Rappahannock Cellars Bordeaux Red Wine Production Tasting
Saturday, July 9th. 2:00 p.m.
CLUB MEMBERS ONLY – REGISTER HERE
Our Club-only Production Tastings pair our wines against the best examples from around the world, regardless of cost, and helps to keep Jason on his toes. The tasting is done blind. We know the producers of the wines, but not the order in which they are tasted. Rappahannock Cellars has always compared well in a blind tasting environment. How will we do this time?
Here’s the lineup:
2007 Sassicaia (Italy / Bolgheri)
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc
95 points – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
95 points – Wine Enthusiast
93 points – Wine Spectator
2005 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron (France/Bordeaux/Pauillac)
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
96 points – Connoisseurs’ Guide
94 points – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
94 points – Wine Spectator
94 points – Steven Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
1995 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou (France/Bordeaux/St Julien)
65 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc
http://www.chateau-ducru-beaucaillou.com/site2006-va/pdf/VI_grdmil_1995.pdf
97 points – Wine Spectator
94 points – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
2007 Dominus Estate (California / Napa Valley)
94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot
98 points – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
97 points – Wine Enthusiast
96 points – Wine & Spirits
94 points – Steven Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
2008 Continuum (California / Napa Valley)
71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot
96 points – Wine Spectator
95 points – Steven Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar
2007 Rappahannock Cellars Meritage (Virginia)
63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Petit Verdot, 2% Merlot, 2% Malbec
Cost: $85.00/person + tax
Date: Saturday July 9th, 2011, 2:pm
2 ounces of each wine will be poured
Tasting limited to 11 people
