Community Tasting Note

bhalljr wrote:

Saturday, July 16, 2011 - We had a few friends join my wife and me for dinner last night at Maggianos. I brought 5 bottles - '97 Opus, '97 Latour, '86 Caymus Cuvee, '06Agharta Exhibit B, and '05 Guiraud.

I had my bartender buddy pop and decant the Opus, Latour, and Agharta. I took a sample of both the Latour and Opus to the table to share with the others the difference in Cali vs France. I didn't tell them which glass was which wine. The results were amazing. 5 of the 6 all chose the Latour. My wife initially thought Latour but changed her mind at the last minute to the Opus. I couldn't believe that all the others chose the Latour.

I went and pour another helping of both and was amazed how much the Latour had opened. It was so much smoother and the nose was so much more expressive compared to the Opus. What's funny is that '97 was considered a lackluster vintage for France while supposedly a great one for Napa.

As for the others, I didn't drink the Agharta and did the Caymus, which wasn't bad bud fading.

We had a great time with great friends and great food!

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