What are YOUR top wines of 2009?

WINE TALK
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1997 Manzano Il Bosco Syrah (1 of 3); one transcendental, two decent
1995 Bodegas LAN Culmen Reserva
2006 Saxum JBV
2007 L’Aventure / Estate Cuvee and Cote
2007 Tensley Colson Canyon
2006 Rudius Emerald Pool Syrah
2006 Tor Rock Kenward Familiy Hudson Syrah
(I enjoyed just about everything Jeff Ames did with Rudius and Tor the past couple of years).

Cheers, [cheers.gif]

Steve

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1998 Ch Pavie
2001 Grace Family Cabernet Sauvignon
2001 Gemstone
2001 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill
2001 Jones Family Cabernet Sauvignon
1996 Joseph Phelps Insignia
2001 Barbour Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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My dozen.
2004 Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon
1975 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Lucia Syrah Susan’s Hill
2006 Schrader Georges III Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
1992 Penfolds Grange
2007 Realm Beckstoffer Dr Crane
2007 Dain Wines Syrah The Smart Set White Hawk
2002 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon
2000 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Chassagne-Montrachet
2003 Karl Lawrence Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Beckstoffer Dr. Crane

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I can’t match those drinking 50 year old Champers, Burg and Bord but I’ll participate anyway! According to Cellartracker and notes from an Oregon trip:

Older wines:

  1. Sterling Reserve Cab 1974
  2. Ridge Geyerserville ATP 1985

Younger:

  1. Torii Mor Pinot Noir Temperance Hill Eola Hills 2004
  2. Ridge Geyersville 2005
  3. McCrea Syrah Ciel du Cheval Vineyard 2005 (just last night and also gets a most potential award)
  4. Willakensie Pierre Leon Yamhill-Carlton 2006

Most potential award:

  1. Patricia Green Pinot Noir Notorious Yamhill County 2008
  2. Belle Pente Pinot Noir Estate Reserve Yamhill-Carlton 2006

Top QPR:

  1. Green & Red Vineyards Zinfandel Chiles Canyon 2007
  2. Torii Mor Pinot Noir Oregon 2006 (black label and we’ve gone through most of a case)
  3. Paraiso Vineyards Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands 2007

Wines that I expected nothing from and were wonderful

  1. Château de Casenove Côtes du Roussillon 2000
  2. Les Caves de la Colombe Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2003

Most absolute fun party wine of the year:
Lini Lambrusco Reggiano Lini dal 1910 N.V.

Top really bad (but not flawed) wines:

  1. 2004 Val de Flores Malbec Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco (which I wrote was either a 78 or a 93)
  2. David Bruce Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2004
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93 Drouhin Musigny–clearly in a league of its own

Other highlights:
81 LdH Bosconia GR
04 Raveneau Blanchots
06 FX Pichler G-V “M”
92 Leroy P-M Folatieres

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The joke that never dies…
Well done !

Me: Giacomo Conterno Cascina Francia 1995
Rauzan Segla 2005
Clos Ste. Hune 2001
Aldo Conterno Il Favot 1996
Rainoldi Valtellina Superiore Sfursat 1999
B Giacosa Santo Stefano 2000 (I finally get Nebbiolo !! flirtysmile Move over Bordeaux ! )

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2005 La Peira

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Going to a dinner on Friday that will probably add a couple to my list, but so far off the top of my head

'42 & 49 Krug, '69 DP Oeno Black Label, '71 Taittinger CdC, '19 Vogue Musigny, '71 RC mag, '78 Giacosa CRR, '61 Latour a Pomerol, '66 & '69 La Mouline are the ones that come to mind.

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1997 Karthäuserhof Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Riesling Auslese
1976 Lopez de Heredia Bosconia Gran Reserva
1977 Phelps Eisele cab
1990 Pichon Baron
2006 Faiveley Combes aux Moines
2004 Dujac Charmes Chambertin
2004 H. Perrot-Minot Combes d’Orveaux
2006 La Mission Haut Brion
2006 Haut Brion
2004 Copain Garys’ Syrah
1994 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhauser Bruderberg Riesling Kabinett
2006 Rivers-Marie cab
2003 Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten ** Auslese
2007 Copain Kiser En Haut pinot
2006 Kutch pinot
2007 Vacheron Sancerre

Lots of honorable mentions that could land on this list if I wrote it on a different day, in a different mood, etc. The interesting thing is that these are not necessarily the highest CT scores I gave, but the wines that I still think about long after tasting them.

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My short list, listed by vintage:

1990 Joseph Drouhin Corton
1994 Chappellet Signature
1997 Merryvale Profile
2005 Shafer Hillside Select
2005 Merus
2007 Foxen Cuvée Jeanne Marie, Williamson Doré Vineyard (Rhône blend)
2007 Alban Viognier
2007 Flying Wine Cellars Roussanne

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I’m glad to see a response from the female contingent of the board. The boys tend to come up with penis extender lists. [berserker.gif]

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2002 Ramey Jericho
2002 SQN JFTLOI
2002 Maiden
2004 Lewelling Wight
2006 Beau Vigne Reserve
2006 Arkenstone Obsidian
2006 Remelluri Rioja Blanco

and of course, how could I forget…2005 Troplong Mondot

QPR
2006 Alto Moncayo

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1945 Cheval Blanc and nothing came close.

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1975 Pichon Lalande (thanks, P-Rob!)
1998 René-Henri Coutier Champagne Ambonnay
2005 Lewelling Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
1983 Dominus
1997 Dominus
1995 Guigal Brune et Blonde
1971 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 38

And any number of wines in various offlines that I didn’t put in my CellarTracker notes…

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In no particular order…

1990 Krug
1990 Latour
1989 Haut Brion
1989 Clinet
1999 Vogue Bonnes Mares
2003 Rousseau Clos de la Roche
2001 Mugnier Les Fuees

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Domaine Oratoire St. Martin 2005 Côtes du Rhône (France)
Mosby 2005 “Ossessione” Marche Rosso (Italy)
Francine et Olivier Savary 2006 Chablis (France)
Château de Villeneuve 2006 Saumur (France)
Daniel Gehrs 2005 “Unoaked” Santa Barbara County Chardonnay (California)
Hahn Estates 2006 Central Coast Meritage Red Table Wine (California)
Kunde Estate 2004 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (California)

Cheers!
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in no particular order and just reporting from the major varietals, Domestic/Imported:

Cab Sav - 2002 Ghost Horse/1966 Haut-Brion
Pinot Noir - 2007 Ceritas Escarpa/1996 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche (love generous friends)
Syrah - 2002 Cayuse Bionic Frog/1995 Vieux Telegraphe La Crau
Merlot - 2001 Arietta H Block/2001 Pavie
Sav Blanc - 2008 Modus Operandi/1990 Haut-Brion blanc (which i really enjoyed holiday season of 2008)
Chardonnay - 2005 Lynmar Serenitie/2002 Wiliam Fevre Les Clos (God i had a great bottle)

1975 Lafaurie-Peyraguey was my sweet WOTY

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1988 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande-----perfect condition, fanstastic wine

2001 Clos Mogador Priorat Manyetes ------beautiful wine, plenty of life left

2002 Jean Louis Vermeil Cabernet Sauvignon Frediani Vineyard -----flavor, structure, balance, it’s all good

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That is one of the sexiest wines out there.

Brad

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I’ve had the pleasure of drinking many wonderful wines in 2009 but the top spot goes to a great bottle of 1969 Chappellet Cab. It’s the best CA Cab I’ve ever tasted. Blind I would have guessed 91 or 94 vintage due to the color and freshness of the bottle. Unless I open a 74 Mt Eden, I don’t think this is in danger of loosing the top spot this year.