Cabernet Tasting at San Jose State – Stanford Football Game
19 September 2009

The theme this year was “Cabernet Sauvignon $20 and Up”. A few lower priced ringers were included, including the highly rated Beringer’s Founder’s Estate from a couple of years ago (newer vintage however). Eight tasters evaluated the first flight, and only 5 tasters evaluated the second flight.

      

Flight I Place Points Wine Price 1 22 points  ’06 RosenblumReserve (Holbrook Mitchell) $45 2 29 points  ’03 Byington (Bates Ranch, Santa Cruz Mtns) $38 3 30 points  ’06 Opolo (Paso Robles) $28 4 36 points  ’07 Justin (Paso Robles) $27 5 41 points  ’07 Trader Joe’s (Dry Creek) $10 6-7 42 points  ’03 Silver Oak (Napa) $75 6-7 42 points  ’06 Beringer’s Founders Estate (Napa) $7 8 46 points ’06 Page Mill (Livermore) $20 Flight II Place Points Wine Price 1 9 points  ’05 Chateau St. Jean (Sonoma)  $30 2 11 points  ’06 Iron Horse (Paso Robles)  N/A 3 13 points  ’04 Cooper-Garrod (Lone Oak, Santa Cruz Mtns) $23 4 14 points  ’06 Shiloh Road (Napa) $10