Couple 20-30 dollar '01 Cabbies

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WW,

I agree, all of their wines are just great, including their Italian varietals and the Toad Hall Bodacious. I love the flavor profile, reminds me more of the Frenchies in that they lean toward the complex/elegant side rather than the "all out concentration" and "blockbuster" side. So smoooooth. I wonder if that effects the ratings the wines get as Laube seems to go for the wines that wear your taste buds out.

Anyway, we just got back from a five day trip to wine country and, while there, did the full tour of Flora with the barrel samplings, cave tour, etc. What a great operation they have considering they do not get all the press that Ch. Montelena, Phelps, Duckhorn, etc. do.

Also, I need to try Robert Craig wines; I see them "around" but have not tasted them. Any recommendations?