The Wine Club Saturday Tasting: Napa vs Sonoma. With Wilson 2008/04/05

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2004	Simi Landslide, Alexander Valley blackcurrants, plum, vanilla, hint of flower - so - ws	26.99	***½
2002	Stonestreet Legacy, Alexander Valley blackberry, hint of mint, mature, prune?, sweet long finish - so - ws	49.99	****½
2003	Chalk Hill Estate, Sonoma sweet, cherry, spicy, long finish, somewhat overripe - so - ws	44.99	****
2004	Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages, Sonoma spicy cherry, chocolate, mild earth, pleasant long finish, has Alexander Valley characteristics - so - ws	54.99	****
2002	Arrowood Reserve Speciale Cabernet, Sonoma cassis, dark chocolate, full body, spice, long finish - so - ws	79.99	*****
2004	Volker Eisele, Napa Valley honey, blackberry, chalky, american oak, long finish - so - ws	34.99	****
2005	Cakebread Cabernet, Napa Valley butter, beef, jammy plum, hot, mid finish - so - ws	64.99	****
2005	Parallel Cabernet, Napa Valley "new cult wine", blueberry, raspberry, cherry, super long finish, complex and jammy, excellent wine although I usually prefer darker fruit in Napa cabs. - so - ws	49.99	****½
2003	Flora Springs Rutherford Hillside Reserve Cabernet, Napa Valley raspberry, orange zest, integrated, hint of earth - so - ws	79.99	****
2005	Forman Cabernet, Napa Valley cassis, jammy, ink, long finish - so - ws	74.99	****
2005	Paul Hobbs Cabernet, Napa Valley jammy blackberry, plum, inky, chocolate, super concentration, long finish - so - ws	75.99	*****