Judging Young Cabs

[WinoNan]

O.K. Let me try again.

What I'm asking is ... when you're tasting wine, it's common for young cabs to be pretty harsh when first bottled, so what criteria do you use to decide if one is worth buying for storing?

In most cases, I can pretty much tell which ones will be good down the road, but I was curious to hear from others on how they make this decision.

I'm not asking how long a particular cab will cellar -- I've done enough tasting that I can usually make a pretty good guesstimate of that.

Got it? Good! Love to hear from you.