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2005 Albert Sounit Rully 1er Cru Vauvry
12 hours 4 min agoElegant aroma of ripe cherries, cured meat, fresh herbs and a scent of raspberries with well integrated oak. Fine balance between acidity and tannins with flavors of cherry, pomegranate and a peppery finish. Drinkable now but will be capable of 3-4 years in the cellar. (91 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2009 Domaine Bruno Cormerais Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Chambaudiere
12 hours 4 min agoGood, but not great. (88 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2006 Outpost Petite Sirah The Other
12 hours 4 min agoPaired this with a couple of medium sirloins right off the grill. Perfect complement to the steaks. Very big, serious wine. Opened up nicely over the course of dinner. (92 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2008 Romano Clelia Fiano di Avellino Colli di Lapio
12 hours 4 min agoEcho a lot of other tasting notes, except I didn't find it overly acidic. I'm always looking for new stuff to try, and this Fiano grape looked interesting. Elegant and subtle with the stone minerality becoming more noticeable the more your drank. Very refreshing - a good break from standard whites. (92 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2004 Terrazas de Los Andes Cheval des Andes
12 hours 4 min agoThis wine well made and has a lot of stuffing. Full bodied and structured, with lots of gritty extract. Tasty dark fruit and earth, with a boat load of tannin on the finish. Should be great in 5 years. (93 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2005 Clos Pegase Cabernet Sauvignon Hommage Artist Series Reserve
12 hours 4 min agoHad this wine as the last wine at the RWS event on 9/8/10 It is so thick and it went so well with the chocolate desserts. You just wanted to sip it slowly. Nice long finish. Jammy is the perfect word to describe this wine. (91 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2006 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Annum
12 hours 4 min agoA solid Napa cab performer - brilliant nose of dark berries, forest floor funk, and chocolate/espresso/vanilla. Taste matched nose and mild acidity let flavors linger in the mouth. When tasted, a menthol/mint flavor comes out. Great mouthfeel and the fine tannins led to a good finish with all the flavors having a chance to play again. Glad I have more of this. Gave this 4+ hour decant. Ready now, but will be good for next 3-5 years. (94 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2007 Amayna (Viña Garces Silva) Pinot Noir
12 hours 4 min agoFull-bodied aroma of dark berries, almost like blackberry jam clear oaky character and smoky cured meat on the nose. Tight, crisp acidity with a sweet taste of dark berries and a distinct oak character. (90 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2006 Clos Pegase Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
12 hours 4 min agoHad this wine at RWS event on 9/8/10. I enjoyed it with the beef served on the buffet. It was dark, tannic. Good body and finish. Wine is drinking nice now and should for five more years. (90 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2005 Chateau Rollat Cabernet Sauvignon
12 hours 4 min agoThis is very unique. Reminds me of Dunn's styling in some ways. Very old world. I haven't seen anything from this producer in awhile. Tasty old school cabernet. Will seek out more. (92 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2007 Clos Pegase Pinot Noir Mitsuko's Vineyard
12 hours 4 min agoHad this wine at RWS event on 9/8/10 - I matched to the cold salmon on the buffet and it went well together. Wine was a typical california pinot. Dark fruit flavors. Medium bodied. Medium finish. (88 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2005 Josmeyer Gewurztraminer Hengst
12 hours 4 min agoNose of apricot with hint of vanilla and pineapple. Taste was lacking some oomph and spiciness I've had in other Gewurztraminers, but was pleasant with apricot being the most noticeable flavor. Did have a minerality quality, almost a sea air overtone. (90 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2008 Clos Pegase Chardonnay Mitsuko's Vineyard
12 hours 4 min agoA rich wine - full of flavors - I paired with the cold salmon - had this wine at RWS 9/8/10 event. Peach fruit flavors. Balanced (88 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2001 Tenuta Oliveto Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
12 hours 4 min agoRounded mid-palate full of brunello berry, ounce of cigar-box, and a distinct herbaceous aspect that went beyond effect of tannins, and did not dissipate; was the distinctive marker of the bottle for me; all-around enjoyable. 50/5/13/17/8 (93 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2007 Domaine de la Janasse Vin de Pays de la Principauté d'Orange Terre de Bussière
12 hours 4 min ago(90 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2006 Clos Pegase Merlot
12 hours 4 min agoHad this wine at RWS event on 9/8/10 as second wine. It was medium bodied, easy to drink - short finish. Might have been better with meat - I had with cheese. (86 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2008 Clos Pegase Sauvignon Blanc
12 hours 4 min agoHad as an aperitif at RWS event on 9/8/10. It was refreshing and easy to drink. (86 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2005 Huët Vouvray Pétillant Brut
12 hours 4 min agoLight straw. No detailed notes, but it went well with the sweeter appetizers (like fig spread, double cream brie, etc). Nice mousse, good cut, clean finish. Nothing remarkable, but everything I ask for in a $50 Champagne and this was much cheaper ($25)! Oh, and it also still had that nice minerality of Chenin Blanc. (90 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2007 Saint Helena Road Vineyards Cenote Maier Family
12 hours 4 min agoMy notes said "Spring Mtn" appellation but do not see this listed in CT. Nose of hints of nail polish, perfume, sour fruit (cassis, blk. cherry), and cooling spices. Attacks with ripe rich slightly sour fruit (sour cherry, cassis) and in the mouth quite fruit forward, strongly extracted but in good balance. Finishes with sour fruit fading from the palate and notes of stony mineral, oak, and a little drying tannin. Dryish. Body medium, acid medium, tannin medium. (89 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
2006 WaterMark Cabernet Sauvignon
12 hours 4 min agoPop and pour. On the nose dark fruit and notes of cassis and creamy vanilla. On the attack nice sour gentle acid bite moving into deep rich layered slightly sour fruit (red raspberry, some cherry) with notes of aromatic wood (cedar?), chocolate, and mocha. Lingering finish with delightful sour fading fruit from the palate with hnts of oak and drying tannins. Dry. Body medium, acid medium, tannin medium plus. Told the fruit was extracted with a 5-day cold soak prior to fermentation, and fermented in new french oak. 90% cab, 10% cab franc and merlot. tasty. I'm hoping this was not the Howell Mtn, a different wine. (91 pts.) - Tasted 9/9/2010.
