particular standouts
lieb family cellars NV bridge lane cabernet france (north fork, long island)
Benito Ferrara 2007 Aglianico "Passo del Lupo" (Campania, Italy)
Fratelli Revello 2007 Dolcetoo d'Alba (Piedmont, Italy)
Scholium Project 2008 Riquewhir Lost Slough Vineyards (California) - really quite somethin'
Fuccawee Family Vineyards 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
Chauteau Cazal Viel 2007 Saint Chinian Cuvee des Fees
Colosi 2006 Rosso (Sicily, Italy) - only affordable one
5/9/09
Standouts I liked
Willm 2007 Gewurztraminer Reserve (Alsace, France) 13.59 - lychee lychee
Duval-Leroy NV Brut Champagne (Vertue, France) 35.99 - nutty
Duval-Leroy 1996 Femme Brut Champagne (Vertus, France) 71.99 (350mL) - very fungal... amazing
Domaine Guillard 2004 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru les Corbeaux (Burgundy, France) - wow. smoke!
Uninteresting
Chateau Lamothe de Haux 2008 Grand vin Blanc (Bordeaux, France)
Villa Jolanda NV Prosecco (Veneto, Italy)
Domaine Durand 2007 Sancerre (Loire Valley, France)
Bordeaux Superieur 9.99 @ astor 2005
its fantastic! vvery well balanced. had w/steak. smooth and full of flavour.
$9.99 @ astor
delicious! a superb very approachable, easy, but distinctly new zealand sauvignon blanc. staple
there's something slightly salt-water, brackish unfortunately.
its dry, and definitely could go with food.
Raats 2008 Chenin Blanc $10.39
Raats 2007 Estate Chenin Blanc $22.39
Raats 2007 Estate Cabernet Franc $29.59
Mulderbosch 2008 Sauvignon Blanc
Rudi Shultz 2004 Syrah $27.99
(none of the above were particularly interesting)
Kanonkop 2006 Estate Pinotage $31.99 - delicious! very pinotage-y tasting
De Toren 2005 Fusion V $39.99 - wow. chocolate chocolate smooth smooth chocolate. fantastic
Klein Constantia 2004 Vin de Constance - $43.99 lychee lychee l
$10/6pk @ whole foods
home run! what a great well balanced beer. hoppy and bitter, but just the right amount so. tons of flavour, just buckets of flavour.
$6/12oz @ ginger man
very tasty smooth, though slightly overly sweet -- it tasted alot higher abv than it was. quite enjoyable.
