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19 June 2003

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Sid

 

The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, CA
in the Grand Salon

Wine List
 Theme:  '85-'99 Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon vertical
minus the '96 plus a ringer
(Blind)

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First Place:  '99 Grgich Hills Napa (Bag 4)
Second Place:  '97 Grgich Hills. Napa (Bag 15)
Third Place:  '94 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 10)
4th - '89 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 7)
5th - '87 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 5)
6th - '93 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 11)
7th - '90 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 9)
8th/9th - '94 Beaulieu Vineyards, Georges de Latour, Napa (Bag 3)
8th/9th - '92 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 12)
10th - '85 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 8)
11th/12th - '91 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 1)
11th/12th - '95 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 6)
13th/14th - '98 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 13)
13th/14th - '86 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 14)
15th - '88 Grgich Hills, Napa (Bag 2)

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What a surprising wine tasting!
Nobody picked the ringer and Sid walked away with the booty.

Attendees:  Sid, Brad, Dave W., Linden, Larry, Jerry, John, Ryan West, Mike, 
A. David 

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Sure seems to be an awful lotta trouble for a Chardonnay.

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Mike always wears this pin with this jacket. You'll have to ask him why.
It has something to do with the sands of the Sahara.

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Talk about consistent style!
Everyone commented that there was most certainly a
distinctive style to all the Grgich cabs.  And the fact that
no one picked out the BV from the bunch speaks volumes.

Thank you Sidney!

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A. David Chan
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