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11/08/2004 5:25 PM
I tasted a few of the wines and my brief notes are to follow the wines which will be in alphabetical order. I found a very significant difference in the wines tasted in the first hour and a half during the first day to those tasted the second day ( I retasted most of them). I think the wines were bottled shocked (I was told that they were shipped to arrive the day before), and that the wines were placed in a very cold cellar overnight. This caused the wines to changed completely until they were open for a few hours (some people decanted them, and even double decanted like Dalla Valle and Ridge) and they climatize to the venue temperature which was about 68 degress. Some wineries just open one bottle after the other had finished, but others opened about five bottles so they got some air. The temperature in Chicago was 39 degrees that night. Well, now to the notes: My best wines were: David Arthur 01 Elevation 1147 (97 points) Caymus Special Selection 02 (94 points) Dalla Valle 01 (93 points) Dunn Howell Mountain 95 (95 points) Etude CS 01 (94 points) Paul Hobbs Becktoffer Tokalon 01 (96 points) Opus One 01 (94 points) Paloma merlot 02 (94 points) Pride Mountain CS 01 (96 points) The wines and the notes: Alban Syrah Reva 02 - dark fruits, pepper Altamura CS 01 - Good, med body, good fruits Altamura Sangiovese - Good body, CA style sangio Araujo CS 01 - 1st day: full body, vegetable, closed Araujo CS 01 - 2nd day: Very open, full fruity flavors, complex, will get better with time Arrowood CS Reserve Speciale 00 - good David Arthur Elevation 01 - Excellent, very ripe fruit complex well balanced Barnett CS 01 - tight, some fruit BV George de Latour 94 - Very good nose, very good fruit flavor, still with plenty of tannins Beringer Bancroft CS 94 - Old taste, sweet, good Bond 00 - Full body, good fruit Brander Sauvignon Blanc 03 - too light, but refreshing Buehler CS - 100% CS, med body, fruity, good Cakebread Vine Hill Ranch CS 98 - 100%CS full body, tight, need time Caldwell - Good nose and body, peppery. 40%CS, 40%syrah, 20%merlot Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard 02 - fruity, sweet, tight Caymus SS 02 - Very good, very good fruit Chapellet CS Pritchard Hill 01 - Full body, very good fruit Ch. Montelena Estate CS 94 - Excellent nose, good body, need time Ch. St. Jean Cinq Cepages 01 - need time , good fruit, full body Coon Creek Anthology 01 - Good 58%CS, 20%mer, 12%CF, 6%PV, 4%malbec Constant 01 - from magnum, tight but well balanced, better than past years Cornerstone CS Howell Mt 01 - High acidity, poor fruit Dalla Valle CS 01 - med body, good body, good fruit, need time Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill 01 - Tight, full body, good to taste Dolce 98 - Very sweet. Good, expensive. I prefered the MerSoleil Dominus 01 - Full body, bordeaux style, very good taste Donum Pinot Noir Carneros 01 - Good balance but light Duckhorn Merlot Estate 00 - Too strong, hidden fruit, peppery DuMOL Pinot Noir Ryan 02 - Good Dunn Howell Mt 95 - Very good, excellent body, only very slight green Merry Edwards Pinot Noir Olivet Lane 02 - good Etude CS 01 - Very complex and excellent balance Far Niente CS 01 - Med body, balanced, good taste Fisher CS Wedding Vineyard 00 - light/med body, some fruit, not welll balanced Flora Springs CS Rutherford Hillside Reserve 01 - Excellent nose, good tannins and body Freemark Abbey CS Boshe 99 - 87%CS, 13%merlot, Full body, fruity Gallo CS 94 - Still tight, has fruit but needs time Gemstone 01 - Goof body and fruit Harlan 00 - 1st day: Strong, peppery, fruit hidden Harlan 00 - 2nd day: Now the fruit shines, full body, tight, need time HdV Chardonnay 02 - 80% malolactic, very good Heitz CS Martha's Vineyard 99 - Balanced but light concentration/body. Good fruit Paul Hobbs CS Bekstoffer ToKalon 01 - Great nose, Supple, complex, very well balanced, excellent taste Hundred Acre 01 - 1st day: Stinky, bitter Hundred Acre 01 - 2nd day: Better balance, fruit present, good Justin Isoceles 01 - Med body, good, but not the same as previous years Kathryn Kennedy CS 01 - Peppery, very good balance Kistler PN Kistler Vineyard 02 - 1st day: acidic, something was wrong Kistler PN Kistler Vineyard 02 - 2nd day: same tasting profile. Not my style. I much prefer the cuvee Catheleen presented others years Lagier Meredith Syrah 01 - Strong, peppery Lagier Meredith Syrah 02 - Better, sweeter Lail CS Daniel Cuvee - 100% CS, very, very tight Landmark Chardonnay Damaris 02 - Good, but light Lewis CS Reserve 01 - Good body, long aftertaste Loring PN Clos Pepe 02 - Very full body, fruity, high octane PN, 14.9%alcohol. Looks like Brian have many of the PN's under the table Mer Soleil Chardonnay 02 - light Mer Soleil Late - Viogner late harvest, very sweet, balance, very good Merryvale Profile 01 - 69%CS, 27%merlot, 4%CF, Full body, good taste Peter Michael Chardonnay Ma Belle-Fille 02 - Well balanced but light Miner CS 01 - 87%CS, 13%CF light Miner Oracle 01? - Full body, tight. 33%CS, 33%CF, 33%merlot Robert Mondavi CS Reserve 01 - Very good body, tannins. Has fruit flavors not not very prominent Mumm DVX 98 - very good Opus One 01 - Very good nose, med body, supple, good taste Pahlmeyer Red 01 - Tight, some fruit but hidden Paloma Merlot 02 - Slightly less exotic than the 01, but very good flavors Phelps Insignia 01 - Excellent nose, coffee,sweet, med body Phelps Bacchus 01 - very light Pine Ridge CS Stags Leap 01 - Strong tannins Plumpjack CS 01 - Some pepper, good body, but too much tannins, moderate fruit Pride CS 01 - 1st day: Light, some fruit Pride CS 01 - 2nd day: Excellent, supple, complex, sweet, huge fruit Quintessa 01 - Full body, slightly dry, light in fruit Ramey Jericho Canyon 02 - Strong, good fruit Martin Ray CS Diamond Mt 00 - Full body, hard tannins Ridge CS Montebello 84 - Light, not that sweet as you like old wine, maybe past its prime Rudd Estate 01 - 93%CS, 3%CF, 3%malbec, 1%PV, tight, full body, fruity Saxum Syrah Bone Rock 02 - Peppery, good Schramberg J Schram 98 - Very good, kind of french style Screaming Eagle 01 - 1st day: Good nose, med body, sweet Screaming Eagle 01 - 2nd day: Better balance Shafer CS Hillside Select 00 - Good body, good fruit, slightly bitter. At the Shafer vertical it was much better Siduri PN Pisoni 03 - Good Silverado CS Limited Reserve 01 - Too light, some fruit Snowden CS 01 - Med body, good fruit Spottswoode CS 01 - Med body, very good taste. To drink in 2-3 years Stag's Leap Wine Cellars CS Fay 01 - Very good, full body Staglin CS 01 - good balance, full body Sterling CS Reserve 01 - light Tor Clone 4 CS 02 - 96%CS, 4%PV, strong, good Tor Heritage 02 - Very good, full flavor, well balanced Verite La Muse 00 - Mod tannins, good flavors Viader 02 - 51%CS, 49%CF, some fruit, very tight, needs time Vine Cliff CS 01 - 90%CS, 7%merlot, 3%PV Good fruit and balance Vine Cliff CS Private Stock (16 Rows) 01 - $125 89-92%CS, 5%CF, 3%PV, 3%merlot, more body and structure. 330 cases Whitehall Lane CS Reserve 01 - Balanced, good taste ------------------------- Orlando

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