3 Bottles of Fine Wine

1.5 liter Duckhorn Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2003  Pungent aromas of cherry, cedar, earth and cola. Spicy flavors of cherry, plum, coffee, tar and oak are quite toothy. Ripe, though quite dry, finish.

.750 ML Shafer Chardonnay  2006 The 2006 Merlot (82% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 8% Cabernet Franc) is showing much more austerity and leanness, with a dark ruby color and firm, tannic structure

.750 ML Shafer Merlot 2006  Rich and creamy, both in flavor and texture, this is bold and extracted, with fleshy fig, apricot and light nutmeg shadings. Yet for all its power this offers a sense of elegance and balance.