This was our 8th year doing Wine of the Year in December. Always an unknown treat.
Chateau Randle. Blind Tasting.
Group Preference.
1. '02 Trefethen Cab Sauv Oak Knoll District 14.1% (Pegasus)
2. '06 Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Riserva Bucerchiale 14.5% (Odysseus)
3. '09 Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu 13% (Silenus)
3. 'nv Earl Peillot Montagnieu Bugey 12% (Daedulus)
4. '07 Cristom Pinot Noir Mount Jefferson 13.5% (Cadmus)
5. '08 Domaine Mugneret Bourgogne Rouge Vieilles Vignes 12% (Achilles)
5. '08 Zepaltas Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Suacci Vyd 13.7% (Hector)
6. '04 Bressan Schiopettino 13.7% (Athena)
7. '07 Daou Celestus Paso Robles 13.7% (Poseidon)
Brenham Around the Corner
Chateau Randle. Not Blind Tasting.
My order preference.
1. ‘90 Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero Unico 13.5% $375 A+ -150 **** 041409
—a no brick baby/Pwrfl, dense/blk chry, cassis/Pomerolesque, somehow
2. ‘63 Nieport Colheita 20% $400 A+ -200 ****
—alive & kickin’/just about perfect/swt almond, hazelnut, toffee & caramel
Chateau Randle. Not Blind Tasting.
My order preference.
1. ‘90 Vega Sicilia Ribera del Duero Unico 13.5% $375 A+ -150 **** 041409
—a no brick baby/Pwrfl, dense/blk chry, cassis/Pomerolesque, somehow
2. ‘63 Nieport Colheita 20% $400 A+ -200 ****
—alive & kickin’/just about perfect/swt almond, hazelnut, toffee & caramel
3. ‘77 Dow’s 20% $175 A = ***
—at peak/blueberry, boysenberry, blk pepper, & lingering mocha
4. ‘86 Gaja Sori San Lorenzo 13% $300 A- -140 ***
—crimson/autumn mulch/thin prune/lil past, but still strong
5. ‘00 Fontodi Sorbo 14% $50 A +14 ***
—muscular blk cherry/damp earth, truffles, grandpa’s old leather wallet
6. ‘01 Viader Napa 14% $75 A- -43 *
—light smoked plum and lead/approachable last stop
7. ‘06 Juan Gil Monastrell Jumilla 14.8% $16 B+ = *
—great background music/wood, blackberries, graphite, ripe youth
8. ‘08 Mourgues du Gres Costieres Nimes Galets Roses 13.5%
—light, friendly, & fresh strawberries/raspberry
9. ‘06 Grape Creek Bellisimo 13.5%
—overpriced, but drinkable Califruit TX wine
10. ‘97 Fontodi Sorbo 13.5% $65 C -40 corked
