thumbing through my napa notepad last night to find notes on the fleury cab i planned to drink for dinner, i noticed two consecutive pages. on one, my notes implored me to buy 2+ bottles of 05 artesa foss valley cab, and on the very next page, i reviewed the same wine, saying, in effect, "meh".
i looked through the notepad some more, and found tasting notes from the other artesa visit (we went twice) in which i raved about the wine.
subjective, indeed!
not only that, but the fleury cab was, last night, a bit of a "meh" itself. i apparently did not take notes during my fleury winery tasting. i mis-remembered this cab as being my favorite of the whole trip, but now i don't think so -- i think it was actually hops' favorite. i sure hope it was someone's favorite, because according to fleury's price list, it was definitely one of the priciest bottles i brought home.
it got way better by the final glass, as all wines seem to do. concentrated cab with very subtle oak, minimal tannins. delicious. but not worth the price, imho, and not the best pairing with steak.
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