Sorry my bad. Mean 2000. parker gives CA 78(worst since 1988((no
wonder why I have so many 88 cabs...)).....) and 2000 WA an 89 and
2000 CA rhone rangers a 92.

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:05:52 -0500, Mark Lipton >
wrote:

>gerald wrote:
>> 2001 has been hailed as an excellent year for CA cabs. Raymond
>> reserve is a "one of many" production better grade cabs that probably
>> is really helped by having a lot of good grapes around.
>>
>> The columbia crest is from WA. Although some years the quality of CA
>> & WA coincide, frequently the quality does not. Sort of like Tuscany
>> and Piedmont, or Bordeau and Burgundy and Alsace, or even Burgundy and
>> piedmont. For example '99 is considered a bust in CA. WA had a good
>> year.
>
>'99 was *far* from a bust in CA, although your point is still a valid one.
>
>Mark Lipton