Has these over dinner on Friday and Saturday night and while I didn't take notes, I do have a pretty strong recollection:
1986 Rubicon
This wine was the suprise of the weekend for me. We decanted, but began drinking immediately. At first the flavors were a little muted and I thought, "this wine is a goner." But after about 20 minutes, this wine really started to open up and had unmistakable characteristics of a mature Bordeaux. A little bit of acid, a little deep plum with a hint of tobacco on the finish. This wine was clearly on the downside of its life expectancy, but much better than I expected. 89-91 pts.
1997 Araujo Cab
Very deep and rich wine. The tannins have mellowed considerably and this wine is certainly within its drinking window. Cherry, fig flavors predominated with little vanilla on the finish. A very good wine that was a good compliment to the lamb we were having. 94-96 pts.
2000 Switchback Cab
Still dark and brooding with pretty serious tannins. Opened up after a half an hour with plum and butterscotch flavors. Didn't have the luxury of letting this sit all night because we were at a restaurant, but I think it would have been even better after another hour or so of time being open. My first Switchback Cab and it was not a disappointment. One of the top 4 or 5 I've had from that vintage. 92-93 pts.
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