Bryan Family Xmas Dinner 2008 2008/12/25

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
1999	Dom Perignon, Champagne (Retrospective) very concentrated, lemon, almost tropical fruit, bread toast, a hint of shell fish minerality, complex, super long finish, fine bubbles - so - ws	139	*****
2006	Sbragia Gamble Vineyard Chardonnay, Napa Valley (Retrospective) Consistent notes as before. Buttery, pear, tropical, vanilla, deep full body. The previous tasting matches better (with crab legs and melted butter). - so - ws	32.99	*****
2003	Vincent Girardin, Gevrey-Chambertin (Retrospective) blackberry, bacon, hint of mushroom, dusty, black tea, complex. A successful match with Roasted Vegetables In Reduced Beef Broth. - so - ws	54	*****
2005	Vincent Girardin, Gevrey-Chambertin (Retrospective) Mixed berries, hint of orange peel, tangy, floral - so - ws	50	****
2004	Honig Bartolucci Vineyard Cabernet, Napa Valley (Retrospective) Located at the base of Spring Mountain, this cabernet is dusty, has black cherry, licorice, vanilla, Spring Mountain earth, and tannic. - so - ws	75	****
2001	Tenimenti Angelini, Brunello di Montalcino (Retrospective) Reminder: #3 of 2008 mmhwd. Tar, sage, plummy, full body, balanced - so - ws	40	****
2005	Darioush Shahpar Late Harvest, Napa Valley (Retrospective) Limited Edition of Darioush Winery. This is botrytised sauvignon blanc and semillon. Very well made and sauternes-like. - so - ws	n/a	*****