Fun Night

Had a great time last night... the 2005 Gunderloch "Jean-Baptiste" Riesling Kabinett is so light and nice. It shows some pretty petrol with just a touch of residual sugar. Very nice... The 2005 Pahlmeyer Pinot Noir is a monster... could be one of the biggest Pinot's out there (reminded me a lot of a young Kistler Pinot Noir). Tons of alcohol (almost out of balance - notice I said "almost"), but beautiful ripe fruit with cranberry, rhubarb and red plum. Wild strawberry and raspberry scream out of the glass. Give it time, me thinks. Same can be said of the 1989 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron. Wow... when we first opened it, the nose was massive - tons of cedar and pencil lead - lots of deep, dark earthy fruit (no sweet cherries here). After an hour it finally started to open up and that's when I noticed the mid-palate propelled this wine to new heights... really stunning stuff.