Wine Tasting
Begins 4:30 P.M.
 

Tasting Tables

Table 1: 1982 Bordeaux – the Classics

Table Host - Simon Littler, CEO Global Wine Company

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1982 Chateau Cheval Blanc

1982 Chateau Haut Brion

1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

1982 Chateau Latour

1982 Chateau Leoville Las Cases

1982 Chateau Margaux

1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild

1982 Chateau Pichon Lalande

$900 per person

Table 2: 2001 American Idols

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Table Host - Kim Beto, VP of Key Accounts, Northern CA - Southern Wine & Spirits

2001 Colgin Cariad

2001 Harlan Estate

2001 Lokoya Cabernet Sauvignon Mt Veeder

2001 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

2001 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon

2001 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select

2001 Switchback Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Peterson Family

2001 Verite La Joie

$700 per person

Table 3: 2003 Bordeaux – A Hot Vintage

Table Host - Rob Griffin, Import Manager - Wine Warehouse

Eight of the top scoring wines from the heralded 2003 vintage.

2003 Haut Brion – RP95

2003 Lafite Rothschild – RP100

2003 Latour – RP100

2003 Margaux – RP99

2003 Mouton Rothschild

2003 Laville Haut Brion Blanc – RP96

2003 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc – RP92

2003 Haut Brion Blanc – RP97

$550 per person

Table 4: 1978 Appellation Comparison in Burgundy

Table Host - Raj Parr, Wine Director - Mina Group

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1978 Camus Charmes Chambertin

1978 Chateau de Pommard

1978 Comte de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes

1978 Domaine Romanee Conti La Tache

1978 Louis Latour Corton Grancey

1978 Ponsot Clos de la Roche

1978 Robert Ampeau Volnay Santenots

1978 Trapet Chambertin

$950 per person

Table 5: Rewards of Patience

Table Host - Matthew Lane, Director of Education, Foster's Group

1966 Penfolds Grange

1971 Penfolds Grange

1976 Penfolds Grange

1981 Penfolds Grange

1986 Penfolds Grange

1990 Penfolds Grange

1998 Penfolds Grange

2001 Penfolds Grange

$700 per person

Table 6: Hommage to Perfection

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Table Host - Marc Perrin, Owner - Chateau Beaucastel

1989 Chateau Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

1990 Chateau Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

1995 Chateau Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

1998 Chateau Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

1999 Chateau Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

2000 Chateau Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

2001 Chateau Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

2003 Chateau Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin

$700 per person

Table 7: An American Legend

Table Host - Thomas Koehorst, Import Manager - Southern Wine & Spirits

1958 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour

1968 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour

1970 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour

1974 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour

1980 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour

1985 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour

1990 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour

1997 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour

$550 per person

Table 8: Millennium Bordeaux

Table Host - Fred Dame, Master Sommelier - Beam Wine Estates

2000 Chateau Ausone

2000 Chateau Haut Brion

2000 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion

2000 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

2000 Chateau Latour

2000 Chateau Margaux

2000 Chateau Mouton Rothschild

2000 Chateau Pavie

$850 per person

Table 9: Bordeaux’s Greatest Vertical

Table Host - Larry Stone, Master Sommelier, General Manager - Rubicon Estate

1870 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

1945 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

1959 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

1961 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

1970 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

1990 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

2000 Chateau Lafite Rothschild

$3,000 per person

Table 10: California’s Longest Lived Wine

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Table Host - Paul Draper, CEO & Winemaker - Ridge Vineyards

1970 Ridge Monte Bello

1978 Ridge Monte Bello

1984 Ridge Monte Bello

1985 Ridge Monte Bello

1990 Ridge Monte Bello

1991 Ridge Monte Bello

1992 Ridge Monte Bello

1996 Ridge Monte Bello

$500 per person

Table 11: Gerard Perse - In Pursuit of Perfection

Table Host - Jeffrey Davies, Owner - Signature Selections

1998 Chateau Monbousquet

1998 Chateau Pavie

1998 Chateau Pavie Decesse

2000 Chateau Monbousquet

2000 Chateau Pavie

2000 Chateau Pavie Decesse

2003 Chateau Bellevue Mondotte

2003 Chateau Monbousquet

2003 Chateau Pavie

2003 Chateau Pavie Decesse

$500 per person

Table 12: Alone at the Top

Table Host - Jason Alexander, Wine Director - Gary Danko

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1991 Harlan Estate

1994 Harlan Estate

1995 Harlan Estate

1996 Harlan Estate

1997 Harlan Estate

1998 Harlan Estate

2001 Harlan Estate

2002 Harlan Estate

$875 per person

Table 13: Consistency in Excellence

Table Host - Bob Roux, Director, Caymus Vineyards

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1978 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

1979 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

1984 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

1987 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

1991 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

1994 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

2001 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

2003 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection

$500 per person

Table 14: Passion is Rarity

Table Host - Sean Patterson, Sales Manager - Bernard Magrez

1998 Chateau Pape Clement Blanc

2001 Chateau Pape Clement Blanc

1986 Chateau Pape Clement

1990 Chateau Pape Clement

1996 Chateau Pape Clement

2000 Chateau Pape Clement

2001 Chateau Pape Clement

2005 Chateau Pape Clement

2004 Bernard Magrez Napa

$500 per person

Table 15: Gaja – Piedmont’s Reference Point

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Table Host - Gaia Gaja - Gaja Winery

1985 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo

1985 Gaja Sori Tildin

1989 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo

1989 Gaja Sori Tildin

1990 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo

1990 Gaja Sori Tildin

1997 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo

1997 Gaja Sori Tildin

$700 per person