K&L Saturday Tasting 2007/01/27

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2005	Patz & Hall Chardonnay Durell Vineyard, Sonoma Coast toasty, pear, butter, cantelop, oaky - so - ws	39.99	****
2005	Cold Heaven Sanford & Benedict Viognier, Santa Barbara County peach, vanilla, jammy, not very complex, long finish - so - ws	32.99	****
2005	David Noyes Pinot Noir, Sonoma strawberry, grassy, fresh, flashy, hint of oak - so - ws	18.99	***
2005	Raptor Ridge Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley raspberry, earth, full body, acidic - so - ws	25.99	***
2005	Havens Merlot, Napa Valley bell pepper, spicy, mint, berry - so - ws	19.99	**
2004	Seventy Five Amber Knolls Cabernet, Lake County beckstoffer family, tannic, red currants, vanilla, pomagrenate - so - ws	16.98	****
2003	Terra Valentine Cabernet, Spring Mountain earth, metal, mocha, very long finish, much like Spring Mountain Cab - so - ws	27.99	****
2001	Beringer Cabernet Steinhauer Vineyard, Napa Valley chocolate, brownie, earthy, tannic, very long finish, mildly sweet, berry, dark fruit, complex, vanilla, cinnamon - so - ws	69.99	*****
2004	Duckhorn Paraduxx, Napa Valley pomagrenate, vanilla, tannic, jammy, very long finish - so - ws	44.99	****
2002	Joseph Swan Ziegler Vineyard Zinfandel, Russian River Valley golden raisin, earth, Chinese medicinal wine, apricot, very tannic long finish - so - ws	22.99	****
2004	Hunter Hill Syrah, Santa Cruz Mountains Asian salty sour vegie, acidic, spice, orange peel, unbalanced - so - ws	24.99	*
2005	Orin Swift The Prisoner, Napa Valley pomagrenate, grilled shrimp, plummy, inky, astringent, mildly spicy, long finish - so - ws	31.99	****