Name of Wine |
Joanne's Tasting Notes |
# of Btls Desired |
1991 BV Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon |
Very perfumey nose. Bright, weak center with a tart lemony finish. | 2+ |
1998 BV Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon |
Bright acidic and spicy but with a tight center and a light finish. Drink now. | 3+ |
2003 Blankiet Cabernet Sauvignon Paradise Hills |
Dried cherry on nose. Very extracted cherry and tight cherry finish. | 2 |
2004 Blankiet Cabernet Sauvignon Paradise Hills |
Lots of fruit on the nose. Harder, leaner fruit on center, with a tight, dry finish. Some wood showing. More drinkable than the 2003. | 2 |
1990 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio all’Oro Riserva |
Black currant on nose. Tight black fruit. Good fruit on finish with integrated acids. | 4 |
2002 Castello Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva |
Lemony nose (a hint of TCA?). Slight TCA and lots of fruit in center with a dry finish. | 2-3+ |
1998 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Meal |
Stinky, bloody, iron-y nose with fruit underlying. Seems really young. Tight acidic finish. Good balance of fruit to acids. | 4+ |
1994 Chateau Haut Brion |
Herbs and dark cherries on nose. Hard dark cherry center with concentration. Slightly tannic finish. | 4? |
1952 Chateau Lafite Rothschild |
Nose of warm browned herbs. Brown sherried mushrooms with cooked cherries. Holding together but weak acids on finish. (Jack liked the elegance of the wine and would be happy to pay $75 for a bottle but $275.) | 3 |
1983 Chateau Lafite Rothschild |
Spicy nose. Acidic, thin, cooked cherries with bright cherry on finish. Showing it’s age. | 4+ |
1983 Chateau Latour |
Closed nose of medium cherry. Hard cherry medicinal center with a tight finish which shortened after some opening time when we re-tasted it. | 3-4+ |
1994 Chateau Mouton Rothschild |
Spicy herbal nose. Tight center with a slightly tannic finish. Later, good fruit with a vanilla element, but weak fruit on finish and finish slightly watery. | 4 |
1996 Chateau Mouton Rothschild |
Fruity, expressive nose. Spicy, fruity center with darker fruit. Slightly tannic tight finish. | 3? |
1993 Chateau Musar |
Cold cream/body lotion perfumey nose. Creamy very perfumey/powdery hard center with a slightly medicinal finish. Some loved this wine. | 2-3 |
1999 Chateau Raymond Lafon Sauternes |
Lemon and flowers on nose. Light sweet center, with herbs and flowers. Pretty clean. | ? |
1997 A. Conterno Barolo Vigna Cicala |
Jack thought this was clearly an off-bottle. | ? |
1999 Darnat Meursault Clos Richemont |
Prematurely oxidized. Nose of brown sugar and lemon. Rounder center of vanilla custard with a lemony custardy finish. Long, long finish. The custardy element was attractive. The nose was a turn-off and got worse with opening time. | ? |
2001 Dujac Bonnes Mares |
Coriander and cherries on nose – a perfumey nose. Pink peppercorn on center with a long, long finish. Later a nice floral nose with brighter blueberry on center and a weaker finish. | 6-9 |
2001 E. Guigal Chateauneuf du Pape |
Perfumey, slightly powdery nose. Lovely cardamom center with light spicy fruit and a long finish. | 3? |
1996 Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon Bella Oaks |
Stinky animal and herbs on nose. Very stemmy center with green pepper and herbs. | 2-3 |
2000 Kistler Chardonnay Kistler Vyd |
Custardy nose. Pear and ginger with lemon on the finish. Good balance – not oaky. | 3? |
2003 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill |
Bright, spicy nose. Bright, lemony center and acids linger on the finish. | 3-4 |
1999 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles |
Hard medicinal nose with a strong black rubber element. Hard mineral-y center with strong acids on the finish. | 3-4+ |
2004 Lewis Cellars Syrah Hudson Vyd |
Peppery dark fruit on nose. Very extracted, slight bitter coffee-like center. Dark chocolate on finish. | 2-3 |
1995 Merryvale Profile Red |
Chewy iron-y fruit on nose. Lots of iron and fruit. Lots of fruit and acids. Good. | 2-3+ |
2001 Pahlmeyer Merlot |
Very fruity, jammy nose. Jammy fruity center. Very concentrated. Joanne didn’t like. | 2+ |
1999 Penfold’s Grange |
Fresh cut wood on nose. Way too much wood showing through tons of fruit for my taste. | 3+ |
2001 Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon L’Espirt des Pavots |
Hard bright fruit on the nose. Very blueberry with tons of acids on the finish. | 3 |
2003 Peter Michael Chardonnay La Carriere |
Vanilla custard on nose. Round smooth center. Smooth vanilla–oaky finish. | 3 |
2003 Peter Michael Cabernet Sauvignon Les Pavots |
Fruity, jammy nose. Red fruit jam center with lively acids on finish. Lots of extraction here. | 3-4+ |
1998 Pride Mountain Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon |
Eucalyptus on nose. Hard menthol and fruit center extending to finish. | 2-3 |
1997 A. Rocco Barbaresco Brich Ronchi |
Vanilla and cherries on nose. Dry and tight fruity center with a light bright cherry finish. Very dry finish. Jack: In 10 years probably will be rocking. | 3-5 |
1992 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Stag’s Leap District |
Very fruity extracted center with a hard, slightly sweet finish. | 2+ |
1996 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley |
Closed nose with a hint of fruit and vanilla. Hard very oaky center. Thin on fruit and oak lingers. | 1+ |
1975 Stag’s Leap Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon SLV Lot 3 |
Burnt fruit and carbon on nose. Char and cherries, burned fruit on center – like BBQ fruit. Very balanced with a long finish. | 4-6 |
1997 R. Voerzio Barolo La Serra |
Expressive fruit and flowers on nose with an iron-y element. Good fruit to acid with a long finish. A lot of iron. Drinkable now but young. | 3-5 |
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