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 Thursday, November 18, 2010 WYPR presents Terry Gross at MICA  2010-2011 Baltimore Speaker Series Presented by Stevenson University Sponsored by WYPR |
CELLAR NOTES RECOMMENDS April 7
More Wines for Spring  Chamisal Vineyards Chardonnay, Central Coast "Stainless Steel" '08 ** Alexander Valley Vineyards Rose of Sangiovese * 1/2 Solnia Rioja '08 ** 1/2 Ch. La Tour de Baraud Costieres de Nimes '09 * 1/2 Grayson Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, California "Lot 10" ** April 14 Red Ink Italian: Cantina Novelli of Umbria Novelli Bianco Cube (white), Umbria '07 * Novelli Rosso Cube (red)', Umbria '07 * 1/2 Novelli Trebbiano Spoletino, Umbria '08 ** Novelli Montefalco Rosso, Umbria '06 ** Novelli Montefalco Sagrantino, Umbria '05 *** April 21 Lawson Dry Hills of New Zealand All wines are Marlborough appellation Lawson Sauvignon Blanc '08 ** 1/2 Lawson Pinot Gris '08 *** Lawson Gewurtztraminer '08 ** Lawson Pinot Noir '08 * 1/2 Lawson Late Harvest Gewurtztraminer '04 ** 1/2 April 28 Red Ink Italian Part 2: Corbera Vini of Sicily Corbera "Isolo d'Oro" Inzolio (white), Sicily '08 * Corbera "Isolo d'Oro" Nero d'Avola, Sicily '07 * 1/2 Corbera "Isolo d'Oro" Syrah, Sicily '07 * 1/2 Corbera "Isolo d'Oro" Pinot Grigio, Sicily '08 * Corbera "Le Contrade" Gulfotta, Sicily '08 * 1/2 Corbera "Le Contrade" Nero d'Avola, Sicily, '07 ** Corbera "Le Contrade" Syrah, Sicily '07 ** May 5 Petit Chateau Bordeaux Ch. Haut-La-Pereyre Bordeaux Superieur '07 ** Ch. Thebot Bordeaux Superieur '07 ** Ch. Freynelle Bordeaux AOC '06 ** May 12 Mastrojanni Brunellos Mastronjanni Brunello '05 *** Mastrojanni Brunello '04 *** Mastrojanni Rosso de Montalcino '08 *** Mastronjanni San Pio (Super Tuscan) '06 *** May 19 Vintage '59 Imports (Roy Cloud's French selections) Le Rocher des Violettes Montlouis -sur-Loire '07 ** 1/2 Henry Natter Sancerre '08 ** Domaine de Pavillon de Chavannes, Cotes de Brouilly '08 ** Muzzard Santenay, "Maladiere" 1er Cru '06 *** Montruis Vacqueyras "Le Clos" '06 ** 1/2 May 26 Rieslings from Grans-Fassian (Mosel) Grans-Fassian Estate Riesling Qba '07 * 1/2 Grans-Fassian Trittenheimer Kabinett '07 ** 1/2 Grans-Fassian Pesporter Kabinett '07 ** 1/2 Grans-Fassian Trittenheimer Apotheke Spatlese '07 *** Grans-Fassian Piesporter Goldtrofchen Spatlese '07 *** June 2 Patrick Campbell's Wines Laurel Glen, Sonoma Mountain '04 *** Counterpoint, Sonoma Mountain '05 *** Reds, Lodi (zin blend) '07 ** Chevere Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile '07 ** Terra Rosa Malbec, Mendoza '07 ** Val la Pena Malbec, Mendoza '06 ** 1/2 Tierra Divina Malbec, Mendoza '07 * June 9 Steltzner of Stag's Leap Steltzner Cabernet Sauvignon, Stag's Leap '05 *** Steltzner Estate Cabernet Franc, Stag's leap '05 ** 1/2 Steltzner Estate Merlot, Stag's Leap '05 ** 1/2 Steltzner Estate Malbec, Stag's Leap '06 ** Steltzner Claret, Stag's Leap '07 ** 1/2 June 16 Fournier of Spain, Chile and Argentina Centauri Sauvignon Blanc, Leyda Valley, Chile '08 * Urban Chardonnay, Uco Valley, Argentina '08 * 1/2 Urban Ribero del Duero (red) Tinta del Pais '06 ** Urban Cabernet Sauvignon, Maule Valley, Chile '08 * 1/2 Centauri (Red Blend) Maule Valley, Chile '08 *** Alfa Crux Malbec, Uco Valley, Argentina '06*** June 23 Picnic Wines (Note: we bring different standards to bear on picnic wines. We are looking for decent quality, low price, convenience and reliability. We do not expect to find a lot of quality in this category, but we do expect to find good serviceable wine.) Robert Mondavi Private Selection Series (formerly Woodbridge) Robert Mondavi Private Selection Chardonnay Robert Mondavi Private Selection Merlot Robert Mondavi Private Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Black Box 3 litre "bag in a box" wines
We strongly recommend the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, the Central Coast Shiraz, Monterey County Chardonnay, and we thought the California Cabernet Sauvignon and the California Merlot were decent June 30 Peter Spann (broker, RSVP) Peter Spann Chardonnay, Carneros "Gustafson Estate" '08 ** Peter Spann Chardonnay/Viognier '07 ** 1/2 Peter Spann Mourvedre '07 * 1/2 Peter Spann Merlot, Napa '06 ** Peter Spann "Mo Zin" (zin-mourvedre) '07 **1/2 Peter Spann Classic 4 (Bordeaux blend) '07 ** Peter Spann Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County '05 ** 1/2 Capture Sauvignon Blanc "Tradition" '09 ** 1/2 July 7 Odds and Ends July 14
Frank Agostini Wines (wholesaler, Bacchus) Sipp-Mack wines from Alsace: Sylvanner , Riesling "Tradition" Pinot Gris Reserve, Grand Cru Riesling "Rosaker" all are highly recommended Chat. Le Raz Bergerac (white) '09 * 1/2 Domaine Gouron Chinon "Cuvee Terroir" '06 ** 1/2 Chat. Leydet-Valentin St. Emilion Grand Cru '05 *** July 28 Italian Whites
Ferrara Greco di Tufo '07 **1/2 Garafoli Verdicchio dei Castelli de Jesi '09 *1/2 Matteo Correggia Roero Arneis '09 *1/2 Pra Soave Classico '08 ** August 4 Good Value in California Chardonnay
Buehler Russian River Reserve Chardonnay '08 ** Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Chardonnay '08 ** Rodney Strong Chardonnay, Sonoma '08 *1/2 Freemark Abbey Chardonnay, Napa, '08 *** Walter Hanzell Russian River Valley Chardonnay '06 *** August 11 Roses for Summer's End
Cline Rose of Mourvedre, Contra Coasta '09 ** Domaine de Cambs "La Vie En Rose" St. Chinian '09 *1/2 Marques de Caceres Rioja Rosada '09 * Villa Creek Pink, Paso Robles '09 ** La Rose de Chat. Pugueraud '09 * August 18 Gus Kalaris Selections
Truth Cuvee de Fume (Sauvignon Blanc) '09 *1/2 Truth Lindsay's Cuvee Red '05 ** Worthy 5 Clones Sauvignon Blanc ** Worthy Sophie's Cuvee (Cabernet blend) '06 ** Axios Cabernet Blend, Napa '05 *** August 25 Non-Alcoholic Beer
Beck's Non-Alcoholic Beer, Germany *** St. Pauli N.A., Germany *1/2 Clausthaler Non Alcoholic Beer, Germany ** Kaliber Non-Alcoholic Beer by Guiness, from Ireland * September 1 Louis Latour of Burgundy
Louis Latour chadonnay d'Ardeche '07 * Louis Latour Grand d'Ardeche '07 ** Louis Latour Corton Charlemagne, Grand Cru (white) '04 *** Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet '07 **1/ Louis Latour Chambolle Musigny (red) '04 **1/2 Henri Fessey Moulin a Vent '08 *** |
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