Tasting Notes - July 5, 2007 - Jack

Wine	Tasting Notes	# Btls Desired
NV Champagne Fleury Brut Tradition Carte Rough		1-2?
NV Champagne Fleury Rosé Brut	Pretty, elegant.	3
1996 Champagne Fleury Brut Millésimé	Interesting nose. Complex. Closed a bit.	?
2000 Champagne Fleury Cuvée Robert Fleury	Long tasty finish.	3
1999 François Bedel et Fils Entre Ciel et Terre		2+
1999 François Bedel et Fils Dis Vin Secret	96% Pinot Meunier. Interesting. Need to try a bottle.	2+?
2004 Marcel Deiss Engelgarten	Hmmm.	2+
2003 Marcel Deiss Burg	Yum. Age it 10+ years minimum.	3-4+
2003 Marcel Deiss Grand Cru Altenberg de Bergheim	A bit sweet.	3-4
2004 Zind Humbrecht Zind	Good nose.	2
2004 Zind Humbrecht Riesling Gueberschwihr	Nice balance. Integrated acids. Ready.	3+
2004 Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen	Smokey notes.	3?
2004 Zind Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Clos Windsbuhl	Wild gewurtz. Big flavor. Very balanced.	3-5?
2005 Martin Schaetzel Pinot Blanc Cuvée Reserve	Sharp finish.	1
2005 Martin Schaetzel Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg	I like.	2-3
2005 Martin Schaetzel Tokay Pinot Gris Oberberg		2-3+
2005 Martin Schaetzel Tokay Pinot Gris Grand Cru Marckrain		3?
2005 Martin Schaetzel Gewurztraminer Cuvée Isabelle	Yum!	4
2004 Marc Tempé Pinot Blanc Zellenberg	Lot of tartness on finish, but not unpleasantly.	2?
2004 Marc Tempé Riesling Zellenberg	Very pleasant.	2
2003 Marc Tempé Pinot Gris Zellenberg	Oaky finish.	1-2
2004 Marc Kreydenweiss Clos du Val d’Eleon	50/50 Blend of Riesling and Pinot Gris.	1-2
2004 Marc Kreydenweiss Wiebelsberg Riesling		2?
2003 Marc Kreydenweiss Kritt Pinot Blanc		1-2+
2003 Marc Kreydenweiss Pinot Gris Grand Cru		3-4?
2005 Ostertag Fronholz Pinot Noir		2-3
2005 Ostertag Fronholz Pinot Gris		2
2005 Ostertag Fronholz Muscat		1-2
2005 Ostertag Muenchberg Grand Cru Riesling	Shy.	2-3
2004 Josmeyer Pinot Auxerrois “H” Vieilles Vignes	Acids too dominate on finish.	1
2004 Josmeyer Riesling Le Dragon	Very riesling nose.	3
2004 Josmeyer Riesling Grand Cru Hengst	Not enough acids.	2+
2004 Josmeyer Pinot Gris 1854 Fondation		2-3
2004 Josmeyer Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Brand		3?
2005 Stéphane Tissot (André et Mireille Tissot) Arbois Rouge Trousseau Singulier	Closed.	?
2004 Stéphane Tissot Arbois Chardonnay Les Graviers	Cool gravelly!	2-3+
2003 Stéphane Tissot Cotes du Jura Chardonnay Barberon	Wow! Soooo interesting. Minerally.	3+
1999 Stéphane Tissot	Has a mustiness to it. Long finish.	?
2004 Stéphane Tissot Arbois Chardonnay Le Clos de la Tour de Curon		3
2004 Stéphane Tissot Arbois Traminer		3?
2000 Château Tour Grise Brut Non Dosé		1+
2003 Château Tour Grise Saumur Rouge Les Vigneaux	Tannic.
2004 Château Tour Grise Saumur Rouge 253		2+
2006 Château Tour Grise Zero Pointe	Grape juice like.	1-
2003 Château Tour Grise Saumur Blanc Les Amandiers		2-3+?
2003 Château Tour Grise Saumur Blanc Les Fontenelles	Intense.	1-3+
2004 La Coulée de Serrant Les Clos Sacrés	"2004 is a great vintage."	2-3+
2004 La Coulée de Serrant Clos de la Bergerie		3
2004 La Coulée de Serrant Coulée de Serrant		4-5?
2004 Saint Nicolas Fief Vendéens Les Haut Clous	Nice! Good acids	2-3
2004 Emmanuel Giboulot Cote de Beaune La Grand Chatelaine Blanc		2-3
2005 Emmanuel Giboulot Bourgogne Blanc		1+
2005 Emmanuel Giboulot Beaune Lulune Rouge		1-2
2004 Pierre Morey Bourgogne Chardonnay		2+?
2003 Pierre Morey Meursault Blanc	Wow! Good acids.	3-4
2003 Pierre Morey Meursault Les Tessons Blanc		3-4?
2004 Pierre Morey Monthelie Rouge	Wild fruit.	2+?
2001 Domaine Leflaive Meursault Sous le dos d’Ane	Very smooth.	4
2001 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Clavoillon 1er Cru		2-3+
2004 Domaine Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc		2
1998 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Folatieres	Long finish!	4+
2004 Château Falfas Les Demoiselles de Falfas	Unoaked.	1+
2004 Château Falfas		1-2
2004 Château Falfas	Tannic. Green fruit.	1-3?
2003 Château le Puy Tradition		2+
2003 Château le Puy Barthélemy	Like this.	2-3+
2004 Château la Grolet Cuvée Classique		1+
2004 Château la Grolet Cuvée Prestige Tête du Cuvée		2-3+
2004 Château Peybonhomme-les-Tours Cru Bourgeois	(Converting to Biodynamic)	1-2
2003 Château Le Thil	Organic	1+
2004 Domaine les Aphillanthes Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Galets		1-2+
2004 Domaine les Aphillanthes Côtes-du-Rhône 3 Cépages		1-2
2004 Domaine les Aphillanthes Côtes-du-Rhône Le Cros		2
2004 Domaine les Aphillanthes Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Cairanne L’ancestrale du Puifs		2+
2005 Domaine Viret Solstice V		2
2004 Domaine Viret Renaissance		1-2+
2001 Domaine Viret Les Colonnades		?
2001 Domaine Viret Emergence		3
2004 Domaine Viret Mavéotis		2-3
2005 Domaine Montirius Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge	Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre	1-2
2004 Domaine Montirius Vacqueyras Classic Rouge	70% Grenache/30% Syrah	1-2+
2003 Domaine Montirius Vacqueyras le Clos Rouge	50% Grenache/50% Syrah	3
2004 Domaine Montirius Gigondas Rouge	80% Grenache/20% Mourvèdre	2+
2001 Clos du Joncuas Séqueret Domaine la Grancière Blanc	Organic.	2+
2005 Pierre André Châteauneuf de Pape Blanc	Very interesting! Peppery.	2-3+
2005 Pierre André Châteauneuf de Pape Rouge		2-3
2004 Pierre André Châteauneuf de Pape Rouge		3+
2003 Pierre André Châteauneuf de Pape Rouge		3+
2001 Pierre André Châteauneuf de Pape Rouge		2-3
1998 Pierre André Châteauneuf de Pape Rouge		2-3
2004 Domaine de Villeneuve Châteauneuf de Pape Rouge	Interesting, but…	1-2
2003 Domaine de Villeneuve Châteauneuf de Pape Rouge		1-2?
2005 Château Romanin Coteaux d’Aix en Provence Blanc	Simple, yet pleasing. Good value.	2+
2003 Château Romanin La Chapelle de Romanin Rouge Les Baux de Provence		1-2
2003 Château Romanin Rouge Les Baux de Provence		3+
2000 Château Sainte Anne Bandol Rouge		2-3+
2003 Château Sainte Anne Bandol Rouge		2+?
2004 Château Sainte Anne Côtes du Provence Rouge		2
NV Domaine Beauthorey Fontain Wine	Very fun. Good value. A simple quaffer.	2-3?
2004 Domaine du Tragnier Banyuls Blanc		2-3
2004 Domaine du Tragnier Collioure		2
2001 Domaine du Tragnier Cuvee de Capatas		2-3+?
2001 Domaine du Tragnier Cuvee d’Octobre		2-3+
2005 Weingut Wittmann Riesling Trocken		1-2+
2005 Weingut Wittmann Morstein Riesling Große Gewächse		1-2?
NV Weingut Sander Riesling Sparkling Brut	I’d drink.	2?
2005 Weingut Sander Sauvignon Blanc Single Vyd	Very nice.	2--3
2005 Weingut Sander Riesling Halbtrocken		2
2004 Weingut Sander Dornfelder		1-2+
2005 Weingut Sander Gewurztraminer Auslese	Good.	2+
2005 Nikolaihof Hefeabzug Grüner Veltliner trocken		1-2+
2005 Nikolaihof Im Weingebirge Grüner Veltliner Federspiel trocken		2+
2005 Nikolaihof Vom Stein Riesling Federspiel trocken	Very nice.	2-3
2002 Nikolaihof Im Weingebirge Grüner Veltliner Smaragd trocken		2
2003 Nikolaihof Steiner Hund Riesling Reserve trocken		3+
1991 Nikolaihof Vinothek Grüner Veltliner trocken (goes for $125-$150/btl)	Stored for 15yrs in a big oak barrel, bottled March 2006. Very appealing and young.	3-4
2004 Movia Ribolla (Rebula)	Fine but closed.	?
2005 Movia Lunar	100% Ribolla Gialla. Very cool orange color. No sulfites. Whole cluster. "Surface of barrel is like wine skin..."	?
2002 Movia Veliko Bianco	Wow!	6+
2000 Movia Veliko Rosso		4+
2002 Movia Pinot Noir (Modri Pinot/Pinot Nero)	Maybe much higher…wasn't in my glass long enough.	3+?
2000 Movia Puro	Sparking on lees. 80% Ribolla.	2
2001 Telmo Rodríguez Matallana Ribera del Duero		3
2004 Telmo Rodríguez Altos Lanzaga Rioja	Long finish. Elegant.	3-4
2003 Mas Estela Vinya Selva de Mar		2+?
2004 Mas Estela Quindals		2+?
2005 Cascina Degli Ulivi Gavi		1+
2005 Cascina Degli Ulivi Gavi Filagnotti		1+
2004 Cascina Degli Ulivi Montemarino		1-2+
2005 Cascina Degli Ulivi La Merla Bianca		2+
2005 Cascina Degli Ulivi Dolcetto Nibio	Awful!	0-1
2005 Stella di Campalto Rosso di Montalcino	Organic. Barrel sample.	1+
2004 Stella di Campalto Rosso di Montalcino	Organic.	1-2
2005 Poggio Trevvalle Santippe	Organic.	1+
2005 Poggio Trevvalle Morellino di Scansano	Organic.	2?
2005 Poggio Trevvalle Montecucco Rosso	Organic.	1-2
2004 Poggio Trevvalle Morellino di Scansano Larcille	Organic.	2-3?
2004 Tenuta di Valgiano Colline Lucchesi Rosso		2
2003 Tenuta di Valgiano Colline Lucchesi Rosso		2-3
2004 Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d’Abruzzo		2-3+
2001 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo		3?
2002 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo		3+
1995 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva		3+
1985 Emidio Pepe Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva		2-5
2001 Rozendal Jonkershoek Valley	First biodynamic vintage.	2+
2001 Rozendal Jonkershoek Valley	Fruity wines. Not sure about them.	2+
2005 Millton Vineyard Chardonnay Opou Vyd		1-2+
2005 Millton Vineyard Chenin Blanc Te Arai Vyd		2+?
2005 Millton Vineyard Viognier Clos de Ste. Anne Estate	Quite pleasant.	1-2?
2005 Millton Vineyard Pinot Noir Clos de Ste. Anne Estate		2+
2006 Castagna Ingénue		2-3
2004 Castagna Genesis Syrah		3
2005 Castagna Genesis Syrah	Needs time.	3-4
2005 Castagna Un Segreto		3+
2005 Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock Riesling		3
2004 Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz	Needs time.	3+
2004 Jasper Hill Emily’s Paddock Shiraz	Needs time.	4+
2005 Cullen Ephraim Clarke	Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon	3?
2004 Cullen Chardonnay		2+
2004 Cullen Mangan	Malbec/Petit Verdot	2+
2004 Cullen Diana Madeline	Cab Sauvignon/Cab Franc - Get some!	4+
2004 Antiyal	Long finish.	2-4+
2004 Antiyal Kuyen Valle del Maipo		2+
2003 Viñedos Emiliana G		3+
2004 Viñedos Emiliana Coyam		2
2005 Viñedos Emiliana Natura Carmenere		2+
2005 Araujo Sauvignon Blanc Eisele Vyd	Great! Best California Sauvignon Blanc I've ever tasted.	4+
2003 Araujo Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vyd		4-6+
2002 Robert Sinskey Pinot Noir Vandal Vyd Los Carneros	Barely Pinot-ish.	1-2+
2002 Robert Sinskey Pinot Noir Four Vyds Los Carneros	Not very Pinot-ish.	2+
2002 Robert Sinskey Vineyard Reserve RSV Proprietary Red Napa Valley	Acidic. Big.	?
2004 Frog’s Leap Merlot Napa Valley	Organic. Might develop.	2-3
2003 Frog’s Leap Rutherford	Organic. Tannic, teeth gripping.	2-4+
2004 Tres Sabores Zinfandel Rutherford	Organic.	2-3+
2004 Tres Sabores Rutherford Perspective Cabernet Sauvignon	Organic.	2+
2003 Benziger Tribute Sonoma Mountain	A bit wild. Acidic finish.	3+
2003 Benziger Maria de Paradiso Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc	I like…	2+
2004 Coturri Zinfandel Estate	Organic. 4% RS, so sweet but has some elegance.	?
2003 Coturri Sangiovese Freiberg Vyds	Organic.	2+
2004 Coturri Merlot Feingold Vyds	Organic. Big fruity taste. Hmmm.	2-3
2002 Bonterra McNab Ranch Red Table Wine		2
2003 Bonterra McNab Ranch Red Table Wine		2-3
2002 Ceago Vinegarden Merlot Camp Masut	Tannins dominate.	2
2002 Ceago Vinegarden Cabernet Sauvignon Camp Masut	Rough.	2
2004 Mendocino Farms Red Vine Series	Cab 80%/ Petit Syrah 15%/ Syrah 5%. Quite Promising.	3?
2004 Paul Dolan Vyds Deep Red Mendocino		2+

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