Halekulani Wine Tasting of 2000
The
Halekulani Wine Tasting of 2000 was organized by Artisans & Estates at the Halekulani Hotel in
Hawaii. Sixty
wine experts evaluated 17 wines "
double blind." That is, neither the tasters nor the servers knew the identity of the wines being evaluated.
The highest scoring wine was 1996 Kendall-Jackson "Cardinale," a
Cabernet Sauvignon blend. In second place was 1995 Opus One, while third place was won by 1996
Château Lafite-Rothschild. Among the winners, there was an
inverse relationship between rank and cost.
The wines evaluated are listed below alphabetically:
*1995 Caymus "Special Select" Cabernet Sauvignon
*1996 Diamond Creek "Red Rock Terrace" Cabernet Sauvignon
*1996
Château Haut-Brion *1996 Kendall-Jackson "Cardinale"
*1996 Kendall-Jackson "Grand Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon
*1995 Lokoya, Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon
*1996 Château Lafite-Rothschild
*1996
Château Latour *1996
Château Leoville Las Cases *1996
Château Margaux *1995
Château Mouton-Rothschild *1995 Opus One
*1996 Peter Michael "les Pavots"
*1995
Château Pétrus*1996
Robert Mondavi "Reserve" Cabernet Sauvignon
*1996
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars "SLV" Cabernet Sauvignon
*1996 Stonestreet "Legacy"
*
Paris Wine Tasting of 1976*
French Culinary Institute Wine Tasting of 1986*
Wine Spectator Wine Tasting of 1986*
Wine Olympics *
New York Wine Tasting of 1973*
San Diego Wine Tasting of 1975 *
San Francisco Wine Tasting of 1978*
Great Chardonnay Showdown *
Ottawa Wine Tasting of 1981*
Grand European Jury Wine Tasting of 1997*
Berlin Wine Tasting of 2004 *
Ottawa Wine Tasting of 2005 *
St. Catharines Wine Tasting of 2005*
The Wine Rematch of the Century (Judgement of Paris 30th Anniversary Tasting) The above
wine competitions are unique and highly significant because (1) all tasting was done blind and (2) the results were listed in rank order from highest to lowest. For example, if twelve wines were evaluated, they were ranked from one (the highest) to 12 (the lowest). There were no multiple winners except in the case of multiple categories (for example one red wine winner and one white wine winner).
*
French wine*
Bordeaux wine*
California wine*Caparoso, Randy. Paris 1976 Revisited.
Wine & Food Advisory, January 14, 2000.
