2001 Domaine de la Solitude Chateauneuf-du-Pape... great for the $$!!! Classic French! Decent night last night... Peter Michael "La Cairiare" Chardonnay 2003 & Patz and Hall Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir 2000 - mighty nice stuff. Nothing of interest that I tasted... just a few slightly off bottles of Meursault.
Today, on my "day off"... and I say that with a smile, as despite the fact that I am not being paid for my time today, I spent most of the afternoon of a day off, where else? At work. Well worth it though. Tasted the 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1996 Almaviva (Concha y Toro X Chateau Mouton-Rothschild). Fabulous wines from Puente Alto in the Maipu Valley Subregion of the Central Valley. Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, with bits of Carmenere (or was it Merlot? re: famous debate about whether the Carmenere is really Carmenere and Merlot is really Merlot) and Cabernet Franc. Bordeaux style. Beautiful purple wine with more and more orange and ruby as we tasted through the older wines. What's this? No signature green pepper? Ahhh... there it is in the beautifully mature 1996 - but not in any of the others. Killer stuff - silky smooth, earthy (god, the 2000 stinks - in a good way). Very pricy, but honestly, the best wines I've had from South America to date.
Off to California from Friday the 16th to Friday the 23rd. Will have lots to post then. Cheers.
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