1. 1995 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Cinq Cépages - USA, California, Sonoma County
   Dark smoky nose. Young, tannic, black fruit. A long tannic finish. The tannins are softening over time and getting sweeter. Lovely stuff. Just beginning its drinkability, I think. (94 points)
2. 1995 Whitehall Lane Merlot Reserve Leonardini Vineyard - USA, California, Napa Valley
   [Double-decanted at 11am.] Black fruit and cinnamon nose. Lush and silky in the mouth. Expansive. An excellent wine. No one guessed it wasn't Cab. Maybe the lush softness should have been a hint, but it wasn't enough. Group WOTN. My WOTF. (95 points)
3. 1995 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley
   [Double decanted for 2 hours.] Sweet black fruit nose. Lush up front with tart tannins in the finish. Still young. (93 points)

4. 1999 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
   [Decanted for about 9 hours.] Smokey black fruit nose. Thick and rich, but also tannic and musty. Just a little off? (92 points)
5. 1999 Michel-Schlumberger Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
   [Double decanted at 5:30.] Ripe juicy red fruit. Long and ripe but bitter on the finish. Jared thinks it's corked. Maybe. NR
6. 1999 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill - USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
   [Decanted for 3.5 hours.] Nose of minerals and red fruit. Yummy, rich, long, tannic, but loads of ripe fruit make it delicious. Should drink well for many years. (94 points)

7. 1997 Silverado Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Limited Reserve - USA, California, Napa Valley
   [Double decanted for one hour.] Expansive and ripe red fruit and spice. Appealing, but short. Good, but not in the same class as most of the other wines tonight. (91 points)
8. 1997 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate - USA, California, Napa Valley
   [Double decanted for 2 hours at 4:30.] Tasted non-blind after 1 hour in decanter: Nose of tar, licorice and black fruit. Intensely structured on the palate. Riveting finish lasts for minutes. Simply amazing wine. Still very young.
   As part of the blind tasting: Muted black fruit nose. Juicy red fruit in the mouth. Complex, but still very young. Licorice in the finish. Should continue to improve for 5-10 years. (95 points)
9. 1997 Dominus Estate - USA, California, Napa Valley
   [Double-decanted at 11am.] Ripe, sweet, fragrant red fruit nose. A touch of cedar. Others think it may be a Bordeaux ringer. I think it is Dominus! [pat myself on the back] Group #2 WOTN. (95 points)
10. 1997 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Cinq Cépages - USA, California, Sonoma County
    [Opened at 1pm for 1.5 hours.] Licorice and black fruit. Long complex ripe licorice finish. Very tasty wine! Group #3 WOTN. (94 points)

11. 1994 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
    [One member got stuck at work, so neither he nor his wine made it to the dinner.]
12. 1994 Joseph Phelps Insignia - USA, California, Napa Valley
    [Double decanted and filtered (due to broken cork) at 2:30pm.] Rich, tart, smokey. Really tight. Hard to judge. One of the youngest tasting wines tonight. (93-? points)
13. 1994 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red - USA, California, Napa Valley
    [Double decanted for one hour.] Tarry red fruit nose. Tart, ripe sour. (92 points)
14. 1994 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection - USA, California, Napa Valley
    [Double decanted and filtered (due to broken cork) about 5:30 pm.] Big smokey nose. Fabulous, ripe, tannic, but one of the more flamboyant wines tonight. Very drinkable. (94 points)

• 1992 Philip Togni Black Muscat Ca' Togni - USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
  [Double-decanted at 11am.] Two half bottles decanted, then put into a full bottle so it could be blind. Hot sweet alcoholic nose. Mellowing as it breathes. Lovely sweet and complex. Kind of port-like, but with not as much body. (92 points)

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