It's been awhile.

Latest big tastings:
1988 Robert Mondavi Cab sav, Unfiltered- Napa Valley
vs.
1999 Beringer Founder's Estate Cab sav
vs.
2004 Wolf Blass Yellow Label cab sav

Three tasters, four if you count the wife (the usual crew).
All three actually AGREED on every wine, flavours, and in guessing which was which.
No contest, the 1988 was the most complex and best with steak.
The Beringer was best with the Arctic char, lightly smoked (mesquite) and special rub.
Oddly enough the Yellow Label was the best for sitting around and drinking (more young, fruity, more simple) but was also the most harsh for acidity.

Honestly, i think the 1988 may have been a bit past its prime but geez, was it ever complex. One of the crew bought it for $50 on ebay a few years back and had his cousin cart it up from Texas.
Darn interstate liquor laws!


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