2002 High-End CA Cabs/Blends - 28 Sept 2006

Nine members brought 8 wines on theme and one off theme. By order of finish by vote

'02 Hartwell, Stag's Leap District
'02 Joseph Phelps, Insignia (tied by pts for 1st, but edged out by no. of 1st place votes.)
'02 Revana
'02 Andrus, Reserve (Pine Ridge)
'02 Whitehall Lane Reserve
'02 Sbragia, Andolsen Vyd.
'03 Jayson (Pahlmeyer)
'02 Ch. Montelena
'02 Dunn, Howell Mountain

The '02 Ch. Montelena was given 72 pts. by James Laube. It was by no means a 72 pt. wine! Two people thought it was slightly corked, but there was no consensus on that idea. None of the wines were bad. Pix from the event.

BIBBERS INAUGURAL POSTING

The South Coast Wine Bibbers have been the official unofficial wine tasting group of the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, California since 1984. We meet monthly and everyone brings a bottle of wine that conforms to the theme for the month. Membership is by invitation only and the monthly gathering is limited to 10 attendees. I was maintaining a website for us (South Coast Wine Bibbers) but a blog would be much more efficient for what we do. It also allows the members to provide comments and tasting notes on our wines. (Yeah, like that's going to happen. Just getting these guys together in one place is like herding cats! Wine tasting notes would be a certified miracle.)