September was a very slow month after a summer filled with wine.

Whites:

2005 Varner Bee Block Chardonnay
2003 Christoffel-Erben Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese ***

Red:

1999 Chateau Corton-Grancey (Latour)

Nice to know that the 2003 Christoffel is drinking well. PC had these for sale about a year ago for next to nothing. Extreme vintage though, what do you think about their aging potential?

1988 Château Gruaud Larose

quote:

Originally posted by Napacat (aka Errol K):
Nice to know that the 2003 Christoffel is drinking well. PC had these for sale about a year ago for next to nothing. Extreme vintage though, what do you think about their aging potential?

PC had these yesterday for $4 above next to nothing. I have had this twice (once at an offline, and one bottle of mine). I have 11 bottles left and will open the next one in 4-5 years probably.

A very slow (wine wise) but hectic month for me. Only one wine worth mentioning:
1995 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Blanc des Millénaires

The knock on the 2003 vintage is lack of acidity for aging. Well, this one has plenty of acidity. I like these for their intense fruit and crispness, not so much for their secondary petro characterisitics. I think the wine is ready now but will age for a decade. Whether or not one considers that aging to be an improvement is up to interpretation. I don't think it will ever be any better than it is now.

2006 Peay Vineyards Chardonnay Estate
1982 Château Montrose

Tie between 1969 BV and 1988 Pichon Baron.

1990 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill
2006 Pyramid Valley Calvert Vineyard Pinot Noir (Cent. Otago, NZ)
2006 The Black Chook Viognier/Marsanne/Roussanne (this last is a qpr pick, not an overall stunner - I didn't have any stellar whites in Sept.)

September was an especially good month:

1991 Joseph Phelps Insignia
1996 Henschke Mount Edelstone
1997 Opus One
2000 Shafer Hillside

1996 Nicolas Feuillatte Ambonnay
1996 Dom Perignon
1996 Duval-Leroy Femme

If I had to pick only one red and one bubbly the Insignia and the Feuillatte would get the nod.

White:
2004 Sighardt Donabaum Riesling "S. Donna" Brandstatt

Red:
2004 Etude Cabernet Oakville Vineyard

2003 Kongsgaard Chard

2002 Kistler-Cuvee Catherine Pinot

1997 Araujo Cab

2001 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling

2003 Albert Boxler Tokay Pinot Gris Brand


1995 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis

Champagne:
1981 Krug Champagne Collection

Red:
1998 DRC Richebourg

Sparkling -

1999 S. Anderson Diva

Red -

2004 Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve
2004 Cosentino Secret Clones Cabernet Sauvignon
2005 Cliff Lede Cinnamon Stardust Cabernet Sauvignon

Sticky -

2001 DeLoach Late Harvest Gewurztraminer
2002 Beringer Nightengale Private Reserve

Sparklers:
NV Graham Beck Brut Rose (Great QPR)
NV Piper Heidsieck Cuvee Sublime

Whites:
2007 Melville Viognier
2005 14 Hands Chard
2006 Cloudy Bay Chard

Red:
2005 Two Hands Ares
2004 Sea Smoke Southing

Very slow month. No whites of significance. Reds would probably be:

1999 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet
1999 Betz Pere de Famille Cabernet

quote:

1981 Krug Champagne Collection

That is one Champagne that I am dying to get to try.

-R

Champagne
nadda

Red
1996 Chateau Montrose
1997 Gualdo Al Luco

White
2005 Chateau Brown White Bordeaux

Dessert
2001 Philippe Delesvaux Coteaux du Layon SGN

quote:

Originally posted by KSC02:

Champagne
nadda

WTH?

White:
2005 Beaucastel CdP Blanc

Red:
2001 Le Vieux Donjon CdP

I'll play!

Champagne: 1989 krug

Red: A tie between Dujac 1985 Gevrey Combottes and his 2004 Clos de la Roche. Honorable mention to the '82 Lynch.

White: Dag' Pur Sang 2005

Desert: 1976 Tokay Aszu Essencia from an unknown producer ( viva el communism!!)

1999 Laurent-Perrier Champagne Brut L.P.
2005 Match Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Baconbrook

1990 Chateau Pichon Baron

For me it was a 1995 Ch. Montrose