Chateau Plo Du Roy 2000 (PB)
This is
another great value from the Minervois.
Bouquet of cinnamon and berries,
flavors of black pepper with a meaty backbone.
Read complete review in blog
($22)
David Bruce Russian River Pinot
Noir 2003 (NW)
Super smooth and velvety texture, with flavors of plum,
cherry, and chocolate cream. A beautiful Pinot Noir from a winery that does it
justice. $40.
Posapiano Chianti Classic 2003 (PB)
Yeast
and olives abound with dried cherries prominent with considerable air. (Breathe
this wine for a good 3 hours and decant it. In the mouth it is rich with
muscular tannins but they really mellow out if you follow the breathing
procedure I recommend. Baked bread is also big in the mouth with fruit all over.
This is one of the best Chianti’s I have had. $23!
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2004 (NW)
Not the
best Cloudy Bay, but it has the beloved New Zealand characteristics of ripe
citrus and fresh-cit grass. What sets this apart is that it also has an
underlying richness and elegance that most others dont deliver. This is what
makes Cloudy Bay a world-class Sauvignon Blanc. And it better be at $28, when so
many wines of this varietal are $10-15.
Jordan
Sonoma Cabernet Savignon 2001 (NW)
A very nice 2001 Cab, delivering
juicy dark berries and good structure. For $48, this is a wine to impress and is
very characteristic of the powerful Cabs that many red wine lovers seek. Will
cellar well, too.
Chateau La Faurie-Peyraguey 2001 (PB)
A
luscious Sauternes, pale golden in the bottle. A gentle bouquet full of bananas
and honey; powerfully sweet offset with a great acid foundation; floral scents
and really ripe cantaloup or musk melons with a caramel sweep. I would give this
wine a 92. Something special indeed!
Zind
Humbrecht Gewurtztraminer 2004 (PB)
A golden wine with a bouquet of
fruit of apples, peaches, apricots and pineapple. In the mouth it is rich and
full. There is a layer of smoke that is subtle but definite and fascinating. The
finish of this wine is lingering and full of fresh apricots that just keeps
going.
This is great with food or as an aperitiffe. $20 but worth every
penny! Go!!!
Damilano Barolo 2001
(billy)
A lucid ruby red with a nose of sensuous cocoa, cherry, and
tobacco. In the mouth the structure is liquid velvet where cherries and cocoa
and tobacco mingle with exquisitely balanced acids and tannins. The Finish is
perfect - a lingering decrescendo without a missed note. Research indicates this
will age well through 2008 or so. $33 is fairly priced. Any less is a bargain
and demands that you pick up a bottle.
Eos Petite Syrah 2000 (PB)
This is a Paso
Robles red of deep garnet on the pour with good fruit of cherries with a touch
of a little licorice and a smidge of cocoa with refined tannins. Black cherries,
a touch of licorice and this wine is at peak; is luscious with refined tannic
structure. $22 but worth it!
