East Hills Online Wine ClubDescriptions of Wines in the $949 Case
Dominus The impeccably made 2001 Dominus boasts a dense plum/purple color in addition to a fragrant, promising perfume of cocoa, cedar, coffee, roasted herbs, and copious quantities of black fruits. There are 7,000 cases of this 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot blend. Rich and medium to full-bodied, with sweet but noticeable tannin, a layered mid-palate, and a long finish with obvious tannin, it will require 3-4 years of cellaring. It should last for two decades.
Pine Ridge The gorgeous, dark ruby/purple-hued 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Stag's Leap offers scents of new oak, flowers, black and red fruits in a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, well-balanced style. Anticipated maturity: now-2018.
Score: 93 Aromas of toasted oak, crushed berries and dried flowers follow through to a full-bodied palate, with silky tannins and a long, caressing finish. Cannubi excelled in 2001. Best after 2008. 750 cases made.
Gaja The 2001 Barbaresco is simply the best in living memory, eclipsing such impressive efforts as those made in 1982 and in 1970-1971. Poise, elegance, and balance are the keywords here, with lovely notes of licorice and roses followed by a broad, textured, layered palate, a seamless flow of pleasure which shows off all the ripeness, spiciness, and depth of the fruit. The prospects for the 2001 selections are obviously mouthwatering, but in the meantime this wine will give no end of pleasure between 2005 and 2016.
Wine Spectator Score: 92 Plenty of blackberry and fresh leather aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a long, caressing finish. This is a seductive, ultrarefined wine. This firmly places Luce in the big leagues. Well done. Best after 2005. 7,300 cases made.
Wine Spectator Score: 88 Starts out with creamy, milk chocolaty oak leading to a core of currant and plum-flavored fruit, offering richness, depth and complexity, finishing with a plush, concentrated aftertaste. Those who like well-oaked Cabernets will find this most appealing. Drink now through 2010. 25,000 cases made.
Wine Spectator Score: 90 A dense, rich, complex and concentrated wine, with layers of earthy currant, peppery-spicy notes, cedar, mocha and tobacco. Shows ample tannic strength on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2005 through 2012. 1,400 cases made.
Wine Spectator Score: 93 Intense, with a tannic structure, yet the plush currant, anise, earth and cedar flavors push to the forefront and show an excellent range of depth and concentration. The finish turns tight, with a burst of plum, berry, cedar and tobacco. Best from 2006 through 2013. 8,100 cases made.
Rudd Estate The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estate is a 2,550-case blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. It is aged 20 months in new French oak prior to bottling. This super effort comes across as a Napa version of top-flight Pauillac. Dense ruby/purple to the rim with a gorgeous nose of smoke, cedar, burning wood fires, and creme de cassis, this powerful, intensely rich, complex Cabernet reveals notions of chocolate, charcoal, and blackberry fruit. It should age effortlessly for up to 15 or more years.
Wine Spectator Score: 92 Beautifully crafted, dense and detailed, with vivid currant, blackberry, exotic spices and pretty oak seasoning all tightly wound and sharply focused, finishing with a long, rich, concentrated aftertaste and fine-grained tannins. Remarkably graceful and elegant. Best from 2005 through 2014. 1,013 cases made.
Chateau Montelena The non-estate Cabernet Sauvignon, which is now completely sourced from Calistoga vineyards, provides a fine introduction to the Montelena winemaking style. Normally Bo Barrett includes 10-15% Merlot in the blend, and these wines often age for 10-15 years. The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon is the sexiest of the three most recent vintages. A soft, deep ruby/purple-tinged offering with loads of black currant fruit as well as hints of damp earth, licorice, and underbrush, this silky-textured, opulent Cabernet Sauvignon will provide delicious drinking over the next 10 plus years.
Pieve Santa Restituta The 1999 Brunello di Montalcino Rennina, essentially the regular bottling, is a fresh ruby-garnet with focused and ripe red currant and wild cherry fruit, attractive notes of tar and wild fennel, and a balanced, vigorous, and well sustained palate.
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2001 Dominus Proprietary Red Wine 
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2001 Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Stag's Leap District 
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Damilano
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2001 Gaja Barbaresco 
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Luce della Vite
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Silver Oak
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Lail
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Far Niente
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2002 Rudd Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown 
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Winery: Hollywood & Vine
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2002 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon 
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1999 Pieve Santa Restituta Brunello di Montalcino Rennina