Happy New Year All. Thanks for the thread Mike. Good to reflect back on the year.
Here are the ones that made the podium for me:
Gold Medal
2013 Ultramarine Blanc de Noirs Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast
I gravitate more to the BdN due to the complexity and mouthfeel. This one combined the elegance with some unique flavors
Silver
2017 Keller Estate Chardonnay Peninsula Proprietor’s Blend La Cruz Vineyard Sonoma Coast
This has been a repeat BD buy for me and has had me hooked for a while
2009 Fontodi Flaccianello Della Pieve Colli Della Toscana Centrale IGT
A big wine. Hits the hedonistic need you need every now and then.
2016 Liquid Farm Chardonnay Golden Slope Sta. Rita Hills
2021 Extradimensionsal Wine Co. Yeah! Summer Salters Rose Shake Ridge Ranch Amador County
2012 Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast
Bronze
2014 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Berserkers Cuvée Willamette Valley
2019 Metrick Albariño C5 Vineyard Los Olivos District
2009 Match Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Butterdragon Hill St. Helena
2016 Boheme Wines Chardonnay English Hill Vineyard Sonoma Coast
2017 Harrington Mission Somers Vineyard Lodi
A real discovery. Unique and geeky in a good way
1998 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
2019 Jean Edwards Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Dalla Gasperina Vineyard Rutherford
2021 Stars and Dust Crowded Table Rose Blend Santa Ynez Valley
2016 Robert Mondavi Winery Fume Blanc Reserve To-Kalon Vineyard Napa Valley
2002 Romano dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore Vigneto di Monte Lodoletta
2010 La Lecciaia di Pacini Mauro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
2011 Jean Edwards Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Stagecoach Vineyard Napa Valley