Napa Cabernet Notes

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n Rutherford. It felt a lot like an amarone. I was very close to getting th is one , but wanted to hold onto my money and see what the others had to sh ow.

very closed now. I waited for it in the glass to open up over the course of an hour and its just not ready to drink. I dont have the patience and cond itions at home for this kind of wine.

ey were both 140$ and was quite similar. The extra taste confirmed that the y were indeed pretty close to eachother. despite the age difference they we re on the same development stage.

and tannin, which is why it is more for long time cellaring, while if you w ant a Latour to drink earlier, clone 4 is a good substitute.

s not a good thing haha.

et Sauvignon 2006.

efer the Knights, as it is more earthy while the napa is fruitier. Also bei ng cheaper, this is win win.

e was the carneros Modern Heritage Pinot Noir. I normally prefer russian ri ver pinot for the darker fruits and rougher texture, while carneros is norm ally fresher redder fruit and lacking body and structure, but this one was just wonderful.

my surprise it was the best of all the wines I had today. So Beringer is no t just all about appearances and celebrity name after all. Turns out they a lso ripped me off for it as they charged almost the same as the vintage my winestore has (2009) , while 2006 was cheaper (albeit sold out). Thats the trouble of not having internet roaming activated on the phone.

We are having a wine dinner with Trujillo, the wine maker for Sequoia Grove and now his own Trujillo wines next month. It is a traveling show they cal l "mi casa es su casa". Michael is doing to get out his new wines but he wi ll be bringing 5 Sequoia Grove wines as well. Will report them after the ev ent.

Thanks for the notes, made good reading.

-E

elop into *****.

n Rutherford. It felt a lot like an amarone. I was very close to getting th is one , but wanted to hold onto my money and see what the others had to sh ow.

very closed now. I waited for it in the glass to open up over the course of an hour and its just not ready to drink. I dont have the patience and cond itions at home for this kind of wine.

ey were both 140$ and was quite similar. The extra taste confirmed that the y were indeed pretty close to eachother. despite the age difference they we re on the same development stage.

and tannin, which is why it is more for long time cellaring, while if you w ant a Latour to drink earlier, clone 4 is a good substitute.

s not a good thing haha.

et Sauvignon 2006.

efer the Knights, as it is more earthy while the napa is fruitier. Also bei ng cheaper, this is win win.

e was the carneros Modern Heritage Pinot Noir. I normally prefer russian ri ver pinot for the darker fruits and rougher texture, while carneros is norm ally fresher redder fruit and lacking body and structure, but this one was just wonderful.

my surprise it was the best of all the wines I had today. So Beringer is no t just all about appearances and celebrity name after all. Turns out they a lso ripped me off for it as they charged almost the same as the vintage my winestore has (2009) , while 2006 was cheaper (albeit sold out). Thats the trouble of not having internet roaming activated on the phone.

Haven't had a Seqouia Grove in ages but will try a bottle soon. Thanks for the notes and the reminder!