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Lot # <strong>Wine</strong> Year M D Comment<br />
4628 Stone Valley White Zinfandel 2007 9 9 Ready.<br />
4629 Stone Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 9 9 Well structured and supple. Very enjoyable now.<br />
4630 Stone Valley Merlot 2006 8 8 A big wine, full of lively flavours. Big plums, cherries and spicy.<br />
4631 Cinnamon Grove Chardonnay, Lodi 2007 8 9 Very soft, accessible Central Valley fruit. Drink this year.<br />
4632 Hidden Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 7 8 Still rather tough, tannic, acidic, needs more time. Drink<br />
between 2012 and 2015.<br />
4633 Murphys Ridge Red Blend, N.V. 7 8 Fantastic wine of great power and penetration. Long in the<br />
Calaveras County mouth, powerful in the nose. Good to drink now with red meat.<br />
Better still to put it away for a couple of years.<br />
4634 Nth Degree Chardonnay, Livermore 2005 8 8 So big, so powerful, so concentrated and so filled with oak<br />
that it has to be approached with caution. This is California<br />
at its most memorable. Enormous power will keep it together<br />
even though it is lovely now.<br />
4635 Nth Degree Syrah, Livermore 2005 8 8 Colossal wine, so big that one needs a body building class<br />
before pouring a glass. With this it is not a question of mature,<br />
but softer.<br />
4636 Nth Degree Merlot, Livermore 2005 8 8 Has softened enormously and now shows lovely blackberry<br />
and cherry characters.<br />
4637 Nth Degree Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005 7 8 This will stand up for at least ten years. Huge wine, very<br />
Livermore concentrated, but not complex. Just pure Cabernet fruit and<br />
oak notes.<br />
4638 Fumé Blanc, Paso Robles 2007 8 8 Full-bodied. More extract than fruit.<br />
4639 Chardonnay, Central Coast 2007 9 9 Lovely. Full-bodied, big flavoured, fine white. Peach, mango<br />
and tinned pears notes.<br />
4640 Reserve Viognier, Central Coast 2007 8 8 Big fat flavour. Dry palate, but the finish is fat and coats the<br />
palate with fruity extract.<br />
4641 Zinfandel, Paso Robles 2006 8 8 Very rich nose. Smoked meat, fine dense fruit and<br />
sirop de cassis. Perfectly ready.<br />
4642 Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 2006 8 8 Progressing in a huge profile, like a stately ocean liner sailing<br />
on towards maturity.<br />
4643 Reserve Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard 2006 7 8 Still a touch away from ready, but the palate is already soft<br />
and the fruit readily available in generous volume.<br />
4644 Vidal Icewine 2006 6 8 Amazingly fine, beautiful wine. Sufficient to make one believe that<br />
Vidal should be a Canadian classic. No need to rush this one.<br />
4645 Pinot Grigio 2007 10 10 Drink soon, it won’t get any better.<br />
4646 Sauvignon Blanc 2007 10 10 Less acerbic than a year ago. Fruit is losing its acidic attack.<br />
4647 Chardonnay Barrique 2005 8 8 Drink at will. It is delicious and shows the winemaker’s talent<br />
for white wines.<br />
4648 Chambourcin, Barrel Aged 2007 8 9 Should be enjoyed this year. No well defined characters. It has<br />
good fruit and balance, but short.<br />
4649 Gamay Noir 2007 9 9 Still showing well. Will hold up for a couple of years.<br />
4650 Cabernet/Petit Verdot 2007 8 8 Fruit and smoke in very attractive balance. Will drink for three<br />
to four years.<br />
4651 Agnus dei Albariño, DO Rias Baixas 2006 9 9 Terrific wine. Fine balance. The grape, Albariño, makes one of<br />
the finest dry whites in the world.<br />
4652 Dehesa del Carrizal MV Azúl, 2006 7 8 Very fine sunny red fruit, good weight mingles with<br />
DO Dehesa del Carrizal charming balance.<br />
4653 Fructuoso Tempranillo, 2003 8 8 Very fine, a red wine with enviable harmony and great length.<br />
Vino de la Tierra de Castilla<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> <strong>Review</strong> <strong>2010</strong>