Thursday, September 18th, 2008

-Vrtlunsko, Posip (grape name), Kara, Korcula (Region), 2005 (excellent)
-Gue Rilla, Pinela, Slovenia, 2006 (Interesting but not particulary tasty)
-Sommer, Gruner Veltliner, Burgenland, 2006 (Excellent, richer and great)
-Kaesler, Avignon, Barossa, 2006 (Excellent, concentrated, deep, not overly ripe)
-Kaesler, Stonehorse, GSM, Barossa, 2006 (Good but not unique)
-Kaesler, Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa, 2006 (Ripe, Opulent, not my style but not bad)
-Glaetzer, Wallace, Shiraz/Grenache, Barossa, 2006 (good but tired. It's been open 3 days)

-Z-Mor, Gewurztraminer, Russian River, 2006 (Excellent. Better than a Zind-Humbrecht I had recently)
-Z-Mor, Pinot Noir, Russian River, 2006 (Odd, sugary aromas on the nose, like candied apple, but more than is normally exhibited from this region. Not sure what the character was that I smelled. It was light and thin, and overall lacking complexity.)
-Bucklin, Old Ranch Zinfandel, Bambino, Sonoma, 2006 (This was good. It had 10% Alicante Bouchet which was indentifiable to me in a cotton-mouth type of drying tannin, not a gripping abrasive tannin.)
-Covenant, Red C, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa, 2006 (Not great)
-Nadeau, Petite Sirah, Paso Robles, 2005 (Really ripe, but pretty darn good)

-Dominique Piron, Beaujolais Village, 2006 (corked)
-Chateau Puligny Montrachet, Monthelie, 2006 (excellent)
-Chateau La Canorgue, Luberon, France, 2005 (Very good)
-Goiset, Sauvignon, Saint-Bris, Burgundy, 2007 (excellent, tons of minerality)

-Terry Hogue, Grenache Syrah, Paso Robles, 2004 (excellent, smelled like Alban Syrah)
-Benesseree, Sangiovese, Napa, 2004 (also excellent)