-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
Beautiful, lightly tropical nose with a moderate amount of mineraly petrol. Pale yellow color; medium bodied. On the palate, this is sweet, but without the r.s. impression of non-trockens; flint; light tropical flavors; medium finish; 12% alcohol not noticeable at all. I am very impressed with this wine, and could easily make this a daily drinker. This is a top-notch Riesling, that could easily stand with, and probably even beat, many of its German brethren.
-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
Initially tight bouquet showed a bit underbrushy, but opened up beautifully about an hour after opening to reveal a lush, yet minerally, wine. Rich golden yellow color. Very dry on the palate; minerally; full palate; not alcoholic. Give this some air before drinking. Drinks well now; seems to have the goods to get better with time. Stunning.
-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over 0.5 hours --
Very spicy bouquet, with enough oak to give me worry. Medium-light bodied. Nice up-front fruit on the palate (raspberry and cherry); not as oaky as the bouquet led me to believe. I like this.
-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over 0.3 hours --
Medium-light bodied; garnet core with slight bricking throughout; kind of muddy/funk on the nose, but gentle and elegant on the palate, with a nice earth/fruit balance. Seemed a bit lost to me, although my pour came shortly after the bottle was opened -- others at the table said it really came together after some air time.
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over 0.5 hours --
Deep bouquet of raspberry and red licorice. Dark ruby color; medium bodied. Excellent wine - fruity, with late-gripping tannins; beautiful acidity; not oaky; 14.5% alcohol does come through on the finish, but I don't care because this stuff is so damn tasty. My co-red-WOTN.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over 0.25 hours --
This garnet colored wine had a spicy bouquet that struck me as being too oaky. On the palate, straight red fruits and spice dominate ... although I was grateful for the opportunity to try this, it struck me as boring ... perhaps it was merely overshadowed by some of the other wines on the table.
-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind for about 0.5 hours, approx. 1 hour after bottle was opened --
Man!, I am dissapointed I don't have better notes for this wine because it was one of my favorites of the evening. (From memory): gorgeous red fruits nose, with great depth and breadth; great acid on the palate; not hot; a bit underbrushy with striking clarity. My co-red-WOTN. Awesome.
-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over 0.75 hours -- -- 100% Chardonnay --
Ginger and clove bouquet; rich brown-golden yellow color; full bodied. Sweet golden raisins on the palate; a bit fat, but I don't mind b/c I prefer my stickies a bit on the fat side of well-balanced. Very tasty stuff, but for the money I'd first turn to France, Hungary or Germany for my desert wine needs.
2001 Arcadian Chardonnay Sleepy Hollow Vineyard
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 1 hour --
NOSE: rich, butterscotch bouquet; a bit leesy; gentle oxidative note starting to creep in.
BODY: medium-full bodied; rich browning-yellow color.
TASTE: rich; full palate; hint of oak; buttery, but not in way young over-oaked Chards are; hint of saline; moderately alcoholic; very nice.
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2007 Hermann J. Wiemer Dry Riesling
USA, New York, Finger Lakes
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
Beautiful, lightly tropical nose with a moderate amount of mineraly petrol. Pale yellow color; medium bodied. On the palate, this is sweet, but without the r.s. impression of non-trockens; flint; light tropical flavors; medium finish; 12% alcohol not noticeable at all. I am very impressed with this wine, and could easily make this a daily drinker. This is a top-notch Riesling, that could easily stand with, and probably even beat, many of its German brethren.
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2000 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Mountain
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
Initially tight bouquet showed a bit underbrushy, but opened up beautifully about an hour after opening to reveal a lush, yet minerally, wine. Rich golden yellow color. Very dry on the palate; minerally; full palate; not alcoholic. Give this some air before drinking. Drinks well now; seems to have the goods to get better with time. Stunning.
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2007 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Occidental Ridge Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 0.5 hours --
Very spicy bouquet, with enough oak to give me worry. Medium-light bodied. Nice up-front fruit on the palate (raspberry and cherry); not as oaky as the bouquet led me to believe. I like this.
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1999 Domaine Jean Garaudet Beaune 1er Cru Clos des Mouches
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 0.3 hours --
Medium-light bodied; garnet core with slight bricking throughout; kind of muddy/funk on the nose, but gentle and elegant on the palate, with a nice earth/fruit balance. Seemed a bit lost to me, although my pour came shortly after the bottle was opened -- others at the table said it really came together after some air time.
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2005 Peter Michael Pinot Noir Le Moulin Rouge
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 0.5 hours --
Deep bouquet of raspberry and red licorice. Dark ruby color; medium bodied. Excellent wine - fruity, with late-gripping tannins; beautiful acidity; not oaky; 14.5% alcohol does come through on the finish, but I don't care because this stuff is so damn tasty. My co-red-WOTN.
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2006 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 0.25 hours --
This garnet colored wine had a spicy bouquet that struck me as being too oaky. On the palate, straight red fruits and spice dominate ... although I was grateful for the opportunity to try this, it struck me as boring ... perhaps it was merely overshadowed by some of the other wines on the table.
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2006 Kistler Pinot Noir Cuvée Elizabeth Bodega Headlands
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind for about 0.5 hours, approx. 1 hour after bottle was opened --
Man!, I am dissapointed I don't have better notes for this wine because it was one of my favorites of the evening. (From memory): gorgeous red fruits nose, with great depth and breadth; great acid on the palate; not hot; a bit underbrushy with striking clarity. My co-red-WOTN. Awesome.
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2005 Sine Qua Non Chardonnay Mr. K The Noble Man
USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 0.75 hours --
-- 100% Chardonnay --
Ginger and clove bouquet; rich brown-golden yellow color; full bodied. Sweet golden raisins on the palate; a bit fat, but I don't mind b/c I prefer my stickies a bit on the fat side of well-balanced. Very tasty stuff, but for the money I'd first turn to France, Hungary or Germany for my desert wine needs.
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2001 Kistler Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over 0.5 hours --
Medium-light bodied. Mint really stood-out on the bouquet; Up-front red fruits on the palate. Solid, maybe even very good, but not memorable.
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