654 Duckhorn Merlot 2015
Blended with 12% Cabernet Sauvignon and smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc
and Petit Verdot, this wine is thick, dense and dusty in tannin. Flavors of mocha,
cherry and clove dominate on the well-integrated, full-bodied palate, finishing
in dried herb and coffee bean.
Wine Enthusiast – 90 points
Donors: Bryce and Skye Taten
Value: $51
655 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
This wine delivers almost unbridled plum sauce, blackberry preserve and melt-
ed licorice flavors, but keeps a smoldering edge for form while picking up al-
luring black tea and incense notes on the broad finish. There's a long echo of
chocolate adding to this hedonist's delight. Drink now through 2032.
Wine Spectator – 95 points
Donor: Greg and Katy Laetsch
Value: $250
656 The Macallan Sherry Oak 18 Years Old
This unique whiskey is matured exclusively in Oloroso sherry seasoned oak
casks from Jerez, Spain. This rich, fruity and full-bodied "new make" spirit is
transformed into an iconic single malt. The sherry seasoned oak cask delivers a
single malt characterized by the mature oak, ginger and raisin flavors.
Donors: Dean and Shari Shigenaga
Value: $280
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