Wine Tasting Feature on Rick's WineSite Journal |
Host or Sponsor:
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Downers Grove Wine Shop
Downers Grove, IL |
Venue: |
Isabella's Restaurant
4121 South Main Street, Downers Grove, IL |
Featured Wine (s): |
Altamura '99 $61 |
Caymus '99 $75 |
Chalk
Hill '99 $62 |
Pepper Bridge '00 $53 |
Shafer '00 $55 |
Showket '99 $100 |
Silver Oak '99 $80 |
Staglin '99 $108 |
Stuhlmuller Cabernet '00 $29 |
Trefethen Halo '98 $143 |
Tenuta dell 'Ornellaia '98 $145 |
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Label |
My
Ranking |
Journal entries/notes: Wine,
Rating, Price, Comments -
(In order of tasting) |
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10 |
Stuhlmuller Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 $29 -
Cedar Anise, cherry and smokey plum.
RM 88 |
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3 |
Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 $80 -
Sweet cherry and plum give way to nutmeg and blueberry with a big long
finish of soft firm tannins and sweet oak.
RM 92. |
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8 |
Chalk Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 $62 -
WE 90 WS 86
Complex Bordeaux style blend (%) - Cab 83 Petit Verdot 13 Malbec 4
Cab Franc 4 Merlot 2
Tannic full, firm cherry, berry and an earthy sense of anise/vanilla
aftertaste.
RM 89 |
![](../../labels/labels_others/lbl_pepper_bridge_cab_98_lbl_small.jpg) |
11 |
Pepper Bridge Walla Walla Columbia Valley Cabernet
Sauvignon 2000 $53 - WS 91
Dark and full bodied - mineral and herbal flavor overtakes the fruit.
RM 87 |
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1 |
Altamura Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 $61 -
Full forward currant and sweet cherry - smooth polished, balanced with
well integrated tannins - smooth soft finish reveal sweet oak.
RM 93/94 |
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7 |
Caymus Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 $75
Cherry, currant an anise with a smokey mocha and earthy finish that
falls off too quickly.
RM 89. |
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Trefethen Napa Valley Halo 1998 $143
Amarone like - over ripe currant and berry tastes of raisiny fig with
tightly wound tannins in a smooth polished and well balanced wine.
RM 92 |
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6 |
Staglin Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 $108
WS94
Medium currant and sweet cherry with a mineral and mocha pepper finish.
RM 90 |
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5 |
Shafer Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 $55
WE 93
Full forward currant and sweet cherry fruit - nicely balanced and
polished.
RM91-92
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Showket Napa Valley Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 $100
WS 93 RP 90
Black cherry, plum and currant, smooth and polished with pleasant long
finish.
RM 92. |
![Antique Wine Company - Ornellaia](../../labels/labels_California/lbl_ornellaia_small.gif) |
9 |
Tenuta dell 'Ornellaia Bolgheri 1998 $145
WS 97
Full firm earthy olive and smokey sage with long lingering finish.
RM 89 |
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