Top 16 California Cabs

[Randy Caparoso]

Well, Mike, maybe this will bait 'em: Are there many of you out there who, like me, truly believe that the Heitz "Martha's" (and any other Heitz, for that matter) as well as Stag's Leap "Casks" have been grossly overrated over the past two decades.

I quibble about phenolic imbalances in beauties like Montelena and Dominus, but half the time the Cabernets from Heitz and Stag's Leap are flawed or even downright dirty (obviously, at least to my taste). I can't, of course, argue with other people's pleasure. If that's what they like, fine. But personally, I've often wondered why and how certain wines get rated the way they do...

Hey, has anyone enjoyed the wines from Schweiger on Spring Mt. Now that's one to watch!