tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post2015595046527471605..comments2024-01-29T19:33:21.185-05:00Comments on New Hampshire Wine-man: Hall 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon And Our Blind TastingNew Hampshire Winemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-67154931917474840532012-06-16T16:46:30.950-04:002012-06-16T16:46:30.950-04:00SS, well then, you join my son's club of not b...SS, well then, you join my son's club of not being impressed; I drank this bottle for three days and I liked it more than when I first opened it. Though this is a rather dense wine, I think the layers of flavors were waiting for (As John would put it) vini di medatazione! Wines of Meditation.New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-36584468942378719562012-06-16T08:02:52.252-04:002012-06-16T08:02:52.252-04:00I see you've been a busy boy tasting everythin...I see you've been a busy boy tasting everything at the Liquor Mart! I hope you work there and get a good disount!<br /><br />I had me so o' that '08 Napa Cab recently. Not as impressed by it as you were but I was hoping to be with a $40 price tag. Perhaps it was just my mood that night. There are two bots sitting in the cellar and there they will lay for a while in the hopes that my initial assessment was erroneous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-59574239697258106992012-06-10T08:54:10.488-04:002012-06-10T08:54:10.488-04:00The good old days of $25 Hall Cabs! "There...The good old days of $25 Hall Cabs! "There's no inflation!" Not!<br />the '08 is a bit livelier, and I'd expect that from a younger '05 as well, but the balance comes with time. For me, the '06 was the most balanced and I think maybe at its peek. OK, these wines will age another ten years, but this is where my palate is at, the '06 was wonderful. maybe next year we'll be able to find not only the 2009, but the missing '07.New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-9674383537842570032012-06-10T08:45:23.714-04:002012-06-10T08:45:23.714-04:00I loved the 2005 Hall. We poured it by the glass a...I loved the 2005 Hall. We poured it by the glass at the wine bar where I used to work and lord knows I poured myself a number of "sample" tastes. I haven't had any more recent vintages but it sounds like the '08 is pretty darn nice in its own right.<br /><br />We used to be able to get to '05 around here for about $25.Bill Rosichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646174499508390782noreply@blogger.com