Thanksgiving at KK/Xtal 2007/11/22

Year	Wine	Price	Rating
NV	Overture, Napa Valley Non-vintage, probably 2003. Well balanced blackberry, coffee, cloves. Not jammy. Elegant. - so - ws	45.00	****
2004	Shafer Merlot, Napa Valley Excellent vintage, plummy, almost jammy but not sweet, coffee, hint of licorice, very long finish - so - ws	45	*****
2005	Shafer Merlot, Merlot a scaled down version of the 2004. plummy, vanilla, licorice. Finishing short. - so - ws	37	****
2002	Joseph Phelps Insignia, Napa Valley Rather awkward. Disintegrated. Herbs, tobacco, blackberry. Something's off with this bottle, probably stored in too cold a cellar. Needs time to integrate. - so - ws	130	***
2005	Frederic Esmonin, Gevrey Chambertin lots of fresh raspberry, acidic, good with turkey - so - ws	32	***
2003	Phelan Segur, St. Estephe magnum. leather, earth, anise, blackcurrant, long finish - so - ws	60	n/a
2000	Clos du Marquis, St. Julien awkward, tired. cork has some leakage. blackcurrant, licorice - so - ws	50	**½