The Private Minneapolis Wine Club
Minneapolis does US Cabernet Sauvignon
Edina Country Club
April 26
2006 Domaine Lamy-Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Pot Bois Blanc
Color: Light gold
Nose: Mineral, lemon, grapefruit
Taste: Mineral, grapefruit, chalk, refreshing
Finish: Medium pear, grapefruit, slate
Evaluation: Nice wine 90 points
2004 Anderson's Conn Valley Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Cherry, dust, spice
Taste: Wow with cherry, spice, dust, oak, vanilla and chewy tannins
Finish: Medium and concentrated. Should age for a long time
Evaluation: 92 points
2004 Feather Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Forest floor, cherry, smoke
Taste: Smoke, forest floor, cherry
Finish: Medium with oak, forest floor, sour cherry
Evaluation: 89 points
2004 Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Smoke, cherry
Taste: Spice, cranberry, a little too bitter
Finish: Acidity is too high and the nose and finish don't match up
Evaluation: 88 points
1999 Pine Ridge Stag's Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Raspberries, spice
Taste: A little green, soft with mineral and spice
Finish: Balanced overall with sour cherry, earth, and balanced
Evaluation: Most Bordeaux like of the group 90 points
2004 Larkmead Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Cherry, plum, spice and oak
Taste: Tannic, toasted oak, vanilla, cherry, raspberries
Finish: Heavy tannins and concentrated wine
Evaluation: Loved it now and might even improve over time 94 points
1996 Sherwin Family Vineyards Spring Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Ink, cherry
Taste: Ink, cherry, dust
Finish: Dust, cherry, spice, subtle tannins
Evaluation: Drink up but really nice 90 points
2004 Betz Père De Famille Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Charcoal, cherry
Taste: Spice, charcoal, blackberries
Finish: Minerals, charcoal, blackberries and really balanced
Evaluation: Drinking really well right now 92 points
2005 Altamura Napa VAlley Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Blackberries, minerals
Taste: Licorice, blackberries, minerals
Finish: Concentrated wine with firm tannins
Evaluation: A full bodied wine with some aging potential 93 points
2001 Blankiet Paradise Hills Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Unusual with spice
Taste: Spice, iodine
Finish: Little bitter with spice and iodine
Evaluation: Not my style 86 points
2001 Chateau De Malle Sauternes
Color: Medium gold
Nose: Honey, floral
Taste: Honey suckles, floral
Finish: Medium with floral and honey
Evaluation: 90 points