The Wine Club Saturday Tasting: California Cabernet 2006/10/1

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2001	Kenwood Artist Series Cabernet, Sonoma earthy, acidic, raspberry, dusty - so - ws	46	***
2001	Galleron Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet, Napa tea leaves, smoky, plum, very dark, sweet oak, a little hint of saltiness - so - ws	80	***
2002	BV Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet, Napa dusty, tea, cassis, cherry, elegant - so - ws	70	****½
2003	Robert Mondavi Cabernet, Oakville esther, herbs, licorice, blackberry, hollow finish - so - ws	30	***½
2003	Vine Cliff Cabernet, Oakville no nose, earth, blackberry, plum, one dimensional, but good finish - so - ws	42	***½
2003	Philip Togni Cabernet, Napa green pepper, cheese, tight, blackberry, astringent, awkward. Bad bottle? - so - ws	85	*
2003	Etude Cabernet, Napa elegant plum, oak, cedar, long finish. Great balance. - so - ws	80	*****
2003	Sequoia Grove Cabernet, Napa earth, men's room, berries, oak, long finish, hollow mid palate - so - ws	28	****
2003	Quintessa, Napa earth, dusty, strawberry, inky, complex long finish - so - ws	100	*****
2003	Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet, Napa green, berries, coffee, long finish - so - ws	100	****
2003	Lail J. Daniel Cuvee, Napa porcini, astringent, licorice, berries, vanilla, sweet oak - so - ws	85	****½