2008 Top Values
My top ten values for 2008 – the top ten wines under twenty dollars:
1. Palacios “Petalos” Bierzo, Spain 2006 $18.99
2. Valle Reale “Vigne Nuove” Montepulciano D’ Abruzzo, Italy 2007 $9.99
3. Nora, Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain 2007 $13.99
4. Argiolas, “Costamolino” Vermentino Di Sardegna, Italy 2007 $11.99
5. Tilia, Mendoza, Argentina 2007 $7.99
6. Paitin “Serra” Barbera D’Alba, Piedmonte 2007 $14.99
7. La Fenetre/A Cote, Pinot Noir, Cedar Lane, Arroyo Seco 2007 $19.99
8. Loosen Brothers “Dr. L” Mosel, Germany 2007 $8.99
9. Avalon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2006 $9.99
10. Domaine Les Grands Bois, “Les Trois Soeurs” Cotes Du Rhone, France 2007 $10.99
Here is the list of wines the class tasted
GERMAN RIESLING 2007 – The streak of impressive wines continues
Loosen Brothers “Dr. L” Mosel, Germany 2007 $8.99
Leitz, Riesling, Rudesheimer Drachenstein, Rheingau, 2007 $15.99
SPAIN AND ITALY – simple White wines are so amazing from the old world
Nora, Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain 2007 $13.99
Argiolas, “Costamolino” Vermentino Di Sardegna, 2007 $11.99
SAUVIGNON BLANC – quality going up!
Mulderbosch, Sauv Blanc, Stellenbosh, South Africa 2006 $15.99
Benziger, Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast 2006 $14.99
PINOT NOIR – what a year!
La Fenetre/A Cote, Pinot Noir, Cedar Lane, Arroyo Seco 2007 $19.99
COTE DU RHONE 2007 – Another great year
Saint Cosme, Cotes-Du-Rhone, Rhone Valley 2007 $10.99
Domaine Les Grands Bois, Cotes Du Rhone “Les Trois Soeurs” $10.99
ITALIAN REDS of VALUE
Valle Reale “Vigne Nuove” Montepulciano D’ Abruzzo 2007 $9.99
Paitin “Serra” Barbera D’Alba, Piedmonte 2007 $14.99
ARGENTINA – Always a great wine for the money
Felino Vina Cobos, Malbec, Mendoza 2007 (by Paul Hobbs) 17.99
Altocedro, Malbec, Mendoza 2007 18.99
Terrazas de los Andes, Malbec, Mendoza 2006 18.99
SPANISH RED VALUES – hard to narrow down this to just a few:
ALTOS Del Duraton, Castilla y Leon, 2005 $9.99
Palacios “Petalos” Bierzo 2006 $18.99
Cabernet – Becoming a value
Avalon, Napa Valley, 2006 $9.99
Tilia, Mendoza, Argentina, 2007 $7.99
Here is the list selected by the participants in the class:
1. Palacios “Petalos” Bierzo, Spain 2006 $18.99
2. Paitin “Serra” Barbera D’Alba, Piedmonte 2007 $14.99
3. La Fenetre/A Cote, Pinot Noir, Cedar Lane, Arroyo Seco 2007 $19.99
4. Valle Reale “Vigne Nuove” Montepulciano D’ Abruzzo, Italy 2007 $9.99
5. Avalon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2006 $9.99
6. Altocedro, Malbec, Mendoza 2007 $18.99
7. Loosen Brothers “Dr. L” Mosel, Germany 2007 $8.99
8. Terrazas de los Andes, Malbec, Mendoza 2006 $18.99
9. Altos Del Duraton, Castilla y Leon, Spain 2005 $9.99
10. Mulderbosch, Sauv Blanc, Stellenbosh, South Africa 2006 $15.99
