'Y' and 'Z' round out the 'ABC' Cab tastings...with another Top 10!

Thursday October 20, 2011
‘Y and Z’ with Bob & Karen
Bob & Karen were in charge of ‘Y’ and Mike & Becky were in charge of ‘Z’

1. Baron Herzog 2008 Central Coast, CA $20.99
   Okay, I know, it doesn’t start OR end with Z…but it DOES have a Z in the name..and it’s DELICIOUS!
   Bob 8, Karen 8, Mike 8, Becky 8
   Karen: “Doesn’t have a lot of smell. Dry, but not super dry. Nice legs.”
   Becky: “Smooth.”
   Bob: “Very good!”
   Mike: “I like it. Not good with salami.”
   


2. Yellow Label Cab/Shiraz 2008 South Australia $9.34
   Bob 4, Karen 6, Mike 7, Becky 6
   Mike: “Very dark. Matches Bob’s shirt.”
   Karen: “Oooh. Smells good.”
   NOTE: Bob made a ‘sour’ face.
   Karen: “Smells so much better than it tastes. Fruity-like. Citrisy. Almost like sangria.”
   Becky: “It does taste citrusy!”
   Karen: “It’s like someone put an orange in. Unexpected taste. 2nd & 3rd sip much better.”
   


3. ZD 2006 Napa Valley $49.99
   Bob 5, Karen 4, Mike 5, Becky 4.5
   Bob: “This is a ‘medium’. It doesn’t wow me or disappoint me.”
   Karen: “I don’t know what that taste is, but I don’t like it. This is what we tasted in New York. A lot of those had this taste. You don’t taste this in California wines at all. ‘Musty’? No!”
   Mike: “Oooh. First sip was bitter. Pass me some carrots please.”
   Bob: “Sawdust.”
   Karen: “No.”