K&L Saturday Tasting: Boutique California Wines 2006/01/28

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
2001	Varner Spring Ridge Chardonnay, Santa Cruz grassy, acidic, tired, white flower. This is the acidic style of Chardonnay. There were tasters raving how they liked it... not my glass. 120 cases. - so - ws	12.99	**
2000	Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Blueberry, tar, mineral, floral, interesting mild earth, med body, med finish. 450 cases. - so - ws	14.99	***
2000	Whitehorn Hyde Vineyard Pinot Noir, Napa Valley strawberry, full body, smoke, plum, grass, hint of meat, pleasant. 575 cases. - so - ws	33.99	***
2002	Fort Ross "Fort Ross Vineyard" Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast Restrained nose, berry, vanilla, mixed herbs, quite burgundian in style, full body but simple. 254 cases. - so - ws	32.99	***
2004	Lutea Pinot Noir, Russian River strawberry, straw, flora, apricot, full body, light almost pink in color. 125 cases. - so - ws	27.99	****
2004	Palmina Zotovich Vineyards Dolcetto, Santa Rita Hills plum, Chinese Gar Ying Ji, chalky, interesting fruit punch feel, somewhat soda-like. 220 cases. - so - ws	19.99	***
2001	Allora Tresca Cabernet, Napa Valley closed nose, smoke, cedar, dusty, charcoal, tar, very concentrated and long finish. 850 cases. - so - ws	29.99	****
2002	Philip Togni Cabernet, Spring Mountain very strong blackcurrants nose, followed by mocha, smoke, plum, very complex, distinguished. 2100 cases. - so - ws	84.99	*****
2002	Michael Scott Del Bondio Bella Oaks Cabernet, Napa Valley nose is very closed but flavor is complex tho not very concentrated. Tobacco, cedar, currants, raspberry. 400 cases. - so - ws	29.99	****
2003	Jessie's Grove Westwind Gnarly Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi spicy beef, licorice, jammy, chalky, boysenberry, long finish. 459 cases. - so - ws	14.99	****
2004	David Coffaro My Zin Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley blackberry jam, raspberry, complex, multi-dimensional. There is not a hint of metal/fish that I often associate with lesser zinfandels. long long finish, med body. Bought 3 bottles. 346 cases. - so - ws	18.99	*****
2004	Margerum Purisima Mountain Syrah, Santa Barbara cassis, cherry, sweet, mineral, simple but long finish. med body. - so - ws	29.99	***½