Sunday, May 8, 2011

Vintages Shop Online May 5, 2011 Release

May 9, 2011 … At the Vintages tasting for the May 28, 2011 release (report coming soon), I had the opportunity to sample some of the ‘Vintages Shop Online’ wines, which were released to the public on May 5, 2011. 

Here are my favourites of the 24 wines tasted – no notes just star ratings; except for the top rated wine, which will have a note:

Three-and-a-Half Star Wines (*** ½) …
Closson Chase 2007 S. Kocsis Vineyard Chardonnay ($44.95 - #0184291) – Ontario, Canada
Le Cadeau Vineyard 2007 Diversite Pinot Noir ($60.00 - #0199752) – Oregon, United States
Senorio de Cuzcurrita 2005 ($35.00 - #0208165) - Spain

Three-and-a-Half-Plus Star Wines (*** ½ +) …
Francois Villard 2008 Les Terrasses du Palat Condrieu ($64.00 - #0209254) – Rhone, France
Chateau La Pointe 2005 ($65.00 - #0205997) – Bordeaux, France
Alvaro Palacios Finca Dofi 2007 ($79.00 - #0730184) - Spain

Four Star Wines (****) …
Dutschke 2006 Oscar Semmler Shiraz ($65.00 - #0199760) – Australia
Chateau Leoville-Poyferre 2006 ($99.00 - #0565044) – Bordeaux, France
Domaine Taupenot-Merme La Riotte Morey Saint Denis 1er Cru 2007 ($85.00 - #0111377) – Burgundy, France
La Colombina 2004 Riserva Brunello di Montalcino ($79.00 - #0206417) – Tuscany – Italy
Torre Albeniz Reserva 2006 ($39.00 - #0209445) - Spain

Four-Plus Star Wines (****+) …
Domaine Colin-Deleger en Remilly Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru 2007 ($79.00 - #0110536) – Burgundy, France
Joseph Drouhin 2007 Puligny-Montrachet Folatieres 1er Cru ($89.00 - #0959254) – Burgundy, France
Chateau Croix de Labrie 2007 ($77.00 - #0098699) – Bordeaux, France
Ferraton Pere & Fils 2007 L’Eglantine Cote Rotie ($74.00 - #0206144) – Rhone, France

Four-and-a-Half Star Wines (**** ½) …
Stewart 2007 Pinot Noir ($65.00 - #0218198) – California, United States
Big alcohol of 15.8% which helps to make this one easy going down, supple, sexy and ultra fruity; you won’t notice that alcohol until the room starts to spin.
Domaine de la Solitude Cuvee Barberini Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2007 ($65.00 - #0083527) – Rhone, France

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