Sunday, July 19, 2009

Stanley Banquet Wine Selection "Blanc" 2009/05/31

2008 Crios de Susan Balbo Torrontes, Argentina. $n/a. **½
Torrontes is the variety. fragrant, pungent, channel #5, honeysuckle, too feminine for me - so - ws

2006 Monmousseau, Vouray. $n/a. *
off dry, pineapple, lime, hint of cliantro, tired feeling, too sweet - so - ws

2006 Maison Louis Latour, Grand Ardeche. $7. ***
From Trader Joe's. My favorite house white. Pure chardonnay from France. dry, wheat, nutty, butter, elegant, finish short but keep you thinking about it. Enigmatic. - so - ws

2008 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough. $13. ***½
celery, lime, meyer lemon, very flavorful, a bit grassy may not be liked by all - so - ws

2006 Luna Pinot Grigio, Napa. $12. ***
Nice label. subtle, grapefruit, barley, pleasant - so - ws

2006 Kalinda Niersteiner Riesling, Rheinhessen. $10. ****
K&L club wine... seems like sold out. concentrated, peach, smoke, orange, apricot, phenomenol, very complex - so - ws

K&L Saturday 2009/07/18

2007 Cantelys Blanc, Pessac-Leognan. $29.99. ***½
toasty, thyme, lemon, acidic, very concentrated, almond, long finish - so - ws

2006 Puygueraud, Cotes de Francs. $17.99. ***½
blackberry, plum, chocolate, chalky, hint of insecticide, may be just the glass?? - so - ws

2006 Pierre de Lune, St. Emilion. $46.99. ***½
Raspberry, mineral, coffee, leather - so - ws

2006 Clos Fourtet, St. Emilion. $59.99. ****
mocha, berry, soft tannins, long finish, tight - so - ws

2006 Carbonnieux Rouge, Pessac-Leognan. $29.99. ****
dark, ink, blackcurrants, earthy - so - ws

2006 Malmaison, Moulis. $19.99. ****½
cherry, oak, vanilla, deep, tannic, blackcurrants - so - ws

2006 Poujeaux, Moulis. $29.99. ***½
grapy, simple, silky - so - ws

2006 Langoa Barton, St. Julien. $49.99. *****
Elegant, blackcherry, violet, hint of mint, hint of earth, sweet astringency, hint of green pepper, long finish, like it. Bought 2. - so - ws

2006 Labegorce, Margaux. $36.99. **
insect repellent, prune, volatile acidity, kind of bad - so - ws

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