| Description |
$ / * |
Tasting notes |
| 2004 Kendall-Jackson Grand
Reserve |
17
*** |
05/2006 Medium body
and fruit. Nice balance. A bit pricey,
but good. |
| 2001 Chateau Souverain |
12
** |
12/2002 Medium body, little fruit. This wine
seems to have too much oak, and not enough fruit. This is not as good as
the earlier vintages, and it no longer comes in the bottle with
"multiple facets" on the sides. |
1998 Viansa
Reserve |
25
*** |
12/2002 Very nice - full body, good fruit,
complex flavors. On
the expensive side! |
| 2000 Bogle |
9
** |
12/2002 Medium body, good fruit. Nice balance.
Good wine for this price. |
1999 Viansa
Cento per Cento |
35
*** |
08/2002 Very nice - full body, good fruit,
complex flavors. On
the expensive side! |
2001 Lindemans Bin 65
Australia |
7
** |
08/2002 Light body, good fruit. Nice balance.
Good wine for this price. |
| 2000 R H Phillips |
9
** |
08/2002 Light body, good fruit. Nice balance.
Good wine for this price. |
| 1999 Callaway Coastal |
8
** |
08/2002 Light body, good fruit. Nice balance.
Good wine for this price. |
| 1999 Chateau Souverain |
12
*** |
08/2002 Medium body, good fruit. Nice balance and mouth feel,
long aftertaste. Excellent wine for this price! |
1998 Viansa
Cento per Cento |
35
*** |
06/2002 Very nice - full body, good fruit,
complex flavors. On
the expensive side! |
| 1998 Chateau Souverain |
12
*** |
08/2001 Medium body, good fruit. Nice balance and mouth feel,
long aftertaste. Excellent wine for this price! |
1998 Fisher
Coach Insignia |
21
*** |
08/2001 Very nice - full body, good fruit, fairly complex. On
the expensive side, but it is worth it. |
1996 Fetzer
Barrel Select |
13
** |
08/1999 Medium body, good fruit. Well balanced wine. |
| 1996 Clos du Bois Calcaire |
15
*** |
03/1999 Very nice - medium body, good fruit. More of a French
style than most California chardonnays. |
| 1996 Clos du Bois Flintwood |
15
*** |
03/1999 Medium body, good fruit. Similar to Calcaire. |
| 1997 Chateau Souverain |
12
*** |
02/1999 Medium body, good fruit. Nice balance and mouth feel,
long aftertaste. Excellent wine for this price! |
| 1996 Newton |
21
*** |
06/1998 Very nice - full body, good fruit, fairly complex. I
prefer to drink this with NO food at all! |
| 1995 Stonestreet |
20
*** |
05/1998 Very nice - medium body, good fruit, a touch of oak.
Exceptionally well balanced wine. A bit pricey, but really good. |
| 1995 Rodney Strong Chalk Hill |
14
*** |
04/1998 Medium body, good fruit. This is one that Cynthia
really likes. |
| 1996 Meridian |
9
** |
03/1998 Medium body, good aroma. A bit unbalanced? Lemony fruit
flavors. Probably worth buying at this price. |
| 1996 Byron |
16
*** |
03/1998 Medium body, good fruit. |
| 1996 Rombauer |
22
*** |
03/1998 Very nice - big body, good fruit. A huge mouthful of
wine. A bit pricey, but really good. |