I scribbled a note or two on the wines, but nothing substantial. Just a heads up if anyone is interested.
Champagnes - tasted blind, along with others Erez will post.
'04 Bollinger La Grande Année I wasn’t in love with this the way I should have been.
'96 Pierre Paillard Grand Cru Brut Millésimé I love PP, but this particular Champagne wasn’t as good as other PP’s I’ve tasted.
Blind tastings really make you think.
'00 Nigl Riesling Privat Petrol (I don’t like Petrol).
'03 Foxen Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir Nice. What you would expect. My tastes goes to Sea Smoke in this area.
'06 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Some cherries. I’ve tasted better CdP’s (but not a lot).
'07 Frick (Dry Creek Valley) C2 Some tannins. Lots of people liked these wines, but school was out for me.
'07 Frick (Dry Creek Valley) Counoise Slightly better than the above.
'01 Kilikanoon Oracle Shiraz from the Clare Valley - Some fruit. Nice wine.
'09 Shiraz VP from Rockfords
'07 Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva Montefico Yum.
'05 Januik Cabernet Sauvignon Champoux Vineyard Wow. I enjoyed this.
'07 Fidelitas Cab Champoux Vineyard This was good, but the other Champoux above was better.
'07 ACV Cab Sauv Reserve (The Todd) Smooth wine. Never disappoints. The '07 Ghost Horse beat this by a nose. I don’t think the GH is worth the upcharge.
'07 Ghost Horse Cabernet Sauvignon (The Todd) Nice nose. Tasty, but at $100, I’ve had better cabs.
'07 Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Hmmm. Some tannins. Drink or hold.
'14 Huber Dornfelder - As a California Cab drinker, this was not my style. Harsh.
'03 Suduiraut Sauternes Very nice, and not syrupy.
'89 Ch Latour Blanche Very nice. Not overly sweet.
'90 Weingut Günther Steinmetz Kestener Paulinsberg Riesling Spätlese. Easy drinking. Nice nose. Some fruit. Hurry up and drink it if you own it.
'97 Rozes, Vintage Port tasted like port.
It’s hard taking notes at these wine dinners. I was lucky to jot down a few thoughts on many of the above
Erez will comment on the Champagnes.
One more thing. Beau Carufel sent us a bottle of his Random Wine Brut Rose that was offered on BerserkerDay. This was a delicious wine (tasted blind, and only known to Erez L). At $35, this tasted better than some of the Champagnes. Thank you.
I usually keep some things under my hat, but in this case… Beau sent this to us because he attended the first couple of the dinners when we got started in 2007. He was a Flyertalker then.