| My six bottles of 2003 Scarecrow Cabernet | | | | Dalla Valle Maya but had a very unique signature on |
| Sauvignon recently arrived in the cellar and I was | | | | its own. This wine is exciting in the glass. |
| waiting for the right time to open a bottle for | | | | The 2003 Scarecrow will continue to be a superstar |
| evaluation. The opportunity came at a recent wine | | | | as it ages gracefully in the next 5-10 years. The |
| tasting in my home which gave me the opportunity | | | | packaging from the winery is fantastic; a wooden |
| to get feedback from eight other people. I originally | | | | three-pack (ala Screaming Eagle) filled with straw |
| wrote about the Scarecrow Winery project back in | | | | packing materials that you would expect in a |
| June of 2006 before the wine was release to the | | | | Scarecrow. The winery also provides a small bound |
| public. | | | | booklet that reflects on the vineyard property and |
| The 2003 Scarecrow Cabernet was served at the | | | | winemaking team. |
| end of a wine tasting night that featured California | | | | Scarecrow is the finest new California wine that I |
| Cabernet's from 1995 and 1996. The 2003 Scarecrow | | | | have tasted this year. I would strongly recommend |
| was the perfect ending to a night of fine wines. It | | | | that you contact the winery and get on their mailing |
| reminded me of a young Dalle Valle Maya in a great | | | | list. I rate the wine 99+ points. There were only 471 |
| vintage. The wine had a perfect balance of fruit and | | | | cases of the wine made in 2003. The vineyard is |
| tannins, although I will not open another bottle for 3+ | | | | located in the Rutherford Appellation at the site of |
| years to allow this wine to mature and soften. The | | | | the old J J Cohn estate. The wine retails for $100 per |
| fruit flavors had the intensity and spiciness of the | | | | bottle. |