- 2009 Jean Foillard Morgon Cuvée Corcelette - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon (1/5/2012)
Awesome stuff with spicy dark berries, nice minerality and a smokey herb note. This is a denser Beaujolais than, say, Pierre Chermette and I like the fullness. Should age incredibly well. (92 pts.) - 2007 Scott Paul Cellars Pinot Noir La Paulee - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley (1/5/2012)
Wasn't nearly as green as the bottle I opened in November. This featured a distinctly more supple, red fruit profile. Much like my last bottle, this reminds me of a 2008 Chambolle with its lovely floral tones, spicy red fruit and subtle earthiness. Hard to add for much more. (91 pts.) - 2007 Rudi Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Wösendorfer Hochrain - Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau (1/5/2012)
Popped and poured (which was a mistake). Feel like this wine is basically shutdown. The nose was tight with some herbs, white florals and some light honeysuckle. Certainly is a big-bodied wine, but that space is essentially filled with a single note of sweet lemon. After a couple of hours, it began opening up a bit, but I'm not going to drink my last bottle for 5-7 years.