I must apologize that I was unable to attend the Vintages pre-tasting for the February 18 and March 3 releases because I was out of the country ... my release reports will return for the March 17 and March 31 Vintages releases and the March 8 on-line. Sorry for any inconvenience. Look for some exciting changes to come to the reports in late-March.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Vintages Shop Online February 9, 2012 Release
Here are my favourites of the 7 wines tasted for this release ... no notes are given, just the star rating; although the top rated wine will have a note:
Three-and-a-Half Star Wines (*** ½) …
Chateau Montelena 2006 Chardonnay ($59.00 - #228601) – California, USA
Three-and-a-Half-Plus Star Wines (*** ½+) …
Domaine William Fevre 2009 Chablis ($23.00 - #226365) – Burgundy, France
Chateau Montelena 2006 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon ($134.00 - #228353) – California, USA
Four-Plus Star Wines (****+) …
Domaine Laroche 2009 Saint Martin Chablis ($23.95 - #365023) – Burgundy, France ... lovely crispt and clean Chardonnay with good fruit flavours of apple and pear, and good minerality; but it's the purity of fruit that makes this one stand out.
Catena Zapata 2007 Argentino Malbec ($95.00 - #207076) – Argentina
Key: Wine colour indicators - Red are red wines and Yellow are white wines.
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