TN's from Parker's 100 Vintners from around the world at the CIA Oct 22

Very well organized event. At 11am until 2:30pm. Plenty of space. Excellent temperature. Many wineries had 2 or 3 wines. RP was at the entrance to receive everyone. Good food table, good chesses.

Wines:

01 Gemstone: Very good length, fruity, needs about 5 years.

01 Shafer 25th Anniversary Sunspot vineyard Magnum: Very big wine in need of many years, slightly bitter/close. Not close to the flavor profile from the Hillside.

01 7 Vineyard Red: Close nose, a lot of tannins but low in fruit

01 8 Vineyard Chardonnay: good fruit, burgundy style, very good

01 ZD CS: too acidic

01 Rudd Estate:Full body with plenty of fruit

02 Rudd Chardonnay Bacigalupi: soft in style

01 Cloud View: 57%merlot, 43%CS Excellent nose, tasty, good body and complex

01 Clark Claudon: 100%CS Very strong tannins

00 Clark Claudon: more approachable, less fruit than the 01

01 Montelena CS: typical Napa Cab, well balance

03 Leeuwin Riesling: too light and dry

01 Leeuwin Chardonnay Art Series: light but very good

03 D'Arenberg Laughing Magpie: 94% shiraz, 6% viogner. Light but good taste

00 E&E Black Pepper shiraz: close nose, full body, not very peppery

02 Reynalla Basket Press Shiraz: med body

01 O'Shaughnessy: 94%CS. 6% merlot. Estate. Good body and balance $55

01 Marston CS: 100%CS full body, good flavors

01 Hendry Block S CS: high tannins

01 Hendry Red: 38%malbec, 42% merlot, 8-10% CS, 8-10% CF, 4% petit verdot. Good wine, complex

01 Parry CS: 100% CS estate. 190 cases. Goof fruit. Located about 1.5 N of Deer Park Road on Silverado

01 Sbragia CS Rancho del Oso: very good

02 Sbragia Chardonnay Gamble? Ranch: 100%new oak. Tastes with much oak

02 Beringer Chardonnay Private Reserve: smokey nose, good flavor.

00 Beringer Bancroft CS: from Howell Mt, close nose, good tannins, some fruit

00 Beringer Chabot CS: much more fruit than Bancroft

01 Merryvale Beckstoffer 10 Oakville: good fruit

01 Merryvale Clone 6 Rutherford: tight

01 Merryvale Profile: 65%CS, 25% merlot, 10% CF and PV. More tannins, with less fruit

02 Downing Family Zinfandel: very good fruit and flavors

01 Downing Family CS: 97% CS, 3% petit syrah

02 Downing Family CS barrel sample: good flavor and good potential.

01 Hartwell merlot: good fruit, good taste

01 Hartwell CS: Full body with high tannins, need about 4-5 years.

01 Corison: good

01 Jocelyn Lonen CS: 75%CS, 25% merlot

02 Jocelyn Lonen CS: 100% CS closed nose, good flavors

02 Jocelyn Chardonnay: $25

02 Jocelyn Lonnen Chardonnay: better, more buttery $45

01 Ch St. Jean Cinq Cepages

01 Ch St. Jean Chardonnay, Robert Young: non malolactic

01 Landmark Dameris Chardonnay: too light

01 Numanthia: 70-100 years old vines. Light in body if compared to Termanthia

01 Termanthia: very ful body and complex

01 Allende: typical tempranillo

01 Calvario: Very good

01 Halo (Allende): good

01 Finca Sandoval: very good

02 Finca Sandoval: bitter, less fruit than 01

00 Diamond Terrace CS: good but light

01 Diamond Terrace CS: very good

02 Diamond Terrace CS: very good, 400 cases. All are 100%CS

Overall, an excellent tasting and for a good cause.

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