2005 Puligny Montrachet Louis Latour

2005 Puligny Montrachet Louis Latour

Score 7/10

Price (my price) $28($30)

Good wine for value!!!

Despite its vintage, the wine had a good degree of ripeness. Vanilla and a bit of caramel? aroma. Flavor of green apple, white peach.... Oakiness in the finish.

Great year and great wine-maker (though it's a negotian version). I will buy another bottle!

Tasting Note
A racy, woody character wine, with grilled almond and hazelnut aromas. It is lively, with a slightly tart green almond finish. It is fat yet has good acidity, proving its balance and potential. A lively finish to it. Will evolve brilliantly revealing new aromas in five to seven years. Tasted January 2007
Vinification
Barrel fermented with 100% malolactic fermentation, 8 to 10 months ageing in new oak casks.
Description
Home to some of the world’s most extraordinary Chardonnays including the famous Montrachet, Chevalier-Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet. The village wines are racy with a bouquet of almonds, fern, hawthorn and peaches. The flavours are rich but steely, a characteristic that often distinguishes them from their neighbours in Meursault and Chassagne.

2005 Cambria Pinot Noir Julia's Vineyard Santa Maria Valley

2005 Cambria Pinot Noir Julia's Vineyard Santa Maria Valley

Score 5.5/10

Price (my price) $12?($10)

Light rasberry color. Vanilla aroma.
Opened quickly with rounded strawberry flavors. A bit of acidity in the finish.
Aroma and flavor didn't last long once the bottle opened.
The wine didn't leave me any strong impression, disappointing me (though I shouldn't complain due to its price!)

The Julia's Vineyard is located in Santa Maria area, Northern Santa Barbara County.

Gray Ghost Victorian Red

Gray Ghost Victorian Red

Score 2/10

Price (my price) $14($3)


Very light, rose color. Pear aroma. Very soft attack with fruit flavor. Too Sweet.

I found this wine at a Virginian souvenir shop in Old Alexandria. Unusual name of "Victorian Red" coupled with unusual winery name of "Gray Ghost" made me buy it on impulse.


A family owned and operated winery, Gray Ghost Vineyards is located in Rappahannock County, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains area. They currently cultivate various varieties such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Riesling, Vidal Blanc and Seyval Blanc. In 1993 they made their first vintage of Gray Ghost wines.

The winery name "Gray Ghost" is related to the Civil War, named after the nickname of John S. Mosby, a colonel in the Union. The winery is located on one of the routes Mosby used during the Civil War.

I just couldn't accept this wine. I found strange sweetness unlike dessert wine or some rose. I don't know why they make this wine and whey some people give high evaluation on this wine.

A blend of Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay.