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Fabulous private dinner at
Everest Chicago hosted by Darioush & Shapar Kaledi of
Darioush Winery and Olivier
Bernard of Domaine de Chevalier.
(Left to Right above - Olivier Bernard, Chef Joho, Shapar and Darioush
Kaledi; Bernard, Kaledi and Rick McNees; Darioush Winemaker Steve McDevitt
with Tom and Melissa Reedy; Rick & Linda McNees; Tom and Melissa Reedy; Dr.
Dan Bade and Annie Hathaway; and Bernard LaBorie, President, Darioush
Winery. |
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Journal entries: Date, Wine,
Vintage, Rating, Price, Comments |
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January 12, 2008 - Darioush
Napa Valley Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 - RM 91 -
Dark, complex with full forward black berry, black cherry and currant
fruit, well balanced and polished with nicely integrated tannin finish. |
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19, 2005 - Darioush Napa Valley
Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 - RM 91 - Full nose and flavors of
slightly tart black cherry, blackberry, turning to a subtle vanilla, oak
and sweet currant flavor with a hint of smoke on the smooth, full long
finish. Tasted at
Vito's Chop House
in Orlando w/ CC and Randal M. |
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June 20, 2004 - Darioush Signature Napa Valley Cabernet
Sauvignon 2001 - RM 94 - Wonderful complex nose with full forward currant fruit complemented by
luscious juicy berry fruit. Incredibly smooth, balanced and polished with
nicely integrated tannin finish. Darioush Signature Chardonnay 2002 -
RM 92 Delicious, approachable, rich full bodied - soft approachable
tasty layers of apple, pear, melon, and fig. A hint of cinnamon spice and
hazelnut round out the elegant finish. Highlights of a fabulous dinner
event featuring Darioush Voigner 2002, Darioush Signature
Chardonnay 2002, Darioush Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2001, Shapar Late
Harvest Riesling 2001 along with Domaine de Chevalier Rouge 2000 &
1990, and Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 1986 and 1996. Fabulous
private dinner hosted by Darioush & Shapar Kaledi of Darioush Winery and
Olivier Bernard of Domaine de Chevalier at Everest in Chicago.
See Feature. |
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Oct. 2003 - Winery visit to Darioush - barrell tasting
with winemaker Steve McDevitt - tasted the components of the blend -
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa and Mt Veeder, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec
and Petit Verdot. Tasted prototype blends of what will be the 2001
vintage. See
Producer Visit.
See release tasting notes above. |
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Oct. 2003 - Winery visit to Darioush - barrell tasting
with winemaker Steve McDevitt - tasted the components of the blend -
Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa and Mt Veeder, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec
and Petit Verdot. Tasted prototype blends of what will be the 2001
vintage. See
Producer Visit.
See release tasting notes above. |
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Dec 17, 2002 - Darioush
Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1999 RM RC 94 WS 94. $79 See previous
Review Awesome powerful forward
blackberry fruit packed dynamo with currant opening and softening to a
smooth hazelnut, vanilla and cotton candy finish. |
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October 25, 2002 -
Darioush
Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1999 RM 94 WS 94. $62 Rel-Price WS
review sums this up well... Wonderfully rich, intense and concentrated
Cabernet, with layers of tightly focused currant, black cherry, anise,
sage and cedary oak. Given all its flavor and richness, there's a sense of
elegance and finesse. Well-integrated tannins provide an excellent balance
to the rich flavors. I would add a wonderful layer of chocolate is
predominant. This wine is as forward and any I can remember. Even after
this wine softened after an hour, it still begs for a strong complement -
big cheese, beef au pouvoir, or rich chocolate perhaps. Delicious.
Distinctive awesome oversized heavy bottle. |
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