Vintages Shop Online October 6, 2011 Release

Here are my favourites of the 11 wines tasted – no notes just the star ratings; top rated wine, has a note:

Three-and-a-Half Star Wines (*** ½) …
Trimbach 2007 Reserve Pinot Gris ($24.00 - #0971762) – Alsace, France
Pelton House 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon ($48.00 - #0196055) – California, United States
Robert Mondavi 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon ($109.00 - #0238659) – California, United States

Three-and-a-Half-Plus Star Wines (*** ½+) …
Justino’s 10 Year Old Medum Dry Verdelho Madeira ($23.00 - #0248526) – Portugal

Four Star Wines (****) …
Nicolas Feuillatte 2004 Brut Champagne ($62.00 - #0240085) – Champagne, France
Chateau Coutet 2009 ($74.00 - #0248740) – Bordeaux, France
Domaine du Petit Metris Les Tetueres Chaume 2005 ($35.00 - #0246777) – Loire, France
Envoy 2008 Pinot Noir ($47.00 - #0238501) – New Zealand

Four-and-a-Half Star Wines (**** ½) …
Domaine Zind Humbrecht 2008 Wintzenheim Gewurztraminer ($35.00 - #0918078) – Alsace, France … everything that is lovely about Gewurzt lives here: spicy, floral and just the right amount of balanced sweetness.

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