The Wine Club Saturday Tasting: Cabernets! 2008/12/20

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2005	Cakebread Cabernet, Napa Valley cassis, plum, chocolate, full body, chalky, hint of mint and licorice - so - ws	65	****
2005	Cain Five, Napa Valley olive, blackberry jam, slightly bitter like orange peel, full body, long finish - so - ws	109	****
2005	BV Georges de la Tour Private Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley Dusty oak, red plum, concentrated but simple, hollow metallic finish - so - ws	90	***½
2004	Hewitt Cabernet, Rutherford blueberry, lively, currant, chocolate, med finish - so - ws	65	****
2006	Caymus Special Select Cabernet, Napa Valley orange spice, blackcurrant, Earl Grey, long finish, soft tannin, very attractive. Still grapy due to young age. - so - ws	150	*****
2003	Silver Oak, Napa Valley cherry, long but abrupt finish, hint of curry - so - ws	100	****½
2005	Joseph Phelps Insignia, Napa Valley balanced, blackberry, vanilla, spicy oak, med body, med finish, rather simple, disappointing - so - ws	100	****
2005	Provenance Beckstoffer To Kalon Cabernet, Napa Valley herbal, licorice, vanilla, olive, concentrated long finish, med body. - so - ws	70	****
2005	Palazzo Cabernet, Napa Valley dusty tar, blackberry, eucalyptus, simple - so - ws	65	***
2005	Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley complex, cedar, blackcurrant, blackberry, hint of dust, licorice - so - ws	125	*****
2005	Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley chalky oak, raspberry, mint, over oaked, long finish. Not my taste. Second time with same note. I need to refund my remaining bottle and get a ... Groth - so - ws	90	****
2005	Dominus, Napa Valley This is weird. Every time I taste Dominus, it is ... no nose, shut down, complex but unable to judge. I don't know if it will ever open up. I would rahter buy 3 Napanooks (Dominus 2nd wine) with this price (and still have $10 left) - so - ws	132	n/a
2005	Groth Reserve Cabernet, Oakville Wine of the day or perhaps wine of the year... blueberry, beautiful floral nose, chocolate, raspberry, complex, hint of eucalyptus. Need to have a bigger mouthful... this is new vine. They have stopped producing reserve cab since 2000 to wait for the new vines to produce. 2nd time a brand new vine impressed me... remember 2000 Rudd Oakville Red - so - ws	140	*****
2005	Chateau Montelena Estate Cabernet, Napa Valley orangle flower, jelly candy, raspberry, astringent, chalky, tannin, long finish - so - ws	113	****½