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by Fred McMillin
for June 2000
Mirror, Mirror, |
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Our Sweet Sixteen
We decided to look at the Winning Wine in each of our last 16 tastings to see what they would teach us. The best wine is listed last.
Rating- Excellent| 16th | - | Cabernet Sauvignon, Silver Oak, Napa Vly., '95, $75 |
| 15th | - | "Encounter" red blend, Gary Farrell, Sonoma County, '96, $42 |
| 14th | - | Pinot Noir, Byron, Santa Maria Vly., '96, $40 |
| 13th | - | "Tapestry" red blend, Beaulieu, Napa Vly., '96, $35 |
| 12th | - | Library Collection Meritage, Kautz, California, '94, $25 |
| 11th | - | Cabernet Sauvignon, Corison, Napa Vly., '96, $45 |
| 10th | - | Late-Harvest Dessert Zinfandel, Rosenblum, CA, '95, $15(375 ml.) |
Rating- Superb
| 9th | - | Rosé Reserve Champagne, Veuve Clicquot, France, '88, $65 |
| 8th | - | Presidents Selection Shiraz, Mildara Blass, Aussie, '96, $18 |
| 7th | - | Zinfandel, Blockheadia Ringnosii, Napa Vly., '97, $25 |
| 6th | - | Cabernet Sauvignon Trailside, Heitz, Napa Vly., '94, $49 (pictured) |
| 5th | - | Lake William red blend, Jarvis, Napa Vly., '97, $58 |
| 3rd (tie) | - | Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Peju Province, Napa Vly., '96, $75 |
| 3rd (tie) | - | Petit Verdot, Guenoc, Napa Valley, '95, $40 |
| 2nd | - | Demi-Sec Champagne, Veuve Clicquot, NV, $45 |
The Fairest of Them All
| 1st | - | De Latour Private Reserve Cab, Beaulieu, Napa Vly., '96, $75 |
Observations
a) No Merlot labels (tho it's in some blends)
b) Nothing labelled Chardonnay. No still whites wines of
any grape.
c) Best Buy—The 8th-place Australian Presidents
Selection by Mildara Blass.
d) Only two wineries garnered
two spots, Clicquot and Beaulieu.
The Two Big Winners
e) District—Supplying the grapes for nine of the 16 wines,
the Napa Valley dominated the action.
f) Varietal—Present in nine of the 16 wines was the most noble of the red wine grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon.
We're Number One!
The February 4th WineDay selected Beaulieu as the California winery of the century and quoted the great Leon Adam's opinion of our Fairest Wine Winner: "Beaulieu Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is the single most sought-after American wine." My tasters agree.
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