I was celebrating my birthday and decided to open a number of 10-year old wines (from the fortunate 2002 vintage). Since these wines were released just as I was starting to collect, I had only a handful and decided to supplement the list with a few newer wines as well. My favorite was the 2002 St. Clement Howell Mountain in a magnum (1.5L) bottle, but the surprise was the 2002 Groth Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The Groth was delightfully smooth and probably at its peak. What a nice surprise for my birthday.
Here is what I opened:
2002 St. Clement Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon (1.5L)
2002 Bell Cellars Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 6
2002 Groth Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Hess Collection Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Provenance Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon
2007 Merry Edwards Russian River Pinot Noir (375ml)
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