The Wine Club Saturday Tasting with Hermann. Cal Cab. 2007/12/08

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2005	Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Artemis, Napa Valley The first Artemis I'm satisfied with. Sandlewood, soil, blackberry, dried thyme, concentrated, short on finish, hint of lavender or violet. - so - ws	43.99	****
2004	Groth Cabernet, Oakville popcorn butter, vanilla, sweet plum, cedar, long finish - so - ws	44.99	****½
2004	Terra Valentine Wurtle Vineyard Cabernet, Spring Mountain chalky, full body, earthy, coffee, plum, ink - so - ws	49.99	****
2004	Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cepages, Sonoma violet, blackcurrant, tannic, slightly meaty, very long finish - so - ws	54.99	****½
2004	Terra Valentine Yverdon Vineyard Cabernet, Spring Mountain fragrant, alcohol, haut-medoc like earth, blackberry liquer, tannic, med to long finish - so - ws	57.99	****
2002	La Jota 21st Anniversary, Howell Mountain sandalwood, cedar, blackcurrant, jammy, earth, long finish, very well mature nose. - so - ws	64.99	****½
2005	Darioush Cabernet, Napa Valley grapy, spicy, plum, new oak, way overpriced - so - ws	75.99	****
2004	Rubicon Cask Cabernet, Napa Valley cassis, raspberry, thyme, jammy, tannic, tight - so - ws	64.99	***½
2003	Rubicon, Napa Valley earth, blackcurrant, jammy, vanilla, short, way over priced - so - ws	99.99	****
2004	Paul Hobbs Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet, Napa Valley raisin, overripe, raspbery chocolate, cherry liqueur, valpolicella like nose, port like, reduced, too sweet, may have residual sugar, yuck. Ridiculously priced, flawed winemaking technique. If price were taken into consideration, one star. May be an off bottle, as this does not match WS description. - so - ws	169.99	***