2004 NORTHERN RHÔNES
A Blind-Tasting Comparison

Notes by
Gerald Weisl
wine merchant

The 2004 vintage is well-regarded amongst vintners in the Northern Rhône who were delighted to not have a replay of the hellish 2003 growing conditions.   While 2003 saw hugely hot temperatures, the 2004 growing season was mild during the spring and warm in June and July.  A bit of rain in August gave a bit of life to the parched vineyards and the weather remained clear and dry throughout the harvest.    This allowed winemakers to more routinely determine when they'd like to harvest their grapes.  As a result, the vintage is one more involving the winemaker rather than one where vintners were racing against Mother Nature.

Perhaps we've been tasting too many New World Syrahs, but only one of this flight of wines had a deep, dark color to it.  Many were similar in hue to Burgundy.  I found a couple of wines to be quite oaky.  Only one seemed to really capture the "soul" of Northern Rhône Syrah.

Two wines outpaced the pack, with four wines within 7 points of the top spot.  This means one taster's ranking could have dramatically changed the results.  A couple of wines were well off the pace, one being a bit dirty and the other more reminiscent of cru Beaujolais than deep, complex Syrah.



Ellen was unable to taste with us.  Here's what we found:

8th Place:  BERNARD BURGAUD 2004 COTE-ROTIE
Most of the comments and rankings of this wine were negative.  The over-riding character of Brettanomyces made this unattractive to most tasters, with all but one taster placing this in the bottom half of their rankings.  One taster politely called this "rustic," while someone else described it as "horsy and barnyardy.  We're really in deep doo-doo with this."
Burgaud's wine displayed a medium-ruby color, with a good violet robe.  Initially it showed berry fruit with a hint of a gamey note, but this continued to blossom into full-blown leathery, horsy, Brettanomyces.  It's a medium-light bodied wine with gamey, meaty flavors.  Eventually the Brett takes center stage and there's not enough 'clean' Syrah fruit here to warrant interest.  No stars on my three star scale, meaning this is a standard, or perhaps less-than-good, bottle of wine.



7th Place:  GUIGAL 2004 CROZES HERMITAGE
We included this wine as a bit of a marker.  We wanted to see how a lower-priced wine would fare amongst so many expensive bottles and having great respect for Guigal, we launched this into the flight.  Only three out of 14 tasters had this ranked in the "upper" division of their rankings.
One taster found it "sweet and showing nutmeg spice tones."  Another critic found it "Sour, thin and short on fruit."  Someone else described this as "monolithic and simple."  One panel member characterized the Guigal wine as "more reminiscent of a Southern Rhone wine" and a few other tasters agreed.  Someone suggested much of its character was derived from a whole berry fermentation and a final voice said it "drifts off and lacks intensity."
Showing medium-light ruby color, this wine offers a lovely sweet berry fragrance with strawberry nuances.  Finally I decided it was more reminiscent of a good cru Beaujolais such as a Morgon than it was of a Northern Rhone Syrah.  It's got nice body and a charmingly fruity theme.  Nice structure and plenty of fruit, it's a wonderful "picnic" wine.  I gave it a one star rating, more for its charm than for being varietally-correct.




6th Place:  JEAN-MICHEL GERIN 2004 COTE-ROTIE "Champin Le Seigneur"
Described by one panel member as "Wonderful!  This shows hints of smoky bacon, wet stones and spice.  It's a bit 'tough' on the palate, but it has good potential."  Another critic wished for "more structure.  This is clean and fruity, but I wanted more intensity."  Someone else correctly identified this wine as "having Viognier as it's showing a nicely floral tone."  (Gerin incorporates about 10% Viognier, we're told.)  Others faulted the wine for being a "bit light."  Someone else said "It has a great nose and is soft, approachable and light."
I found a medium-light ruby color to this sweetly cherryish red.  It's showing a light bit of oak, but has the fruit more up-front than Gerin's "more important" wines.  It's medium-bodied with nice fresh, bright berry flavors.  There's a good 'edge' to it from acidity and light tannins.  I gave this a one star rating as it's a pretty wine.



5th Place:  JEAN-MICHEL GERIN 2004 COTE-ROTIE "Les Grandes Places"
"This is pretty!  It's spicy, with hints of violets and oak.  A class act!" said one fan.  Another voice described it as "Absolutely typical Cote-Rotie."  Someone else found "a great nose, with hints of currants and figs.  It's a bit tannic, though."  One person mentioned it being "dusty and very tannic.  But there's a lot going on in this wine."  Another critic also found "dusty notes and hints of peanuts.  It's a big, deep wine."
My low ranking of this wine was due to it having been oaked to a fare-thee-well.  This bottling is loaded with oak and as nice as the wood is, it dominates to the exclusion of the fruit.  At one point this struck me as being reminiscent of some well-aged, long-time-in-oak brandies.  The winemaker, aided by a barrel builder, has overtaken the grape grower and it may be several years before the wine starts to show up as a Rhone Syrah.  In the meantime, it's simply more wood than you can shake a stick at, as we say.




4th Place:  DOMAINE des REMIZIÉRES 2004 HERMITAGE "Cuvée Emilié"
One taster remarked "This is so dark in color, but it's not as intense on the palate and so I was disappointed, even though somebody squeezed the hell out of these grapes." Another critic described this as "big and brooding," while someone else characterized it as "Smokier and charred."  Other descriptors included "bittersweet cocoa" and "peach pie aromas."
This was deep and dark in color, substantially more intense than the rest of the field, with deep ruby tones.  I found a hint of jam or a slightly cooked fruit element with lightly spicy notes.  I wondered if this wasn't more from the 2003 vintage than 2004.  It's full-bodied on the palate and plump, juicy, ripe with dark plums and berries.  Moderately tannic, this is a nice mouthful, being deep and dense.  I gave this one-and-a-half stars.  Nice now and it can go for 5-10 more years.



3rd Place:  JEAN-MICHEL GERIN 2004 COTE ROTIE "La Landonne"
" Oak and vanilla, vanilla and oak, but no 'guts' " were the words of one panel member.  Another person detected a trace of "Brettanomyces," while someone else found "aromatic wood notes such as cedar and sandalwood."  A detractor knocked this for "being weak on the mid-palate and it has a tart finish.  A final critic said "I liked the fruit and this has good structure."
From my tasting vantage, I found a nice cherry elixir, but not a grand, deep, complex Rhone Syrah.  The wine offers a medium-intense ruby color verging on deep garnet.  The bouquet opens to show woodsy and mildly oaky notes.  It's less oaky than Gerin's "Les Grandes Places" bottling, but it's still aimed at those who prefer wood in their wine.  The flavors are oaky, woodsy and dominate the mildly berryish red fruit notes.  I enjoyed tasting this, but wouldn't spend so much money just to have a bit of fruit and some nice oak.  One star, but you might expect more for this famous of a vineyard site and this price.




2nd PLACE: CHAPOUTIER 2004 COTE-ROTIE "La Mordoree"
One taster felt this was "a classic Rhone wine." Another person found "white pepper notes," while someone else said it was "a tad tannic, more astringent and harsh.  It got better over the course of the tasting, though."  One panel member felt this was "much too tannic and really drying on the palate."  Another taster found "Tar and rhubarb notes on the nose and a sour finish with a bit of heat." 
With medium-ruby color, this wine shows a nicely fruity element on the nose.  Very berryish with hints of peppercorns, which I found attractive.  There's a delightfully fruity flavor, with tones of raspberry and cherry.  Nice length, too.  One-and-a-half stars.  Good wine.



1st Place:  MICHEL & STEPHANE OGIER 2004 COTE ROTIE
"This is the archetypical Rhone Syrah," said the first critic, adding "It's a great wine, though it could be a tad more complex."  Another person found "Spicy, dark berry fruit and some pepper with smoky, spicy, briary notes and a long finish."  A third critic found "good body and length," while someone else marked this down for having "too much black pepper."  Taking issue with that assertion was one panel member who said "You can't have too much pepper!"
This medium-deep ruby colored wine offered a nice herbal fragrance which, for me, was unmistakable as anything other than Rhone Syrah.  Notes of berries, spice and olive-like, tapenade fragrances are prominent on the nose.  The wine is medium+ bodied and shows lovely Rhone flavors.  Plenty of spice and terroir, with hints of anise.  The flavors are deep and intense, being quite typical of good Rhone red.  Two-and-a-half stars.  Very fine.

WEIMAX TASTING ARCHIVE

NAPA CABERNETS 2004 Vintage  March 19, 2008

CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIRS-2005s  March 13, 2008

OREGON PINOT NOIRS  February 6, 2008

MOSTLY 2004 CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIRS  April 25, 2007

WASHINGTON STATE CLARETS  April, 11, 2007

2004 NORTHERN RHONE SYRAHS  April 4, 2007

2001 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO  March 28, 2007

2001 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS   November 8, 2006

2003 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS  October 18, 2006

2003 CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPES-Flight #2  October 4, 2006

OLDER TUSCAN REDS--MOSTLY SANGIOVESES   September 20, 2006

2003 NAPA CABERNETS  July 19, 2006

2003 SAINT EMILIONS  July 12, 2006

CALIFORNIA SYRAHS  2003-2004  July 5, 2006

2004 CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIRS  June 21, 2006

GRAND CRU BURGUNDIES 2003 VINTAGE  May 31, 2006

CELLAR DWELLERS:  1990 CABERNETS & 1990 BORDEAUX  May 17, 2006

SOUTH AMERICAN CLARETS  May 10, 2006

2003 CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE  May 3, 2006

2004 GOLDEN STATE PINOT NOIRS  April 19, 2006

2002 NAPA CABERNETS  March 15, 2006

2003 WEST COAST PINOT NOIRS  March 8, 2006

2003 NORTH COAST ZINFANDELS  March 1, 2006

1996 BURGUNDIES vs. 1997 SONOMA PINOT NOIRS  November 9, 2005

2002 CABERNETS, ETC.   November 2, 2005

2002 NAPA CABERNETS  October 19, 2005

2002 GRAND CRU BURGUNDIES  September 14, 2005

2002 RED BURGUNDIES   September 7, 2005

2002 MEURSAULTS  August 31, 2005

NORTHERN RHNE SYRAHS  August 17, 2005

HIGHLY-REGARDED AUSSIE SHIRAZ  August 10, 2005

AUSSIE SHIRAZ UNDER $60  August 3, 2005

STUPIDLY-PRICED SPANISH TEMPRANILLO WINES  June 8, 2005

RANDOM CALIFORNIA SYRAHS  June 1, 2005

2002 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS  May 18, 2005

2001 NAPA CABERNETS  May 11, 2005

OREGON PINOT NOIRS-2002 & 2003 VINTAGE WINES   April 27, 2005

CELLAR DWELLERS: 1990 BURGUNDIES and a COUPLE OF CALIFORNIA PINOTS  April 6, 2005

CALIFORNIA ZINFANDELS (Mostly 2002s)  MARCH 16, 2002

1999 BRUNELLO di MONTALCINO  March 9, 2005

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CLARETS  March 2, 2005

PETITE SIRAHS  February 16, 2005

ROS CHAMPAGNES AND CALIFORNIA PINK BUBBLIES   February 9, 2005

CELLAR DWELLERS: 1991 CABERNET SAUVIGNONS   January 19, 2005

2001 FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS CABERNETS  November 10, 2004

2001 Napa CABERNETS  November 3, 2004

WEST COAST SYRAHS  October 20, 2004

1990 RED BORDEAUX & CALIFORNIA CLARETS  October 13, 2004

SPANISH TEMPRANILLOS of 1999 & 2000  September 29, 2004

2002 PULIGNY-MONTRACHET  September 8, 2004

2002 CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET  September 1, 2004

UNDER THE RADAR PINOT NOIRS  August 18, 2004

2001 SAINT-JULIEN & PAUILLACS  July 21, 2004

2001 MARGAUX  July 14, 2004

CELLAR DWELLERS: 1982 BORDEAUX  July 7, 2004

2001 POMEROLS  June 30, 2004

2001 SAINT MILIONS  June 16, 2004

2000 CLOS de VOUGEOT (and a ringer) MAY 12, 2004

2001 OREGON PINOT NOIRS  May 5, 2004

2001 CALIFORNIA MERLOTS  April 21, 2004

1994 WEST COAST CABERNETS  APRIL 14, 2004

1999-2000 BORDEAUX COMPARISON
March 10, 2004

1999 BAROLO March 3, 2004

2000 Deluxe Napa CABERNETS  February 18, 2004

2000 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS $50 & Under   February 11, 2004

1998 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO  February 4, 2004

TURLEY ZINFANDELS  1995 & 1999 Vintages   January 7, 2004

2000 PRESTIGIOUS WEST COAST CABERNETS  November 12, 2003

1999 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS  November 5, 2003

SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS PINOT NOIRS  October 29, 2003

MOSTLY 2001 VINTAGE GIGONDAS October 22, 2003

SPANISH TEMPRANILLO WINES October 9, 2003

SPARKLING WINES-METHODE CHAMPENOISE  October 1, 2003

1996 (Mostly) AUSTRALIAN (Mostly) SHIRAZ September 24, 2003

2000 NUITS-ST.-GEORGES  September 10, 2003

PRIORATO WINES FROM SPAIN  September 3, 2003

WEST COAST SANGIOVESES  August 27, 2003

2000 PULIGNY-MONTRACHET (Mostly Premier Cru Wines)  August 13, 2003

2000 CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY  August 6, 2003

2000 NAPA CABERNETS  July 30, 2003

1999 TUSCAN SANGIOVESE-BASED WINES  July 23, 2003

2000 VINTAGE MERLOTS  July 9, 2003

SYRAHS FROM HITHER & YON  July 2, 2003

2001 CALIFORNIA ZINFANDELS  June 25, 2003

NEW PINOT NOIRS  June 4, 2003

1999 NAPA CABERNETS May 28, 2003

1994 PINOT NOIRS  May 14, 2003

CHILEAN CLARETS  May 7, 2003

PETITE SIRAHS of Current Release.
April 30, 2003

1999 CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHETS  Premier Cru Selections   April 9, 2003

1999 GRAND CRU'S of GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN  April 2, 2003

1999-2000 SOUTHERN FRENCH REDS (RHONE WANNABE'S)  MARCH 26, 2003

1995-1996 VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE TASTING MARCH 12, 2003

2000 CHTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE TASTING  MARCH 5, 2003 

2000 NAPA VALLEY CABERNET TASTING  FEBRUARY 26th, 2003

1990 FRENCH RED BURGUNDY TASTING  February 12, 2003

1999 & 2000 CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIRS  November 13, 2002

1999 NAPA CABERNETS  November 6, 2002

1997 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO  OCTOBER 30, 2002

AUSSIE SHIRAZ TASTING  OCTOBER 23, 2002

1999 CHATEAUNEUF-du-PAPE TASTING  October 9, 2002

1999 NAPA CABERNETS  September 25, 2002

1999 WASHINGTON STATE CABERNETS  September 11, 2002

1991 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS  September 4, 2002

1999 PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 1er Cru Tasting  August 28, 2002

AUSTRALIAN CABERNETS (Mostly 1999s) August 14, 2002

1999 FRENCH BURGUNDY July 24, 2002

1999 GRAVES BLANC July 10, 2002

2000 CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAY  July 3, 2002

1999/2000 CONDRIEU TASTING  June 26, 2002

1999 PAUILLAC & SAINT JULIEN TASTING  June 12, 2002

1999 MARGAUX TASTING  June 5, 2002

1985 CABERNETS & MEDOC TASTING May 29, 2002

1998 California CABERNETS   May 22, 2002

South American MALBEC May 8, 2002

1999 West Coast MERLOTS  May 1, 2002

Central Coast (California) PINOT NOIRS  April 24, 2002

2001 Southern Hemisphere SAUVIGNON BLANCS  April 10, 2002

1999 CALIFORNIA ZINFANDELS  April 3, 2002

1999 FRENCH RHÔNE SYRAHS February 13, 2002

(Mostly) 1999 CALIFORNIA SYRAHS January 30, 2002

MORE 1997 BAROLO  January 23, 2002

1997 Late-Released CABERNETS  January 9, 2002

1997 BAROLO  October 24, 2001

1985-1990 RED BURGUNDIES  October 10, 2001

1998 Grand Crus of Gevrey Chambertin  October 3, 2001

PRIORAT WINES  September 26, 2001

1998 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE September 12, 2001

1999 "High Roller" CHARDONNAYS  September 5, 2001

1998 BORDEAUX  August 22, 2001

1999 WEST COAST PINOT NOIRS August 8, 2001

1997 VOSNE-ROMANÉE Tasting  August 1, 2001

1999 CALIFORNIA ZINS  July 25, 2001

1998 CABERNET SAUVIGNONS  July 11,  2001

OLD CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAYS June 6, 2001

1997 ECHEZEAUX May 30, 2001

1999 NORTH COAST ZINFANDELS May 23, 2001

1999 West Coast Merlots May 9, 2001

1999 WEST COAST PINOT NOIRS May 2, 2001

1997 BARBARESCO  April 25, 2001

Mostly RUSSIAN RIVER PINOT NOIRS  April 11, 2001

1997 NAPA CABERNETS April 4, 2001

1995 BRUNELLO di MONTALCINO March 28, 2001

1997 CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY & MOREY SAINT DENIS
with one 1996...March 14, 2001

1997 GEVREY-CHAMBERTIN  March 7, 2001

1996 BAROLO  February 28, 2001

1978-1979 California Cabernets January 10, 2001

1997 California Cabernets November 8, 2000

1997 TUSCAN SANGIOVESES  November 1, 2000

1997-1998 Châteauneuf-du-Pape & CALIFORNIA WANNABEEs  October 25, 2000

Mostly 1998 PINOT NOIRS  October 11, 2000

1996 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS  October 4, 2000

MATURE CLARETS  September 27, 2000

1997 RED BORDEAUX  September 13, 2000

1997 NAPA CABERNETS   September 6, 2000

1998 CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAYS   August 30, 2000

1997 CLOS DE VOUGEOTS August 23, 2000

PETITE SIRAH & SYRAH (West Coast)  August 9, 2000

FANCY CALIFORNIA MERLOTS   August 2, 2000

1996 FAMOUS CALIFORNIA CABERNETS  June 14, 2000

WEST COAST SYRAHS  June 7, 2000

1997 CABERNETS  May 31, 2000

VIOGNIERS of RECENT VINTAGE May 24, 2000

1997-1998 ZINFANDELS  May 10, 2000

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE CLARETS May 3, 2000

1996 California CABERNETS  April 12, 2000

1996 FRENCH RED BURGUNDIES   March 29, 2000

CALIFORNIA vs ITALIAN (Tuscan) SANGIOVESE  March 22, 2000

WEST COAST PINOT NOIRS  March 8, 2000

AUSSIE SHIRAZ TASTING  March 1, 2000

FRENCH CHAMPAGNES (NV BRUTS)  January 5, 2000

1996 BORDEAUX (MEDOC) TASTING  November 10, 1999

CABERNET-INFLUENCED VINI FROM ITALY November 3, 1999

CABERNETS OF THE WORLD TASTING October 27, 1999

THE VINO-FINO TASTERS
(A private tasting group that's been meeting for more than 25 years!)

MOSTLY 2005s: NAPA CABERNETS  November 2008

SONOMA COUNTY PINOT NOIRS  October 2008

SANTA RITA HILLS -2006 VINTAGE- PINOT NOIRS  SEPTEMBER 2008

NEWLY RELEASED ZINFANDELS  August 2008

WHITE RHÔNE VALLEY WINES  JULY 2008

LOIRE VALLEY SAUVIGNONS  JUNE 2008

FRENCH CHABLIS 2005-2006  MAY 2008

NORTHERN RHÔNE SYRAHS  APRIL 2008

SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS PINOT NOIRS  January 2008

ANNUAL HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS DINNER  December 2007

WEST COAST CHARDONNAYS  November 2007

AUSTRALIAN SHIRAZ  October 2007

SPANISH TEMPRANILLO WINES  September 2007

SONOMA'S 2005 VINTAGE ZINFANDELS  August 2007

CURRENT RELEASE (2004-2005) ZINFANDELS  July 2007

ROS WINES FROM ALL OVER  June 2007

ITALIAN LAGREIN WINES  May 2007

ARGENTINEAN MALBECS  April 2007

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PINOT NOIRS  March 2007

MOSTLY 2004 CABERNETS   February 2007

CRU BEAUJOLAIS  January 2007

A VINO FINO CHRISTMAS  December 2006

CALIFORNIA ZINFANDELS  November 2006

PINOT NOIRS of VALUE-PRICING  October 2006

WORLD OF SYRAHS TASTING September 2006

AUSSIE CABERNET-SHIRAZ BLENDS  August 2006

ALEXANDER VALLEY (California)  and MARGARET RIVER (Australia) CABERNETS  July 2006 

CALIFORNIA PETITE SIRAHS  June 2006

2004 NORTH COAST PINOTS and a FRENCH INTRUDER  May 2006

AGLIANICO : BASILICATA & CAMPANIA'S MAJOR RED WINE  April 2006

NERO D'AVOLA - A TASTE OF SICILIA  March 2006

UNDER THE VINO FINO RADAR ZINFANDELS  January 2006

HOLIDAY WINE TASTING & DINNER  December 2005

BUBBLIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD  November 2005

NORTH COAST PINOT NOIRS  October 2005

STATE OF CONFUSION CABERNETS  September 2005

TIM ZAINER'S SIDEWAYS LOOK AT MERLOTS  August 2005

LOIRE VALLEY CABERNET FRANCS  June 2005 

CALIFORNIA SYRAHS  March 2005

2002 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS  February 2005

VINO FINO HOLIDAY WINE MARATHON  December 2004

CHARDONNAYS OF MODEST PRICE November 2004

SPANISH TEMPRANILLO  October 2004

2002 CENTRAL COAST PINOT NOIRS  September 2004

AUSSIE SHIRAZ-CABERNET BLENDS  August 2004

GEWÜRZTRAMINERS FROM ALSACE July 2004

2001 SOUTHERN RHNES (7 Chteauneufs & a Vacqueyras)  June 2004

AGLIANICO WINES FROM CAMPANIA & BASILICATA  May 2004

MONTEPULCIANO WINES FROM THE ABRUZZO & MARCHE REGIONS  April 2004

SONOMA ZINFANDELS  February 2004

1997 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO  January 2004

VINO FINO HOLIDAY BACCHANALIA 2003

2001 CÔTES du RHÔNES  September 17, 2003

2000 OREGON PINOT NOIRS  August 20, 2003

WEST COAST SYRAHS  July 16, 2003

2000 Bordeaux  June 18, 2003

2000 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS May 21, 2003

OFF THE BEATEN PATH SYRAHS APRIL 16, 2003

2002 NEW ZEALAND SAUVIGNON BLANCS  March 19, 2003

1999 California CABERNETS  February 19, 2003

VINO FINO HOLIDAY BACCHANALIA December 4, 2002

CALIFORNIA PINOT NOIRS 1999-2000  November 20, 2002

AUSTRIAN WHITE WINES  October 16, 2002

AUSTRALIAN SHIRAZ  August 21, 2002

CHAMPAGNES & SPARKLERS July 17, 2002

Interesting Paired CHARDONNAYS
May 15, 2002

2001 Southern Hemisphere SAUVIGNON BLANCS   Feb. 20, 2002

1999 ZINFANDELS January 16, 2002

HOLIDAY SEASON BACCHANALIA
December 5, 2001

1999-2000 New PINOT NOIRS November 14, 2001

1999 CALIFORNIA ZINFANDELS October 17, 2001

1998 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS September 19, 2001

1999 LANGUEDOC REDS August 15, 2001

1997 SAUTERNES July 18, 2001

Mostly 1998 NEBBIOLO June 20, 2001

1999 PINOT NOIRS May 16, 2001

1996 SAINT-MILION Tasting April 18, 2001

CARNEROS CHARDONNAYS March 21, 2001

1984-1985 NAPA CABERNETS/John Vignau Memorial Tasting  October 20, 2000

1997 CALIFORNIA CABERNETS   September 20, 2000

1998 CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAYS   August 16, 2000

WINES FROM THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE: CLARETS  June 21, 2000

WINES FROM UNDER THE TUSCAN (and Umbrian) SUN   Aprile 19, 2000

1997 BORDEAUX: MEDOC May 17, 2000

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