2004 Camille Giroud Nuits St. Georges Cailles Pinot Noir Crazy assortment of things going on with this wine - old musty car (think old 1960's leather upholstery), swisher sweet cigar tobacco and fruit leather. Come to think of it, 
reminds me of a fugitive running hard cross country, feeling in the clear, having evaded the authorities in his 1961 Buick Invicta, smoking cigars and eating homemade fruit leather (little does he know, the roadblock is just over the next hilltop). Grippy tannins and a mid-length finis. Not my favorite, but definitely on my list of interesting wines and one to try again. My rating: 88
reminds me of a fugitive running hard cross country, feeling in the clear, having evaded the authorities in his 1961 Buick Invicta, smoking cigars and eating homemade fruit leather (little does he know, the roadblock is just over the next hilltop). Grippy tannins and a mid-length finis. Not my favorite, but definitely on my list of interesting wines and one to try again. My rating: 882006 Vavasour Pinot Noir Dashwood Good representation of a "typical" New Zealand / Marlborough Pinot Noir - cherry, strawberry, cranberry and white pepper, with an interesting root beer note on the nose. All in all, the best way to describe it is that this is a very pleasant wine (be careful, this is a very technical wine term) - well balanced, soft, with a little heat on the finish, but not unbearable. My rating: 89
2007 Palliser Estate Pinot Noir There are plenty of good elements on this wine - cherry, blackberry, toast, with grippy tannins and a long finish - but, in the end, I couldn't get past the oak. Plain and simple, it just overwhelms the fruit. Too bad, because I actually enjoyed the initial fruit forward palate. My rating: 87
2007 Bouchard Père et Fils Bourgogne Reserve Pinot Noir All fruit on this one, some cherry, strawberry and pomegranate, but the real stand-out on this one is cranberry...it's like an unsweetened, 100% fruit cranberry popsicle that you can probably find only at a specialty, all natural food store somewhere in Marin. Not sure those even exist, but maybe they should. My rating: 86
2006 Joseph Drouhin Chablis Chardonnay Citrus, green apple, peach stones. Medium weight and intensity. For my taste, a little bitter and pithy, but, still a nice wine for a summer afternoon on the deck. My rating: 87
2006 Walter Hansel Winery Chardonnay The North Slope Vineyard Complex white, with earth, vegetal (think garden dirt) and sage on the nose, transforming into a spicy, buttery, grapefruit and vanilla palate. Incredibly expressive and complex, but the heat on the finish distracted me too much to truly enjoy it. My rating: 86 2006 Jean Rijckaert Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru LesGarennes Vieilles Vignes Chardonnay Incredible nose on this wine - mostly caramel, butterscotch and candle wax, with a touch of Catholic church incense. Medium acidity, mid - long finish and incredibly expressive. This is a fantastic white and very warm, balanced and broad. My rating: 92
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