The Wine Club Saturday Tasting: Bordeaux and Cal. Cab 2006/12/23

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
1996	Duhart-Milon, Pauillac green pepper, cedar, acidic, blackcurrant, one dimensional - so - ws	52.99	***
2001	Calon Segur, St. Estephe esther, cherry, raspberry, long finish but simple, acidic, tight - so - ws	54.99	***
2003	Lynch Bages, Pauillac toasy oak, blackberry, coffee, complex, tight - so - ws	72.99	****½
2003	Monbousquet, St. Emilion smoky, jammy, toffee, chocolate, nutmeg, orange, long finish - so - ws	54.99	****½
2003	Bellevue Mondotte, St. Emilion tea, mild cheese, boysenberry, vanilla, super complex, super long finish, super concentrated. Lovely. 100 points to me. - so - ws	199.99	*****
2000	Pichon Baron, Pauillac green pepper, fried tofu, soy bean sauce, tannic, raspberry, acidic - so - ws	129.99	****½
2004	Caymus Cabernet, Napa jammy, port like, marzipan, plum, cassis, interesting balance of black and red fruit. - so - ws	64.99	****
2003	Stag's Leap Wine Cellars "Fay" Cabernet, Napa elegant nose of cloves, vanilla. Raspberry, cherry, earth, toasty oak - so - ws	69.99	****
2003	Whitehall Lane Reserve Cabernet, Napa inky, plum, jammy, spicy, tight, cassis - so - ws	64.99	****
2002	Emilio's Terrace Reserve Cabernet, Oakville tannic, oaky, overly oaky, spicy, blackberry, chocolate, pepper, long finish - so - ws	49.99	***½
2003	Merryvale Profile, Napa complex, plum, earth, tannic, fragrant oak, chalky, long finish - so - ws	84.99	*****
2004	Philip Togni Cabernet, Napa earth, licorise, Chinese herb tea, green pepper, cassis, chalky, astringently hot, long finish. Strangely unlikeable. - so - ws	89.99	***