Friday, January 16th, 2009

Some Frechies and then some Donated Bottles

-Tissot, Traminer, Arbois, 2006 (Definately the Wine of the Night!)
-Chidaine, "Les Truffeux", Montloius Sur Loire, France, 2006 (Stellar!)
-Sylvain Bailly, Sancerre Rouge, Loire, France, 2006 (100% Pinot Noir from Sancerre. It's delicious and light, and just a lovely expression of the grape.)
-Tissot, Poulsard, Arbois, 2006 (Awesome, Nebbiolo-like with its light extract but hard tannin shell. It tastes of strawberry and rhubarb. Just a lovely wine.)
-Chateau Grimard, Bordeaux, 2006 (Good)

-Cosentino, Meritage, Poetry, Napa, 2004 (Loved it. Great, no-nonsense drinking)
-Bad Dog, Cabernet Sauvignon, Milpitas, 2004 (This was pretty decent. It's a homemade wine from someone's backyard, but clearly has the influence of a professional winemaker. It is soft, plush, full bodied Cabernet. Just a night little wine.
-Domaine la Milliere, Cotes du Rhone, Vielle Vigne, 2005 (This was awesome stuff. Loved it.)

-Booker, Fracture, Paso Robles, 2006 (Full, inky, thick, almost in the style of SQN. It's more reductive than the last time I had it. And the alcohol seemed better concealed. Good bottle.)

-Noon, Shiraz Reserve, Langhorne Creek, 2005 (This is a Parker 99 pointer! Aussie Shiraz isn't my style of wine, but this was undeniably great. It was opaque and thick, but pulsed with nuance. It was open for about 4 hours in a decanter, and it showed great immediately. Aaron, mentioned that it showed even better after tasting the Booker, which is made in a similar style but not quite as polished.)