Good call on Godello. The undiscovered White Burgundy of Spain 
The good ones can be outstanding, not to mention downright cheap.
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The Raul Perez wine Jay shared with us last night was outstanding.
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You had me looking that one up as soon as I read your post!
White: 2005 Lopez de Heredia Tondonia
Red: 1996 Calon Segur
Sparkling: Selosse Les Carelles (2017 disgorgement)
Main discovery this year has been that old Bordeaux is great (and for high-end wine can be great value) and I think I like white burgundy more than red burgundy given I have had pretty good luck avoiding premox.
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First year drinking wine in a serious way - can I say ‘everything’? Hopefully many more years to come and I can see how my tastes change over time. Nevertheless I’ll take a stab:
WsOTY
2007 Bassermann-Jordan Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Kabinett Riesling
2020 Schloss Gobelsburg Ried Gaisberg
2003 Louis Jadot Clos des Ursules
2003 Standish The Standish
2016 Pierre Gonon Les Iles Feray
2011 Le Brun-Servenay BdB Extra Brut
2011 Tensley Syrah
2020 Ravines Pinot Noir
DOTY
White: everything Riesling. Forge, Kemmeter, Clemens Busch, Falkenstein. Also, Luis Pato Parcela Candido, made from cercial.
Champagne/sparkling: also everything, as my partner’s fallen in love with it and is now on the wine journey with me. Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles was his epiphany wine. Also discovered Mousse, Bodet-Herold, Belluard.
Red: Elegant, floral syrahs and pinot noirs.
Producers: Bedrock - everything has been great
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WoTY - 1989 Mt Eden Old Vine Reserve Cab
DoTY - 2020 Kobayashi Syrah
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Wine of the Year:
1990 Cheval Blanc
Runners-Up:
2015 Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese ***GK
1990 Gigou Jasnières St Jacques
2019 Walter Scott X Novo Chardonnay
2003 Pegau CNdP Cuvée da Capo
2022 Extradimensional Wine Co Yeah! Chendawg II
1994 Taylor Fladgate Port
2011 Kapcsándy Cab Sauv Grand Vin SL Vineyard
And Spirit of the Year ( whiskey, so still WoTY I guess):
2017 Whistle Pig Boss Hog IV The Black Prince.
Discovery of the year:
2019 Six Cloves Linda Vista Vineyard Chardonnay
Runners Up:
2016 R Coulon Champagne Chouilly BdB Les Hauts Partas
2022 Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Griffe du Marquis
1998 Cantine Innocenti Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice
2021 Vincent Gaudry Sancerre Le Tournebride
2020 Lorenzon Mercurey Champs Martin
2018 Castello di Solomeo
2015 Goodfellow Bishop Creek Pinot Noir
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Oh nice! Old Jasnières can be wonderful.
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Gold Medal:
J. J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 2006
Silver Medals:
Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin Estournelles St. Jacques 2000
Cattleya Call to Adventure Pratt Vineyard Chardonnay 2019
Roberto Voerzio Barolo La Serra 2001
Salon Blanc de Blancs Brut 1997
Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2004
Equipo Navazos La Bota de Palo Cortado 75
Bronze Medals:
Luis Perez La Escribana Macharnudo 2020
Domenic Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin 2008
Terre Nere Prephylloxera 2017
Analemma Mosier Hills Syrah 2017
Lopez de Heredia La Tondonia Rioja Blanco Reserva 2011
Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra 1999
Domenico Clerico Barolo Percristina 2001
The Standish Wine Company Shiraz Lamella 2017
Rhys Syrah Horseshoe Vineyard 2013
Discovery of the year:
Luis Perez La Escribana Macharnudo 2020
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WOTY
98 Dom was firing on all cylinders the other night, fresh in my memory banks.
Discovery
Inaki Garrido Las Toscas Blanco 2021 a Sarah Kirschbaum rec. My apologies if I spelled her name incorrectly!
WoTY:
1986 Pichon Lalande outstanding and firing on all cylinders.
DoTY:
2020 Tidings Syrah
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Domaine Dureuil-Janthial, more of reds or whites?
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WOTY: 1983 Margaux
Runners Up:
1940 Justinos Serial
1996 Sky Zinfandel
1949 Domaines et Terroirs du Sud Banyuls
DOTY:
Six Cloves
Jamet Cotes du Rhone
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Whites.
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Happy to update my list with wines from this month, which happen to be my two WsOTY (hard to pick a favorite, but I’d probably say the Verset for sheer enjoyment).
Champagne
Selosse Substance (May '22 disgorgement)
2008 Cedric Bouchard Haut Lemble
2015 Prevost Fac-Simile
White
2004 Les Jardins Esméraldins Vin de Table Français Génèse Blanc
2003 Ganevat Vignes de mon pere
2017 Julian Haart Ohligsberg Kabinett Alte Reben
1995 Nikolaihof Vinothek Riesling
Red
1991 Noël Verset Cornas
2008 Rayas
1989 Chave Hermitage
2007 Vietti Rocche
Discovery
Domaine la Boheme (and many Auvergne producers in general)
Got a winner last night, my top rating of the year on what should be a mediocre coop bottle…what a treat
2004 Chassenay d’Arce Blanc de Blancs
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Andy do you have any notes on the1991 Verset Cornas. I an planning on drinking one in January for my anniversary, Thanks for your input
1994 Weinbach Gewürztraminer Altenbourg Cuvee Laurence. Supposedly declassified SGN and it sures tastes like it with lots of botrytis notes and now all the tertiary nuances of 29 years. Still alive enough for me and very special though I wouldn’t argue with someone who would prefer it younger.
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1988 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline
Discovery of the Year: I know I’m very late to the party, but I had my first Egly-Ouriet and I totally get the hype.
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2016 Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus
2017 Roagna Barbaresco Pajè
2019 Henri Gouges NSG 1er Chaignots
2021 François Cotat Mont Damnés
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