1997 Dehlinger Cab and 97 B.V. Rutherford

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Stonegate???? We used to love that Cab. That's from the Spaulding Vineyard on Diamond Mt --- right? Judy and I visited the first time back about 1988, and we talked with the winemaker then who was the Spaulding's son. He was concerned then that his parents were becoming a bit less enthusiastic about the whole enterprise. Sure enough, they sold out about 6 or 7 years later to some financial type who wanted to be a winery owner. When we tried their wines about 8 years ago we felt they'd changed quite a bit - and not to our liking.