| The Super Cali Extra Delicious Quite A Cabernicious Tasting |
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This Past Friday, May 13th, the stage was set and the gauntlet had been
thrown down. We had eleven of Napa Valley's Big Gun Super California
Cabernet Sauvignons and Meritages going head to head in a blind tasting at
Jennifer and Ian Hastie's. The competition was fierce, but in the end we had
three wines that stood out above the rest.
We had a contest to see who could successfully pick the three best wines of
the evening before we started and although three people tied in their
predictions, it was newcomer Megan Andrews that won our tiebreaker
taking home a bottle of what would be our Second Place Wine in the tasting,
the 2001 Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon. We also had a contest to see
who could successfully identify the Plumpjack wine in the tasting which was
won by Jennifer Hastie. The last contest we had was to see which person
could entertain the masses the best by saying "Super Cali Extra Delicious
Quite A Cabernicious Tasting" five times over in the most creative way.
This was close, but in the end it was Brad Miller, whose horrific opera
performance that caused the neighborhood dogs to howl, that received the
most votes. Truth be told, I think people voted for him just to get him to quit
singing!
The big winner of our wine tasting showdown was the 2002 Caymus
Cabernet Sauvignon receiving twice as many votes from the crowd than the
second place wine. The second place wine received almost twice as many
votes as the third place wine and that second place wine was the 2001
Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon. The third place wine was the 2002
Plumjack Cabernet Sauvignon which edged out the Grgich Hills by one vote
and the Groth by two.
Here are all the wines we tasted and the scenes from the event:
2002 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Franciscan Oakville Estates Magnificant
2000 Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Groth Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 Heitz Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon
No picture available
2002 Plumpjack Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Fay Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Twenty Bench Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Tillman Cabernet Sauvignon
thrown down. We had eleven of Napa Valley's Big Gun Super California
Cabernet Sauvignons and Meritages going head to head in a blind tasting at
Jennifer and Ian Hastie's. The competition was fierce, but in the end we had
three wines that stood out above the rest.
We had a contest to see who could successfully pick the three best wines of
the evening before we started and although three people tied in their
predictions, it was newcomer Megan Andrews that won our tiebreaker
taking home a bottle of what would be our Second Place Wine in the tasting,
the 2001 Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon. We also had a contest to see
who could successfully identify the Plumpjack wine in the tasting which was
won by Jennifer Hastie. The last contest we had was to see which person
could entertain the masses the best by saying "Super Cali Extra Delicious
Quite A Cabernicious Tasting" five times over in the most creative way.
This was close, but in the end it was Brad Miller, whose horrific opera
performance that caused the neighborhood dogs to howl, that received the
most votes. Truth be told, I think people voted for him just to get him to quit
singing!
The big winner of our wine tasting showdown was the 2002 Caymus
Cabernet Sauvignon receiving twice as many votes from the crowd than the
second place wine. The second place wine received almost twice as many
votes as the third place wine and that second place wine was the 2001
Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon. The third place wine was the 2002
Plumjack Cabernet Sauvignon which edged out the Grgich Hills by one vote
and the Groth by two.
Here are all the wines we tasted and the scenes from the event:
2002 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Franciscan Oakville Estates Magnificant
2000 Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Groth Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 Heitz Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Honig Cabernet Sauvignon
No picture available
2002 Plumpjack Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Fay Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Twenty Bench Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Tillman Cabernet Sauvignon
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