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2012 Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting
City View at Metreon, San Francisco, California
Tasted October 17, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 762 views
Flight 1 - Adelsheim (1 note)
Red
2009 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Bryan Creek Vineyard
93 points
Medium cherry red color; floral, roses, sous bois nose; floral, roses, sous bois, tart cherry palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish
Flight 2 - Andrew Will (2 notes)
Red
2009 Andrew Will Sorella
93 points
Very dark ruby color; black currant, baked berry nose; black currant, baked berry palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2009 Andrew Will Two Blondes Vineyard
92 points
Dark ruby color; ripe black currant, berry, black fruit nose; black currant, berry, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 3 - Benanti (2 notes)
White
2007 Benanti Etna Bianco Superiore Pietramarina
91 points
Light yellow color; ripe apple, pear nose; oxidized, tart apple, tart pear, almond palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Red
2006 Benanti Etna Serra della Contessa
92 points
Dark cherry red color; redolent, baked cherry, VA nose; tart cherry, raspberry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 4 - Bergström (2 notes)
Red
2010 Bergström Pinot Noir Temperance Hill
92 points
Medium dark cherry red color; floral, sous bois, tart cherry nose; sous bois, tart red fruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Red
2010 Bergström Pinot Noir Bergström Vineyard
92 points
Dark cherry red color; sous bois, floral, raspberry nose; grapefruit, mineral, tart red fruit palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish
Flight 5 - Bindi (2 notes)
Red
2009 Bindi Pinot Noir Block 5
91 points
Medium dark cherry red color; sous bois, herbs nose; tart cherry, ripe cranberry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
White
2008 Bindi Chardonnay Composition
90 points
Light lemon yellow color; hazelnut, poached pear nose; poached pear, pineapple palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Flight 6 - Bollinger (2 notes)
White - Sparkling
2002 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année
94 points
Light yellow color with few, tiny bubbles; very appealing, floral, tart pear, peach nose; creamy textured, floral, tart pear, peach, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Bollinger Champagne Brut Rosé
93 points
Light salmon pink color; appealing, floral, tart cranberry, red fruit nose; tasty, vinous, tart orange, mineral, tart red fruit palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 7 - Bouchard (2 notes)
Red
2010 Bouchard Père et Fils Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets Ancienne Cuvée Carnot
91 points
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; floral, raspberry, strawberry nose; floral, raspberry, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Red
2006 Bouchard Père et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Vigne de L'Enfant Jesus
92 points
Light medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; floral, roses, sous bois nose; silky textured, roses, sous bois, tart red fruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 8 - Boutari (2 notes)
Red
2007 Boutari Grande Réserve Naoussa
90 points
Medium dark ruby color; redolent, red berry, juniper nose; red berry, juniper, tar palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
White
2011 Boutari Santorini
88 points
Light yellow color; tart apple, mineral nose; tart apple, mineral, baked apple palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
Flight 9 - Bruno Paillard (2 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Bruno Paillard Champagne Brut Premiere Cuvée
91 points
Light yellow color with few, tiny bubbles; ripe pear, apple nose; creamy textured, ripe pear, apple, peach palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
White - Sparkling
1996 Bruno Paillard Champagne Nec Plus Ultra
92 points
Light medium yellow color; white chocolate, yeasty nose; creamy textured, mature, white chocolate, yeasty palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 10 - Buty (2 notes)
White
2010 Buty Sémillon/Sauvignon/Muscadelle
91 points
Light medium yellow color; oily, baked pear nose; oily textured, baked pear, apple palate; medium-plus finish (61% Semillon, 21% Sauvignon Blanc, 18% Muscadelle)
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Red
2009 Buty Rediviva of the Stones
92 points
Dark ruby color; tart plum, roasted fruit nose; tart roasted plum, pepper palate; medium-plus finish (77% Syrah, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon; 13.8% alcohol)
Flight 11 - Cadence (2 notes)
Red
2008 Cadence Bel Canto Cara Mia Vineyard
91 points
Very dark red violet color; tart red currant, oak nose; tart red currant, oak palate; needs 3 years to integrate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Red
2008 Cadence Camerata Cara Mia Vineyard
92 points
Opaque purple red violet color; ripe currant, black currant nose; ripe currant, black currant palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 12 - Casa Ferreirinha (2 notes)
Red
2007 Casa Ferreirinha Douro Quinta da Leda
92 points
Very dark ruby color; redolent, ripe berry, baked berry nose; tasty, baked berry, ripe berry, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Red
2010 Casa Ferreirinha Douro Esteva
90 points
Dark ruby color; fresh, tart berry, black fruit nose; tasty, tart berry, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Flight 13 - Casa Marin (2 notes)
White
2010 Casa Marin Sauvignon Blanc Laurel Vineyard
92 points
Light yellow color; mineral, lemon grass, smoke nose; mineral, lemon grass, smoke palate; medium-plus finish
White
2010 Casa Marin Sauvignon Gris Estero Vineyard
90 points
Light yellow color; baked grapefruit, earthy nose; silky textured, ripe grapefruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 14 - Catherine et Pierre Breton (2 notes)
Red
2009 Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Nuits d'Ivresse
93 points
Very dark ruby color; ripe currant nose; tasty, ripe currant, violets palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2009 Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Clos Sénéchal
92 points
Dark ruby color; ripe Cabernet Franc, currant nose; tasty, ripe Cabernet Franc, currant palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 15 - Chehalem (3 notes)
White
2010 Chehalem Riesling Corral Creek
91 points
Light yellow color; bright, aromatic, tart peach nose; ripe peach, mineral palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Red
2009 Chehalem Pinot Noir Ridgecrest Wind Ridge Block
93 points
Medium ruby color; roses, tart cherry nose; tasty, Burgundian, tart cherry, mineral, roses, sous bois palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
Red
2009 Chehalem Pinot Noir Ridgecrest Vineyards
94 points
Medium dark cherry red color; appealing, floral, sous bois, stems nose; tasty, silky textured, sous bois, tart cherry palate; needs 3 years; long finish
Flight 16 - Churchill Estates (2 notes)
Red
2009 Churchill/Graham Douro Churchill's Estates Grande Reserva
91 points
Very dark ruby color; baked berry, vanilla nose; baked berry, vanilla palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2009 Churchill/Graham Douro Churchill's Estates
89 points
Very dark ruby color; tart berry, reduction nose; tart berry, reduction, tart red berry palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 17 - Cristom (3 notes)
Red
2010 Cristom Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée
92 points
Medium cherry red color; roses, sous bois nose; tight, roses, sous bois, tart cranberry, mineral palate; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish
Red
2008 Cristom Pinot Noir Sommers Reserve
92 points
Medium dark cherry red color; roses, tart cherry nose; tasty, roses, tart cherry, mineral palate; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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Red
2009 Cristom Syrah Estate
92 points
Dark ruby color; roasted plum, black fruit nose; roasted plum, black fruit, pepper palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 18 - Damilano (2 notes)
Red
2007 Damilano Barolo Cerequio
93 points
From magnum - medium dark cherry red color; dried berry, anise nose; dried berry, anise palate; needs 5-plus years; medium-plus finish
Red
2007 Damilano Barolo Cannubi
92 points
Medium dark ruby color; cherry, dried berry nose; tasty, cherry, dried berry palate; needs 3-4 years; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 19 - Diamond Creek (2 notes)
Red
2008 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow
93 points
Very dark red violet color; black currant, cedar nose; black currant, loam palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
Red
2008 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill
94 points
Very dark red violet color; menthol, tart currant nose; menthol, tart currant palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 20 - Diebolt-Vallois (2 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Diebolt-Vallois Champagne Cuvée Prestige Blanc de Blancs
92 points
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; yeasty, floral, tart pear nose; tasty, floral, ripe pear, peach palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Diebolt-Vallois Champagne Brut Rosé
93 points
Light orange pink color; tart cherry, orange nose; tasty, full bodied, tart cherry, orange palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 21 - Edi Kante (2 notes)
Red
2005 Edi Kante Carso Terrano
91 points
Medium dark ruby color; redolent, mature, berry nose; mature, berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
White
2009 Edi Kante Malvasia
89 points
Light yellow color; baked peach nose; baked peach, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 22 - Evening Land (2 notes)
White
2010 Evening Land Vineyards Chardonnay La Source Seven Springs Vineyard
93 points
Light yellow color; peach, ripe apple nose; rich, tart apple, tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2010 Evening Land Vineyards Pinot Noir Memorious
94 points
Dark cherry red color; floral, tart raspberry, roses nose; tart raspberry, roses, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 23 - Felton Road (2 notes)
Red
2010 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block 3
93 points
Dark cherry red color; rich, raspberry, cherry nose; tasty, rich, raspberry, cherry, rosehips palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2010 Felton Road Pinot Noir Bannockburn
92 points
Medium dark ruby color; ripe cherry, baked cherry nose; ripe cherry, baked cherry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 24 - Flowers (2 notes)
White
2010 Flowers Chardonnay Camp Meeting Ridge
93 points
Light golden yellow color; appealing, hazelnut, baked pear nose; hazelnut, baked pear palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
Red
2009 Flowers Pinot Noir Sea View Ridge
92 points
Medium dark cherry red color; floral, tart raspberry nose; tasty, floral, tart raspberry palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 25 - Gramercy Cellars (2 notes)
Red
2009 Gramercy Cellars Syrah Walla Walla Valley
91 points
Very dark ruby color; tart pepper, brett nose; tart pepper, brett, very tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2009 Gramercy Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley
92 points
Very dark ruby color; black currant nose; black currant palate; needs 4 years; medium-plus finish 92+ points (w/14% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot)
Flight 26 - Jaboulet Aîné (2 notes)
Red
2009 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Petite Chapelle
91 points
Dark ruby color; roasted plum, black fruit nose; tart black fruit, roasted plum; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Red
2009 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes-Hermitage Les Jalets
92 points
Very dark ruby color; bacon fat, roasted plum nose; bacon fat, jamon Iberico, roasted plum, pepper palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 27 - L'Ecole No. 41 (2 notes)
Red
2008 L'Ecole No. 41 Perigee Estate Seven Hills Vineyard
91 points
Very dark ruby color; ripe black currant, cherry nose; ripe black currant, cherry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Red
2008 L'Ecole No. 41 Apogée Pepper Bridge Vineyard
92 points
Very dark ruby color; loam, black currant nose; loam, black currant palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 28 - Lange (2 notes)
Red
2009 Lange Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard
92 points
Medium dark ruby color; floral, tart cherry, tart raspberry nose; floral, tart cherry, tart raspberry, mineral palate; needs 1 years; medium-plus finish
Red
2009 Lange Pinot Noir Lange Estate Vineyard Dundee Hills
92 points
Medium dark cherry red color; light brett, sous bois nose; sous bois, tart red fruit, mineral palate; needs 1 year; medium-plus finish
Flight 29 - Leflaive (2 notes)
White
2009 Domaine Leflaive Meursault 1er Cru Sous le Dos d'Âne
91 points
Light medium yellow color; tart pear, light hazelnut nose; tasty, ripe pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
White
2009 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles
93 points
Light medium yellow color; creamy, jasmine, ripe pear nose; tasty, creamy textured, jasmine, ripe pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 30 - Les Vins de Vienne (2 notes)
White
2010 Les Vins de Vienne Condrieu La Chambée
92 points
Light yellow color; floral, peach, ripe pear nose; creamy textured, floral, peach, ripe pear palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Red
2010 Les Vins de Vienne Côte-Rôtie Les Archeveques
93 points
Medium ruby color; roasted plum, cherry nose; tasty, poised, roasted plum, pepper palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 31 - Loosen (2 notes)
White - Off-dry
2010 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese
93 points
Light yellow color; baked peach, confectioner's sugar nose; baked peach, confectioner's sugar palate; medium-plus finish
White
2010 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Alte Reben
92 points
Light yellow color; tart pear, floral nose; tasty, tart pear, mineral, lemon palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 32 - Louis Jadot (2 notes)
White
2011 Louis Jadot Mâcon-Villages
90 points
Light yellow color; ripe apple nose; tart apple palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
White
2009 Louis Jadot Corton-Charlemagne Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot
95 points
Light lemon yellow color; floral, ripe lemon, jasmine nose; very appealing, floral, jasmine, ripe lemon, pear, palate; long finish
Flight 33 - Louis Roederer (1 note)
White - Sparkling
2004 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut
95 points
Light lemon yellow color with tiny bubbles; appealing, yeasty, ripe pear, poached pear nose; yeasty, tart pear, peach, mineral palate with lift; medium-plus finish
Flight 34 - Luciano Sandrone (2 notes)
Red
2007 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne
92 points
Dark ruby color; redolent, tart berry, dried berry, sandalwood nose; tart berry, dried berry, sandalwood palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Red
2010 Luciano Sandrone Barbera d'Alba
91 points
Dark ruby color; fresh, ripe currant, violets nose; ripe currant, violets palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Flight 35 - Mark Ryan (2 notes)
Red
2009 Mark Ryan Long Haul
93 points
Very dark red violet color; ripe black currant, plum nose; ripe black currant, plum, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (64% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot)
Red
2010 Mark Ryan Cabernet Sauvignon Dead Horse
92 points
Very dark red violet color; loam, black currant nose; loam, black currant palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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Flight 36 - Marqués de Murrieta (1 note)
Red
2007 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Reserva Finca Ygay
92 points
Dark ruby color; cherry, baked cherry, raisin nose; youthful, cherry, baked cherry, raisin palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 37 - Michel Gay (2 notes)
Red
2008 Domaine Michel Gay et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Grèves
92 points
Medium cherry red color; tart cherry, roses nose; tart cherry, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Red
2008 Domaine Michel Gay et Fils Beaune 1er Cru Les Toussaints Vieilles Vignes
92 points
Medium cherry red color; roses, cherry, sous bois nose; roses, cherry, sous bois, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 38 - Moët & Chandon (2 notes)
White - Sparkling
2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne
93 points
Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; appealing, saline, tart citrus nose; tasty, tart apple, lemon, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
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White - Sparkling
2003 Dom Pérignon Champagne
93 points
Light yellow color with abundant mousse; yeasty, hazelnut nose; rich, tasty, yeasty, hazelnut, pear palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points
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Flight 39 - Mustiguillo (3 notes)
Red
2006 Bodega Mustiguillo El Terrerazo Quincha Corral
92 points
Opaque purple red violet color; baked cherry, vanilla nose; baked cherry, vanilla, berry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points (96% Bobal, 4% Syrah)
Red
2010 Bodega Mustiguillo El Terrerazo Finca Terrerazo
92 points
Very dark ruby color; ripe red berry nose; tasty, fresh, red berry, ripe currant palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2009 Bodega Mustiguillo El Terrerazo Quincha Corral
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Very dark red violet color; VA, tart berry nose; tart berry palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 40 - Nicolas Joly (2 notes)
White
2010 Nicolas Joly Savennières Les Clos Sacrés (Les Vieux Clos)
82 points
Light medium yellow color; oxidized, oxidized apple nose; very oxidized palate; medium-plus finish
White
2009 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant
91 points
Light straw yellow color; lightly oxidized, almond nose; lightly oxidized, almond, lanolin palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 41 - Niepoort (2 notes)
Red
2009 Niepoort Douro Charme
91 points
Medium dark cherry red color; tart cherry, red berry nose; fresh, tart cherry, red berry palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2009 Niepoort Douro Batuta
92 points
Dark ruby color; ripe cherry, raspberry nose; tasty, ripe cherry, raspberry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 42 - Pago de los Capellanes (2 notes)
Red
2006 Pago de los Capellanes Ribera del Duero Parcela El Picón
93 points
Dark purple red violet color; tart berry, tart black fruit, vanilla nose; tasty, rich, poised, tart berry, tart black fruit, vanilla palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2009 Pago de los Capellanes Ribera del Duero Crianza
91 points
Very dark ruby color; tart berry, plum nose; tasty, fresh, tart berry, plum palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Flight 43 - Produttori del Barbaresco (2 notes)
Red
2007 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Riserva Muncagota
93 points
Medium dark cherry red color; sandalwood, rich cherry, dried cherry nose; sandalwood, rich cherry, dried cherry, dried berry palate; needs 6-plus years; medium-plus finish
Red
2007 Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco
92 points
Medium dark cherry red color; juniper, red berry nose; tart red berry, tart cherry, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 44 - Reynvaan Family (2 notes)
Red
2009 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah In the Rocks
93 points
Dark ruby color; aromatic, roasted plum nose; roasted plum, bacon fat palate; medium-plus finish (w/5% Viognier)
Red
2009 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah The Unnamed
92 points
Dark ruby color; aromatic, roasted black fruit, pepper nose; roasted black fruit, pepper palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points (w/10% Viognier)
Flight 45 - Robert Weil (2 notes)
White
2010 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Turmberg Riesling Trocken
92 points
Light yellow color; ripe grapefruit, mineral nose; tasty, ripe grapefruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
White - Sweet/Dessert
2010 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Beerenauslese
98 points
From 375 ml - light yellow color; rich, apricot, ripe pear nose; creamy textured, rich, ripe apricot, pear palate; long finish
Flight 46 - Rocche dei Manzoni (2 notes)
Red
2005 Podere Rocche dei Manzoni Barolo Riserva Coppella di S. Stefane
92 points
Dark cherry red color; tart cherry, tart berry nose; tasty, tart cherry, tart berry palate; needs 5 years; medium-plus finish
Red
2004 Podere Rocche dei Manzoni Langhe Quatr Nas
90 points
Very dark ruby color; tart cherry, red berry nose; tart berry, oak, black fruit palate; needs 4 years; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Flight 47 - Roda (2 notes)
Red
2009 Bodegas Roda Rioja Cirsion
92 points
Very dark ruby color; deep berry, baked berry, raspberry nose; creamy textured, ripe raspberry, ripe berry palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2004 Bodegas Roda Rioja Roda I Reserva
91 points
Dark ruby color; baked cherry, ripe cherry nose; ripe cherry, juniper, red berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (16 mos in American oak)
Flight 48 - St. Innocent (2 notes)
Red
2010 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill Vineyard
93 points
Medium dark cherry red color; roses, tart cherry nose; elegant, roses, tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points (would be awesome with baked salmon)
Red
2010 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard
93 points
Medium cherry red color; very floral, tart raspberry nose; tasty, rich, tart strawberry, floral, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 49 - Stoller (1 note)
Red
2008 Stoller Pinot Noir Cathy's
91 points
Medium dark cherry red color; vanilla, ripe cherry, caramel nose; very ripe cherry, vanilla, caramel palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (100% new oak)
Flight 50 - Tenuta delle Terre Nere (2 notes)
Red
2009 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Santo Spirito
91 points
Medium cherry red color; redolent, juniper, red berry nose; juniper, red berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Red
2010 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana
92 points
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; juniper, red berry, currant nose; juniper, red berry, currant palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 51 - Undurraga (2 notes)
White
2011 Undurraga Sauvignon Blanc T.H. Lo Arbarca
89 points
Very light yellow color; lemon grass, cat pee nose; lemon grass, herbal palate with low acidity; medium-plus finish
Red
2010 Undurraga Pinot Noir T.H. [Terroir Hunter] Leyda Valley
91 points
Dark cherry red color; cherry, baked cherry, oak nose; tart cherry, red fruit, cranberry palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 52 - Vasse Felix (2 notes)
White
2010 Vasse Felix Chardonnay Heytesbury
92 points
Light yellow color; hazelnut nose; hazelnut, apple palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Red
2009 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon
91 points
Dark ruby color; tart cassis, black currant, menthol nose; tart cassis, black currant, menthol palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
Flight 53 - Von Schubert (2 notes)
White - Off-dry
2010 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Abtsberg Riesling Auslese Nr. 37
93 points
Light green-tinged yellow color; expressive, tart peach, pear nose; tasty, tart peach, pear palate with good acidity; long finish 93+ points
White
2011 Von Schubert Maximin Grünhäuser Herrenberg Riesling Kabinett
92 points
Very light yellow color; aromatic, herbs, ripe green fruit nose; ripe green fruit, herbs palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
Flight 54 - Weinbach (4 notes)
White
2009 Domaine Weinbach Pinot Gris Altenbourg
91 points
Light yellow color; ripe peach, apple nose; rich, creamy textured, baked peach, fruit cocktail syrup palate; long finish
White
2010 Domaine Weinbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée Laurence
93 points
Light yellow color; geranium, floral nose; tasty, rich, geranium, peach palate; long finish 93+ points
White
2010 Domaine Weinbach Riesling Cuvée Ste. Catherine
92 points
Light yellow color; floral, white peach nose; tasty, ripe peach, mineral palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ points
White - Sweet/Dessert
2008 Domaine Weinbach Pinot Gris Altenbourg Quintessence de Grains Noble Cuvée D'Or
94 points
Light medium green-tinged yellow color; ripe apricot, peach nose; luscious, ripe apricot, apricot syrup palate; long finish
Flight 55 - William Fèvre (2 notes)
White
2010 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros
92 points
Light yellow color; ripe lemon, oyster jus nose; tasty, tart lemon, mineral, oyster just palate; needs 4-5 years; long finish 92+ points
White
2010 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
94 points
Light yellow color; tart lemon, jasmine nose; tasty, tight, pear, tart lemon, mineral palate; needs 6 years; long finish
Flight 56 - Williams Selyem (2 notes)
Red
2009 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard
92 points
Dark cherry red color; black cherry, black raspberry nose; ripe, black cherry, black raspberry palate; medium-plus finish
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2010 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Westside Road Neighbors
93 points
Medium ruby color; appealing, ripe cherry, raspberry nose; rich, ripe cherry, raspberry palate; medium-plus finish