The last Two Points - Cali Cult Tasting at WWWB (99 AND 100 POINT WINES)

Thursday, February 1, 2018 - 07:30 PM

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I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.

MIGUEL DE CERVANTES, Don Quixote

I always say you can’t drink points but you are going to pay for them especially the last two 99 and 100 usually tip the scale in terms of price but usually the quality is KILLER when you get to this level as well.

We happen to have a lot of these 99 and 100 point wines in the store at the moment so I thought it was time for our first 99 and 100 point tasting at the Wine Bar.  It’s just one “Once in a Lifetime” wine tasting after another this time of year at the Wine Watch!

The fee for this tasting is $350 + tax, there are only 14 seats available for this event, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com
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The last Two Points - Cali Cult Tasting at WWWB (99 AND 100 POINTERS)
Thursday, February 1, 2018
7:30 PM

 

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 1997 Colgin Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard Napa
Price: $825.00

(99 points) Sadly only 400 cases were made of the 1997. The nearly perfect 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard was bottled in May, 1999, and appears to have recovered beautifully from bottle shock. Saturated black/purple-colored with a knock-out nose of blackberries, blueberries, lavender, licorice, and toast, this is a profound, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon. It displays a seamless, velvety texture, layers of concentrated fruit, and a 45 second finish. Am I being too conservative in not giving it a 3-digit score? Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025. Wine Advocate #126 Jan 2000
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2006 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon CCS Napa
Price: $895.00    Sale Price: $700.00
Quantity in Stock: 1

(100 points) The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon CCS is utter perfection in Cabernet Sauvignon. Extraordinary power, fruit depth, and perfume (not dissimilar from its siblings) as well as a seamlessness, monumental richness, and a staggering finish are the stuff of legends. Again, the dominant characteristics are creme de cassis, graphite, espresso, blackberries, chocolate, and subtle background new oak. As I wrote last year, this is a fascinating portfolio of 100% Cabernet Sauvignons all of them from Beckstoffer-owned vineyards, including the To-Kalon Vineyard in Oakville, and one wine from the George III Vineyard in Rutherford. All the wines are aged in 100% new French oak, usually a combination of Darnajou and Taransaud barrels, with a higher percentage of Darnajou used for the T6, CCS, Old Sparky, and Schrader. The different bottlings are essentially based on specific blocks and/or specific clones of Cabernet Sauvignon. In short, I think the 2006s are arguably the finest wines of the vintage, and the 2007s appear to be as profound. Given the fact that these wines seem to put on weight once they are in bottle, the 2007s may eclipse the extraordinary 2006s produced by Carol and Fred Schrader, and their brilliant winemaker, Thomas Brown. Total production of these cuvees is just over 1,500 cases, with the average for each offering 200-250 cases. Readers should keep in mind that all of these wines are aged in 100% new French oak for 20 months, bottled with no clarification, and possess alcohols ranging from 14.5% to 14.9%. This was one of the most exciting tastings I have done in 2008! Wine Advocate # 180 Dec 2008
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2007 Verite Le Muse Sonoma
Price: $475.00

(99 Points) The Right Bank or Pomerol-styled 2007 La Muse is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Malbec. Sensational aromas of espresso roast, black cherries, black currants, licorice, toast, and spice box emerge from this inky/purple-colored 2007. In the mouth, hints of chocolate, creme de cassis, kirsch, charcoal, and a touch of new oak are found in this full-bodied, opulent, yet structured wine. While it is the most showy and precocious of the three 2007s, it needs 3-5 years of cellaring, and should evolve for three decades or more. The 2007s appear to be the greatest wines Verite has yet produced under the leadership of Jess Jackson and his winemaking guru, Bordelais Pierre Seillan. These extraordinary wines, built for the long term (much like top Bordeaux), are fashioned from some of the finest fruit sources Jess Jackson owns in Sonoma County. I have purchased and loved these cuvees from the beginning, and have followed their aging process (which is glacially slow). Production of these wines is small, but not ridiculously so. There are just over 1,460 cases of La Muse, nearly 2,000 cases of La Joie, and just under 1,900 cases of Le Desir. The 2008s are also strong efforts. Given the fact that Verite’s wines often perform better out of bottle than they do from barrel, this may be another powerful, long-lived vintage. Wine Advocate # 187, Feb 2010

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2008 Schrader Cabernet Sauvignon T6 Napa

(99 Points) "The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon T6 (Clone 6) could be given a perfect score, it’s that special. All of this is like sp...

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2010 Hundred Acre Cabernet Sauvignon Far and Few Between
Price: $750.00    Sale Price: $600.00

(100 Points)  The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between has a minerality that is also found in the Howell Mountain cuvee as well as deep, luxurious, beautiful black currant and blackberry fruit intermixed with hints of jammy black cherries, licorice, camphor and charcoal embers. Exceptionally full-bodied with sweet tannin, surreal richness and remarkable purity as well as delineation, this pushes ripeness and intensity to nearly over-the-top levels, but it pulls back to simply create a wine of genius. This 2010 should age effortlessly for two to three decades, but there is no reason to delay your enjoyment.  Wine Advocate #209, Oct 2013

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2012 Bevan Cellars “Sugarloaf” a Napa Cabernet

(100 Points) Another perfect wine is Bevan’s equal part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the 2012 Proprietary Red Sugarloaf Mountain. Notes of unsmoked cigar tobacco, forest floor, pen ink mulberries, blackberries and spring flowers soar from this inky/purple-colored 2012. The wine possesses great intensity, remarkable unctuosity and thickness, and perfect integration of acidity, alcohol, tannin and wood. Aged in equal parts new Gamba and Darnajou barrels, there are 225 cases of this fabulous wine. Drink now-2032.  Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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2012 Bevan  “Ontogeny” a Napa Proprietary Red

(99 Points) The nearly perfect 2012 Proprietary Red Ontogeny is Bevan’s least expensive and biggest production cuvée (700 cases). A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Petit Verdot and 10% Cabernet Franc, it comes from four of Russell Bevan’s favorite vineyard sources – Tench, Tin Box, Two Dogs and Sugarloaf Mountain. A big fruit bomb, it boasts a dense purple color as well as loads of crème de cassis, tobacco leaf, underbrush, graphite, lavender, roasted meats and blackberries. Amazing aromatics and super-intensity make for a powerful, full-bodied wine to drink over the next 10-15 years. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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2014 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard
Price: $570.00 Your $501.60
Quantity in Stock: 10

(100 Points) The first-growth 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard flirts again with a potential perfect score when it is finally in bottle. Opaque purple in color, with notes of charcoal, graphite, incense, blueberry and blackberry fruit, and a touch of new oak followed by a full-bodied, massively concentrated mouthfeel. This is an amazing wine for a 2014, and the good news is that there are 800 cases of it, compared to only 638 in 2013. It should drink well for 20 or more years.  Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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2014 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Nathan Coombes Napa
Price: $446.25    Your Price: $392.70
Quantity in Stock: 29

(99 Points) Even better than the 2013 (and this is probably the only cuvée about which I can say that when it comes to Bordeaux varietals), the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Nathan Coombs Estate is super-dense, displaying sweet crème de cassis, Christmas fruitcake and spice box notes as well as a long, opulent mouthfeel, crushed rock and lead pencil shavings, and a round, generous, sumptuous mouthfeel. It is a killer effort and a great example of Coombsville viticulture. Drink it over the next 15-20 years. Kudos to Paul Hobbs! Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

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2014 Paul Hobbs Cabernet Sauvignon Dr Crane Vineyard Beckstoffer Napa
Price: $315.00    Your Price: $277.20
Quantity in Stock: 7

(100 points) Produced from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and sporting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr Crane Vineyard offers up a profound and singular nose of loam, rocks and iron ore over a core of black cherries, baked black berries and preserved plums with hints of licorice, dark chocolate, cedar, sautéed herbs and beef broth. Full-bodied, rich and demonstrating great depth with a wonderfully compelling personality, it delivers a multitude of savory meat and toast layers, framed by firm, fine-grained tannins. It finishes with incredible persistence, allowing those provocative mineral nuances to shine through. 844 cases were made.(LPB) (10/2017) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

 

Menu
Charcuterie
Beef Tartar with fried capers Quail Egg and pickled Bermuda Onions
Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sandwich with Parmesan Crisp and Balsamic Catsup
Chocolate Bark

 

The fee for this tasting is $350 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.