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.

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"
 
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