Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Wine catch up post

As noted in the last post, we have about 100 extra wine reviews that happened before the holidays. Because of the number, these will mostly just be direct links to our full review on CellarTracker.com.

  1. 2009 - Louis Latour - Meursault-Blagny - 1er Cru - Château de Blagny - We liked this a whole lot.
  2. 2008 - Guarachi - Chardonnay
  3. 2009 - Bouchaine - Chardonnay - Chêne d'Argent Estate Vineyard
  4. 2011 - Stags' Leap Winery - Viognier
  5. 2011 - Sonnenband - Riesling
  6. 2010 - Valley of the Moon - Pinot Noir
  7. 2010 - Viña Bisquertt - Syrah - Casa La Joya - Reserve
  8. 2011 - Wine Men of Gotham - Shiraz-Grenache
  9. 2007 - Montes: Napa Angel - Cabernet Sauvignon - Aurelio's Selection
  10. 2009 - Rocca di Montemassi - Monteregio di Massa Marittima - Sassabruna
  11. 2010 - Pure Love Wines - Garnacha - Layer Cake
  12. 2007 - Bonterra Vineyards - The Butler - Single Vineyard
  13. NV - René-Henri Coutier - Champagne Brut - Grand Cru
  14. 2011 - Innocent Bystander - Pinot Gris
  15. 2011 - Coquena - Torrontés
  16. 2012 - Domaine Pouillon - Gewürztraminer - Columbia Gorge
  17. 2012 - Patricia Green Cellars - Pinot Noir - Reserve
  18. 2012 - Ken Wright - Pinot Noir - Guadalupe Vineyard
  19. 2009 - Paitin di Pasquero-Elia - Barbaresco - Sorì Paitin - This is an excellent Barbaresco.  
  20. NV - Chambers - Rosewood Muscat - Rutherglen Muscat
  21. 2006 - Long Shadows Wineries - Pedestal - This is an excellent, complex merlot made with Washington grapes by renowned French winemaker Michel Rolland.  
  22. 2012 - Domaine de Saint-Lannes - Vin de Pays des Côtes de Gascogne - Blanc
  23. 2011 - Domaine Baumann-Zirgel - Pinot Gris - Schwenkel
  24. 2011 - Château de Champteloup - Touraine
  25. 2012 - Chateau Clou du Pin
  26. 2010 - Château Les Paruades
  27. 2010 - La Celestiere - Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
The next few tastes were during a special tasting at Vintage Cellar by a member of the winemaker's family.  The Jaume family has had the winery for many generations and it is currently done by two brothers while their sister does promotion.  She was in the US working with her distributors to promoter her family's wines.  The lowest scoring wine we tasted we gave an 88.  
  1. 2012 - Domaine Grand Veneur - Côtes du Rhône - Blanc - We gave this a 94.
  2. 2012 - Domaine Grand Veneur - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Blanc - We gave this a 92.
  3. 2011 - Domaine Grand Veneur - Vacqueyras - Grande Garrigue - We gave this a 93.
  4. 2011 - Domaine Grand Veneur - Lirac - Clos de Sixte - We gave this a 92.
  5. 2011 - Domaine Grand Veneur - Côtes du Rhône - This is one of their cheaper bottles and we gave it an 88 - it's a real bargain.
  6. 2011 - Domaine Grand Veneur - Côtes du Rhône - Reserve - We gave this a 94.
Back to our regular tasting notes.
  1. NV - André Clouet - Champagne - Grand Cru - Rosé Brut
  2. 2011 - Suavia - Soave Classico
  3. 2012 - Force of Nature - Pinot Gris - This was a very tasty pinot gris - we gave it a 93.
  4. 2012 - Montinore Estate - Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley - This is a tasty Oregon pinot noir that is ready to drink now.  We gave it a 94.
  5. 2006 - Bodegas Valdemar (Martinez Bujanda) - Rioja - Conde de Valdemar - Reserva
  6. 2011 - Force of Nature - Cabernet Sauvignon - Mossfire Ranch - We liked this (92), but it needs to age for a couple years to reach its potential.
  7. 2010 - d'Arenberg - Shiraz - The Love Grass
  8. 2011 - Finca Villacreces-  Ribera del Duero - Pruno - We gave this a 94 and if we've discovered nothing else during this 1000 tastes, it's that we really like Spanish reds.  This has enough complexity to be enjoyed alone, but not so overwhelming that it couldn't be enjoyed with food.
  9. NV - Château Gaudrelle - Crémant de Loire
  10. 2011 - Adegas Valmiñor - Albariño - Rías Baixas
  11. 2009 - Ancien - Chardonnay
  12. 2008 - Ancien - Pinot Noir - Carneros
  13. 2012 - Señorío de Sarría - Navarra Rosado
  14. 2010 - Burgo Viejo - Rioja Reserva - This is an inexpensive, but very tasty Rioja (92).
  15. NV - Lovisolo
  16. NV - Quatremillemetres vins d'altitude - Valle d'Aosta - 4478 - Nobleffervescence - Brut QualIty Sparkling
  17. 2012 - Ten Sisters - Sauvignon Blanc - Single Vineyard
  18. 2009 - Cascina Montagnola - Colli Tortonesi - Morasso - This is a very unusual white made with a grape rarely seen in the US.  It's a very complex white and we enjoyed it a lot (94).
  19. 2010 - Villa Mottura - Primitivo di Manduria
  20. 2007 - Sandro Fay - Sforzato di Valtellina - Ronco del Picchio
  21. 2010 - Boeger Winery - Zinfandel
The next set of tastes were at the special champagne tasting (technically sparkling wine, since one was from California).
  1. 2005 - Rutz Cellars - Pinot Noir - Dutton Ranch
  2. 2010 - Marimar Estate - Chardonnay - Acero Don Miguel Vineyard
  3. NV - Coastal Vines
  4. NV - Domaine Chandon - Brut
  5. 2010 - Michel Lynch - Sauvignon Blanc - Bordeaux Contrôlée
  6. 2011 - Rosemount Estate - Pinot Grigio
  7. 2005 - Principato - Bianco
  8. 2011 - Niederkirchener Weinmacher - Riesling - Blue Fish
  9. 2010 - Bonterra Vineyards - Riesling
  10. 2011 - Ferrari-Carano - Bella Luce
  11. 2009 - Castle Rock - Pinot Noir - Central Coast
  12. 2000 - Heritage - Grand Vin Bourgeois
  13. 2000 - Heritage - Heritage Chateau
  14. 2008 - Mas de Libian - Côtes du Rhône - Bout d'Zan
  15. 2005 - Contemassi - Brunello di Montalcino
  16. 2007 - Contemassi - Toscana IGT
  17. 2010 - Francis Ford Coppola - Diamond Collection - Scarlet Label
  18. 2008 - Trinchero - Meritage
  19. 2009 - Michael-David Vineyards - Zinfandel - Sloth
  20. 2010 - Château Sénéjac
  21. 2010 - Château Rollan de By
  22. 2010 - Château Charmail
  23. 2010 - Château de la Dauphine - Full of chocolate and berries on the nose and palate (93).
  24. 2010 - Château Côte de Baleau
  25. 2010 - Château d'Arsac - Margaux
  26. 2010 - Château Fontenil - Made by Michel Rolland (91).
  27. 2010 - Château Lilian Ladouys - This is bright, fruity, and complex. (94)
  28. 2010 - Rubus - Barossa
  29. NV - Voirin-Jumel - Champagne - Blanc de Blancs - 1er Cru
  30. 2012 - The House of Independent Producers - Chardonnay - La Bourgeoisie Dionysus Vineyard
  31. 2010 - Ramey - Chardonnay - Russian River Valley
  32. 2011 - The House of Independent Producers - Merlot - La Bourgeoisie Bacchus Vineyard
  33. 2011 - Hedges Family Estate - Red Mountain
  34. 2008 - Worthy - Sophia's Cuvée
  35. 2012 - Mönchhof Robert Eymael - Riesling Spätlese - Mosel Slate
  36. 2012 - Raventós i Blanc - Penedès Silencis
  37. 2012 - Domaine de Villargeau - Coteaux du Giennois Les Genêts Gris
  38. 2009 - Raventós i Blanc - Cava - Gran Reserva de la Finca
  39. 2011 - Ken Wright - Pinot Noir - Shea Vineyard
  40. 2011 - Guimaro - Ribeira Sacra
  41. 2011 - Masia del Bielsa - Garnacha Viñas Viejas
  42. 2011 - Porter Creek - Carignane - Old Vine
  43. 2011 - Domaine La Grange Tiphaine - Montlouis-sur-Loire Clef de Sol
  44. 2008 - White Rock Vineyards - Claret
  45. 2006 - Lyeth - Pinot Noir - Heritage Reserve
Thus ends all of the wine tastes from 2013.  We have a few more tastes we did before the end of the year and that will be our wrap up post for 2013.  We'll have a post listing our best and worst tastes for the year and then we'll start tastes for the new year.




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