Rappahannock Cellars Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style Red Wine Production Tasting
Saturday, March 10th, 2012. 2:00 p.m.

OurProduction Tastings pairs our wines against the best examples from around the world, regardless of  cost, and helps to keep Jason on his toes. The tasting is done blind. We know the producers of the wines, but not the order in which they are tasted. Rappahannock Cellars has always compared well in a blind tasting environment. How will we do this time?

Here’s the lineup:

2008 Chateau Angelus(France/Bordeaux/St. Emilion)
58% Merlot / 42% Cabernet Franc
93 points  – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
93 points – Wine Spectator

2008 Le Petit Cheval (Chateau Cheval Blanc) (France/Bordeaux/St. Emilion)
65% Cabernet Franc / 35% Merlot
90 points – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

2008 Le Petit Mouton (Chateau Mouton Rothschild)(France/Bordeaux/Paulliac)
94 % Cabernet Sauvignon / 6% Merlot
89 points - Wine Spectator

2008 Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta(Chile / Colchagua Valley)
73% Carmenere, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Merlot
95 points – Wine Enthusiast
92 points – Wine Spectator

2008 Ornellaia (Tenuta dell'Ornellaia)(Italy / Tuscany / Bolgheri)
54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot
97 points – James Sucking
96 points – Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
93 points – Wine Spectator

2008 Dominus Estate (California / Napa Valley)
83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot
99 points – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate
95 points – James Suckling
94 points – Wine Spectator

2007 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon(California / Napa Valley / Howell Mtn)
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
97 points – Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

2009 Rappahannock Cellars Meritage (Virginia)
42% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, and 4% Malbec

Cost: $90/person + tax & e-reservation fees
Date: Saturday March 10th, 2012. 2:00 pm
1.9 ounces (56 mL) of each wine will be poured
Tasting limited to 12 people