WS's 1995 CA Cab retrospective CAN YOU BELIEVE IT


What is Laube trying to do here?? Many of the great CA cabs from a darn good vintage, and they don't even earn a 90 point score? Opus One - 82 points. Check the star-studded line-up in the sub-90point club.

BRYANT FAMILY Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1995 89 $100-$508

ROBERT MONDAVI Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 1995 89 $80-$55

STAG'S LEAP WINE CELLARS Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Fay 1995 89 $70-$26

DIAMOND CREEK Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red Rock Terrace 1995 88 $75-$82

DIAMOND CREEK Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Volcanic Hill 1995 88 $75-$93

FREEMARK ABBEY Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Cabernet Bosch=E9 Bosch=E9 Estate 1995 88 $50-$50

PAHLMEYER Napa Valley 1995 88 $60-$75

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The problem with recommendations is that they reflect the taste of those giving the recommendations, not yours. Instead of relying on others, what I recommend is that you attend as many organized wine tastings...

PINE RIDGE Andrus Reserve Napa Valley 1995 88 $85-$85

WHITEHALL LANE Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 1995 88 $40-$60

BERINGER Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley State Lane Vineyard 1995 87 $85-$48

CONSTANT Diamond Mountain Vineyard Napa Valley 1995 87 $95-$95

DIAMOND CREEK Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Gravelly Meadow 1995 87 $75-$87

PETER MICHAEL Les Pavots Knights Valley 1995 87 $50-$80

JOSEPH PHELPS Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1995 87 $27-$35

RIDGE Monte Bello Santa Cruz Mountains 1995 87 $100-$86

SCREAMING EAGLE Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1995 87 $100-$1,890

SHAFER Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Hillside Select 1995 87 $85-$237

BURGESS Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Vintage Selection 1995 86 $24-$24

GROTH Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 1995 86 $125-$113

HARTWELL Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Sunshine Vineyard 1995 86 $50-$68 plus 1

MARTIN RAY Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Diamond Mountain Vineyard 1995 86 $45-$45

STAGLIN Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 1995 86 $43-$55

VIADER Napa Valley 1995 86 $33-$44

SILVERADO VINEYARDS Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Limited Reserve 1995 85 $65-$64

SNOWDEN Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1995 85 $45-$45

SILVER OAK Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1995 84 $75-$93

ALTAMURA Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1995 83 $40-$38

STERLING Reserve Napa Valley 1995 83 $50-$35

CLOS DU VAL Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Reserve 1995 82 $65-$65

OPUS ONE Napa Valley 1995 82 $100-$178

TN: 2 Barbaresco, 1 CdR, 1 Dao, 1 St. Julien
Monday Betsy made chicken with shallots and madeira sauce, and we opened the 2003 Guigal Cotes du Rhone...

QUINTESSA Rutherford 1995 82 $90-$90

MAYACAMAS Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1995 75 $NA-$NA

DUNN Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 1995 74 $45-$71 =20 SEAVEY Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1995 73 $40-$40


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