Sunday, December 19, 2010

Vintages Shop Online December 2, 2010 Release

December 9, 2010 ... At the Vintages tasting for the January 8 release (report coming soon), I had the opportunity to sample some of the ‘Vintages Shop Online’ wines, which were released to the public on December 2nd, 2010.  All except one was a Bordeaux wine.  Here are my favourite of 15 wines, no notes just star ratings:

Three-and-a-Half Star Wines (*** ½) …
Chateau Ferriere 2007 ($46.00 - #0567651) – France, Bordeaux, Red

Four Star Wines (****) …
Chateau Bouscaut Blanc 2007 ($55.00 - #0581025) – France, Bordeaux, White
E. Guigal La Doriane Condrieu 2008 ($89.00 - #0040527) – France, Rhone, White
Chateau L’Arrosee 2006 ($75.00 - #0564757) – France, Bordeaux, Red

Four-and-a-Half Star Wines (**** ½) …
Chateau Canon 2007 ($88.00 - #0099572) – France, Bordeaux, Red
Chateau Clos de Sarpe 2007 ($88.00 - #0099622) – France, Bordeaux, Red
Chateau Lagrange 2007 ($65.00 - #0580761) – France, Bordeuax, Red

Four-and-a-Half Star Plus Wines (**** ½+) …

Chateau Pontet-Canet 2006 ($109.00 - #0564815) – France, Bordeaux, Red
notes: awesome, well-balanced, stunning

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