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2001 Cab Smackdown Redux

Last Post 10-06-2007 08:32 PM byDavid Niederauer. 8 Replies.

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Dave Tong

Santa Clara, CA
Barrel Filler

Posts: 1335

08-27-2007 07:49 PM
In conversation with Randy, the idea of a tasting revisiting the 2001 Cab vintage was floated. Rather than confuse that thread with discussion of it I thought I'd start another. I don't mind volunteering to organise it, but nothing will get done until later this year. I'm thinking of planning it around March 2008.

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scottj

Houston, TX
Barrel Filler

Posts: 1096

08-28-2007 09:02 AM
I'm in, schedule permitting ! Here is Randy's summary of the wines we had at the first 2001 Smackdown ... Hey Y'all, here are the flights last night, in the order of votes. Also some personal notes on some of the wines. *VC Favorites* Neal Second Chance - Top vote getter. An excellent wine with what I consider a "rutherford dust" character, notes of tobacco. Bressler - A very close second. On my notes, I wrote "Wow!". Deep, round flavors, and a very long finish. Jones Family - My personal favorite of the flight, this wine needs age. Chocolate notes with a luscious sweetness. Anomaly Marinus *Laube's Loves* Insignia - Beautiful, just well rounded, excellent all the way through and through. Pride Reserve - Tied with Insignia for first place, but behind on second place votes. A great great bottle. My #1 of the flight Montelena - definitely a different style Les Pavots - very thick and mouth filling Harlan Maiden - My biggest surprise of the evening. I found strange metallic notes on this. Not enjoyable for me. *Parker's picks* Foley Claret - Deep, full, rich. My #1 of the flight. Hourglass - A very close second, with a superlong finish. Switchback Ridge - a controversial wine. Something odd about one of the bottles - it seemed corked. Rudd - A very good wine, just outclassed in this flight.

tgenn

Pleasanton, Ca.
Grape Sorter

Posts: 371

08-28-2007 09:58 PM
I would be in for this. The Insignia and Pride Reserve were my top scoring wines for the '01 tasting.

Randy Wigginton

Master of Wine

Posts: 10807

09-20-2007 12:36 PM
I would love to do this, and have plenty of 2001s I could provide.

Paul Soals

Grape Stomper

Posts: 104

09-20-2007 05:59 PM
We'd probably be up for this as well... count us in for Bressler and a Neal.

Daniel Bailey

Barrel Filler

Posts: 1476

09-20-2007 07:19 PM
Right now I'd postulate that most 2001s are closed. The Jones certainly is imo.

David Niederauer

Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier

Posts: 15756

10-03-2007 03:53 PM
I gotta tell you I agree with Dan. I've had several 2001 Cabs in the past several weeks and the only one that was amazing was a Bressler. This includes Pride Reserve, Switchback, Screagle, PM, KL and Hourglass. The Togni isn't ready yet. I've had a couple of (that terrible year) 1998s and they have been pretty good. 1997 would also be fun. We could try and decide if any of them still have more time or have some of them gone OTH.