Tried these in my tasting last week:
1. PirosBeka CabarnetSauvignon (13.5%) Proske Pince/Villayni/Hungary 2006: Med.color; strong very earthy/dusty very slight herbal/CS nose; tart very earthy/dusty bit rough/tannic flavor w/ only hints of herbal/Cab fruit; med.long very dusty/earthy light herbal/Cab finish w/ fair tannins; very terroir-driven wine with little Cab fruit.
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2. CortiBros NapaVlly CSCFM RTW StephensWnry/Oakville 1991: Med.dark color; some minerally/earthy/dusty bit Bdx-like tobaccoy/old Cab/smokey slight herbal nose; tart rather herbal/old Bdx-like rather tobaccoy/pencilly old Cab flavor; med. herbal/earthy old Cab tobaccoy/pencilly rather tannic/astringent finish; some interesting old Cab character but drying out and not much pleasure.
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And a wee BloodyPulpit:
1. Proske: This is a new wnry in Hungary started by a friend, Rudi Proske, who's a close friend of Gary&Charlotte Lee. They recently visited Rudi and brought back this btl. Rudi used to run an importing business of Calif wines into Germany, including Coturri. He also makes a Cabernet/BlauFrankish blend. The mispelling above was, indeed, on the label. The wine had a very strong earthy/dusty character that reminded me some of Cab from the AltoAdige. Would like a bit more fruit and interest in the wine. It has ample tannins and may be more interesting w/ age.
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2. CSCFM: This is a CabSauvignon/CabFranc/Merlot blend that was made for CortiBros at Caymus. I last tasted it in early 2002 and thought it was in its decline then. Surprisingly, it's still holding on but is nowhere near the wine it once was.
Tom