Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ptsfc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw From: rjw@ptsfc.UUCP (Rod Williams) Newsgroups: net.wines Subject: Cabernet Tasting Message-ID: <245@ptsfc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 16:27:34 EST Article-I.D.: ptsfc.245 Posted: Wed Jan 9 16:27:34 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 00:38:28 EST Distribution: net Organization: Pacific Bell, San Francisco Lines: 30 I dropped into my local wine shop on Sunday to sample four California Cabernet Sauvignons. If I had used my head instead of my palate, I would have taken notes about vineyards and prices to make this posting more informative. Nevertheless...the wines were: Iron Horse (1982 ~$7) - smooth, but rather lightweight with not much varietal character - nice enough, but I've had better *House Reds* for a lot less money. William Hill (1982 ~$8) - I found this quite unpleasant with a strong vegetal flavor, something like olives (which I much prefer in a martini :-)) Vichon (1981 ~$11) - very pleasant wine, medium-bodied and well-balanced with a lot of berry flavor and noticeable tannin - should age quite well. Cakebread (1981 ~$14) - quite delicious. I tasted their 1980 about a year ago and found it a bit rough, so approached this without high hopes. It turned out to be a charmer - smooth, full-bodied, lots of fruit, a hint of spice and an almost perfume-y aftertaste - very complex and very satisfying. Slainte, -- Rod Williams dual!ptsfa!ptsfc!rjw