tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post261942563199140703..comments2024-01-29T19:33:21.185-05:00Comments on New Hampshire Wine-man: O'Shaughnessy Howell Mountain 2009 Cabernet SauvignonNew Hampshire Winemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-28408057843221387112013-12-20T18:08:47.909-05:002013-12-20T18:08:47.909-05:00Vinogirl, I've never tasted so many really goo...Vinogirl, I've never tasted so many really good Cabs as I've been tasting in this series, and you sure are right about getting what you pay for; at $52, you'd be hard pressed to find as good a Bordeaux for that price as this Cab., though the Château Cantemerle, Grand Cru Classé en 1855, Haut-Médoc 2010 red Bordeaux would be an exception, and of this Bordeaux I bought 2 for the cellar.New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-7735450178661728772013-12-20T13:44:23.163-05:002013-12-20T13:44:23.163-05:00Oh well, there are always future vintages to look ...Oh well, there are always future vintages to look forward to. <br />A lot of people criticise the high cost of some Napa Cabs, but really with Napa Valley Cabernets you generally get what you pay for (this cannot be said of other varietals).Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-90815349864507643612013-12-19T16:27:32.336-05:002013-12-19T16:27:32.336-05:00My son loved it too, and I gave him a glass of one...My son loved it too, and I gave him a glass of one of the other cabs I'm tasting and he called it trash in comparison; it's very difficult to drink some of these REALLY good Cabs and then open a far inferior one which just seems to fall flat!<br />This was the last bottle anywhere around here, and because I didn't know a thing about this winery, it took that big discount to move me, and now I wished I'd had bought more when they were available.New Hampshire Winemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111304557830665931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1402117742947814196.post-15190376178781260462013-12-19T12:26:23.847-05:002013-12-19T12:26:23.847-05:00I have to get up to O'Shaugnessy for a tasting...I have to get up to O'Shaugnessy for a tasting, have been meaning too for the past 2 years!!! But always find some other chore or errand, on my days off, that keep me down valley...<br />This CS sounds delightful.Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.com