Wines tasted on October 22nd, 2008

Rielsing

1) Graff Hardegg Riesling Vom Schloss 2006, 13% ALC., Qualitätswein Trocken, Niederösterreich, Austria

2) René Muré Riesling Vorbourg 2004, 13.5% ALC., AOC Alsace Grand Cru, Alsace, France

3) Markus Molitor Riesling Zeltinger Sonnenuhr 2005, 7.5% ALC., QmP Spätlese, Mosel – Saar – Ruwer, Germany

Chardonnay

4) Jean-Marc Brocard Domaine Sainte Claire Petit Chablis 2007, 12% ALC., AOC Petit-Chablis, France

5) FoxGlove Chardonnay 2007, 13.8% ALC., San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

6) Rodney Strong Chardonnay 2007, 13.8% ALC., Sonoma County, California, USA

My Review:

1) I liked this wine. It was light with a balanced citrus vs fruit taste. Very refreshing and really wanted some food.

2)This wine was deeper and rounder than the first. Still nice, but the age might have been showing. Still good notes of peach and green apple with a little bit of smoke.

3)Interesting nose! Garlic maybe with some petrol. and sugar. Honeysuckle and nectars with sugared fruits. Not for me.

4)Unoaked Chardonnay, definitely my favorite of the three. Bright acidity with pure apple and pear notes. Just what a Chardonnay should be.

5)We've moved to California and they need to put oak. They just can't help themselves. Not too bad though, still had some fruit to it.

6)and OAK! the pure California Chardonnay. Really what I was hoping to show people and just what most people are drinking. Definitely not for me.