Been absent for far too long after moving from Yale and losing
(convenient) Usenet access :-(.

Two recent tasting notes, one bad and one excellent. I'd bought (I
think based on a rec here, actually) a few bottles of the 2004 Chateau
du Tertre, and after having had them in storage for a while during
moves, we were reunited a little while back, so finally opened one:
very disappointing, with much oxidation and almost no nose. My guess
is a bad bottle, but hope the others are better: I post just to check
whether anyone happens to know that this might be in a poor period
right now?

The other recent wine to make a big impression came from
winestilsoldout.com, which I've had good experience with recently: the
2005 Eden Vale pinot noir. This was silky, rich and almost slightly
syrupy, definitely 'big' for a pinot but not over the top, good
caramel and woodsmoke. Really very good; I went back out and bought a
case, and will look for future releases.