Alison wanted California veggies with her steak, so the stepdaughter thought
it would be cute to have a California wine.

I picked the 2000 Dominus Napanook. (I guess I will have to drink the
Cakebread in August for my b-day)

Decanted. A purple crimson with brownish edges. Thin legs. Blackberry nose.
At first it seemed shallow, not much taste but with they meal I noticed
cedar, menthol and leather. Very acidic with alot of tannin. The finish just
kept on going, but after a while it was just too bitter.

As this was my only bottle, I wont know if it would be any better in 4-5
years.

Alison enjoyed the birthday feast, and the kids enjoyed doing the dishes
(not)

Walter

"Walter L. Preuninger II" > wrote in message
...
> Tomorrow is Alison's 44th birthday, and to celebrate, I am going to fire
up
> the grill for a couple of medium rare thick ribeyes.
>
> I have a choice of the following wines and would like a suggestion as to a
> 'special' one. I dont want to commit infantcide.
>
> 1 of 1995 Gruaud Larose
> 1 of 1999 Cakebread Cab
> 1 of 1999 Gloria
> 1 of 2000 Napanook
> 5 of 1996 Chateau Clarke
> 5 of 2000 Chateau Clarke
> 2 of 2001 Chateau De Pez
>
> So, given the above choices, what would you pick? Would you decant?
>
> TN to follow
>
> Thanks In Advance
>
> Walter
>
>