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Your Top Wines of 2006

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Winetex

Austin, Texas
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01-01-2007 10:35 PM
We all don't have a list of 100 like WIML's but everyone had wines that were memorable in 2006. Below are my best wines of 2006. Offlines rock so if you haven't joined any yet this is your year to meet, greet, eat, drink and be merry. Just for kicks. And like Joe's list I've asterisked the wines that others brought that I tasted, the offline and the person who brought it when I was able to remember. And there are repeats as there were multiple good bottles of the same wine. And yes, I drink an embarrassing amount of good champagne. My Top Ten of 2006: 1. 1990 Krug Champagne Brut 2. 1994 Harlan Estate * Santa Barbara, Davidn 3. 1990 Salon Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs * Dallas, wine+art 4. 1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape * Austin 5. 2003 Kongsgaard Chardonnay The Judge 6. 1995 Taittinger Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne 7. 2001 Argiano Solengo Toscana IGT 8. 1995 Krug Champagne Brut 9. 1996 Taittinger Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne * Santa Barbara 10. 1997 Château d'Yquem * Santa Barbara Best of the Rest: 11. 1996 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon * Santa Barbara 12. 1997 Marcassin Chardonnay Gauer Upper Barn * Santa Barbara 13. 2003 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon * Santa Barbara 14. 1995 Taittinger Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne 15. 1990 Gaja Barolo Sperss 16. 1999 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 17. 1993 Castello di Ama Vigna l'Apparita Toscana IGT * Dallas 18. 2002 Pride Mountain Reserve Claret * Sunnyvale 19. 2003 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon * Santa Barbara 20. 1996 Egly-Ouriet Champagne Grand Cru Brut Millésimé 21. 1996 Bollinger Champagne Grande Année 22. 1995 Taittinger Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne 23. N.V. R.L. Buller & Son Calliope Rare Muscat * Santa Barbara 24. 1996 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne Brut La Grande Dame * Santa Barbara 25. 1996 Billecart-Salmon Champagne Nicolas-François Billecart * Santa Barbara 26. 2001 Sine Qua Non Midnight Oil * Santa Barbara 27. 1989 Krug Champagne Brut * Santa Barbara 28. 2000 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbaresco Vürsù Vigneto Starderi 29. 2002 Aubert Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard

ChillyWino

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01-01-2007 11:05 PM
My favorites of the year. 1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 97 points 1992 Château Haut-Brion - 97 points 1998 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore - 95 points 2001 Gangloff Côte-Rôtie La Sereine Noir - 95 points 1998 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 1er Cru - 95 points 2001 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Estate Reserve - 95 points 2004 Glaetzer Shiraz Amon-Ra Barossa Valley - 94 points 2001 French Laundry Cabernet Sauvignon Modicum - 94 points 2003 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir - 94 points 2001 Bosquet des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 94 points 1989 Château de la Gardine Châteauneuf-du-Pape - 94 points 1997 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage - 94 points 1995 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas - 94 points 2001 Astrale e Terra Syrah - 94 points 2004 Rhys Pinot Noir Alesia Sonoma Coast - 93 points 2001 Pirramimma Shiraz - 93 points 2002 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre - 93 points 2003 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Estate Reserve - 93 points 2003 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Henry's Block - 93 points 2001 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Puligny-Montrachet Caillerets 1er Cru - 93 points 2003 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast - 93 points 2000 Bernard Chave Hermitage - 93 points

juggernt

Tampa, FL, USA
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01-01-2007 11:32 PM
Top 5: 2000 Lynch-Bages 1996 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Champagne Brut La Grande Dame 1999 Lynch-Bages 2002 Clarendon Hills Old Vine Grenache 2000 Bahans Haut Brion

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mountainman

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01-01-2007 11:52 PM
Winetex, your #6 & #14 look similar.

juggernt

Tampa, FL, USA
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01-01-2007 11:58 PM
Quote: Winetex, your #6 & #14 look similar. Didn't like it so much the 2nd time around???

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Nemloc

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01-02-2007 12:55 AM
Quote: Winetex, your #6 & #14 look similar. Ditto for his 13 & 19.

Joseph Bembry

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01-02-2007 01:15 AM
1989 Chateau Clinet 2004 Gunderloch Trockenbeerenauslese Nackenheimer Rothenberg 2004 Roger Sabon Chateauneuf du Pape "Les Secrets des Sabon" 1983 Brundlmayer Gruner Veltliner Auslese 1969 Camille Giroud Pommard Les Epenots 1er cru These five stood out in my mind, but it was a very good year for consumption. jb

Winetex

Austin, Texas
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01-02-2007 02:28 AM
Quote: Winetex, your #6 & #14 look similar. Hey, there were multiple good bottles of these wines. Quote: Ditto for his 13 & 19. Yes, more good bottles of HER wines. What can I say, the list is what it is, the best bottles of my year.

Lakersguy

Orange County, CA
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01-02-2007 03:47 AM
1990 Grange 1991 Montelena 1995 Taittinger Comtes 1990 d'yquem 375

dgoerisch

St. Louis
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01-02-2007 04:38 PM
My Top 15: Champagne: 1988 Krug 1990 Krug 1982 Salon White: 1992 Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne 2002 Marcassin Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay Red: 2003 Chave Hermitage (WOTY) 1982 La Tour Haut Brion 1970 Vega Sicilia Unico Reserva 2003 Lafite-Rothschild 2003 Latour 2001 Sine Qua Non On Your Toes Syrah 1995 Pride Reserve Cabernet Sweet: 1995 Tirecul Cuvee Madame 1938 Massandra Muscat 2001 Sine Qua Non Mr K The Strawman Vin de Paille

Serge Dracula Slayer

South Florida
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01-02-2007 05:04 PM
1983 Mouton 2000 Cheval Blanc 1954 Piedmont Vallana Spanna 1947 Nuits Saint George

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Paul_H

San Francisco
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01-02-2007 05:48 PM
The San Francisco tasting with Francois Andouze () provided a good number of my top wines this year. Some of them may be my top wines for a long time... 1974 Heitz Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard () 1970 Joseph Swan Gamay Sonoma County () 2001 Château Suduiraut Sauternes 2001 Domaine du Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Laurence 2004 Aubert Chardonnay Lauren Vineyard 1834 Barbeito Madeira Malvazia 1974 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Bosché Vineyard () 2001 Argiano Solengo Toscana IGT 1988 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauterenes 1970 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (*)

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winebrat

Sacramento, Ca.
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01-02-2007 05:57 PM
Quote: The San Francisco tasting with Francois Andouze provided a good number of my top wines this year. Some of them may be my top wines for a long time... 1974 Heitz Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard 1970 Joseph Swan Gamay Sonoma County 2001 Château Suduiraut Sauternes 2001 Domaine du Pégaü Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Laurence 2004 Aubert Chardonnay Lauren Vineyard 1834 Barbeito Madeira Malvazia 1974 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Bosché Vineyard 2001 Argiano Solengo Toscana IGT 1988 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauterenes 1970 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley You had 2 of my all timers this year: 1974 Heitz Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard 1834 Barbeito Madeira Malvasia Out of the 12 times I have had the 74 Heitz MV I have had 9 amazing experiences, 2 good to great, and one serious bad wine (Storage?) I only have 1 of each left in the cellar. I tried to buy more of the 1834 Barbeito when I was in Madeira 2 years ago, but the house is sold out

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Paul_H

San Francisco
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01-02-2007 06:18 PM
I was able to taste the 1834 Barbeito Madeira Malvasia because Bacar was pouring it by the glass -- a VERY expensive glass to be sure, but how many times do you have a chance to taste something like that? Sadly, they no longer offer it.

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jason

Napa Valley
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01-02-2007 07:11 PM
3794 wines tasted this year, a little up over the previous with some of my favorites drank multiple times. 1964 Leroy Grands Echezaux - 10 times 1966 Leroy Chapelle Chambertin - 6 times 2002 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier & Batard Montrachet - 4 times each 1990 Dom Perignon Rose 1990 Krug - Magnum - 9 times 1979 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 1964 Giacomo Conterno Barolo 1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva Red Label - Magnum - 2 times 1995 Soldera Brunello di Montalcino Case Basse RIserva - 4 times 1999 Soldera Brunello di Montlacino Case Basse Riserva - 5 times 1989 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1986 Leoville Las Cases 1986 Chateau d'Yquem - 2 times Runner ups, great wines just not wines I want to sit and sip: 2002 Harlan 2002 Shafer Hillside Select Honorable mention 1988 Bollinger R.D. in magnum - what Crista and I had in our glasses up on the North shore when I proposed.

dgoerisch

St. Louis
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01-02-2007 09:39 PM
Quote: 3794 wines tasted this year Wow!!!

Al HooKoo

Las Vegas, NV
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01-02-2007 10:53 PM
2004 AP Vin Pinot Noir Clos Pepe Vyd 2003 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Koplen Vyd 2001 Shea Cellars Pinot Noir Pinot Noir Homer 2001 Melville Pinot Noir Clone 115 2002 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir RRV

Everett Love

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01-02-2007 11:48 PM
Quote: 3794 wines tasted this year, a little up over the previous with some of my favorites drank multiple times. 1964 Leroy Grands Echezaux - 10 times 1966 Leroy Chapelle Chambertin - 6 times 2002 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier & Batard Montrachet - 4 times each 1990 Dom Perignon Rose 1990 Krug - Magnum - 9 times 1979 Pol Roger Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill 1964 Giacomo Conterno Barolo 1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva Red Label - Magnum - 2 times 1995 Soldera Brunello di Montalcino Case Basse RIserva - 4 times 1999 Soldera Brunello di Montlacino Case Basse Riserva - 5 times 1989 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion 1986 Leoville Las Cases 1986 Chateau d'Yquem - 2 times Runner ups, great wines just not wines I want to sit and sip: 2002 Harlan 2002 Shafer Hillside Select Honorable mention 1988 Bollinger R.D. in magnum - what Crista and I had in our glasses up on the North shore when I proposed. That averages out to a little over 10 per day...how do you do it? Are you in the business...a retailer...etc? I am lucky to try 10 new wines per month, unless I get babysitting and go out to a tasting...