Friday night I was home alone. A ribeye in a red wine/shallot sauce,
broccoli, and some leftover roasted veggies. I opened a 2001 Cap de
Faugeres (Cotes de Castillon). Medium-bodied, ripe and ready to go.
Black cherry fruit with a hint of cassis, a bit of earth and espresso.
Good clean finish. Modern without being excessively oaky. Hard to
imagine a better inexpensive drink-while-young Right Banker. B++

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent
wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't
drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no
promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency

On 18-Sep-2005, "DaleW" > wrote:

> Friday night I was home alone. A ribeye in a red wine/shallot sauce,
> broccoli, and some leftover roasted veggies. I opened a 2001 Cap de
> Faugeres (Cotes de Castillon). Medium-bodied, ripe and ready to go.
> Black cherry fruit with a hint of cassis, a bit of earth and espresso.
> Good clean finish. Modern without being excessively oaky. Hard to
> imagine a better inexpensive drink-while-young Right Banker. B++

Thanks for the TN Dale.... I've several bottles of 2000 left and there are
some 01's on the shelf at the store so perhaps it's time to add a few for
more everyday drinking.

Cheers,
Gary

"DaleW" > wrote in message
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> Friday night I was home alone. A ribeye in a red wine/shallot sauce,
> broccoli, and some leftover roasted veggies. I opened a 2001 Cap de
> Faugeres (Cotes de Castillon). Medium-bodied, ripe and ready to go.
> Black cherry fruit with a hint of cassis, a bit of earth and espresso.
> Good clean finish. Modern without being excessively oaky. Hard to
> imagine a better inexpensive drink-while-young Right Banker. B++
>
Thanks for that note. I have some '97 that's still really good and have
been thinking of getting some 2001.
Graham