On Oct 9, 8:20*pm, "Bill S." > wrote:
> October Lunch notes:
>
> Jean Paul Brun Beaujolais Blanc Domaine des Terres Dorees – showing
> considerable colour and a hint of oxidation in the nose, with some
> lemon and vanilla. *Decent length and balance. *One taster familiar
> with this wine thought it had seen heat at some point.
>
> 1997 Tyrells Vat 1 Semillon – also some colour, cheesy nutty notes in
> the nose, fairly light weight, pleasant in the mouth with a long
> citrus acid finish.
>
> 1998 Elk Cove Pinot Noir La Boheme – medium colour with a great nose
> of sweet cherry, ripe, balanced and delicious. *A lean style but with
> good flavour concentration. *Good Burgundy ringer possibilities here.
>
> 2005 Olivier Leflaive Volnay – purple edges slightly warm nose of
> fruit, warm in mouth, smooth juicy and long. lean but not mean.
>
> 2006 Kosta Brown Sonoma Pinot Nor – lighter colour, with a lightly
> fruited nose, lighter body, pleasant and fresh. *Finishes sweet with a
> cough drop impression and seemed slightly hot.
>
> 1994 Marques de Caceres Rioja Gran Riserva – dusty fruit nose with
> good depth and a very slight hint of mint, medium hard tannins, good
> length with an impression of some pepper in the mouth.
>
> 1988 Robert Michel Cornas La Geynale – this had been fairly rustic and
> old style in youth so I’d opted not to take it to a northern Rhone
> tasting recently but rather try it here. *Pale edges, a hint of pepper
> and green notes in the nose, lots of flavour concentration and soft
> tannins, this has matured nicely. Drink now.
>
> 2001 Falesco Montiano – dark wine, dark chocolate nose with anise
> elements, huge concentration and excellent length. *needs time.
>
> 1999 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici – dark, nice nose of some tar and
> black cherry, very dry finish and decent length.
>
> 1999 Kracher #2 Traminer TBA Nouvelle vague – apricot nose and colour,
> sweet and long with lots of acidity for balance. This should last for
> years!
>
> 1997 Willi Opitz Opitz One Zweigelt Strohwein – odd colour – red brown
> – warm nose, simpler than the Kracher and sweet, but not too heavy.
> Given the recioto treatment on mats, this wine wasn’t too hot and had
> uplifting acidity at the end. *Great way to finish with two unusual
> dessert wines.

thanks for notes.
What year was the Beaujolais Blanc? That's a year-in year-out buy for
me, but I never age.
When I'm looking for a modern SuperTuscan (I know it's actually
Umbria), I always turn to the Montiano, usually very fairly priced.