I wish we could tell you that only one wine won the Opus One Blind Tasting on Saturday but we had a three way tie for first place (Darioush "Caravan" Cabernet only missed the tie by one vote!). Therefore we are going to offer you a special six pack including two bottles each of the three winners! The three wines are:
2004 AALTO Tempranillo - From the near perfect 2004 vintage and made by Mariano Garcia, former winemaker at Vega Sicilia (think $300 a bottle prices).
2007 Steak House Cabernet - yes, the label looks a lot like "House Wine", which is a Zinfandel blend from this Washington State Producer. Steak House is 100% Cabernet and holds its own against wines three times its price!
2005 Laurel Glen "Counterpoint" Cabernet - Doug Frost has waxed poetic about Laurel Glen for years in this newsletter (he absolutely loves this stuff) and this entry level cab they offer from the beautiful 2005 California vintage is simply stunning.
I wish we could tell you that Opus one - with a price tag of $159 - came in first, but it came in second to last - OUCH! So save yourself the money and get six of these outstanding wines for the price of just 1 bottle of Opus One. You will thank us later!
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