Ranked
Third Highest Cab in Washington (Tanzer)
Pere de Famille Cab 04 (93+
Tanzer) -- Clos
du Betz 04 (92+ Tanzer)
 Betz Pere de Famille
Cabernet Sauvignon 04 $46.76/$51.95
Steve
Tanzer, of the International Wine Cellar newsletter,
tasted this wine in summer 2006, three months
after bottling, and ranked it the
third highest Cabernet in Washington,
a point or two behind Quilceda Creek and
Leonetti Reserve (the “+?” in
his score indicates a possible higher ranking
once the wine is released):
“93(+?) Bright,
deep ruby-red. Musky, minerally, spicy aromas
of blackberry, blueberry, leather and tree
bark. Quite penetrating on the palate, with
terrific intensity and cut to the black cherry
and currant flavors. Denser and larger-scaled
than the Clos de Betz. This, too, finishes
with excellent cut, growing sweeter and longer
as it opens in the glass. There's firm tannic
spine here but no impression of dryness.” -
Tanzer
Betz Clos du Betz Red 04 $33.93/$37.70
Steve Tanzer, International Wine Cellar newsletter,
also tasted this wine last summer just after
bottling, awarding it his highest score ever
for this wine, and wrote:
“92(+?) Bright,
deep red. Musky, sweet aromas of dark cherry,
roasted red berries, graphite, leather, roast
coffee, herbs and treebark. Sweet, concentrated,
very ripe and floral but showing less early
opulence and more structure than recent vintages
of this bottling. With aeration, though, this
showed compelling sweetness and noteworthy
depth. This builds impressively toward the
back finishing with strong, juicy fruit; firm,
fine-grained tannins; and excellent lift.”
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