K, so when I saw a liquor store by my apartment fire selling tons of 10-14 year old Chardonnays for $2 a bottle, I just couldn’t say no. To sweeten the deal, the nice cashier decided to only charge me for 12 bottles. Thus, I bring you the “Chardonnay Blowout Challenge” for the hefty price of $26.16.
The bottles are chilling in my trunk (polar vortex) as we speak. So here’s how it works: I’m going to start popping these babies in about 30 minutes time. Then, I’m going to attempt to score every single wine on the 100 point scale. If you can accurately guess which bottle will win in the comments before I start to post my scores, I will donate $20 to a charity of your choosing. If you’re a WB o.g. I expect a guess to be placed. Also, if you’re a lurker, come join the party, it’ll be fun. As a bonus, any wine that scores under 70 points is getting a picture of it being poured down my toilet. Happy guessing!
Oh yeah, here’s the competition (from left to right):
-2004 Early Season “White Lie” Santa Barbra County
-2003 Evans & Tate “Gnangara” Unwooded
-2004 Napa Ridge “Coastal Vines” North Coast
-2001 Barton & Guestier
-2001 Brown Brothers
-2001 Ravenswood “Vitner’s Blend”
-2001 Columbia Crest Columbia Valley “Grand Estate”
-2002 Barton & Guestier Mâcon-Villages
-2001 Shale Ridge Monterey
-2002 Black Opal by Wolf Blass
-2002 Walnut Crest
-2002 Black Swan Vineyards
-2002 Silver Ridge
-2001 Frei Bros. Redwood Creek
-2001 Martin Ray Mariage Russian River Valley
-2000 Callaway Coastal