000	Chateau Pavie Decasse, St. Emilion "corky" herbaceous aroma, still pretty fruity... would have been 5 stars if not for the herbaceous aroma. very extracting, tannic, berry, currant, plum, long finish - so - ws	96.99	****