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New York San Francisco Welcome to the wines of the Northwest and Old World Classics And partake of Rare Treasures from throughout the World! Our cellar of more than 23,000 bottles encompasses what is most likely America’s largest selection of Ron Zimmerman Northwest wines, as well as many rare and hard-to- find bottles from throughout the world. Explore the best the world has to offer. Our are pleased to offer advice as well as to Ofulfill your requests. Our Food & Wine Philosophy: To the best of our knowledge, the wines in our col- Experience the flavors of lection have been kept under controlled temperatures the Pacific Northwest and humidity since their release. Though we believe our older bottles to be sound, each wine has its own We believe that no dish can be better history. For some wines of this age, there are often than its ingredients, and that the no good wines or per se, just good bottles. best ingredients are usually local. Freshness is ephemeral and geography Type of Wine Young Mature expresses itself in the taste of the food— American Most American Our cellar wine lists offer sometimes subtly and sometimes pro- Wines not only offers current vintages current vintages Wfoundly. The foods and wines of our region but also mature Most American Old World wine, both share a similar motherhood of soil and wine lists offer American and weather, making for happier culinary mar- Wines recent releases Old World riages than those from dissimilar climates. The Herbfarm believes that chefs who Enjoy cellar-aged wine cook with local ingredients—season by Sadly, most wine in America is consumed within A Few Cellar Highlights season, year after year—develop a more a few hours of its purchase. Similarly, most res- • 4,247 different wine selections complete understanding of their foods taurants deal with current vintages and releases • Over 25,500 bottles in inventory than chefs who do not. This understand- to optimize inventory turns. The result is that ing can give rise to greater expressions of many people have not experienced the pleasure • The world’s largest collection of America’s the food, its preparation, and enjoyment. of well-aged wine with complex organic and Pacific Northwest wines (Oregon, The Herbfarm believes that supporting Searthy aromas and flavors. The Herbfarm offers Washington, Idaho) spanning 30 years local farmers, foragers, cheesemakers, winer- not only current releases, but great depth of • 200 Champagnes & Sparklers ies, and fishermen helps preserve and pro- mature wine for you to explore. • Over 1,000 selections of Pinot Noir mote the foundation of regional cuisines. from Oregon, Burgundy & the world Corkage for your bottle • Over 1,000 Washington State wines Drink the Best Wines We will gladly open any standard-size bottle not • One of the largest collections of single- of this Exciting Region! on our list for $20 per bottle. We ask that you Rhônes in America make advance arrangements for bringing your • Over 30 years of historic BV Georges de Latour Because The Herbfarm showcases the special bottle. One bottle per couple; two bottle Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon foods of the Northwest, we believe per party maximum. that the wines of this region • Bottles for everyone: $20 to $14,000 are typically the best Take some wine home, too Colu W accompaniments to the flavors of The Herbfarm is rare among Washington State res- the foods on our taurants in that our liquor license also allows us to B sell bottles for you to take home. If you see some- menus. Therefore, OFFICIAL AMERICAN VITICULTURAL APPELLATIONS OF THE NORTHWEST we do our best to secure thing you’re interested in for your home cellar (or Washington Oregon Idaho the finest and most interesting wines as a great gift), let us know. Many of the bottles on Puget Sound—maritime. Mostly French hybrids. Est. 1985 Willamette Valley—est. 1984 Snake River—unofficial from the 900 within a day’s drive. this list are, to the best of our knowledge, available Chehalem Mountains AVA—pending Columbia Valley—largest appellation. Est. 1984 We define our region as from the Russian nowhere else. British Columbia T Yamhill-Carlton—est. 2004 Wahluke Slope—pending appellation, 2005 Similkameen Valley—1984 River in California to Ribbon Ridge—est. July 2005 British Columbia to the Rattlesnake Hills—pending appellation, 2005 Okanagan Valley Major Divisions of this List Dundee Hills—est. 2005 north, and from Puget Yakima Valley—warm climate varietals. Est. 1983 Bubbles start on page vi McMinnville—est. 2004 Lower Fraser River Valley Sound and the Willa- Red Mountain—warmest Yakima region. Est. 2001 Eola Hills—pending Vancouver Island Northwest & New World Wines begin on page 15 Southern Oregon—est. 2004 mette Valley in the west Horse Heaven Hills—est. August 2005 Umpqua Valley—est. 1984 Created exclusively for to the high vineyards of Old World Wine Classics start on page 89 Walla Walla Valley—Syrah, Cabernet, . Est. 1984 Rogue Valley—est. 1991 The Herbfarm by VinMaps Idaho to the east. Dessert Wines begin on page 139 www.vinmaps.com Columbia River Gorge—est. 2004 Applegate Valley—est. 2001 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Pacific Northwest North American Sparkling Wine Sparkling Wines & Australian Sparkling Reds

Oregon Argyle Sparkling 1989 Argyle Brut $195 Treveri 1989 Argyle Brut (3-liter, Jeroboam) $350 NV Treveri Cellars Chardonnay Brut WA $36 1989 Argyle Millennium, Extended Tirage $155 NV Treveri Cellars, Demi-Sec, Sparkling Gewürztraminer $35 1991 Argyle Brut, Cuvée Limited $145 NV Treveri Cellars Extra Sec, Sparkling Pinot Gris $35 1994 Argyle Brut, Extended Tirage $120 1995 Argyle Blanc de Blanc, Knudsen $120 1996 Argyle Brut $105 British Columbia NV Blue Mountain Brut BC $50 1996 Argyle Brut, (Magnum) $160 NV Blue Mountain Brut Rosé BC $70 Ron Zimmerman 1996 Argyle Millennium Blanc de Blanc $99 2001 Sumac Ridge Stellar’s Jay Brut, Okanagan BC $55 1997 Argyle Brut (Magnum) $140 NV Venturi-Schulze Brut Naturel BC $66 1997 Argyle Brut $99 1997 Argyle Brut Rosé $126 2006 Venturi-Schulze Brut Naturel BC $75 Argyle ’s Roland 1998 Argyle Brut $98 2007 Venturi-Schulze Brut Naturel BC $69 Soles has a master’s 1998 Argyle Brut (Magnum) $134 2008 Venturi-Schulze Brut Naturel BC $66 degree in enology from 1999 Argyle Brut $66 2003 Zenatta, Brut, “Allegria,” Pinot Nero, BC $90 UC Davis. He crafts some 1999 Argyle Brut (Magnum) $135 of the finest sparkling wines in America. They’ve 2000 Argyle Brut $90 California 1998 Domaine Chandon Brut, Etoile CA $57 been served on a number 2000 Argyle Brut, Extended Tirage $100 1999 Iron Horse Wedding Cuvée CA $55 of occasions at the White 2001 Argyle Brut $80 House. 2002 Argyle Brut $75 1997 Mumm’s Cuvée Napa DVX CA $65 2002 Argyle Black Brut, 100% Pinot Noir $75 1998 Roederer Estate Brut, L’Ermitage CA $80 Domaine 2005 Argyle Brut $59 Meriwether’s 2000 Schramsberg Crémant Demi-Sec CA $65 2007 Argyle Brut Rosé $89 winemaker is Jean- 2007 Argyle Brut $54 Louis Denois, a fifth- Hawaii NV Tedeschi Vineyards Rosé Ranch Cuvée Hawaii $65 generation winemaker Capitello from Champagne who is now working in New Mexico NV Gruet Blanc de Noirs NM $35 NV Capitello Brut, Oregon. 72% Pinot, 28% Chardonnay $45 Oregon. The Captain NV Gruet Brut NM $35 William Clark Cuvée Domaine Meriwether took gold at the 2003 NV Domaine Meriwether Brut, Cuvée Discovery $40 NW Wine Summit North Carolina NV Chateau Biltmore Estate Blanc de Blancs NC $60 1998 Domaine Meriwether Brut, Blanc de Blanc $40 Competition. 1998 Domaine Meriwether Brut, Captain Wm Clark Cuvée $45 Washington 1998 Domaine Meriwether Brut, Thomas Jefferson Premier $49 1997 Chatter Creek Blanc de Noirs WA $40 1999 Domaine Meriwether Brut, Captain Wm Clark Cuvée $45 NV Mountain Dome Cuvée Forté WA $49 1999 Domaine Meriwether Brut, Thomas Jefferson Premier $49 1998 SilverLake Brut WA $30 1987 Ste. Chapelle Brut WA $35 Indigo 1987 Whittlesey-Mark Oregon Brut WA $40 2002 Indigo, Sparkling Oregon Pinot Noir (Red Sparkling) $45 Much like an Italian Brachetto from the Piedmont—raspberries & rose petal. Australian NV Fox Creek Vixen, Sparkling Shiraz $45 Created expressly for The Herbfarm by the Argyle Winery, Dundee, Oregon. Sparkling Reds 1996 Barossa Valley Estate E&E Black Pepper Shiraz $60 Ron Zimmerman Karma 2001 McGuigan Brothers Pokolbin, Sparkling Shiraz $40 2009 Karma Vineyards, Pink Méthode Champenoise, Chelane $62 2002 McGuigan Brothers Pokolbin, Sparkling Shiraz $40 Silvan Ridge MV McLaren Vale, Millenium (a 23 winery cuvée) (magnum) $390 2004 Silvan Ridge Sparkling Early Muscat $30 Italian 1996 Yalumba “D” Sparkling Brut Shiraz $65 St. Innocent’s Mark 1998 Yalumba “D” Sparkling Brut Shiraz $65 Vlossak was reading Soter Sparkling Red 2004 Torti Teniment Castelrotto, “Hello Kitty” sparkling Pinot Noir, Brut $66 an article in Esquire 1997 Soter Beacon Hill, Brut Rosé $90 2007 Banfi-Vigne, Brachetto, Rosa Regale (sparkling red) (375 ml) $32 magazine years ago. 1999 Soter Beacon Hill, Brut Rosé (Magnum) $170 André Tchelistcheff said 2001 Soter Beacon Hill, Brut Rosé $87 that Oregon might one day produce America’s See Pinot Noir page 45 for other Soter wines best sparkling wines. St. Innocent Inspired, Mark came to 1989 St. Innocent Sparkling Brut $60 Oregon. Unfortunately, 1990 St. Innocent Brut $50 Champagne the time and economics 1991 St. Innocent Brut $50 of sparkling wines mean 1996 St. Innocent Brut $40 that these are the last St. 1996 St. Innocent Blanc des Noirs $40 begins on the Innocent sparklers. Enjoy them while they last! 1997 St. Innocent Blanc des Noirs $40 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Section 1 vi Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Section next1 vii page T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

only drink Champagne when I’m happy—and when I’m sad. French Champagne Champagne When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it ifI I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch Champagne it—unless I’m thirsty. Madame “Lily” Bollinger (1899-1977) The Grower-Producers The Champagne Houses RÉCOLTANT - MANIPULAN The house of Bollinger makes full-bodied Champagnes. Though the best-known names in Champagne are still Bollinger Champagnes show a smoky, hazelnutty the venerable “Houses,” there’s a growing trend for the complexity that is hard to beat grape growers themselves to make Champagne. What is the difference? The big houses tell us that the greatness Lily Bollinger Bollinger Aÿ of Champagne comes from the ability to blend, to create NV Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut (375 ml) $65 a distinctive house style that can be experienced bottle NV Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut (magnum) $250 1979 Bollinger R.D. (disgorged September 1989) $570 after bottle, year after year. The growers counter that they 1985 Bollinger R.D. (magnum) (disgorged April 1998) $1200 are expressing terrior, a sense of place, in their bottles. Is 1988 Bollinger R.D. (September 2003) $289 one right and the other wrong? Not at all. While blending 1995 Bollinger Grand Année (magnum) $425 may be the most traditional, there’s ample room to find Bollinger, founded in 1829, is one of Champagne’s few 1996 Bollinger Grand Année (magnum) $500 pleasures in both camps. Discover these grower producers: remaining family-owned 1992 Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises, BdN $1300 Grande Marque houses. It is renowned for the high 1997 Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises, BdN $1400 Paul Bara percentage of Pinot Noir NV Paul Bara Reservé, Brut, Bouzy (375 ml) $60 and for the extra aging on the lees (spent yeast) that its NV Paul Bara Brut Rosé $115 Champagnes receive. Billecart-Salmon Mareuil-Sur-Aÿ E. Barnaut NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve (magnum) $175 NV E. Barnaut Grande Réserve Brut, Grand Cru $70 NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé $145 Gaston Chiquet NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé (magnum) $325 NV Gaston Chiquet Brut Tradition, Dizy $65 1997 Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Nicolas-François (375 ml) $155 NV Gaston Chiquet Brut Rosé $109 De Sousa Bruno Paillard Reims 2000 De Sousa Brut, Cuvée des Caudalies $225 1969 Bruno Pailliard Brut, Artist Label $350 José Dhondt 2002 Dhondt, Blanc de Blancs Brut, Mes Vieilles Vignes $100 Champagne Deutz Aÿ Egly-Ouriet 1997 Deutz Brut Rosé $120 NV Egly-Ouriet Brut, Vignes de Vrigny $155 Jacques Selosse Dom Pérignon Épernay

MV Jacques Selosse Blanc des Blancs, Cuvée Initiale $225 Ron Zimmerman 1964 Dom Pérignon Recently Disgorged $1,100 Jacques Selosse Exquise, Demi Sec $550 1966 Dom Pérignon $1,300 José Michel & Fils 1976 Dom Pérignon $650 1998 José Michel Special Club Brut, Epernay $78 1980 Dom Pérignon Recently Disgorged $575 Dom Pérignon (1639-1715), “Special Club” is made from planted in 1929! 50% pinot meunier. was the first Champagne 1985 Dom Pérignon $375 2000 José Michel Blanc de Blanc Brut $80 master blender and the first 1990 Dom Pérignon $550 NV José Michel Brut, Cuvee Pinot Meunier $69 to use corks as stoppers for Champagne. 1993 Dom Pérignon $390 Moncuit 1995 Dom Pérignon $310 1996 Pierre Moncuit Brut, Cuvée Millesimée $115 1995 Dom Pérignon Rosé $600 1998 Dom Pérignon $320

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“My tastes are simple. I am easily Champagne Champagne satisfied with the best.”—Churchill

1999 Dom Pérignon $275 The house of Krug stands nearly alone for the complexity of 2000 Dom Pérignon $250 its wines and the meticulousness with which they are made. 2003 Dom Pérignon $175 Duval-Leroy Vertus Krug Reims NV Duval-Leroy Rosé de Saignée $80 1979 Krug $1,700 Gosset Aÿ 1985 Krug Clos de Mesnil $2,400 NV Gosset Grand Rosé Brut (375 ml) $62 1995 Krug $450 NV 1996 Krug $550 Gosset Grand Rosé Brut $129 The Krugs are unwavering 1995 Gosset Célebris $225 keepers of tradition in MV Krug Grand Cuvée (375 ml) $155 prestige Champagne. Krug Jacquesson Dizy still ferments its wines in MV Krug Grand Cuvée (Multi-) $260 small casks and cellars MV (magnum) NV Jacquesson Perfection Brut (375 ml) $42 them for at least six to Krug Grand Cuvée $590 eight years before release. NV Krug Rosé $700 NV Jacquesson Perfection Rosé $80 Krug’s Champagnes can age for decades and—due 1975 Jacquesson Brut $175 to their richness, depth, Perrier Jouët Épernay 1988 Jacquesson Signature Brut $190 and complexity—are best NV Perrier Jouët Grand Brut (187 ml) $22 enjoyed with food rather 1995 Jacquesson Avize Grand Cru $240 than as an apéritif. NV Perrier Jouët Grand Brut (375 ml) $42 1995 Jacquesson Avize Grand Cru (magnum) $500 NV Perrier Jouët Grand Brut, English Cuvée $69 Laurent-Perrier Tours-sur-Marnne NV Perrier Jouët Grand Brut (1500 ml) $165 NV Laurent-Perrier Brut $125 NV Perrier Jouët Grand Brut (3000 ml) $325 Nicolas Feuillatte Chouilly NV Perrier Jouët Blason de France Rosé $115 1997 Nicolas Feuillatte, Cuvée Palmes d’Or, Presentation Package $225 1990 Perrier Jouët, Fleur de Champagne (Belle Epoque) $275 Heidsieck Monopole Épernay 1996 Perrier Jouët, Fleur de Champagne (Belle Epoque) $215 NV Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top (375 ml) $45

1988 Heidsieck Monopole Diamant Rosé $135 Sir Winston Churchill was a Philipponnat Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Moët-Chandon Épernay friend of the Pol Roger clan, NV Philipponnat Royale Réserve Brut $55 even naming a racehorse after Moët-Chandon Dom Pérignon—see “Dom Pérignon” (p. ix) the Champagne house. After NV Philipponnat Brut Rosé $57 Churchill’s death, Pol Roger’s finest Champagne was named Pol Roger Épernay for the great leader. It is rich, 1998 Pol Roger, Extra Cuvée de Réserve, Chardonnay Brut $155 with power and finesse, much like the great man himself. Roederer Reims NV Roederer Brut Premier (375 ml) $42 1988 Roederer Cristal Rosé (magnum) $2400 Salon Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 1983 Salon Le Mesnil $900 1988 Salon Le Mesnil $500 Thierry Triolet Bethon NV Thierry Triolet Grande Réserve Brut, à Béthon $79 Salon is one of the Taittinger Reims world’s greatest blanc de blancs Champagnes (all NV Taittinger La Française (375 ml) $48 Chardonnay-based). It 1996 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne, BdB $240 may also be the longest- lived, and should be at Veuve Clicquot Reims least 5 to 20 years old for maximum enjoyment. NV Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut $73

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Champagne and European Sparkling Wines

NV Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut (375 ml) $46 NV Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec $68 NV Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec (375 ml) $45 1975 Veuve Clicquot Brut, Carte d’Or $425 1988 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Brut Reserve Rosé $190 2000 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Brut Reserve Rosé $150 1990 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame $385 1990 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame (magnum) $700 Pacific Northwest Veuve Clicquot (1778- 1866), Nicole-Barbe Clicquot 1995 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame $295 Ponsardin, “La Grande Dame,” 1998 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame $275 & New World Wines developed the method by which the cloudy lees (spent yeast) is still removed from Other European Sparkling Wines bottles of Champagne. Other French Sparkling NV Monmousseau Brut Étoile, Sparkling Vouvray $29 NV Eric Bordelet Cider, Poire Authentique $35 NV Domaine d’Orfeuilles, Sparkling Touraine Rosé, Loire $38

Sparkling Italian 2007 Banfi-Vigne, Brachetto, Rosa Regale (sparkling red) (375 ml) $22 Try Brachetto with chocolate! 2003 Bartenura Moscato d’Asti, Blue Bottle (K) $38 1996 Franciacorta Bellavista Gran Cuvée Brut $88

1998 Franciacorta Bellavista Gran Cuvée Brut Rosé $93 photosAll by Ron Zimmerman Mionetto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene, Veneto $40 2004 Torti Teniment Castelrotto, “Hello Kitty” sparkling Pinot Noir $65 Sparkling German, Sekt 1991 Georg Breuer Sekt, Brut $75 The Fruit-Forward Wines 35% Pinot Noir, 35% Pinot Blanc, 25% Pinot Gris, and 5% Riesling of the New World: Sparkling Austrian Oregon NV Szigeti, Sparkling Gruner Veltliner Brut, Grand Cru $42 Washington English Sparkling Idaho 1994 Nyetimber Vineyard Classic Cuvée, West Sussex, England $90 British Columbia California Other American States South America Australia New Zealand

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Chardonnay: Adelsheim to Woodward Canyon 2003 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate, “Arthur” OR $57 1991 Adelsheim Oregon OR $50 2004 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate, “Arthur” OR $56 1992 Adelsheim Oregon OR $47 2005 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate, “Arthur” OR $55 1993 Adelsheim Yamhill County Reserve OR $45 2006 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate, “Arthur” OR $55 1993 Adelsheim Reserve OR $45 2010 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate, “Arthur” Dundee OR $55 1994 Adelsheim Oregon OR $40 2002 Domaine Serene Côte Sud OR $77 1994 Adelsheim Yamhill County Reserve OR $50 2005 Domaine Serene Côte Sud OR $78 1999 Adelsheim Clone 76, Stoller Vineyard OR $70 2007 Domaine Serene Côte Sud OR $79 2003 Andrew Will Celilo Vineyard WA $50 2005 Domaine Serene Clos du Soleil OR $79 1988 Argyle OR $40 2000 Dunham Cellars Shirley Mays, Lewis Vin. WA $55 1991 Argyle Nuthouse OR $65 2004 Dunham Cellars Shirley Mays, Lewis Vin. WA $55 1992 Argyle Nuthouse OR $65 2009 Dunham Cellars Shirley Mays, Lewis Vin. WA $60 1997 Argyle Reserve OR $55 2010 Efesté, Lola, Evergreen Vineyard, Yakima Valley WA $64 1998 Argyle Reserve OR $55 1976 Eyrie Vineyards OR $120 2001 Argyel Nuthouse OR $63 1992 Eyrie Vineyards OR $55 1991 Arterberry OR $40 1992 Eyrie Vineyards Reserve OR $60 2009 Amalie Robert Heirloom Cameo, Dijon OR $65 1987 French Creek Reserve WA $35 2005 àMaurice Columbia Valley WA $56 2011 Gorman Cellars The Big Sissy WA $69 2006 àMaurice Columbia Valley WA $49 1999 Januik Winery Cold Creek Vineyard WA $60 2001 Januik Winery Elerding Vineyard WA $60 Northwest Chardonnays 2007 àMaurice Columbia Valley WA $49 2003 Jardin Pleasant Vineyard, Yak. WA $45 run a range of styles. 2004 Baer Shard WA $58 1995 Ken Wright Cellars Celilo Vineyard OR $60 Washington State 1988 Barnard Griffin WA $50 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Celilo Vineyard OR $53 Chardonnay tends to be 1989 Barnard Griffin WA $50 Ron Zimmerman a fuller style than those 2004 Bergström Willamette Valley OR $56 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Celilo Vineyards OR $51 from Oregon, but the 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Celilo Vineyards OR $49 best Oregons can be very 1986 Bonair Reserve WA $40 1990 Bonair Reserve WA $45 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Celilo Vineyards OR $50 sophisticated indeed. 1991 Kramer Reserve OR $40 1992 Bonair Reserve WA $45 Eric Lemelson We especially like was an 1994 Latah Creek WA $30 Washington Chardonnay 1994 Bonair Reserve WA $45 environmental attorney 2001 Lemelson Vineyards Wascher Vineyard OR $49 whose fruit has come 2002 Boudreaux Cellars Bishop’s & Homestead WA $55 before opening his own 2000 Matthews Cellars Elerding Vineyard WA $47 from the Celilo Vineyard 2001 Buty Winery Roze Bergé WA $64 winery near Carlton, Oregon. and Cold Creek Vineyards, 2002 Buty Winery (“Beauty”) Conner Lee WA $61 The 1999 Lemelson 2007 Mark Ryan Columbia Valley WA $42 though there are some 2003 Buty Winery Conner Lee WA $59 Vineyards’ Wascher 1997 McCrea Cellars Reserve WA $45 other great sites, too. 2004 Buty Winery Conner Lee WA $57 Vineyard is a profound 2001 Owen Roe Casa Blanca, Clone 76 OR $56 In Oregon, the new 2005 Buty Winery Conner Lee WA $55 Chardonnay. The 10-year- 1994 Panther Creek Celilo Vineyard OR $50 Dijon Chardonnay clones old Dijon clone fruit will 1999 Panther Creek Celilo Vineyard OR $50 are now expressing 2006 Buty Winery Conner Lee WA $62 change the way you think 1993 Cameron Vintage Reserve OR $60 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Four Winds Vineyard OR $45 themselves. These clones about Chardonnays from 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Oregon OR $42 1994 Cameron Reserve OR $60 Oregon. Fabulous balance. make a huge difference, 2003 Poplar Grove Winery Reserve, Naramata Bench BC $45 allowing good producers 1994 Cameron Clos Électrique OR $85 1995 Raptor Ridge OR $35 to make Chardonnays 1999 Cameron Clos Électrique OR $72 2001 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $56 very reminiscent of white 1999 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $58 Burgundy. 1994 Canoe Ridge Columbia Valley WA $40 2006 Sparkman Cellars Lumière, Stillwater Vin. OR $69 2000 Canoe Ridge WA $62 2007 Sparkman Cellars Lumière, Stillwater Vin. OR $66 2000 Château Ste. Michelle Canoe Ridge Vineyard WA $50 2008 Sparkman Cellars Lumière, Stillwater Vin. OR $63 1999 Chehalem Ian’s Reserve OR $65 2010 Sparkman Cellars Lumière, Stillwater Vin. OR $61 1999 Chehalem Willamette Valley WA $35 2011 Sparkman Cellars Lumière, Stillwater Vin. OR $58 2002 Chehalem “Inox” OR $33 1999 Stangeland Willamette Val. Estate OR $40 2007 Chehalem “Inox” OR $33 1993 Ste. Chapelle ID $30 2008 Chehalem “Inox” OR $33 1996 Vickers Arena Vineyard ID $45 1988 Chinook Columbia Valley WA $40 2008 Winderlea Chardonnay, Willamette OR $59 2000 Chinook Columbia Valley WA $45 1985 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $90 1986 Wyckoff Vineyard WA $45 1987 Woodward Canyon Rosa Berge Vineyard WA $75 1994 Columbia Winery Wyckoff Vineyard WA $40 1990 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $70 2002 Columbia Winery Wyckoff Vineyard WA $35 1993 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $60 1992 Covey Run Celilo Vineyard WA $40 1994 Woodward Canyon Reserve WA $65 1993 Covey Run Reserve WA $40 1994 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $60 1994 Covey Run Celilo Vineyard WA $45 1995 Woodward Canyon Celilo Vineyard WA $70 1992 Cristom Unfiltered OR $40 1995 Woodward Canyon Walla Walla Estate WA $75 1993 Cristom Willamette Valley OR $45 2000 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $59 1994 Cristom Willamette Valley OR $45 2002 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $55 2008 Crowley Maresh Vineyard, Dundee OR $48 2006 Woodward Canyon Washington State WA $55 1997 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate OR $50 2010 Woodward Canyon Washington State WA $60 1999 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate OR $50 2000 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Red Hills Estate OR $55 2001 Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Estate, “Arthur” OR $58 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 16 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 17 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Sauvignon Blanc New World Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc-Sèmillon Blends

California Chardonnay Northwest Sauvignon Blanc & Blends 2006 Amavi Columbia Valley WA $34 2001 Chalone Vineyards Estate Grown, Chalone AVA CA $65 1989 Barnard Griffin WA $50 2002 Chalone Vineyards Estate Grown, Chalone AVA CA $60 1999 Caterina WA $25 1999 Château Ste. Michelle Horse Heaven V. WA $31 2001 DuMOL Russian River CA $79 2001 Château Ste. Michelle Horse Heaven V. WA $29 2003 DuMOL Russian River CA $100 1989 Chinook WA $30 1997 Chinook WA $30 2004 DuMOL Russian River CA $95 1998 Chinook WA $30 2002 Hanzell Estate, Sonoma CA $97 2000 Chinook Yakima Valley WA $35 2003 Kistler McCrea, Sonoma Mountain CA $149 2006 Chinook Yakima Valley WA $32 1992 Columbia Chevrier WA $28 2004 Kistler McCrea Vineyard, Sonoma Mtn. $179 1994 Columbia Crest WA $26 ClayClay Mackey Mackey & & Kay Kay 1994 Covey Run WA $25 2002 Littorai Charles Heintz, Russian River $105 Simon of Chinook Simon of Chinook make some of the most 1995 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $74 2003 Littorai Charles Heintz, Russian River $105 make some of the most true-to-form varietals 1996 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $72 true-to-form varietals in 2003 Navillus Birney, Sonoma Mt., Katherine Vineyard CA $50 in Washington State. Washington State. Their 1997 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $70 Their Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc always 1998 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $68 2002 Patz & Hall Napa Valley CA $65 always ranks among ranks among the region’s 1999 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $66 the region’s best. Their 1998 Peter Michael Le Caprice, Sonoma Valley CA $155 best. Their winery and winery and charming 2000 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $64 charming tasting room are 2002 Peter Michael Belle Côte, Knight’s Valley CA $135 tasting room are in 2001 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $62 in Prosser in the Yakima Prosser in the Yakima 2002 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $60 2001 Ramey Russian River CA $65 Valley. Valley. 2003 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $60 2004 Ramey Ritchie, Russian River CA $113 2006 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $58 2004 Ramey Hyde, Napa/Carneros CA $105 2008 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $74 2009 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $74 2002 Sbragia Gamble Ranch, Napa CA $110 2010 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate Blanc WA $74 2005 Sonoma Cutrer Sonoma Coast CA $43 1990 DiStefano WA $35 1998 Staglin Rutherford, Napa Valley CA $85 1991 DiStefano WA $35 2003 DiStefano WA $30 2001 Chateau Woltner Napa Valley CA $80 2010 Efeste Feral, Wild Yeast WA $35 1989 Facelli Fumé Blanc WA $30 Other United States Chardonnay 1990 Facelli Fumé Blanc WA $30 1993 Hedges Cellars Red Mt. Reserve White WA $38 2000 Chaddsford Winery Philip Roth, Brandywine PA $65 1997 Hedges Cellars Fumé-Chardonnay WA $25 1998 Hargrave Vineyard Reserve, Long Island NY $44 1999 High Pass Winery OR $27 2003 Jackson-Triggs Proprietor’s Grand Reserve BC $44 1999 Wagner Vineyard Reserve, Seneca Lake NY $44 2004 Jackson-Triggs Proprietor’s Reserve BC $34 2004 Jackson-Triggs Proprietor’s Grand Reserve BC $44 Australia & New Zealand Chardonnay 2003 Jardin Pleasant Vineyard WA $27 2002 J. Christopher Croft Vineyard OR $34 1999 Leeuwin Artist’s Series, Margaret River AU $115 2005 J. Christopher Croft Vineyard OR $34 2005 J. Christopher Cristo Misto OR $35 1996 Penfolds Adelaide Hills, Trial Bin AU $120 2006 J. Cristopher Cristo Misto OR $35 2000 Penfolds Yattarna, Bin 144 AU $89 2009 J. Cristopher Willamette Valley OR $35 1997 Petaluma Tiers, Piccadilly Valley AU $195 2006 Lone Canary Columbia Valley WA $24 2011 Lullaby Blanc de Virginie, Col V. WA $42 2001 Patricia Green Cellars Ribbon Ridge Estate OR $34 Chablis and White Burgundy 2002 Patricia Green Cellars Estate/Croft OR $34 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Oregon OR $34 See page 91 2005 Patricia Green Cellars Blacombe/Estate/Croft OR $34 2008 Vin du Lac, LEHM Chelan Estate, Chelan WA $38 1997 Waterbrook WA $30 2007 Woodinville Wine Cellars WA $30 1988 Woodward Canyon Charbonneau WA $90 1993 Woodward Canyon Charbonneau WA $60 2002 Woodward Canyon Charbonneau WA $49

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Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand Sauvignon blanc

Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is produced in several 1964 Chr. Arnold & Co Bordeaux Superior $55 styles. The most thrilling to its worldwide audience is the 1961 Château Margaux Pavillon Blanc Bordeaux $250 stainless-steel fermented version from the South Island These bottles of Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux were once (Marlborough in particular). Here you experience the housed in the of the great chef Frédy Girardet in Crissier, Switzerland. mouthwatering and dazzling flavors of gooseberry, lime, Loire Valley France Sauvignon Blanc and passion fruit. See page 101 New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc California Sauvignon Blanc 2003 Allan Scott Vintage Select, Marlborough $45 2002 Crocker & Starr Napa Valley $40 1997 Cloudy Bay Marlborough $60 2002 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley $45 2001 Cloudy Bay Marlborough $60 2000 Sterling Vineyards North Coast $30 2001 Cloudy Bay Te Koko, Marlborough $100 2002 Cloudy Bay Marlborough $60 New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc 2003 Cloudy Bay Marlborough $60 See page 21 2005 Cloudy Bay Marlborough $60 2001 Kim Crawford Marlborough $55 2001 Lake Chalice Marlborough $55 2002 Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough $40 2002 Lynskey’’s Wairau Peaks Marlborough $35 2002 Omak Springs Estate Marlborough $50 2001 Palliser Estate Martinborough $40 1999 Pegasus Bay Winery Sauvignon/Sémillon, Waipara $50 2002 Seresin Estate Marlborough $45 2002 Thornbury Marlborough $45

“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the New Zealand Gewürztraminer sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white 2004 Te Whare Ra Gewürztraminer, Marlborough $52 wine washed away, leaving only the sea taste and the Sauvignon Blanc

succulent texture, and as I drank their cold liquid grows just outside of Ron Zimmerman the iconic Cloudy Bay from each shell and washed it down with the winery in Marlborough, crisp taste of the wine, I lost the empty feeling New Zealand. and began to be happy, and to make plans.” Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

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Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest Sèmillon & Proprietary Blends Pinot Gris

2002 Andrew Will Celilo Vineyard (magnum) WA $66 1994 Adelsheim OR $35 Washington State may well be the best place in North 2001 Adelsheim OR $35 America for this white grape, a native of Bordeaux. 2002 Andrew Will Celilo Vineyard WA $38 Sémillon wine can age well. 1997 Archery Summit Vireton OR $47 2000 Cameron Giuliano Electrico OR $35 2000 Cedar Creek Estate Okanagan/Similkameen BC $35 1979 Adelsheim OR $55 2002 Château Bianca Willamette Valley OR $28 1993 Apex Montage WA $32 2000 Chehalem Reserve OR $35 1990 Barnard Griffin WA $40 2001 Chehalem Willamette Valley OR $35 1994 Barnard Griffin WA $30 of the Eyrie 2002 Château Bianca Willamette Valley OR $27 2000 Buty Winery Columbia Valley WA $36 Vineyards was the first to 2001 Coleman Vineyard Estate OR $35 introduce Pinot Gris (also 2003 Buty Winery Sémillon/Sauvignon Blanc WA $50 known as Pinot Grigio) to the 1999 Cooper Mountain Willamette Valley OR $30 2004 Buty Winery Sémillon/Sauvignon Blanc WA $48 United States. 1999 Elk Cove Willamette Valley OR $39 2005 Buty Winery Sémillon/Sauvignon Blanc WA $46 2000 Elk Cove Willamette Valley OR $33 2001 Elk Cove Willamette Valley OR $32 2006 Buty Winery Sémillon/Sauvignon Blanc WA $49 1998 ElvenGlade Vineyard OR $45 2010 Buty Winery, Sémillon/Sauvignon-Muscadelle WA $55 1982 Eyrie Vineyards OR $35 2002 Cave B Kimberly’s Vineyard WA $47 1993 Eyrie Vineyards OR $40 1994 Chinook WA $40 1994 Eyrie Vineyards OR $40

Ron Zimmerman Ron 2000 Chinook WA $40 1995 Eyrie Vineyards OR $40 L’Ecole No. 41 occupies 2003 Chinook Yakima Valley WA $39 1997 Eyrie Vineyards OR $35 the former Frenchtown 2000 Desert Wind Wahluke Slope WA $42 2006 Eyrie Vineyards Estate OR $32 schoolhouse in Lowden, Washington (Walla Walla). 2004 Desert Wind Wahluke Slope WA $40 2003 Gypsy Dancer Christine Lorraine OR $40 Their barrel-fermented 2003 Dunham Cellars Shirley Mays, Walla Walla WA $61 1998 King Estate OR $33 Sémillon is consistently one of the best-produced in America. 2000 La Frenz Okanagan Valley BC $39 1998 King Estate Reserve OR $35 1995 L’Ecole No 41 Walla Walla WA $47 2000 King Estate OR $33 1997 L’Ecole No 41 Walla Walla WA $47 2004 King Estate Signature OR $33 2000 L’Ecole No 41 Seven Hills Vineyard WA $45 1999 La Bête OR $34 2000 L’Ecole No 41 Fries Vineyard WA $45 2002 Lake Breeze Vineyards Okanagan Valley BC $35 2000 Lemelson Vineyards Tikka’s Run OR $41 2001 L’Ecole No 41 Fries Vineyard WA $43 2011 Owen Roe Crawford-Beck OR $48 2002 L’Ecole No 41 Fries Vineyard WA $43 1988 Ponzi OR $40 2003 L’Ecole No 41 Fries Vineyard WA $41 o 2002 Raptor Ridge OR $32 2002 L’Ecole N 41 Columbia Valley WA $35 1997 Secret House OR $26 o 2003 L’Ecole N 41 Columbia Valley WA $32 1998 Silvan Ridge OR $26 o 2004 L’Ecole N 41 Columbia Valley WA $31 1998 Sineann Oregon OR $45 2004 L’Ecole No 41 Fries Vineyard WA $41 2001 Sineann Willamette Valley OR $35 2005 L’Ecole No 41 Columbia Valley WA $30 2004 Solena OR $39 2006 L’Ecole No 41 Columbia Valley WA $30 2002 Terrapin Cellars OR $32 2008 L’Ecole No 41 Columbia Valley WA $30 2006 Westrey OR $33 2005 Novelty Hill Stillwater Vineyard WA $30 2003 WillaKenzie Estate Estate OR $42 1999 Matthews Cellars WA $45 2004 WillaKenzie Estate Estate, Cork Free OR $38 2000 Matthews Cellars WA $40 2005 WillaKenzie Estate Estate, Cork Free OR $38 2006 WillaKenzie Estate Estate, Cork Free OR $38 Other Sèmillon: Australia 1994 Willamette Valley Vineyards OR $30 1992 Yamhill Valley Winery Willamette Valley OR $22 1994 Penfolds Trial Bin, McLaren Vale AU $200 2003 Torbreck Woodcutter’s White AU $40 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 22 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 23 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E HH E RR BB F A R M

German Riesling, page 94 Oregon Alsatian Riesling, page 96 Pinot Blanc & Melon New World Riesling Austrian Riesling, page 97 Myron Redford

Ron Zimmerman founded Amity Vine- yards in 1976. He is a Oregon leading proponent of Oregon Pinot Blanc. 1992 Argyle Nuthouse Reserve, 2.8% OR $30 Pinot Blanc His version expresses 1999 Argyle Reserve, Dry OR $30 beautiful fruit and 2001 Brooks Willamette, Organic OR $35 1994 Adelsheim OR $35 a zesty, mineral-like 2002 Brooks Willamette, Organic OR $35 1995 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $40 backbone which makes 1995 Chehalem Corral Creek OR $40 it one of the most 2001 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $31 food-friendly wines for 2000 Chehalem Corral Creek, Dry Res. OR $40 2004 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $31 the table. 2001 Chehalem Corral Creek, Dry Res. OR $40 1992 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $40 2002 Chehalem Corral Creek, Dry Res. OR $40 2003 Chehalem Dry Riesling, Reserve OR $40 1993 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $40 2003 Chehalem Dry Riesling, Reserve OR $40 1994 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $40 1988 Henry Estate Umpqua Valley OR $45 1995 Cameron Bricco Abbazia OR $32 2000 Holloran Le Pavillon Vineyard OR $39 2000 Cameron Giovanni OR $30 2005 Holloran Le Pavillon Vineyard OR $39

2002 Chehalem Stoller Vineyard OR $40 Ron Zimmerman 1990 Knudsen-Erath Dry OR $28 2006 Love and Squalor Willametter Valley OR $31 2000 Elemental Cellars O’Connor Vineyard OR $33 2009 Love and Squalor Willametter Valley OR $31 2000 Elemental Cellars Deux Vert Vineyard OR $35 2008 Eyrie Vineyards Estate, Original Block OR $37 Germany’s Ernst Loosen Washington 2009 Eyrie Vineyards Estate, Original Block OR $37 is one of the world’s experts and proponents 1998 Ch. Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $35 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $44 of Riesling. He has 1999 Ch. Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $32 2001 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $40 been so impressed with 2001 Ch. Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $31 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $40 Château Ste. Michelle’s 2002 Ch. Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $30 Cold Creek Vineyard 2003 Ch. Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $30 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $38 Riesling that he formed 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $43 a joint venture to make 2004 Ch. Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $30 2007 Ponzi Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $38 Washington State Riesling, 2007 Ch. Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $31 “Eroica,” an off-dry table 2005 Ch. Ste. Michelle Indian Wells WA $39 2007 Ross Andrew, Meadow (PB, Gewurz, Riesling, PG) WA/OR $30 version and “Single Berry,” 2005 Ch. Ste. Michelle Saint M, Pfaltz GR $31 1998 St. Innocent Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $29 an awesome dessert-style 1997 Claar Cellars Dry Riesling WA $30 2005 St. Innocent Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $36 wine that will age for 50 2003 Columbia Winery Cellarmaster’s Reserve WA $28 years. 2000 WillaKenzie Estate Estate OR $44 2007 Dunham Cellars Lewis Vineyard WA $38 2001 WillaKenzie Estate Estate OR $43 2002 Dr. Loosen/CSM Eroica WA $45 2003 Dr. Loosen/CSM Eroica WA $44 2002 WillaKenzie Estate Estate OR $50 2004 Dr. Loosen/CSM Eroica WA $43 2004 WillaKenzie Estate Estate OR $42 2005 Dr. Loosen/CSM Eroica WA $42 2006 Dr. Loosen/CSM Eroica WA $42 Melon what? 2007 Dr. Loosen/CSM Eroica WA $42 Melon is the “Melon de Melon de Bourgogne 2009 Dr. Loosen/CSM Eroica WA $42 Bourgogne” grape. It was 2007 Biggio Hamina Deux Vert Vineyard OR $40 2003 Jardin Winery Carter Vineyard WA $29 a native of Burgundy until 2008 Naches Heights Estate WA $35 it was all uprooted in the 2008 De Ponte Estate, Dundee Hills OR $60 2011 Naches Heights Estate, Naches Hts. AVA WA $35 early 1700s. From there it 2000 Elemental Cellars Deux Vert Vineyard OR $40 2003 Poet’s Leap Columbia Valley WA $49 was introduced in the Loire Valley where today it makes 2001 Elemental Cellars Deux Vert Vineyard OR $40 2004 Poet’s Leap Columbia Valley WA $48 the famous Muscadet wines. 2002 Elemental Cellars Deux Vert Vineyard OR $40 2005 Poet’s Leap Columbia Valley WA $47 Oregon Melons tend to 2003 Elemental Cellars Deux Vert Vineyard OR $40 2006 Poet’s Leap Columbia Valley WA $46 be a bit fuller-bodied and 2006 Poet’s Leap, Carmina Burana, Casked Dry Riesling WA $77 fruitier than those of the 2004 Elemental Cellars Deux Vert Vineyard OR $40 2008 Poet’s Leap, Carmina Burana, Casked Dry Riesling WA $60 Loire in France. They are 1998 Ken Wright Cellars OR $45 2007 Poet’s Leap Columbia Valley WA $45 a nice accompaniment to 1993 Panther Creek OR $40 lighter seafoods and sum- 2008 Poet’s Leap Columbia Valley WA $44 mer vegetables. 1995 Panther Creek Stewart Vineyard OR $42 2009 Poets Leap Columbia Valley WA $43 The best of them can age for 2009 Perennial Vintners, Bainbridge Is., Puget Sound WA $47 2010 Poet’s Leap Columbia Valley WA $42 some years. 2009 Scarborough, Cease & Desist, Yakima Valley WA $39 Also see “Muscadet,” page 99 2010 Trust Cellars Columbia Valley WA $33 2002 Woodward Canyon Dry Riesling, Col. Valley WA $39 Australia/New zealand 2005 Grosset, Polish Hill Dry Riesling, Clare Valley, S. Australia $62 2000 Felton Road Elms Bannockburn,Central Otago $53 2002 Pegasus Bay Waipara, NZ $44

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Other North American White Wines Other White Wines

2010 Dowsett Family Celilo, 1982 Block WA $45 Idaho 1999 Foris Vineyards Rogue Valley OR $30 1994 Ste. Chapelle Idaho ID $30 2000 Foris Vineyards Rogue Valley OR $30 1998 Ste. Chapelle Dry ID $30 2002 Hoodsport Yakima Valley WA $30 New York: Finger Lakes 2008 Phelps Creek Vineyards Oakridge Vineyard WA $33 2006 Pierre Noire Columbia Gorge WA $40 2001 Hermann J. Wiemer Johannisberg Riesling, Dry $37 2003 Terra Blanca Late Harvest WA $40 2001 Hermann J. Wiemer Johannisberg Riesling, Semi-Dry $40 2005 Terra Blanca Late Harvest WA $39 2001 Hermann J. Wiemer Johannisberg Riesling, Late Harvest $48 1999 Three Rivers Late Harvest WA $35 Michigan riesling Gewürztraminer, British Columbia 2006 Ch. Grand Traverse, Old Mission Peninsula, Semi-Dry $38 2002 Calliope, Beaumont Vineyard, Okanagan Valley BC $35 2004 Dirty Laundry, Woo Woo Vines, Okanagan Valley BC $35 Albariño 2004 Joie (Gewürztraminer/Kerner/Muscat) Okanagan BC $35 2003 Abacela Umpqua Valley Estate OR $37 2003 Sumac Ridge Estate Private Reserve, Okanagan BC $39 2004 Abacela, Cobble Hill Estate, Umpqua Valley OR $45 2001 Wild Goose Vineyard Okanagan Valley BC $35 2005 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $45 2002 Wild Goose Vineyard Okanagan Valley BC $35 2006 Abacela Estate OR $43 2003 Wild Goose Vineyard Okanagan Valley BC $35 2007 Abacela Estate OR $43 Gewurztraminer, Alsace 2009 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $43 2010 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $43 2000 Domaine Schoffit Cuvée Alexandre, Vieilles Vignes $45 Gewürztraminer, New Zealand Aligotè 2004 Te Whare Ra Marlborough NZ $52 1997 Covey Run Reserve WA $27 Grechetto 1999 La Bête OR $34 2000 La Bête OR $34 2003 Paolo Bea “Santa Chiara,” Italian IT $55 Blanc Arneis 2006 McCrea Sirocco (Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Picpoul Blanc, Roussanne) WA $45 1997 Ponzi Vineyards (500 ml) OR $48 2007 McCrea Cellars Sirocco Blanc WA $45 2006 Ponzi Vineyards Aurora Vineyard, Estate OR $48 2007 McCrea Cellars, Grenache Blanc, WA $56 2009 Ponzi Vineyards Aurora Vineyard, Estate OR $44 2009 McCrea Cellars, Grenache Blanc, Boushey Vineyard WA $56 2011 Ponzi Vineyards Aurora Vineyard, Estate OR $39 Grüner Veltliner Auxerrois 2010 Bethel Heights Willamette Valley OR $42 2008 Daedalus Cellars, Grüner Veltliner, Elton Vineyard OR $45 2000 Gray Monk Cellars BC $29 2008 Reustle at Prayer Rock Umpqua Valley OR $45 2008 Adelsheim, Ribbon Springs Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge OR $39 2009 Reustle at Prayer Rock Umpqua Valley OR $48 2009 Adelsheim, Ribbon Springs, Vineyars, Ribbon Ridge OR $39 2010 Syncline Underwood Mountain WA $42 : north american Madeleine Angevine 2000 Andrew Rich Tabula Rasa OR/WA $30 2003 Hoodsport Puget Sound Appellation WA $30 1992 Bethel Heights Willamette Valley OR $29 2007 Lopez Island Estate, Organic, Puget S. WA $36 1993 Bethel Heights OR $25 Marsanne 2009 Cedergreen Cellars Old Vine WA $33 2009 Maison Bleue, Petite Joie WA $57 1993 Covey Run WA $25 2003 Niebaum-Coppola, Blancaneaux, White Rhône Blend CA $72 2001 Château Ste. Michelle Horse Heaven Vineyard WA $37 2006 Rubicon Estate, Blancaneaux, White Rhône Blend CA $75 2004 Golden Mile Cellars, Old Vine, Home Vineyard BC $60 Muscat Blanc Kevin Cedergreen 2004 Hogue, , Andrews Vineyard WA $39 has 2005 L’Ecole No 41 Walla Voilà WA $25 1998 Andrew Will Cuvée Lulu Anne Louise WA $35 crafted some of the top 2001 La Crotta, Muscat Chambave, Vallée d’Aoste, DOC Italy $39 Chenin Blanc in America 2010 Merriman, Old Vine Chenin Blanc, Brasher Block WA $40 in the last several years. 2002 Quails’ Gate Estate, Family Reserve, Okanagan V. BC $35 Roussanne Chenin Blanc dessert wines, page 142 2011 Alexandria Nicole Shepherd’s Mark (R/M/V) WA $39 2004 DeLille Cellars Doyenne Roussanne WA $89 Chenin Blanc: france 2005 Isenhower Cellars Snapdragon WA $36 See Loire Valley whites, page 99 2002 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval Vineyard WA $45 Chenin Blanc: south africa 2003 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval Vineyard WA $45 See South Africa, page 136, as well as dessert wines, page 144 2007 Tranche, Rhone White, Roussanne-Viognier WA $49 Gewürztraminer 2009 Tranche, Slice of Pape Blanc, Roussanne-Viognier WA $52 1992 Apex Barrel Fermented WA $25 2001 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc CA $60 2006 Canoe Ridge Vineyard Snipes Vineyard WA $30 Sake 2007 Corvidae Gewurztraminer WA $34 NV Momokawa Asian Pear Sake OR $29 1994 Covey Run Celilo Vineyard WA $30 NV Momokawa Silver Sake OR $29 NV Momokawa Ruby Sake OR $29 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 26 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 27 continued on page 28 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Other White Wines Oregon Pinot Noir Kikusakari, Asamurasaki Red Rice Sake Japan $65 The Beginning of the Modern Era Torrontes: Argentina in 2007 Susana Balbo, Crios de S. Balbo, torrontes, Cafayete $30 Siegerrebe The 1975 Eyrie Vineyards 2006 Whidbey Island Winery Estate, Puget Sound WA $30 South Block Pinot Noir 2008 Whidbey Island Winery Estate, Puget Sound WA $30 David “Papa Pinot” Lett,

Sylvaner grow Pinot Noir in cool climatic conditions. 2010 Teutonic Wine Co. David Hill Vineyard OR $45 As a result of these Wine Olympics, Vidal Blanc 2003 Sakonnet Estate, Rhode Island RI $33 others took notice, and the seeds of the Viognier Inin 1979, the FrenchParis food and wine maga- modern era in Oregon were 2004 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $38 zine GaultMillau sponsored an “Olympics planted. With the help of David Adelsheim 2005 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $38 2006 Abacela Estate Grown OR $38 of the Wines of the World.” Thirty-three of and David Lett, Robert Drouhin—scion of 2005 àMaurice Cellars Columbia Valley WA $45 2005 Brian Carter, Oriana (Viognier/Riesling/Roussane) WA $42 the world’s wine regions entered 586 wines. the 120-year- 2006 Brian Carter, Oriana (Viognier/Riesling/Roussane) WA $42 In the final blind-tasting competitions, the old French 2007 Brian Carter, Oriana (Viognier/Riesling/Roussane) WA $42 he Willamette 2008 Brian Carter, Oriana Columbia Valley WA $42 Eyrie Vineyards’ 1975 Oregon Pinot Noir négociant firm TValley is considered 2004 Cayuse Vineyarda Walla Walla WA $65 America’s promised 2010 Cinder Dry, Snake River Valley ID $35 placed third in the Burgundy category. Maison Joseph land for Pinot Noir. 2002 Coeur d’Alene Columbia Valley ID $38 For the French, there was a good deal of Drouhin— Although there are 1998 Columbia Winery WA $45 many that dispute 2003 Columbia Winery Red Willow Vineyard WA $39 consternation regarding the number of invested Oregon’s excellence 2008 Cowhorn Vineyard Biodynamic, Applegate OR $55 foreign wines that had outscored the “home 10-million with the grape, the best 2002 Crown Valley Winery Missouri MO $45 producers here make 2000 Elemental Cellars Deux Vert Vineyard OR $44 team” in the Olympiads. Twelve of these dollars in the Pinot Noir as good as 2001 Elemental Cellars Deux Vert Vineyard OR $44 or better than any in 2010 Et Fille Deux Vert Vineyard OR $54 winners were challenged to a rematch to 1980s to create America.” 2000 Griffin Creek Rogue Valley OR $49 take place in the heart of Burgundy itself. Domaine —Doug Frost, M.S., M.W. 2007 Lullaby Walla Walla Valley WA $58 2010 Maison Bleue Notre Vie, Viognier WA $45 On the 8th of January, 1980, 20 French, Drouhin 2007 Mark Ryan WA $49 1998 McCrea Cellars WA $45 English, and American wine judges gath- Oregon, which is now overseen by his char- 1999 McCrea Cellars WA $37 ered in Beaune at the 1,000-year-old Hall ismatic daughter, Véronique Drouhin-Boss. 2000 McCrea Cellars WA $37 2001 McCrea Cellars WA $45 of Justice of the Dukes of Burgundy. The six 2004 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval Vineyards WA $38 2009 Nefarious Cellars, Defiance Vineyard, Chelan WA $35 top-scoring foreign Pinot Noirs and Char- 2002 Rulo Winery WA $40 donnays from the Olympiads were judged 2003 Rulo Winery WA $40 2005 Rulo Winery WA $40 again, this time against the finest Burgun- 2006 Rulo Winery WA $42 2002 Seven Hills Columbia Valley WA $35 dies of the best vintages. 2009 Tildio Lake Chelan Estate WA $39 The Eyrie Vineyards’ 1975 South Block 2002 Zefina Serience, White Rhône WA $45 Vinegar & Verjus Pinot Noir finished just two-tenths of a NV Venturi-Schultze Balsamic Vinegar BC $95 point behind the 1959 Joseph Drouhin NV Abacela Verjus OR $22 Chambolle-Musigny. The result was seen (at On the third weekend in July White Blends each year, Pinot Noir makers and 1993 Caymus Conundrum CA $55 least at the time in America) as a far-reach- lovers from around the world gather on the bucolic grounds of 2002 Caymus Conundrum CA $50 ing victory for the vision of Eyrie’s founder, Linfield College in McMinnville, NV Sokol Blosser Evolution No. 9 OR $30 Oregon, for the International Pinot NV Sokol Blosser Evolution OR $27 David Lett, who moved from California to Noir Celebration. This is the pre- 1997 Archery Summit Vireton OR $45 mier event for Pinot Noir lovers. Missouri Oregon to pursue his controversial plan to Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A 2002 Crown Valley New Winery World Wines Viognier 28 MO $45 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E HH EE RR B BF A R M

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Amity Vineyards Adelsheim 1977 Amity Vineyards Clone OR $80 1982 Adelsheim Yamhill County OR $120 1978 Amity Vineyards Reserve OR $100 1983 Adelsheim Yamhill County OR $110 1979 Amity Vineyards Oregon/Washington OR $100 1989 Adelsheim Bethel Heights Flat Block OR $105 1980 Amity Vineyards Nouveau OR $50 1990 Adelsheim Oregon OR $90 1981 Amity Vineyards Nouveau OR $55 1991 Adelsheim Oregon OR $85 1981 Amity Vineyards Estate OR $50 1992 Adelsheim Elizabeth’s Reserve OR $80 1981 Amity Vineyards Oregon OR $50 1993 Adelsheim Ridgecrest Vineyard OR $70 1982 Amity Vineyards Nouveau OR $45 1993 Adelsheim Elizabeth’s Reserve OR $80 Ron Zimmerman 1982 Amity Vineyards Oregon OR $50 1994 Adelsheim Oregon OR $70 Ron Zimmerman 1982 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $50 1994 Adelsheim Seven Springs OR $90 1983 Amity Vineyards Oregon OR $45 1996 Adelsheim Seven Springs OR $75 Myron Redford is a native of 1983 Amity Vineyards Reserve OR $50 1997 Adelsheim Oregon OR $48 Seattle. He worked as a “cellar rat” at Associated Vintners 1985 Amity Vineyards Estate, Reserve (mag.) OR $225 David Adelsheim is a 1997 Adelsheim Ridgecrest Vineyard OR $65 (now the Columbia Winery in 1987 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $40 pioneering Oregon winemaker, 1999 Adelsheim Bryan Creek Vineyard OR $77 Woodinville) before relocating responsible for many of the high to Oregon. There he made his 1988 Amity Vineyards Nouveau OR $30 standards under which Oregon 1999 Adelsheim Goldschmidt Vineyard OR $77 first barrel of Pinot Noir in 1989 Amity Vineyards OR $50 wines are made. 2000 Adelsheim Elizabeth’s Reserve OR $77 1976. Myron does things his own way, typically using little 1989 Amity Vineyards Winemaker’s Reserve (mag) OR $165 Apolloni Vineyards or no new oak on his Pinot 1992 Amity Vineyards Winemaker’s Reserve OR $90 2003 Apolloni Vineyards Estate OR $48 Noirs. He believes that this approach lets the grape better 1997 Amity Vineyards Oregon Select OR $39 Archery Summit speak for itself. 1999 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $45 1992 Archery Summit Arcus OR $165 1999 Amity Vineyards Schouten Vineyard OR $75 1994 Archery Summit OR $145 2001 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $66 1996 Archery Summit Whole Cluster OR $90 1997 Archery Summit Premier Cuvée OR $109 Argyle 1993 Argyle Reserve (hand signed) OR $100 2000 Archery Summit Arcus Estate OR $145 2001 Archery Summit Red Hills Estate OR $135 1994 Argyle Reserve OR $90 2002 Archery Summit Red Hills Estate OR $130 1995 Argyle Reserve (magnum) OR $170 2002 Archery Summit Renegade Ridge OR $120 1996 Argyle Cowhouse OR $95 2002 Archery Summit Arcus Estate OR $140 1999 Argyle Spirithouse OR $95 2002 Archery Summit Premier Cuvée OR $95 2000 Argyle Spirithouse OR $95 2010 Archery Summit Premier Cuvée OR $77 2000 Argyle Nuthouse OR $79 2000 Argyle Reserve (375ml) OR $38 Amalie Robert 2002 Argyle Spirithouse OR $105 2004 Amalie Robert Dijon Clones OR $63 2003 Argyle Spirithouse OR $100 Anam Cara Cellars 2004 Argyle Nuthouse OR $79 2005 Argyle Spirithouse OR $120 2006 Anam Cara Cellars Nicholas Estate OR $52 Andrew Rich Bergström 2008 Andrew Rich Croft Vineyard OR $79 Ron Zimmerman 2000 Bergström Willamette Valley OR $85 2001 Bergström Cumberland Reserve OR $72 Antica Terra 2002 Bergström Willamette Valley OR $60 1998 Antica Terra OR $90 Oregon winemaker Josh 2002 Bergström Arcus Vineyard OR $150 1999 Antica Terra OR $85 Bergström completed the 2003 Bergström Arcus Vineyard OR $210 post graduate program in 2001 Antica Terra Willamette Valley OR $85 Viticulture and Enology at 2003 Bergström Arcus Vineyard (magnum) OR $450 the CFPPA (Center for the 2003 Bergström DeLancelotti OR $160 Talented vintner Fred Arterberry Formation and Promotion Arterberry committed suicide 1990 Arterberry Willamette Valley OR $120 of Agricultural Production) 2004 Bergström Cumberland Reserve OR $72 in his winery in 1990. This was in Beaune during 1998 and his last wine. 2004 Bergström Shea Vineyard OR $107 2006 Arterberry Maresh Estate Vineyard OR $150 1999. He practices biodynamic viticulture. 2004 Bergström Bergström Vineyard OR $139 Artisanal Cellars 2004 Bergström Bergström Vineyard (375) OR $72 2005 Artisanal Cellars Adams Vineyard OR $72 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 30 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 31 The decomposed volcanic soils of the Red T H E W IHills N of DundeeE really L areI red.B This R regionA wasR Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M the first planted to Pinot Noir in Oregon and still remains the most densely planted in the state.

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Broadley Vineyards Beaux Frères 1994 Broadley Vineyards Claudia’s Choice OR $295 1993 Beaux Frères OR $210 1998 Broadley Vineyards Claudia’s Choice OR $97 1994 Beaux Frères OR $195 1995 Beaux Frères OR $150 1998 Broadley Vineyards Marcile Lorraine OR $85 1996 Beaux Frères OR $145 1998 Broadley Vineyards Willamette OR $55 1997 Beaux Frères OR $155 1999 Broadley Vineyards Reserve OR $60 1998 Beaux Frères OR $155 1999 Broadley Vineyards Claudia’s Choice OR $97 Ron Zimmerman 2000 Beaux Frères OR $155 1999 Broadley Vineyards Marcile Lorraine OR $80 2000 Beaux Frères Belles Soeurs, Shea OR $99 2000 Beaux Frères Belles Soeurs, Temperance OR $99 2000 Broadley Vineyards Claudia’s Choice OR $97 Michael Etzel crafts a 2001 Beaux Frères Beaux Frères Vineyard OR $150 2000 Broadley Vineyards Reserve OR $58 large and elegant version 2001 Beaux Frères Belles Soeurs OR $102 2001 Broadley Vineyards Marcile Lorraine OR $79 of Pinot Noir. His beaux 2001 Beaux Frères Les Cousines OR $102 2001 Broadley Vineyards Claudia’s Choice OR $88 frère (brother-in-law) and 2002 Beaux Frères Belles Soeurs, Shea OR $105 partner is the wine critic, 2003 Broadley Vineyards Claudia’s Choice OR $80 Robert M. Parker, Jr. As the 2002 Beaux Frères Beaux Frères Vineyard OR $145 years have passed, Michael’s 2002 Beaux Frères Upper Terrace OR $185 2004 Broadley Vineyards Claudia’s Choice OR $79 hand has lightened on the 2003 Beaux Frères Beaux Frères Vineyard OR $125 2004 Broadley Vineyards Bergström Vineyard OR $91 wine and they are now even more balanced and 2003 Beaux Frères Upper Terrace OR $170 expressive. The wines of 2004 Beaux Frères Belles Soeurs OR $114 Cameron the mid-and-late 90s are 2004 Beaux Frères Beaux Frères Vineyard OR $155 1986 Cameron Willamette Valley OR $100 drinking particularly well. 2005 Beaux Frères Willamette Valley OR $88 1991 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $75 Ron Zimmerman 2006 Beaux Frères The Vineyard OR $125 1992 Cameron Abbey Ridge, “No Clos” OR $95 2007 Beaux Frères The Vineyard OR $129 1992 Cameron Willamette Valley OR $65 2007 Beaux Frères The Vineyard OR $135 1993 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $95 2007 Beaux Frères Willamette Valley OR $79 1993 Cameron Willamette Valley OR $95 Bethel Heights 1994 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $110 1992 Bethel Heights Estate Grown OR $70 1995 Cameron Willamette Valley OR $57 1993 Bethel Heights SE Block Reserve OR $75 1996 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $99 1993 Bethel Heights Flat Block Reserve OR $75 1994 Bethel Heights Estate OR $70 Cameron’s John Paul 1997 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $99 (the “Pope of Pinot”) has a 1998 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $90 1998 Bethel Heights Lewman Hills OR $75 doctorate in oceanography. 1998 Bethel Heights Flat Block Reserve OR $70 After working in Oregon, 1999 Cameron Willamette Valley OR $50 1999 Bethel Heights Nysa Vineyard OR $61 France, and New Zealand, 1999 Cameron Brick House (Organic) OR $98 he started Cameron in 1984. Boedecker His best Pinot Noir comes 1999 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $108 2005 Boedecker Athena Vineyard OR $77 from the old vines at Abbey 2000 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $70 Ridge and from his estate 2006 Boedecker Stewart Vineyard OR $72 fruit “Clos Electrique,” 2000 Cameron Arley’s Leap OR $63 2007 Boedecker Athena Vineyard OR $70 planted in clones from the 2000 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $83 2008 Boedecker Athena Vineyard OR $70 Domaine de la Romanée- 2001 Cameron Abbey Ridge OR $75 Brick House Conti in Burgundy.

Ron Zimmerman 2002 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $92 1994 Brick House Willamette (Organic) OR $110 2003 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $82 1996 Brick House OR $75 2003 Cameron Gehrts Vineyard, Dundee OR $80 1998 Brick House Cuvée du Tonnelier OR $95 1998 Brick House Les Dijonnais OR $95 2004 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $98 From his first planting in 1999 Brick House Clos Ladybug OR $42 2007 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $88 May of 1990 until today, former CBS newsman 1999 Brick House Cinquante OR $75 2008 Cameron Clos Electrique OR $110 Doug Tunnell has relied 1999 Brick House Cuvée du Tonnelier OR $82 on the basics. All his fruit is 2001 Brick House Cuvée du Tonnelier OR $88 Le Caudeau estate grown and certified 2005 Le Caudeau Rocheux (Peterson-Nedry) OR $80 organic. All Brick House 2002 Brick House Willamette (Organic) OR $68 wines are produced and 2004 Brick House Cuvée du Tonnelier OR $80 2005 Le Caudeau Diversite (Tannahill/Francis) OR $80 bottled by hand, and they’re 2005 Brick House Select, Willamette Valley OR $61 begun with indigenous (or 2006 Brick House Boulder Block OR $85 wild) yeast fermentations. Challenger Ridge 2006 Brick House Cuvée du Tonnelier OR $85 2006 Challenger Ridge Estate, Puget Sound AVA WA $63

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Domaine Drouhin Oregon Domaine Drouhin Oregon Chehalem 1988 Domaine Drouhin Oregon (premier release) OR $300 1997 Chehalem Rion Reserve OR $95 1989 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $220 1997 Chehalem Rion Reserve (magnum) OR $195 1990 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $155 1991 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $135 1998 Chehalem Ridgecrest Vineyard OR $70 1992 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $135 1998 Chehalem Corral Creek OR $77 1992 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $195 1998 Chehalem Stoller Vineyard OR $90 1993 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $150 1999 Chehalem Ridgecrest Vineyard OR $75 1993 Domaine Drouhin Oregon (magnum) OR $290 1993 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $190 1999 Chehalem Stoller Vineyard OR $77 1994 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $150 1999 Chehalem Rion Reserve OR $99 1994 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $190 Ron Zimmerman Ron Ron Zimmerman 1999 Chehalem Rion Reserve (magnum) OR $200 1995 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $75 1999 Chehalem Three Vineyards OR $49 Véronique Drouhin-Boss 1996 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $75 1996 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $115 2000 Chehalem Three Vineyards OR $47 crafts some of the most classic Pinot Noirs of Oregon 1997 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $95 2000 Chehalem Rion Reserve OR $93 at Domaine Drouhin Oregon. 1997 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $105 Harry Peterson-Nedry is a 2000 Chehalem Rion Reserve (3 liter) OR $375 Veronique is the daughter 1997 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $105 philosopher of wine and life of Robert Drouhin of the 1998 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène (magnum) OR $220 in the Oregon wine country. 2000 Chehalem Ridgecrest OR $78 venerable Maison Joseph 1999 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $98 His Rion Reserve began as 2000 Chehalem Stoller Vineyard OR $78 Drouhin in Beaune, France. a tribute to Patrice Rion of DDO Pinot Noir shows a 1999 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $115 Domaine Daniel Rion in 2001 Chehalem Rion Reserve OR $80 remarkable continuity of style 2000 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $92 Burgundy. 2002 Chehalem 3 Vneyards (375ml) OR $34 across vintages. Like most fine 2000 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène (magnum) OR $220 Pinot Noir, the wines give their 2000 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Cuveé Louise Drouhin OR $260 2003 Chehalem Stoller Vineyard OR $75 full potential with a few years 2001 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $88 in the cellar. 2001 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $117 Cristom “Laurène” and “Louise” are 2002 Domaine Drouhin Oregon OR $83 1993 Cristom Willamette Valley OR $155 barrel-selected cuvées named after Véronique’s daughters. 2002 Domiane Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $115 1993 Cristom Willamette (magnum) OR $275 The DDO Chardonnay is 2003 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Cuveé Louise Drouhin OR $215 1994 Cristom Mt. Jefferson(375 ml) OR $65 named after her son, Arthur. 2003 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $110 2004 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Willamette OR $75 1994 Cristom Marjorie (375 ml) OR $65 2004 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Cuveé Louise Drouhin OR $200 1994 Cristom Marjorie (1500 ml) OR $250 2004 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $105 1997 Cristom Reserve (magnum) OR $200 2005 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Willamette OR $70 1999 Cristom Louise Vineyard OR $125 2005 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Laurène OR $70 1999 Cristom Reserve OR $90 Domaine Serene 2001 Cristom Louise Vineyard OR $105 1991 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $170 2001 Cristom Louise Vineyard (magnum) OR $210 1993 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $160 1994 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $150 2001 Cristom Jessie Vineyard OR $109 1994 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $125 Ron Zimmerman Ron 2001 Cristom Jessie Vineyard (magnum) OR $210 1996 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $105 Steve Doerner is a biochemist who crafted 2001 Cristom Eileen Vineyard OR $109 1997 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $110 the Pinot Noir at Calera in 2001 Cristom Marjorie Vineyard OR $115 1998 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $117 California before making the 1999 Domaine Serene Mark Bradford OR $150 move to Cristom in Oregon. 2002 Cristom Louise Vineyard OR $99 2000 Domaine Serene Yamhill Cuvée OR $63 Cristom estate vineyards are 2002 Cristom Mt. Jefferson Cuvée (magnum) $150 2000 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve (magnum) OR $192 in the Eola-Amity Hills in the 2004 Cristom Mr. Jefferson Cuvée OR $81 2001 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $110 mid-Willamette Valley. 2005 Cristom Mr. Jefferson Cuvée OR $79 2002 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $105 2002 Domaine Serene Monogram OR $400 2007 Cristom Louise Vineyard (magnum) OR $174 2003 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $99 2008 Cristom Jessie Vineyard OR $104 Zimmerman Ron 2003 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve (magnum) OR $199 2008 Cristom Marjorie Vineyard OR $115 2003 Domaine Serene Monogram OR $425 Ken & Grace Evenstad and 2004 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve (375) OR $46 2008 Cristom Sommer’s Reserve OR $84 winemaker Tony Rynders are producing some of 2004 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve OR $95 the finest Pinot Noirs 2004 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve (magnum) OR $195 in America at Domaine 2004 Domaine Serene Jerusalem Hill OR $129 Serene in the Red Hills 2008 Domaine Serene Yamhill Cuvée OR $79s above Dundee, Oregon. 2004 Domaine Serene, Cœur Blanc (barrel-aged white pinot) OR $159 Tony left this position in 2005 Domaine Serene, Cœur Blanc (barrel-aged white pinot) OR $162 May of 2008. 2005 Domaine Serene, Cœur Blanc (barrel-aged white pinot) OR $165

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EIEIO Wineries to Watch 2001 EIEIO Red Cap Cuvée OR $90 2002 Battle Creek Willamette OR $99 2002 EIEIO Cuvée O, Willamette Val. OR $87 2004 Belle Valle Reserve OR $52 2005 Belle Valle Whole Cluster OR $26 2002 EIEIO Cuvée W, Willamette Val. OR $125 2002 Bella Vida Harms OR $48 2003 EIEIO Blackburn Reserve OR $112 2002 Bella Vida O’Donnell OR $48 2003 EIEIO Cuvée E, Willamette Val. OR $70 1998 Beran Vineyards OR $55 2003 EIEIO Windhill Vineyard OR $100 1999 Beran Vineyards OR $55 1996 Bernard Machado La Cantera Vineyard OR $64 Erath 2002 Black Cap La Cantera Vineyard OR $75 1999 Erath Reserve OR $75 2003 Black Cap OR $90 2000 Erath 30th Anniversary OR $100 2006 Cedar Creek Estate Platnum Reserve, Ok. BC $90 Ron Zimmerman 1994 Citation Willamette Valley OR $100 2002 Erath Prince Hill Vineyard OR $79 2002 Cottonwood Winery Marina Piper OR $75 2002 Carter Vineyard Hillblock Pommard OR $105 Evening Land 2003 Château Faire Le Pont Washington State WA $55 2007 Evening Land La Source OR $140

Jason Lett has taken over 2002 Cottonwood Winery Brigette Catherine OR $110 Ron Zimmerman 2008 Evening Land La Source OR $140 as the winemaker at the 1999 Croft Bailey Vineyards Reserve OR $78 Eyrie Vineyards...but still Evesham Wood makes some of his own 2002 Daedalus Cellars Willamette Valley OR $42 wine, Black Cap. 2002 Daedalus Cellars Labyrinth OR $79 1991 Evesham Wood Cuvée “J” OR $110 2000 Domaine Coteau Yamhill County OR $57 1992 Evesham Wood Cuvée “J” OR $105 2001 Domaine Coteau Yamhill County OR $57 Dick Erath, an electrical 1994 Evesham Wood Willamette Valley OR $100 2002 Dusky Goose Goldschmidt Vineyard OR $125 engineer by training, left the Bay Area to found his own 1996 Evesham Wood Cuvée “J”, Temperance OR $60 2003 Dusky Goose Goldschmidt Vineyard OR $120 winery in 1967. In 2006, Dick 1997 Evesham Wood Cuvée “J” OR $79 2006 Dusky Goose Willamette Valley OR $117 sold the winery to Chateau Ste. Michelle. 1999 Evesham Wood Cuvée “J” OR $110 Elk Cove 2000 Evesham Wood Cuvée “J” OR $79 1979 Elk Cove Wind Hill OR $250 1983 Elk Cove Estate Reserve OR $200 Eyrie Vineyards 1983 Elk Cove Dundee Hills Reserve OR $200 1975 Eyrie Vineyards South Block Reserve OR $1,050 1985 Elk Cove Willamette, 5000 ml OR $650 1976 Eyrie Vineyards South Block Reserve OR $650 1993 Elk Cove La Bohème OR $150 1976 Eyrie Vineyards Merlot, bottled in 1977 OR $175 1994 Elk Cove La Bohème OR $150 1977 Eyrie Vineyards OR $350 Ron Zimmerman Ron 1998 Elk Cove Windhill Vineyard OR $95 1980 Eyrie Vineyards OR $375 1998 Elk Cove La Bohème OR $100 In 1995, Adam Campbell 1981 Eyrie Vineyards Reserve OR $300 took over at 1999 Elk Cove La Bohème OR $90 Elk Cove from his founding 1999 Elk Cove Reserve OR $125 1982 Eyrie Vineyards Reserve OR $300 parents, Joe and Pat 2002 Elk Cove Reserve OR $125 1983 Eyrie Vineyards OR $300

Campbell. The top-of-the- Ron Zimmerman line Pinot Noirs are among 2004 Elk Cove La Bohème OR $80 1985 Eyrie Vineyards Yamhill County OR $190 the best in Oregon. 2006 Elk Cove Reserve, 30th Anniversary OR $155 1985 Eyrie Vineyards Reserve OR $350 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard Vertical Collection 1989 Eyrie Vineyards Reserve OR $250 David Lett The Roosevelt Vineyard is a Pommard clonal selection that is thinned of the Eyrie 1990 Eyrie Vineyards Reserve OR $250 Vineyards was essentially to just one grape cluster per shoot. the founder of the modern 1992 Eyrie Vineyards Special Selection OR $75 1996 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard OR $165 wine era in Oregon. David 1992 Eyrie Vineyards Reserve OR $150 died in October 2008. He 1997 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard OR $165 1993 Eyrie Vineyards Yamhill County OR $150 1998 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard OR $165 had strong opinions and did not believe that Pinot 1994 Eyrie Vineyards Yamhill County OR $150 1999 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard OR $140 Noir should be a “big wine.” 2000 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard OR $125 His versions were always NV Eyrie Vineyards Special Select (93/94) OR $65 elegant, long-lived, and 1999 Eyrie Vineyards Estate Reserve OR $139 2001 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard OR $115 really shine when combined 2003 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard OR $110 with food in a fine meal— 2000 Eyrie Vineyards Estate Reserve OR $66 2004 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard OR $100 which is what Pinot Noir is all about. 2006 Elk Cove Roosevelt Vineyard Or $125 Fiddlehead Cellars 1993 Fiddlehead Cellars Willamette Valley OR $90 1994 Fiddlehead Cellars Willamette Valley OR $90 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 36 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 37 continued on page 38 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

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Pinot Noir Finds and Esoterica 1999 Brooks Coral Creek OR $75 Ken Wright has long championed the 1999 David Hill Estate Reserve OR $50 expression of Pinot Noir through specific 2001 Failla Goldschmidt Vineyard OR $80 . Ken Wright Pinot Noirs are rich 2002 Francis Tannahill The Hermit OR $80 and textured, nurtured to express the 2004 Foxtrot Vineyards Naramata Bench BC $75 essence of each vineyard site. 2002 Hatcher Wine Works Willamette Valley OR $70 1993 Hinman OR $50 Ken Wright Cellars 1994 Hinman OR $50 1994 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill OR $160 1993 Ici/La-Bas (Au Bon Climat) “La Cagoule” OR $110 1994 Ken Wright Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $160 1992 Kramer Reserve OR $55 1994 Ken Wright Cellars Willamette Valley OR $125 1999 La Bête Knight’s Gambit OR $72 1995 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $100 1996 Lion Valley Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $45 1996 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $115 1999 Lion Valley Vineyards Reserve (Unfiltered) OR $55 1996 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $115 2007 Love and Squalor Willametter Valley OR $42 1997 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $110 1992 Nicolas Rolin Willamette Valley OR $65 1997 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $110 1994 Nicolas Rolin Willamette Valley OR $65 1998 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $120 2000 Salem Hills Oregon OR $40 1998 Ken Wright Cellars Abbey Ridge Vineyard OR $120 2000 Sarah Powell Wines Windridge Vineyard, Rogue OR $70 1998 Ken Wright Cellars Arcus Vineyard OR $130 2001 Sarah Powell Wines Windridge Vineyard, Rogue OR $65 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $105 1997 Medici Vineyards Reserve OR $67 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Elton Vineyard OR $105 1998 Medici Vineyards Reserve OR $77 1999 Ken Wright Cellars McCrone Vineyard OR $110 2002 Magnificent Wine Co. Willamette Valley OR $75 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Whistling Ridge Vineyard OR $105 1999 Siduri Murfield Vineyard OR $105 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Wahle Vineyard OR $105 1993 Silvan Ridge Willamette Valley OR $75 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Nysa Vineyard OR $105 1992 Secret House Reserve, 2nd Release OR $75 1993 Secret House OR $65 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $105 1994 Secret House OR $60 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Abbey Ridge Vineyard OR $105 2010 Teutonic Wine Company, Begspitze OR $60 1999 Ken Wright Cellars Carter Vineyard OR $105 2000 Ken Wright Cellars Abbey Ridge Vineyard OR $95 2000 Ken Wright Cellars Nysa Vineyard OR $95 1996 Fiddlehead Cellars Willamette Valley OR $82 2000 Ken Wright Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $95 1998 Fiddlehead Cellars Willamette Valley OR $75 2001 Ken Wright Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $90 Gypsy Dancer 2001 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $90 2002 Gypsy Dancer Preview Cuvée OR $100 2001 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $90 2002 Gypsy Dancer A&G Estate Vineyard OR $150 2001 Ken Wright Cellars Elton Vineyard OR $90 2001 Ken Wright Cellars McCrone Vineyard OR $90 Hamacher 2001 Ken Wright Cellars Nysa Vineyard OR $90 1997 Hamacher Oregon OR $65 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $85 2000 Hamacher Oregon OR $70 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill OR $85 2001 Hamacher Oregon OR $65 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Carter Vineyard OR $85 Kathy Joseph of 2003 Hamacher Rosé, Oregon OR $35 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $85 Fiddlehead Cellars goes 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Guadalupe Vineyard OR $85 where the Pinot is. She makes Henry Estate wine in Oregon as well as in 2002 Ken Wright Cellars McCrone Vineyard OR $85 1978 Henry Estate OR $75 the Santa Barbara region of 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Nysa Vineyard OR $85 California. 1997 Henry Estate Umpqua Cuvée OR $45 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $85 1994 Henry Estate Winemaker’s Reserve OR $90 2002 Ken Wright Cellars Savoya Vineyard OR $85 1998 Henry Estate Barrel Select, Umpqua OR $89 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $89 Hollywood Hill Vineyard (Woodinville) 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Carter Vineyard OR $89 2009 Hollywood Hill Joyeuse: Pinot/Regent WA $65 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Elton Vineyard OR $89 2009 Hollywood Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Puget Sound WA $75 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $89

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2003 Ken Wright Cellars Guadalupe Vineyard OR $89 2003 Ken Wright Cellars McCrone Vineyard OR $89 Patricia Green Cellars 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Merth-Mitchell OR $89 2000 Patricia Green Cellars Eason Vineyard OR $125 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Nysa Vineyard OR $89 2000 Patricia Green Cellars Balcombe Vineyard OR $125 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Savoya Vineyard OR $89 2000 Patricia Green Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $130 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $89 2001 Patricia Green Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $120 2003 Ken Wright Cellars Wahle Vineyard OR $89 2001 Patricia Green Cellars Estate OR $105 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Abbott Claim Vineyard OR $93 2001 Patricia Green Cellars Eason Vineyard OR $99 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $93 2001 Patricia Green Cellars Balcombe Block 1B OR $140 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Carter Vineyard OR $93 2002 Patricia Green Cellars Balcombe Vineyard OR $85 Ron Zimmerman 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill Vineyard OR $93 2002 Patricia Green Cellars Quail Hill OR $75 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Guadalupe Vineyard OR $93 2002 Patricia Green Cellars Goldschmidt Vineyard OR $90 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Nysa Vineyard OR $93 2002 Patricia Green Cellars Balcombe Block 1B OR $99 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $93 Patricia Green earned 2002 Patricia Green Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $85 2004 Ken Wright Cellars Savoya Vineyard OR $93 plenty of fans in her years 2002 Patricia Green Cellars Notorious OR $130 2004 Ken Wright Cellars McCrone Vineyard OR $93 as winemaker at Torii Mor. Now she and Jim Anderson 2002 Patricia Green Cellars Singularity OR $200 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Abbot Claim Vineyard OR $88 have their own winery, 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Bonshaw OR $112 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $88 Patricia Green Cellars, on Ribbon Ridge southwest 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Eason OR $72 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Carter (375 ml) OR $48 of Portland and adjacent 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Estate OR $70 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Carter Vineyard OR $88 to Beaux Frères. Her wines 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Estate, Etzel Block OR $134 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Merth-Mitchel OR $89 attract the serious attention of Pinot Noir lovers. 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Estate, Old Vine OR $78 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Nysa Vineyard OR $89 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Four Winds OR $62 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Savoya Vineyard OR $88 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Goldschmidt OR $100 2005 Ken Wright Cellars Savoya Vineyard (375 ml) OR $48 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Oregon OR $52 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Abbot Claim Vineyard OR $96 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Canary Hill Vineyard OR $96 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Quail Hill OR $68 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Carter Vineyard OR $96 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Whistling Ridge OR $76 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Freedom Hill OR $96 2003 Patricia Green Cellars Notorious OR $120 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Oregon OR $47

2006 Ken Wright Cellars Guadalupe OR $96 Ron Zimmerman 2006 Ken Wright Cellars McCrone OR $96 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Oregon (375 ml) OR $29 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Nysa OR $96 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $66 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Savoya OR $96 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Whistling Ridge OR $69 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Goldschmidt OR $75 2006 Ken Wright Cellars Shea OR $96 Jim Anderson is the King Estate other half of the brains at 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Bonshaw OR $90 Patricia Green. Patty and 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Estate, Etzel Block OR $127 1996 King Estate Oregon OR $50 Jim use only wild, native 2004 Patricia Green Cellars, Shea Vineyard OR $85 1997 King Estate Domaine OR $105 yeast in making their wines, which is part of the 2004 Patricia Green Cellars Notorious OR $148 1998 King Estate Domaine OR $100 secret of the complexity of the Patricia Green Pinot 2005 Patricia Green Cellars Estate, Old Vines OR $60 1998 King Estate Pfeiffer Vineyard OR $79 Noirs. 2005 Patricia Green Cellars Eason Vineyard OR $56 1999 King Estate Croft Vineyard OR $79 2005 Patricia Green Cellars Anden Vineyard OR $58 1999 King Estate Pfeiffer Vineyard OR $79 2005 Patricia Green Cellars Croft Vineyard OR $56 2000 King Estate Pfeiffer Vineyard OR $79 2005 Patricia Green Cellars Notorious OR $145 2000 King Estate Croft Vineyard OR $79 2005 Patricia Green Cellars 20th Anniversary Cuvée OR $152 2001 King Estate Oregon OR $40 2006 Patricia Green Cellars Notorious OR $150 Lachini Vineyards 2006 Patricia Green Cellars Balcombe OR $80 2001 Lachini Vineyards OR $70 2006 Patricia Green Cellars Whistling Ridge OR $85 2001 Lachini Vineyards (magnum) OR $150 2007 Patricia Green Cellars Balcombe Vineyard OR $59 Bill Kremer is the head 2002 Lachini Vineyards Lachini Family Estate OR $68 2007 Patricia Green Cellars Estate Old Vines OR $63 winemaker at King Estate. 2004 Lachini Vineyards Ana Vineyard OR $84 2007 Patricia Green Cellars Notorious OR $125 Their “Domaine” Pinot Noir is about as good as Pinot J. Christopher Noir gets. 1999 J. Christopher Charlie’s Vineyard, Cuvée Saskia OR $105 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New Worldcontinued Wines 40on page 41 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 41 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M Lemelson Vineyards’ fermenters are fed grapes from above by Ron Zimmerman a rolling platform that was designed by Eric The Pinot Noirs of Oregon Lemelson. The winery The Pinot Noirs of Oregon is gravity-fed; the vineyards are organic. 2000 J. Christopher Charlie’s Vineyard, Cuvée Saskia OR $95 2008 Matello Souris, Willamette Valley OR $72 King Estate is JK Carriere 2005 Matello Whistling Ridge Vineyard OR $65 continued from 2006 Matello Whistling Ridge Vineyard OR $75 page 40 2001 JK Carriere Provocateur OR $35 2001 JK Carriere Antoinette OR $112 McKinlay Lange 2002 McKinlay Special Selection OR $70 2000 Lange Winery Dundee Hills OR $70 Panther Creek 2004 Lange Winery Three Hills Cuvée OR $70 1994 Panther Creek Shea Vineyard OR $105 2005 Lange Winery Freedom Hill OR $110 1994 Panther Creek Bednarik Vineyard OR $105 L’Herbe Sauvage 1994 Panther Creek Freedom Hill OR $95 2001 L’Herbe Sauvage Balcombe/Shea Cuvée OR $130 1995 Panther Creek Willamette Valley OR $65 2001 L’Herbe Sauvage Balcombe/Shea (magnum) OR $275 1995 Panther Creek Winemaker’s Cuvée OR $82 2002 L’Herbe Sauvage Goldschmidt-Shea Cuvée OR $105 1996 Panther Creek Winemaker’s Cuvée OR $50 2002 L’Herbe Sauvage Goldschmidt-Shea (magnum) OR $225 Ron Zimmerman 1997 Panther Creek Winemaker’s Cuvée OR $50 2003 L’Herbe Sauvage Patricia Green Estate OR $85 1998 Panther Creek Bednarik Vineyard OR $79 2004 L’Herbe Sauvage Etzel Grapes of Wrath Cuvée $90 1998 Panther Creek Freedom Hill OR $79 2005 L’Herbe Sauvage Etzel Grapes of Wrath Cuvée $85 Lynn Penner-Ash 1999 Panther Creek Arcus Vineyard OR $80 2005 L’Herbe Sauvage, Etzel Grapes of Wrath Cuvée (magnum) $180 worked in Napa Valley Penner-Ash 2006 L’Herbe Sauvage Anden-Balcombe Cuvée OR $75 before coming to Oregon 2007 L’Herbe Sauvage Ana’s Vineyard Cuvée OR $70 in 1988 to work at Rex 1999 Penner-Ash OR $90 L’Herbe Sauvage (the 2008 L’Herbe Sauvage Balcombe-Croft Cuvée OR $65 Hill. Her new winery 2003 Penner-Ash Willamette Valley OR $75 Wild Herb) is a wine opened in 2005. created once a vintage by Laura Volkman Vineyards Ponzi Vineyards Patty Green exclusively Ron Zimmerman for The Herbfarm. 2004 Laura Volkman Vineyards, Elle Rêve OR $95 1979 Ponzi Estate OR $250 Cuvées created from 2005 Laura Volkman Vineyards, Jacob OR $75 1979 Ponzi Yamhill OR $200 Patty’s best barrels are 2005 Laura Volkman Vineyards, Chatelaine OR $71 blind-tasted to create 1983 Ponzi Reserve OR $150 the annual blend, which, 2006 Laura Volkman Vineyards, Rachael OR $69 Laura Volkman farms 1985 Ponzi OR $195 to date, have been rich, 2006 Laura Voklman Vineyards, Jacob (etched magnum) OR $190 three estate acres of 1993 Ponzi Reserve OR $110 rounded, and elegant. Pinot Noir. This is a very Typically only 45 cases Lemelson Vineyards “Burgundian” wine. 1994 Ponzi Reserve OR $115 are created each vintage. 1999 Lemelson Vineyards Thea’s Selection OR $70 1998 Ponzi Reserve OR $129

1999 Lemelson Vineyards Stermer Vineyard OR $84 Ron Zimmerman 1998 Ponzi Abetina Vineyard OR $150 1999 Lemelson Vineyards Jerome Reserve OR $99 1999 Ponzi Reserve OR $95 2000 Lemelson Vineyards Thea’s Selection OR $69 2000 Lemelson Vineyards Stermer Vineyard OR $79 1999 Ponzi Abetina Vineyard OR $150 Luisa Ponzi’s father and 2000 Ponzi Reserve, 30th Ann. 1500ml OR $165 2000 Lemelson Vineyards Jerome Reserve OR $89 mother, Dick and Nancy, 2000 Lemelson Vineyards Reed & Reynolds OR $93 planted the family’s first 2001 Ponze Reserve OR $80 2001 Lemelson Vineyards Jerome Reserve OR $91 vineyards in 1970. Luisa, a 2009 Ponzi Rosatto, Pinot Noir Rosé OR $32 2001 Lemelson Vineyards Reed & Reynolds OR $90 talented second-generation Ron Zimmerman winemaker, studied enology Privé 2001 Lemelson Vineyards Stermer Vineyard OR $85 in France and Italy. 2001 Lemelson Vineyards Jerome Reserve OR $95 2001 Privé Le Nord OR $109 2001 Lemelson Vineyards Reed & Reynolds OR $90 2003 Privé Le Nord OR $92

2001 Lemelson Vineyards Thea’s Selection OR $62 Marcus Goodfellow’s 2003 Privé Le Sud OR $92 2002 Lemelson Vineyards Thea’s Selection OR $62 Matello Winery makes 2004 Privé Le Nord OR $99 2002 Lemelson Vineyards Stermer Vineyard OR $79 about 500 cases of wine 2004 Privé Le Sud OR $99 2002 Lemelson Vineyards Jerome Reserve OR $90 each year. The “Souris” (French for “mouse”) 2005 Privé Le Nord OR $75 2002 Lemelson Vineyards Resonance Vineyard OR $80 is named for his friend, 2005 Privé Le Sud OR $88 2004 Lemelson Vineyards Jerome Reserve OR $79 Tysan Pierce, Herbfarm Matello . Marcus and 2006 Privé Le Nord OR $85 Tysan worked together 2006 Privé Le Sud OR $99 2004 Matello Hommage a’ A&D OR $58 at The Heathman in 2005 Matello Hommage a’ A&D OR $52 Portland. Raptor Ridge 2003 Matello Souris (1500ml) OR $110 1995 Raptor Ridge Vintner’s Blend OR $55 2004 Matello Souris, Willamette Valley OR $72 2005 Matello Souris, Willamette Valley OR $68 1995 Raptor Ridge Wadenswil OR $55 2007 Matello Souris, Willamette Valley OR $64

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Sokol Blosser’s original blocks of Pommard and Wadenswil Pinot Noir were planted

Ron Zimmerman in the Dundee Hills in The Pinot Noirs of Oregon 1972 and 1974. They are adjacent to Domaine The Pinot Noirs of Oregon Drouhin Oregon. 2004 Sokol Blosser Old Vineyard Block OR $105 Rex Hill 2008 Sokol Blosser, Big Tree Block, Dundee Hills OR $95 1988 Rex Hill Oregon OR $120 2009 Sokol Blosser Dundee Hills OR $65 1988 Rex Hill Archibald Vineyard OR $145 1988 Rex Hill Medici OR $145 1999 Rex Hill Jacob-Hart Vineyard OR $105 Soter Vineyards 1999 Rex Hill Maresh Vineyard OR $100 1999 Soter Vineyards Beacon Hill OR $100 2000 Rex Hill Jacob-Hart Vineyard OR $100 2003 Soter Vineyards Beacon Hill OR $85 2000 Rex Hill Reserve OR $82 2004 Soter Vineyards North Valley Rosé OR $40 2006 Soter Vineyards North Valley Rosé OR $40 R Stuart Ron Zimmerman 2007 Soter Vineyards North Valley Rosé OR $40 2001 R Stuart OR $55 2008 Soter Vineyards North Valley Rosé OR $40 2002 R Stuart Big Fire OR $29 2005 Soter Vineyards North Valley Pinot Noir OR $67 Tony Soter has made Scott Paul wine for more than 30 Also see Soter Vineyards Brut, page vi 2002 Scott Paul Cuvée Martha Pirrie OR $67 vintages. He is the founder St. Innocent 2003 Scott Paul Cuvée Martha Pirrie OR $62 of Etude in California and Soter Vineyards in Oregon 1993 St. Innocent O’Connor Vineyard OR $95 Ron Zimmerman 2003 Scott Paul La Paulée, Willamette Val. OR $89 and was the consulting 1994 St. Innocent Seven Springs OR $90 2003 Scott Paul Three Barrels OR $145 winemaker to many famous Napa Valley wineries. 2000 St. Innocent Freedom Hill OR $70 2004 Scott Paul La Paulée, Willamette Val. OR 879 2000 St. Innocent Brickhouse OR $85 Scott Paul Wright 2004 Scott Paul Audrey, Willamette Valley OR $105 2001 St. Innocent Brickhouse OR $78 relocated from Napa Valley 2006 Scott Paul Cuvée Martha Pirrie OR $54 to the Willamette Valley to 2001 St. Innocent Freedom Hill OR $71 become the general manager 2008 Scott Paul La Paulée, Willamette Val. OR $65 2001 St. Innocent Seven Hills OR $71 at Domaine Drouhin Oregon. Now he’s moved on and Shea Wine Cellars 2001 St. Innocent Shea Vineyard OR $79 is making Pinot Noir—or 1997 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $109 2001 St. Innocent Temperance Hill OR $71 rather is letting Pinot Noir 1998 Shea Wine Cellars Shea V., Back Block OR $105 make itself. He uses wild 2004 St. Innocent Seven Hills OR $65 yeast and never filters or 1999 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard OR $105 2004 St. Innocent Anden Vineyard OR $65 manipulates his wines. 2000 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard, Pommard OR $108 Also see St. Innocent sparkling wines, page vi 2001 Shea Wine Cellars Shea V., “Homer Cuvée” OR $125 Stangeland 2002 Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard, Estate OR $95 1998 Stangeland Estate Reserve OR $75 Sineann 1998 Stangeland Winemaker’s Reserve OR $75 1998 Sineann Willamette OR $75 1998 Stangeland Silverleaf OR $80 2001 Sineann All Oregon OR $50 1999 Stangeland Estate Reserve (375 ml) OR $27 2001 Sineann Covey Ridge OR $80 Stoller Ron Zimmerman 2001 Sineann Phelps Creek, Hood River OR $80 2001 Stoller Vineyards Estate OR $85 2001 Sineann Reed and Reynolds OR $95 2002 Sineann Resonance OR $90 Thomas Winery 2002 Sineann Oregon OR $55 1997 Thomas, Estate:sold out. This was the most profound Pinot we ever drank. 2000 Thomas Estate OR $325 Peter Rosback of Sineann 2002 Sineann Covey Ridge OR $77 worked at Elk Cove and was 2002 Sineann Phelps Creek OR $77 2002 Thomas Estate OR $260 smitten with the desire to 2003 Thomas Estate OR $250 start his own winery. He has 2004 Sineann Resonance (375) OR $45 been able to source the best 2006 Sineann Resonance OR $92` 2003 Thomas Estate (magnum) OR $550 vineyards of Oregon and Susan Sokol 2004 Thomas Estate OR $205 Washington for some very 2006 Sineann Resonance Reserve OR $145 Blosser’s Oregon Avalonwine interesting wines. wine memoir takes us 2004 Thomas Estate (magnum) OR $450 Sokol Blosser on a 35-year journey John Thomas makes 2005 Thomas Estate OR $189 1992 Sokol Blosser Redlands OR $145 as this Reed College only 400 cases of wine 2005 Thomas Estate (magnum) OR $375 2000 Sokol Blosser Willamette Valley, mag. OR $150 graduate learns to a year. His wines are the farm, to make wine, least-known as well as 2006 Thomas Estate OR $179 2001 Sokol Blosser Willamette Valley, mag. OR $140 and participate in the the most-sought-after 2007 Thomas Estate OR $169 2001 Sokol Blosser Estate OR $90 founding of a whole, Pinot Noirs. For over 25 organic way of life years, he has done all of 2009 Thomas Estate OR $159 2002 Sokol Blosser Dundee Hills, mag. OR $130 based on the land, the the field and winery work 2010 Thomas Estate OR $145 2003 Sokol Blosser Twelve Row Block, Estate OR $135 vine, the family, and himself. Remarkable man. the human spirit. 2004 Sokol Blosser Goosepen Block OR $90 Remarkable wine. Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 44 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 45 continued on page 46 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

A Witness Tree is a surveyor’s marker point. Witness Tree Winery is named for the ancient oak at the top of the property that The Pinot Noirs of Oregon has been a survey marker since 1854. California Pinot Noir

California Pinot Noir Torii Mor 1997 Acacia Winery Beckstoffer Las Amigas, Carneros $95 1994 Torii Mor Yamhill County OR $79 1999 Adrian Fog Floodgate Vineyard, Mendocino $123 1997 Torii Mor Oregon OR $69 1999 Torii Mor Amelia Rose OR $70 2002 Adrian Fog Two Sisters Vineyard, Russian Rvr. $120 2001 Torii Mor Olson Vineyard OR $90 1993 Au Bon Climat Ici/La Bas, La Cagoule OR/CA $99 Van Duzer 1997 Au Bon Climat La Bauge Au-Dessus, Santa Barbara $85 1989 Van Duzer Reserve OR $70 1997 Babcock Vineyards Grand Cuvée, Santa Ynez Valley $80 Ron Zimmerman

1989 Van Duzer Reserve (magnum) OR $150 Ron Zimmerman 2000 Bonaccorsi Santa Barbara County $120 2004 Van Duzer Estate OR $47 2002 Bonaccorsi Santa Rita Hills $110 Westrey 1997 Byron Vineyard Santa Maria Valley $80 Dr. Don Olson’s Torii Mor Winery seeks to make a big- 1998 Westrey Anderson Family Vineyard OR $89 1996 Casa Carneros Los Carneros Estate, Carneros $110 style Pinot Noir. Patty Green 2000 Westrey Abbey Ridge OR $89 Jim Clendenen is a graduate 1997 Calera Wine Company Mills Vineyard, Mt. Harlan $82 was the first winemaker. with high honors from UC Jacques Tardy 2004 Westrey Abbey Ridge OR $79 , originally Santa Barbara. On his junior 1996 Calera Wine Company Jensen Vineyard, Mt. Harlan $88 from Burgundy, became the 2005 Westrey Oracle Vineyard, Estate OR $69 year abroad, he discovered 1997 Calera Wine Company Reed Vineyard, Mt. Harlan $82 Torii Mor winemaker in 2005. 2006 Westrey Oracle Vineyard, Estate OR $64 France and wine and never 1989 Chalone Vineyard Reserve, Chalone $120 2008 Westrey Oracle Vineyard, Estate OR $60 looked back. Today his Au Bon Climat winery has established 1998 Chalone Vineyard Chalone Estate $80 2007 Westrey Abbey Ridge OR $55 a reputation for pioneering fine Pinot Noir from the 2004 Chalone Vineyard Chalone Estate $60 2008 Westrey Abbey Ridge OR $65 Central Coast of California. 1975 Charles Krug Napa Valley “Burgundy” $150 WillaKenzie Estate 2002 Copain Wines Hein Vineyard, Anderson Valley $77 1999 WillaKenzie Estate Aliette Vineyard OR $74 2000 David Bruce Brousseau Vineyard, Chalone $80 2000 WillaKenzie Estate Aliette Vineyard OR $74 2001 WillaKenzie Estate Oregon OR $40 2000 David Bruce Windsor Gardens, Russian Rvr. $80 2001 WillaKenzie Estate Kiana OR $67 2001 David Bruce Tondré Grapefield, Santa Lucia $80 Ron Zimmerman Ron 2000 WillaKenzie Estate Emery OR $68 1993 Fiddlehead Cellars Santa Barbara $85 2001 WillaKenzie Estate Triple Black Slopes OR $102 1994 Gary Farrell Bien Nacido, Santa Barbara $90 2001 WillaKenzie Estate Terres Basses OR $102 1997 Gary Farrell Rochioli Vineyard, Russian Rvr. $150 2008 WillaKenzie Estate Ailette OR $89 2001 Gary Farrell Russian River, Russian River Valley $72 2008 WillaKenzie Estate Pierre Leon OR $89 2001 Goldeneye Anderson Valley $95 Willamette Valley Vineyards 1993 Etude Carneros $105 David Autrey is the “trey” 1993 Willamette Valley Vineyards Founders Reserve OR $62 1999 Etude Carneros $95 in Westrey. The “Wes” is his 1993 Willamette Valley Vineyards OVB (Our Very Best) OR $62 wife, Amy Wessleman. Both 1997 Flowers Camp Meeting Ridge Vineyard $110 were philosophy majors at 1994 Willamette Valley Vineyards Founders Reserve OR $67 Reed College. They contend 1994 Willamette Valley Vineyards OVB OR $60 1998 Flowers Pisoni Vineyard, Santa Lucia $108 that philosophers make 1975 Hanzell Estate, Sonoma Valley $175 good winemakers because they are “good at holding Witness Tree 2000 Hanzell Estate, Sonoma Valley $160 two contradictory views at 1988 Witness Tree “Classic” (premier release) OR $130 2001 Hanzell Estate, Sonoma Valley $155 the same time”—a useful 1994 Witness Tree Willamette OR $75 ability in a craft that’s as 1997 Hartford Court Sevens Bench Vineyard, Carneros $88 much art as science. Autrey 2001 Witness Tree Oregon OR $55 Ron Zimmerman says, “overcoming Oregon’s 2001 Witness Tree Vintage Select OR $57 2004 Hirsch Vineyard Hirsch Vineyard, Sonoma Coast $105 intrinsic problems—a cool, 2000 Iron Horse wet climate—means “not Thomas Road Cuvée, Green Valley $110 looking at stock solutions, but Yamhill Valley Winery Ted Lemon of Littorai in 1995 Kalin Cuvée DD, Sonoma $68 considering the wide variety of 1992 Yamhill Valley Winery Willamette Valley OR $52 California was the first and 1998 Kistler Kistler Vineyard, Russian River $250 options you have.” 1992 Yamhill Valley Winery Estate Reserve OR $59 only American ever to be hired as the winemaker 1999 Lane Tanner Bien Nacido, Santa Maria Valley $70 and vineyard manager by a Youngberg Hill Vineyard reputed firm in Burgundy, 1999 Lane Tanner Julia’s Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley $65 1997 Youngberg Hill Vineyard OR $55 Domaine Guy Roulot. His wines are beautifully crafted 2001 Littorai Thieriot Vineyard, Sonoma Coast $130 and have been compared to 2002 Littorai Thieriot Vineyard, Sonoma Coast $120 the wines of Burgundy.

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California Pinot Noir

2003 Littorai Les Larmes, Anderson Valley $77 2001 W.H. Smith Sonoma Coast $60 1995 Martinelli Martinelli Vineyard, Reserve $130 1992 Williams-Selyem Allen Vineyard, Russian River $200 2007 Mi Sueño Russian River Valley $88 1996 Williams-Selyem Allen Vineyard, Russian River $155 2003 Navillus Birney Sonoma Mt, Katherine Vineyard $62 1996 Williams-Selyem Rochioli, Russian River Valley $300 1997 Merry Edwards Russian River Valley $75 1996 Williams-Selyem Olivet Lane, Russian River $170 1998 Merry Edwards Russian River Valley $70 1997 Williams-Selyem Precious Mt., Sonoma Coast $300 1999 Merry Edwards Olivet Lane, Russian River $110 1998 Williams-Selyem Precious Mt., Sonoma Coast $260 2001 Merry Edwards Windsor Gardens, Russian River $85 1999 Williams-Selyem Precious Mt., Sonoma Coast $240

Ron Zimmerman Ron 2000 Miura Vineyards Pisoni Vineyard, Santa Lucia $125 2001 Williams-Selyem Allen Vineyard, Russian River $175 2001 Patz & Hall Alder Springs Vineyard, Mendocino $90 2002 Williams-Selyem Flax Vineyard, Russian River Val. $175 2003 Radio-Couteau La Neblina, Sonoma Coast $90 2002 Williams-Selyem Ferrington Vineyard, Anderson V. $175

Dr. David Bruce bonded his 2003 Radio-Couteau Savoy, Anderson Valley $105 2002 Williams-Selyem Vista Verde Vineyards, San Benito $155 winery in 1964. Situated at 2,200 2002 Red Car Amour Fou, Santa Barbara $85 2003 Williams-Selyem Rochioli Riverblock, Russian Rvr. $185 feet in the Santa Cruz Mountains, David Bruce has 9 acres of estate 1999 Rochioli Estate, Russian River $105 2003 Williams-Selyem Precious Mountain, Sonoma Coast $240 Pinot Noir (see page 47 for David 2004 Rochioli Estate, Russian River $77 2004 Williams-Selyem Ferrington Vineyard, Anderson V. $172 Bruce wines). 2001 Sea Smoke Botella, Santa Rita Hills $175 2005 Williams-Selyem Central Coast $83 2002 Sea Smoke Botella, Santa Rita Hills $175 2005 Williams-Selyem Westside Road Neighbors $170 2004 Sea Smoke Botella, Santa Rita Hills $129 2005 Williams-Selyem Russian River Valley $105 2006 Sea Smoke Botella, Santa Rita Hills $112 2005 Williams-Selyem Sonoma Coast $88 2007 Sea Smoke Botella, Santa Rita Hills $105 2005 Williams-Selyem Sonoma County $88 2008 Sea Smoke Botella, Santa Rita Hills $113 2005 Williams-Selyem Vista Verde $98 2001 Sea Smoke Southing, Santa Rita Hills $179 2005 Williams-Selyem Bucher Vineyard $108 2002 Sea Smoke Southing, Santa Rita Hills $179 2005 Williams-Selyem Flax Vineyard $108 2003 Sea Smoke Southing, Santa Rita Hills $125 2005 Williams-Selyem Weir Vineyard $112 2004 Sea Smoke Southing, Santa Rita Hills $120 2005 Williams-Selyem Ferrington Vineyard $118 2006 Sea Smoke Southing, Santa Rita Hills $115 2005 Williams-Selyem Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard $195 2007 Sea Smoke Southing, Santa Rita Hills $110 2005 Williams-Selyem Allen Vineyard $155 2008 Sea Smoke Southing, Santa Rita Hills $145 2006 Williams-Selyem Sonoma Coast $107 2002 Sea Smoke Ten, Santa Rita Hills $235 2006 Williams-Selyem Russian River $115 2003 Sea Smoke Ten, Santa Rita Hills $230 2006 Williams-Selyem Westside Road Neighbors $205 2006 Sea Smoke Ten, Santa Rita Hills $210 2008 Williams Selyem Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard $225 2007 Sea Smoke Ten, Santa Rita Hills $200 2008 Williams Selyem Allen Vineyard $225 2008 Sea Smoke Ten, Santa Rita Hills $225 2009 Williams Selyem Russian River Valley $165 2001 Scherrer Fort Ross Vineyard, Sonoma Coast $65 2009 Williams Selyem Westside Road Neighbors $195 2001 Scherrer Russian River Valley $65 2009 Williams Selyem Estate Vineyard, Russian River $300 1998 Skewis Floodgate Vineyard, Anderson Valley $75 1999 Skewis Salzgeber Vineyard, Russian River $70 2002 Siduri Cargasacchi, Santa Rita Hills $120 2001 Talley Vineyards Rosemary’s Vineyard, Arroyo Grande $120 2000 Testarossa Vineyards Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, Santa Lucia $100 2001 Testarossa Vineyards Sleepy Hollow Vineyard, Santa Lucia $100 2000 Tulocay Haynes Vineyard, Napa Valley $50 1980 Villa Mt. Eden Tres Niños Vineyard, Napa Valley $155

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Other Pinot Noir New Zealand Pinot Noir

Misha’s Vineyard in spectacular Central Otago, owned by Misha Wilkinson.

Washington State Pinot Noir New Zealand Pinot Noir 2004 Benson Estate Vineyard Estate, Chelan County, WA $55 Wairarapa 2000 Ata Rangi Estate, Martinborough, N. Island $110 1985 French Creek WA $45 1986 Salishan Lot 2 WA $55 Marlborough 2001 Isabel Estate Vineyards Marlborough $75 2004 Tsillan Cellars Columbia Valley (Chelan) WA $57 2001 Lawson’s Dry Hills Marlborough $65 New York Pinot Noir 2002 Lynskeys Wairau Peaks Marlborough $58 2001 Dr. Konstantin Frank Reserve, Finger Lakes $65 2001 Mud House Wines Marlborough $60 1998 Hargrave Vineyard Long Island $70 2001 Seresin Estate Marlborough $80 2001 Lamoreaux Landing Finger Lakes $40 2001 Lamoreaux Landing Reserve, Finger Lakes $49 Nelson 2000 Neudorf Vineyards Moutere Valley $95 Other United States Pinot Noir 2001 Rimu Grove Nelson $95 1999 Chaddsford Winery Brandywine Valley, Pennsylvania $50 1999 Giesen Wine Estate Reserve Barrel Selection $100 2001 Chatham Hill Winery North Carolina $42 Canterbury 1999 Pegasus Bay Waipara $90 2001 Barboursville Vineyards Estate, Virginia $45 2001 Pegasus Bay Prima Donna $140 1998 Mission Mountain Montana State, American AVA $45 2001 Pegasus Bay Estate (magnum) $140 British Columbia Pinot Noir 2002 Mission Hill Estate Reserve, Okanagan, BC $35 Central Otago 1999 Felton Road Central Otago $90 2002 Quails’ Gate Estate Winery, Okanagan Family Reserve $70 1999 Felton Road Block 5 $135 2004 Venturi Schulze Estate, Vancouver Island $85 2000 Felton Road Block 3 $135 2003 Winchester, Sharp Rock Vineyard, Vancouver Is. BC $50 2000 Felton Road Central Otago $85 2001 Felton Road Central Otago $80 Australian & Tasmanian Pinot Noir 2001 Felton Road Block 5 $125 2001 Bindi Macedon Ranges, Block 5 $115 2002 Felton Road Central Otago $82

2001 Bindi Macedon Ranges, Original Block $105 Zimmerman Ron 2002 Felton Road Block 3 $149 2002 Coldstream Hills Yarra Valley Reserve, Australia $46 Blair Walter is winemaker 2003 Felton Road Block 5 $145 at Felton Road, which is 2002 Morningside Vineyard Estate, Tea Tree, Tasmania $105 about 45 minutes east of 2004 Felton Road Block 3 $108 2001 Pipers Brook Ninth Island, Tasmania $43 Queenstown on the South 2004 Felton Road Block 3 $108 Island of New Zealand. 2002 Pipers Brook Estate, Pipers Brook, Tasmania $75 His delicious Pinot Noirs 2008 Misha’s Vineyard The High Note $75 2001 Stefano Lubiana Wines Estate, Derwent Valley, Tasmania $120 have received significant 2000 Olssens of Bannockburn Garden Vineyard $70 international attention. 2001 Syren Central Otago $65 2004 Valli Waitaki Vineyard $84

Sir Anthony von Auckland Mandl’s Mission Hill Winery in Kelowna, British Columbia, is one of the most N E W breathtakingly beautiful Hawke’s Bay wineries anywhere in the ZEALAND world. Nelson Wairarapa

Ron Zimmerman Wellington Ron Zimmerman Marlborough Tomi the Grape Dog at Lawson’s Dry Hills knows when Alps Christchurch the Pinot Noir is ready to pick. Canterbury

He can taste the physiological Southern ripeness of the grapes and Queenstown Central Otago never eats them at less than 22˚ Brix.

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Washington Cabernet Sauvignon To Angelo Pelligrini, Washington Cabernet Sauvignon & Proprietary Blends and Proprietary Blends who got it first. ©Bob Peterson. All rights reserved. ©Bob Peterson. To the casual observer, it might seem unlikely that the Northwest corner of the United States could produce powerful red wines of distinction. After all, Chris Camarda started Andrew Will Winery in 1989. His wines are amazingly expressive, with isn’t this a region famous for its rain? Yet the massive peaks of the Cascade vibrant, round, and lively fruit. Robert Parker, the wine reviewer, calls Andrew Ron Zimmerman Mountains block the ocean storms and keep the inland vineyards warm Will “outstanding.” We agree wholeheartedly. and dry. Amazingly, there is far less rainfall than in Napa Valley. These are wines of both power and of polish, typically falling somewhere between Andrew Will the boldness of California and the elegance of Bordeaux. 1993 Andrew Will WA $135 1994 Andrew Will WA $125 1994 Andrew Will “R” WA $140 Abacela 1994 Andres Will Sorella (magnum) WA $215 Ron Zimmerman 2003 Abacela Claret, Southern Oregon OR $75 1997 Andrew Will Reserve WA $95 Abeja 1997 Andrew Will Klipsun Vineyard WA $89 2001 Abeja WA $65 1997 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $89 Andrake 1997 Andrew Will Pepper Bridge Vineyard WA $89 1999 Andrake Cellars, Klipsun WA $75 1997 Andrew Will Sorella WA $150 1998 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $69 àMaurice 1998 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $69 2008 àMaurice, Red Blend, Toby, Col. Valley WA $70 Abeja (a-Bay-hah) is a 1998 Andrew Will Pepper Bridge Vineyard WA $69 beautiful winery and Apex 1998 Andrew Will Champoux, WA $105 country inn just outside of Walla Walla, Washington. 1988 Apex WA $170 1998 Andrew Will Sorella WA $140 1990 Apex WA $195 1999 Andrew Will Sorella WA $135 1991 Apex WA $150 2000 Andrew Will Champoux, Red Wine WA $95 1992 Apex WA $150 2000 Andrew Will Cuvée Lucia Red Table WA $60 1993 Apex WA $150 2000 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $89 1994 Apex WA $195 2000 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $95 1995 Apex Klipsun Vineyard WA $110 2000 Andrew Will Sheridan Vineyard WA $89 1996 Apex WA $100 2001 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $95 1998 Apex WA $90 2001 Andrew Will Camaspelo (meritage) WA $120 1999 Apex WA $65 2001 Andrew Will Champoux WA $99 2000 Apex WA $60 2001 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $95 Baer 2001 Andrew Will Sorella WA $130 2001 Baer Ursa WA $85 2002 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $95 2001 Baer Ursa (magnum) WA $140 2002 Andrew Will Champoux WA $95 2002 Baer Ursa WA $77 2002 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $85 2003 Baer Ursa WA $79 2002 Andrew Will Cuveé Lucia, Cabernet WA $55 2004 Baer Ursa WA $75 2002 Andrew Will Sorella WA $125 2005 Baer Ursa WA $71 2003 Andrew Will Champoux WA $91 2002 Baer Arctos WA $64 2003 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $91 2003 Baer Arctos WA $60 2003 Andrew Will Sheridan Vineyard WA $81 2004 Baer Arctos WA $75 2003 Andrew Will Two Blondes WA $81 Barnard Griffin 2003 Andrew Will Klipsun WA $91 1991 Barnard Griffin WA $55 2003 Andrew Will Sorella WA $118 Basel Cellars 2004 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $95 2001 Basel Cellars Merriment Red WA $90 2004 Andrew Will Champoux WA $95 Beresan 2004 Andrew Will Two Blondes WA $115 2002 Beresan Stone River WA $59 2004 Andrew Will Sorella WA $115 2003 Beresan Stone River WA $62 2004 Andrew Will Champoux WA $97 2004 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $97 2005 Andrew Will Sorella WA $110 continued on page 52 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 53 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M Discover the 30 wineries near The Herbfarm ... Facelli Winery Lou Facelli has 25 years of experience making wine in Washington. His fine wines always receive his personal touch. Lou and his family are usually in the winery to greet you. Hours: Weekends, 12-4 Phone: 425-488-1020 Web: facelliwinery.com email: [email protected] 16120 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NE, Suite 1, 98072 Highbridge Estate Chris Upchurch has crafted some of the Highbridge is a winery in the making. best Bordeaux-style wines in America Their 2006 vintage was made with DeLille’s during his 15 years at DeLille Cellars. Chris Upchurch as consulting winemaker. Highbridge is presently seeking building permits at their permanent location. spring of 2007. Sparkman Cellars Hours: by appointment until new facility opens Hollywood Hill Phone: 19730 144th PL NE Sparkman Cellars has made vineyard Web: www.noveltyhillwines.com sourcing its highest priority and only source The Wineries of Woodinville Vineyards email: [email protected] fruit from growers whose commitment to Hollywood Hill is the first Woodinville 19730 144th Place NE, Woodinville 98072 quality is extraordinary. The heart of our winery dcated to making Burgundian style, production is from Red Mountain Mount Rainier, one of the world’s most cool climate wines from Pinot Noir and Hours: not currently open to the public massive volcanoes, dominates the view to the Chardonnay grapes grown in Woodinville. Phone: 425-398-1045 Web: sparkmancellars.com south of the Woodinville Wine Country. Their first release will be in 2007. Web: hollywoodhillvineyard.com email: [email protected] email: [email protected] 19501 144th Avenue NE, D-700, Woodinville 98072 Stevens Winery Januik Winery Tim and Paige Stevens started this winery With over 20 years as a Washington State in 2002. Like most Woodinville wineries, In 1976, Chateau Ste. Michelle moved from Seattle winemaker, Mike Januik has always worked they produce small lots of very high quality to make wines of the highest quality. The wines. to the Woodinville estate of former lumber baron Januik Winery will open in time for the 2007 Hours: Saturdays, 12-4 crush (with a new address and hours). Phone: 425-424-9463 Web: stevenswinery.com Frederick Stimson. Today there are over 90 Hours: consult website email: [email protected] Phone: 425-481-5502 18510 142nd Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072 wineries for you to explore near The Herbfarm. Web: januikwinery.com email: [email protected] Vine and Sun Web: cuillinhills.com 19730 144th Ave NE, Woodinville 98072 Arlington Road Cellars Chateau Ste Michelle email: [email protected] Vine and Sun produces a no-expense-sparred With their first crush in 2004, Arlington Ste. Michelle is the state’s oldest winery. It was 19501 144th Ave NE, C-200, Woodinville 98072 “Passport to Woodinville” is held on Cabernet Sauvignon called Barons. Matt Loso Road Cellars is one of the newest boutique named “American Winery of the Year 2004.” the first weekend in April each year. is the consulting winemaker. wineries in Woodinville. Their first release, Ste. Michelle is also the largest producer DeLille Cellars Participants receive a “passport” filled Hours: not open to the public “Monolithe”—a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, of various styles of riesling in the world. Founded in 1992, DeLille Cellars is one of with labels and information, a glass and Page Cellars Phone: 425-398-7147 Web: vineandsun.com Merlot, , and Malbec—will Beautiful grounds and tasting room. the state’s flagship wineries. DeLille make the unique opportunity to tour the local Page Cellars focuses on uncompromising wineries, many of which are not open to email: [email protected] be issued in the spring of 2007. Hours: Daily, 10-4:30 some of the finest Bordeaux-style blends in quality and handcrafted premium red 18658 142nd Ave. NE, Woodinville 98072 Hours: Not open to the general public Phone: 425-415-3300 the nation as well as beautiful Rhônes under the public on a regular basis. $50 wines.Hours: Web: ste-michelle.com Phone: 425-482-1801 the Doyenne label. Phone: 253-232-9463 Web: arlingtonroadcellars.com email: [email protected] Web: pagecellars.com William Church email: [email protected] 14111 NE 145th Street, Woodinville 98072 Hours: Not open. By appointment on Fridays only. JM Cellars email: [email protected] Phone: 425-489-0544 William Church Winery was founded in 19495 144th Ave NE, A-115, Woodinville 98072 JM Cellars works in partnership with a 19495 144th Avenue NE, Woodinville 98072 Chatter Creek Web: delillecellars.com 2005 to create premium wine that pairs well email: [email protected] diverse collection of the Columbia Valley’s Red Sky Winery with food and drinks well by itself. Matt Austin Robaire Gordy Rawson returns to Woodinvlle with (1 mile south of The Herbfarm) PO Box 2233, 98072 best vineyards to produce high quality wines Loso of Matthew’s Cellars is the consulting Red Sky Winery strives to create wines that Austin Robaire’s first vintage was 1999. a full line up of interesting red and white styled for balance, power, dimension and winemaker. increase in intricacy over time and result Austin Robaire is a boutique Woodinville Washington wines. Des Voigne Cellars finesse. JM is best known for blended reds. Hours: St. Nick’s & Passport and by appointment Hours: Saturdays, 12-4 in rich, elegant and complex wines that winery specializing in “industrial-strength” Hours: Saturdays, 11-5 Phone: 425-427-0764 Largely inspired by the wines of Tuscany, Des Phone: 206-321-0052 Phone: Tasting room: 425-485-3864; 206-985-2816 compliment food.Hours: Web: williamchurchwinery.com red wines. Voigne Cellars strives to craft premium wines Web: jmcellars.com Web: chattercreek.com Phone: 425-481-9864 email: [email protected] Hours: 1st & 3rd Saturdays, 1-4; by appointment email: [email protected] email: [email protected] in a style reminiscent of the old world with a Web: redskywinery.com 19495 144th Ave NE, B235, Woodinville 98072 Phone: 206-406-0360 18658 142nd Ave. NE, Woodinville 98072 flair that is distinctly Washington. 14404 137th Place NE, Woodinville 98072 email: [email protected] Web: arlingtonroadcellars.com Hours: Saturdays, 12-4 19495 144th Avenue NE, Woodinville 98072 email: [email protected] Woodhouse Family 19495 144th Ave NE, A-115, Woodinville 98072 Columbia Winery Phone: 425-415-8466 Mark Ryan Winery Woodhouse Family Cellars crafts wines Web: desvoignescellars.com Ross Andrew Sample premier Washington wines at the Founded in 1999 by Mark Ryan McNeilly, under several labels, among them Darighe. email: [email protected] this winery produces handcrafted, blended Baer Winery state’s largest wine-tasting bar. Some wines 19501 144th Ave. NE, Woodinville 98072 Winery Dussek, Maghee, and Kennedy Shah, which red wines that represent the vineyard from Lance Baer heads up this family operation available only at the winery. Having worked for DeLille Cellars in supports a philanthropic foundation. which they came, character and on six secluded acres north of Woodinville. Hours: Daily, 10-6 DiStefano Winery Woodinville and Rosemount Estate in Hours: Fri. 12-4; weekends 12-5; tasting fee Phone: 425-527-0608 Phone: 425-488-2776 house style.Hours: Australia, winemaker Ross Andrew Mickel He crafts blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Mark Newton, founder, owner and winemaker Phone: 206-910-7967 Web: woodhousefamilycellars.com Web: columbiawinery.com returned to work with Bob and Cathy Betz Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. email: [email protected] has crafted wine from Washington State since Web: markryanwinery.com email: [email protected] Hours: Not open to public. Join mailing list. 14030 NE 145th Street, Woodinville 98072 1984 and is dcated to producing small-lot, email: [email protected] at Betz Family Winery. His current release is 15500 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE, Suite C600 Phone: 425-483-7060 Bordeaux-style wines of the highest quality. 19501 144th Avenue NE, F-900, Woodinville 98072 a Cabernet Sauvignon. Web: baerwinery.com Hours: not open to the public Woodinville Wine email: [email protected] Covington Cellars Hours: Saturdays & Sundays, 12-5 & by appoint. Phone: 425-487-1648 Matthews Cellars Phone: 206-369-3615 9118 222nd St NE, Woodinville 98072 David and Cindy Lawson invite you to their Web: rossandrewwinery.com Cellars Web: distefanowinery.com Matthews Cellars built its reputation on Mat winery. They specialize in high quality wine email: [email protected] Woodinville Wine Cellars is a small and email: [email protected] Losso’s red blend of the traditional Bordeaux Betz Family Winery and high quality hospitality. 12280 Woodinville Drive NE, Woodinville 98072 18512 142nd Avenue NE, Woodinville 98072 limited-production winery. varietals. Other limited-production wines are After 25 years at Ste. Michelle, Bob Betz, Hours: Saturdays, 1-5 Hours: April-September; refundable tasting fee Phone: 425-806-8636 available at the winery. SilverLake Winery Phone: 425-481-8860 Master of Wine and Cathy, his wife, founded Edmonds Winery Hours: Weekends, 12-4 Web: covingtoncellars.com Web: woodinvillewinecellars.com Betz Winery in 1997. The new winery Phone: 425-487-9810 Silver Lake Winery started in 1989 and email: [email protected] Edmonds’s goal is to make wines that email: [email protected] building opened in 2005 making five Web: matthewscellars.com now has tasting rooms in the Yakima Valley, 18580 142nd Ave. NE, Woodinville 98072 represent the character and flavor of 17721 132nd Ave NE, Woodinville 98072 Bordeaux- and Rhône-style wines. the grapes from the vineyard. Minimal email: [email protected] Leavenworth, and Woodinville. Silver Lake is 16116 140th Place NE, Woodinville 98072 Hours: Open for Passport and release weekend. Cuillin Hills Winery intervention is practiced in the winery. one of the largest wineries in the state. Phone: 425-861-9823 Hours: Saturdays, 12-4 Hours: 12-5 daily More Web Web: betzfamilywinery.com Cuillin Hills Winery (pronounced Coo- Phone: 425-774-8959 Novelty Hill Winery Phone: 425-485-2437 email: [email protected] lin) is primarily focused on Syrah. Derek Web: edmondswinery.com Novelty Hill is dcated to innovative clonal Web: www.silverlakewinery.com Information 13244 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NE, 98072 DesVoigne, who studied winemaking at U.C. email: [email protected] email: [email protected] selection, sound viticultural practices, and woodinvillewinecountry.com Davis, is the owner and winemaker. 15029 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Wood. 98072 19501 144th Ave. NE, D500, Woodinville 98072 gentle, artisinal wine making. Their new Hours: Open Saturdays, 12-4 Phone: 425-415-VINO winery, next to Columbia, opened in the Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 55 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

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2000 Cadence Spring Valley Vineyard WA $105 Betz Family Winery 2000 Cadence Ciel du Cheval WA $105 1997 Betz Family Winery Alpha, Columbia Valley WA $200 2000 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard WA $105 1998 Betz Family Winery Columbia Valley WA $105 2000 Cadence Reserve WA $105 2001 Betz Family Winery S.E. Block Reserve WA $125 2001 Cadence Klipsun Vineyard WA $100 1999 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille WA $190 2001 Cadence Ciel du Cheval WA $100 2001 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille WA $175 2001 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard WA $100 2002 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille WA $175 2003 Cadence Ciel du Cheval Vineyard WA $95 2002 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille (magnum) WA $325 2003 Cadence Ciel du Cheval (375) WA $50 2003 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille WA $175 2003 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard WA $95 2003 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille (magnum) WA $325 2003 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard (375) WA $50

Ron Zimmerman 2004 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille WA $170 2003 Cadence Klipsun Vineyard WA $95 2005 Betz Family Winter Père de Famille WA $165 2003 Cadence Bel Canto Vineyard WA $95 2006 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille WA $160 2003 Cadence Bel Canto Vineyard (375) WA $50 2007 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille WA $150 After a twenty-year career at 2004 Cadence Klipsun Vineyard WA $95 Chateau Ste. Michelle, Master 2007 Betz Family Winery Père de Famille (magnum) WA $305 2006 Cadence Ciel du Cheval WA $82 of Wine Bob Betz and 2001 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz WA $125 wife, Cathy, craft premium Cañon de Sol Bordelais blends and 2002 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz WA $120 a mile south of The Herbfarm 2000 Cañon de Sol Meritage WA $80 at their Betz Family Winery. 2002 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz (magnum) WA $220 Here Bob shows his basket 2003 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz WA $120 Cayuse Vineyards press. His decision of when 1999 Cayuse Vineyards Camaspelo, Walla Walla WA $175 to stop is based on 2003 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz (magnum) WA $230 tasting the juice every 20 2004 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz WA $115 2000 Cayuse Vineyards Camaspelo, Walla Walla WA $150 seconds. 2005 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz WA $120 2001 Cayuse Vineyards Camaspelo, Walla Walla WA $140 2001 Cayuse Vineyards Flying Pig (Cab., Cab. Franc, Merlot) WA $189 2006 Betz Family Winery Cos de Betz WA $95 Ron Zimmerman 2007 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz WA $85 2002 Cayuse Vineyards Flying Pig WA $179 2007 Betz Family Winery Clos de Betz (magnum) WA $170 2003 Cayuse Vineyards Flying Pig WA $169 2004 Cayuse Vineyards Flying Pig WA $159 Black Hills Estate Winery, British Columbia 2002 Black Hills Nota Bene Red, Okanagan BC $72 Chandler Reach Vineyards 2003 Black Hills Nota Bene Red, Okanagan BC $69 2000 Chandler Reach Monte Regalo, Estate Red WA $65 J. Bookwalter Chester-Kidder 2001 J. Bookwalter Columbia Valley WA $60 2002 Chester-Kidder Columbia Valley Red WA $89 Boudreaux Cellars 2004 Chester-Kidder Columbia Valley Red Wine WA $87 2002 Boudreaux Cellars Seven Hills Vineyard WA $82 Chuckanut Ridge 2002 Boudreaux Cellars Icicle Canyon Red WA $39 2003 Chuckanut Ridge “Bad Bunny,” Cab./Merlot WA $45 2003 Boudreaux Cellars Washington State WA $74 Ron Zimmerman 2003 Boudreaux Cellars Reserve WA $107 Château Ste. Michelle 1973 Château Ste. Michelle WA $125 Brian Carter 1974 Château Ste. Michelle WA $125 Brian Carter has a degree 1998 Brian Carter Solesce Red Wine, Col. V. WA $115 1985 Château Ste. Michelle River Ridge WA $65 in microbiology from 1985 Château Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $70 Oregon State University. He Buty Winery 1994 Château Ste. Michelle Artist’s Series, William Morris WA $90 was the winemaker for Paul 2002 Buty Winery Redviva: Cabernet/Syrah WA $110 Thomas as well as Apex 2003 Buty Winery Redvivia of the Stones WA $109 1995 Château Ste. Michelle Artist’s Series, Lino Tagliapietra WA $80 Cellars. His own winery, 1996 Château Ste. Michelle Artist’s Series, Ginny Ruffner WA $80 Brian Carter Cellars, is now 2004 Buty Winery Redvivia of the Stones WA $109 1995 Château Ste. Michelle Ethos Meritage WA $75 located in Woodinville. 2007 Buty Winery Redvivia of the Stones WA $99 Piero Antinori’s attraction Col Solare Cadence to distinctive viticultural 1998 Cadence Spring Valley Vineyard WA $120 regions brought him from 1996 Col Solare Antinori/Ch. Ste. Michelle WA $155 1998 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard WA $120 Italy to Washington in 1990. 1997 Col Solare Antinori/Ch. Ste. Michelle WA $150 Impressed, he formed a joint 1999 Col Solare Antinori/Ch. Ste. Michelle WA $140 1999 Cadence Spring Valley Vineyard WA $110 venture with Château Ste. 1999 Cadence Ciel du Cheval Vineyard WA $110 Michelle to make a unique 1999 Col Solare Antinori/Ste. Michelle (375) $75 1999 Cadence Tapteil Vineyard WA $110 red wine blend named “Col 2001 Col Solare, 57% Cabernet, 35% Merlot, 6% Syrah, 2% Malbec $124 1999 Cadence Reserve WA $110 Solare”—Shining Hill. 2002 Col Solare Antinori/Ch. Ste. Michelle WA $120

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Columbia Crest 1998 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $135 1999 Columbia Crest Walter Clore Private Res. WA $60 1999 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $130 Columbia Winery 2000 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $130 1974 Columbia (Associated Vintners) WA $165 2001 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $120 1980 Columbia (Associated Vintners) WA $120 2002 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $110 1979 Columbia (A.V.) Millennium WA $215 2003 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $120 1981 Columbia Sagemoore Vineyard WA $105 2003 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate (magnum) WA $260 1981 Columbia Otis Vineyard WA $110 2004 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $120 1982 Columbia Otis Vineyard WA $105 2005 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $130 1983 Columbia Washington WA $90 2005 DeLille Cellars Grand Ciel WA $300 1983 Columbia Otis Vineyard WA $100 1994 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $160 1985 Columbia Columbia Valley WA $75 1995 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $150 1985 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $95 1996 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $160 1986 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $90 1997 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $135 1987 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $85 1998 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $135 1988 Columbia Otis Vineyard WA $75 1999 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $130 1989 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $85 2001 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $120 1990 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $80 2002 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $110 1991 Columbia Otis Vineyard WA $75 2003 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $120 2004 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $120 In the 1960s, University of 1992 Columbia Otis Vineyard WA $75 Washington professors begin 1991 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $75 2005 DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill WA $133 making wine in a garage. In 1967, 1992 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $75 For DeLille’s Merlot-dominant wine, “D2,” see page 66 Associated Vintners becomes a DeLille’s Doyenne Syrah and Aix, see page 79 full-fledged winery, and in 1979 1993 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $75 hires Master of Wine, David 1994 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $75 DiStefano Lake, as winemaker. In the 1995 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $70 early ‘80s, Associated Vintners 1991 DiStefano WA $55 changes its name to Columbia 1996 Columbia “Peninsula” Red Willow Vineyard WA $75 1994 DiStefano WA $60 Winery and moves to its 1997 Columbia “Peninsula” Red Willow Vineyard WA $75 Donedei current location in Woodinville, 1998 Columbia “Peninsula” Red Willow Vineyard WA $70 Washington. The late David Lake 2000 Donedei Columbia Valley WA $82 retired in 2006, having been 1997 Columbia Red Willow V. (magnum) WA $180 2001 Donedei Columbia Valley WA $78 instrumental in introducing 1998 Columbia Red Willow Vineyard WA $80 major innovations to 1999 Columbia Otis Vineyard WA $49 Dunham Cellars Washington, including the state’s 1998 Dunham Cellars IV, Columbia Valley WA $100 first single-vineyard-designated Côte Bonneville bottling and the grape varietal 1999 Dunham Cellars V, Columbia Valley WA $90 Syrah (see page 77). 2004 Côte Bonneville Carriage House Red WA $85 2000 Dunham Cellars VI, Columbia Valley WA $80 2004 Côte Bonneville DuBrul Vineyard WA $165 Feather (Randy Dunn, Longshadows) Cougar Crest 2003 Feather Columbia Valley WA $120 2001 Cougar Crest Walla Walla WA $60 2004 Feather Columbia Valley WA $105 Covey Run 2005 Feather Columbia Valley WA $102 1991 Covey Run Whiskey Canyon WA $45 Fidélitas Darighe (Woodhouse Family Cellars) 2000 Fidélitas Meritage WA $92 1999 Darighe Proprietor’s Blend WA $95 2002 Fidélitas Champoux Vineyards WA $85 Den Hoed 2005 Den Hoed, Marie’s View (Syrah, Cab, Merlot, Franc, Sangio) WA $140 Fielding Hills Winery 2000 Fielding Hills Columbia Valley WA $70 2006 Den Hoed, Andreas (100% biodynamic Wallula Vineyard Cabernet) WA $140 DeLille Cellars Fort Walla Walla Cellars 1992 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $225 2001 Fort Walla Walla Cellars, Walla Walla WA $60 1993 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $175 Foris Vineyards 1994 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $175 1994 Foris Vineyards Klipsun Vineyard OR $60 1995 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $200 Figgins Estate 1996 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $150 2008 Figgins Estate Bordeaux Blend, Walla Walla WA $195 1997 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate WA $150 continued on page 59 1997 DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate (magnum) WA $299 Fidelitas 2000 Fidelitas Meritage, Col. Valley WA $105 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 58 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 59 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

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Leonetti Cellars Hogue Cellars 1978* Leonetti Cellars Washington WA $1400 1990 Hogue Cellars Reserve WA $65 1979 Leonetti Cellars Washington WA $450 1995 Hogue Cellars Reserve WA $58 1985 Leonetti Cellars Reserve WA $420 1987 Leonetti Cellars Washington WA $420 Hoodsport 1988 Leonetti Cellars Seven Hills Reserve WA $450 1994 Hoodsport Artist tion WA $75 1988 Leonetti Cellars Washington WA $300 1999 Hoodsport Etched Bottle (magnum) WA $165 1989 Leonetti Cellars Washington WA $300 1990 Leonetti Cellars Select, Walla Walla Valley WA $300 Hyatt 1991 Leonetti Cellars Washington WA $350 1989 Hyatt River’s Bend WA $50 Ron Zimmerman 1992 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $350 Januik Winery 1993 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $355 1999 Januik Winery Columbia Valley WA $69 1994 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $275 1999 Januik Winery Seven Hills Vineyard WA $75 1995 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $315 2000 Januik Winery Seven Hills Vineyard WA $68 Garry & Chris Figgins create 1996 Leonetti Cellars American WA $205 some of the most sought-after 1996 Leonetti Cellars Seven Hills Reserve WA $295 2001 Januik Winery Columbia Valley WA $59 Cabernets and in America at Leonetti Cellars in 1997 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $275 Kettle Valley Walla Walla. Their wines have 1998 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $275 1998 Kettle Valley Winery Old Main Red BC $68 appeared on the Wine Spectator 1999 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $275 2000 Kettle Valley Winery Old Main Red BC $70 “Top 100 Wines of the Year” 1999 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $470 many, many times. 2001 Kettle Valley Winery Old Main Red BC $62 2000 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $275 2002 Kettle Valley Winery Old Main Red BC $62 *1978: This is the wine that 2001 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $275 started the Washington wine 2001 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $450 industry as we now know it. L’Ecole No 41 o Entered in its first competition, 2002 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $295 2001 L’Ecole N 41 Apogee, Pepper Bridge V. WA $105 it was proclaimed the “Best 2002 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $425 2003 L’Ecole No 41 Apogee, Pepper Bridge V. WA $86 Cabernet Sauvignon in 2003 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $280 2003 L’Ecole No 41 Perigee, Seven Hills Vineyard WA $86 America.” The rest, as they 2003 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $400 say, is history. As of 2009, we estimate that there are perhaps 2004 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $275 Mark Ryan 15 or fewer bottles of the 1978 2004 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $3375 2000 Mark Ryan Dead Horse (Ciel du Cheval) WA $70 left in the world. 2005 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $275 2000 Mark Ryan Long Haul WA $70 2005 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $350 2001 Mark Ryan Long Haul WA $65 2006 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $240 2006 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $340 Matthews Cellars 2007 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $235 1994 Matthews Cellars Meritage Red WA $90 2007 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $320 1996 Matthews Cellars Yakima Valley Red Wine WA $85 2008 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $230 1998 Matthews Cellars Cab-Merlot-Franc WA $80 2009 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla WA $220 1999 Matthews Cellars Meritage Red WA $79 2009 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $310 2000 Matthews Cellars Yakima Valley Red Wine WA $77 2008 Leonetti Cellars Walla Walla Reserve WA $290 2001 Matthews Cellars Red Wine, Columbia Val. WA $95 2001 Matthews Cellars Elerding Reserve WA $135 2004 Fidelitas Champux Vineyard WA $96 Mercer Ranch Greenbank Cellars 1985 Mercer Ranch (now named ) WA $65 1999 Greenbank Cellars Yakima Valley WA $48 Mission Hill (British Columbia)

Hedges Cellars Ron Zimmerman 2002 Mission Hill “Oculus,” Okanagan BC $75 1994 Hedges Cellars Three Vineyards WA $50 Nicholas Cole Cellars 1997 Hedges Cellars Red Mountain Reserve WA $75 2001 Nicholas Cole Claret WA $85 (magnum) 1997 Hedges Cellars R.M.R. WA $165 Matt Loso of Matthews Cellars 2002 Nicholas Cole Camille WA $90 Hightower Cellars was a sommelier at 18 and made his first wine at 21. His Osoyoos Larose 1997 Hightower Cellars WA $60 Bordeaux-style wines are made 2001 Osoyoos Larose Okanagan Valley, B.C. BC $74 at his winery, just a mile from 2002 Osoyoos Larose Okanagan Valley, B.C. BC $70 Hinzerling The Herbfarm Restaurant. 1977 Hinzerling Mercer Ranch WA $100 Owen Roe 1978 Hinzerling Estate WA $90 2000 Owen Roe DuBrul Vineyard WA $125 1978 Hinzerling Mercer Ranch WA $100 2000 Owen Roe Red Table Wine WA $75 1983 Hinzerling Mercer Ranch WA $125 2001 Owen Roe DuBrul Vineyard WA $112 continued on page 61 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 61 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

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Owen Sullivan Winery Woodward Canyon 2000 Owen Sullivan R3 (375 ml) WA $17 See page 64 Pepper Bridge 1998 Pepper Bridge Winery Pepper Bridge Vineyard WA $100 See next page for Quilceda Creek & Woodward Canyon 2000 Pepper Bridge Winery Pepper Bridge Vineyard WA $95 2000 Pepper Bridge Winery Pepper Bridge (magnum) WA $190 Pirouette (Agustin Huneeus & Philippe Melka ) 2003 Pirouette Columbia Valley Red Wine WA $104 2004 Pirouette Columbia Valley Red Wine WA $96 Preston Premium Wines Ron Zimmerman 1995 Preston Platinum Red WA $85 Quilceda Creek Serge Laville was born in See page 64 France and studied winemaking Redford there. He fell in love with Walla Walla, Washington while 1984 Redford WA $109 touring America, and is now the winemaker for Spring Valley Red Sky Winery Vineyards. 2001 Red Sky Cabernet/Merlot/Cab. Franc WA $46 Robert Karl 1999 Robert Karl Columbia Valley WA $61 Jean-François Pellet worked for 2000 Robert Karl Columbia Valley WA $48 four years at Heitz Cellars in Napa Valley before becoming winemaker at Norm McKibben’s Ron Zimmerman Salmon Bay Pepper Bridge Winery in 1985 Salmon Bay WA $35 Walla Walla. Jean-François is a third generation wine grower Seven Hills and maker who worked in Switzerland and Spain prior 1988 Seven Hills Walla Walla Valley WA $60 to bringing his talents and enthusiasm to the new world. Sineann 1999 Sineann Baby Poux Vineyard WA $77 Spring Valley 2002 Spring Valley Vineyard Uriah, Walla Walla WA $125 2003 Spring Valley Vineyard Frederick Red Wine WA $90 Syzygy 2004 Syzygy Red Wine WA $44 2004 Syzygy Columbia Valley Cab. WA $56 Ste. Chapelle 1983 Ste. Chapelle ID $45 Trey Marie 1999 Trey Marie Trutina, Col. Valley WA $65 Tyrus Evan 2001 Tyrus Evan Claret WA $85 Walla Walla Vintners 1998 Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley WA $70 Willamette Valley Vineyards 1992 Willamette Valley Vineyards Founders Reserve OR $45 Wilridge Winery 2000 Wilridge Mélange WA $50 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Winescontinued 62 on page 63 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 63 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M Ron Zimmerman Northwest Washington Cabernet Sauvignon & Proprietary Blends Merlot

Quilceda Creek 1983 Quilceda Creek Washington WA $600 Though Cabernet Sauvignon often steals the limelight, high- 1984 Quilceda Creek WA $375 quality Merlot offers round suppleness. In general, we believe 1985 Quilceda Creek WA $420 1986 Quilceda Creek WA $450 Washington is capable of making America’s best Merlots. 1987 Quilceda Creek WA $490 1988 Quilceda Creek WA $490 Abacela 1989 Quilceda Creek WA $475 2002 Abacela Oregon OR $62 1990 Quilceda Creek WA $475 2003 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $60 1991 Quilceda Creek WA $450 2004 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $45 1993 Quilceda Creek WA $450 2005 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $45 1994 Quilceda Creek WA $450 Ron Zimmerman 1995 Quilceda Creek WA $425 1996 Quilceda Creek WA $400 Adelsheim 1997 Quilceda Creek WA $400 1978 Adelsheim Washington OR $60 Alex Golitzin and his son, 1998 Quilceda Creek WA $375 Paul, of Quilceda Creek make 1999 Quilceda Creek WA $375 one of the great Cabernets in 2000 Quilceda Creek WA $350 Andrew Will America. Alex’s uncle, André Tchelistcheff (legendary wine- 2001 Quilceda Creek WA $350 1989 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $130 maker at BV in Napa Valley), 2002 Quilceda Creek WA $385 1992 Andrew Will WA $100 advised him in the early years. 2003 Quilceda Creek WA $350 1997 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $85 “There is no producer in the world 2004 Quilceda Creek WA $375 that fashions Cabernet Sauvi- 1997 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $85 gnons as consistently extraordi- 2005 Quilceda Creek WA $375 1997 Andrew Will Pepper Bridge WA $85 nary as Quilceda Creek.”­­­ 2006 Quilceda Creek WA $330 1998 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $85 -Robert M. Parker, Jr., 2007 Quilceda Creek WA $320 2008 Quilceda Creek WA $310 1998 Andrew Will Pepper Bridge WA $90 2009 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley WA $295 1998 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $85 1998 Andrew Will Klipsun Vineyard WA $95 Woodward Canyon 2000 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $85 1986 Woodward Canyon Dedication Series WA $160 2001 Andrew Will Seven Hills WA $83 1988 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $160 2001 Andrew Will Klipsun Vineyard WA $85 1989 Woodward Canyon Dedication Series WA $155 2001 Andrew Will Pepper Bridge WA $85 1989 Woodward Canyon Charbonneau WA $145 2001 Andrew Will Cuvée Lucia, Red Wine WA $67 1989 Woodward Canyon (magnum) WA $220 2002 Andrew Will Klipsun Vineyard WA $85 1990 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $120 1991 Woodward Canyon Dedication Series WA $120 1992 Woodward Canyon Charbonneau WA $145 Apex 1993 Woodward Canyon WA $85 1990 Apex WA $65 1993 Woodward Canyon (magnum) WA $180 1991 Apex WA $60 1994 Woodward Canyon Dedication Series WA $120 1992 Apex WA $60 1995 Woodward Canyon Old Vines WA $145 1994 Apex WA $60 Ron Zimmerman 1996 Woodward Canyon Charbonneau WA $135 1996 Woodward Canyon Artist Series WA $150 Ash Hollow 1998 Woodward Canyon Artist Series WA $85 2002 Ash Hollow, Ash Hollow Vineyard, Merlot/Cab. WA $75 Rick Small’s Woodward Canyon 1999 Woodward Canyon Old Vines (magnum) WA $265 Winery enjoys the advantage of 2000 Woodward Canyon Old Vines WA $129 Blackwood Canyon owning mature estate vineyards, 2001 Woodward Canyon Artist Series WA $79 the first 26 acres of which were 1988 Blackwood Canyon WA $70 planted in 1976. 2001 Woodward Canyon Old Vines WA $125 2001 Woodward Canyon Old Vines (magnum) WA $247 Boudreaux Cellars 2004 Woodward Canyon Artist Series WA $75 2001 Boudreaux Cellars Pepper Bridge WA $70 2005 Woodward Canyon Walla Walla WA $68 2006 Woodward Canyon Walla Walla WA $63 2002 Boudreaux Cellars Pepper Bridge/Seven Hills WA $64 2008 Woodward Canyon Walla Walla WA $58 2004 Boudreaux Cellars Pepper Bridge WA $70

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Buty Winery Donedei 2002 Buty Winery Merlot/Cab. Franc WA $83 2001 Donedei Columbia Valley WA $72 2003 Buty Winery Merlot/Cab. Franc WA $80 Eyrie 2006 Buty Winery Merlot/Cab. Franc WA $75 1976 Eyrie (Possibly the only surviving bottles!) OR $175 Canoe Ridge Facelli 1994 Canoe Ridge WA $45 1988 WA $40 Château Ste. Michelle Five Star Cellars 1977 Château Ste. Michelle Washington State WA $85 2006 Five Star Cellars Walla Walla Valley WA $85 1995 Château Ste. Michelle Reserve WA $55 Januik Winery Chinook 1999 Januik Winery Klipsun Vineyard WA $77 1985 Chinook WA $90 1999 Januik Winery Columbia Valley WA $70 1987 Chinook WA $75 Jardin Winery 1992 Chinook WA $60 2001 Jardin Yakima Valley WA $49 1998 Chinook WA $57 Latah Creek Columbia Winery 1988 Latah Creek WA $50 1981 Columbia WA $85 1993 Latah Creek WA $35 1987 Columbia David Lake Milestone WA $75 L’Ecole No 41 1993 Columbia David Lake Milestone WA $65 1995 L’Ecole No 41 WA $57 1995 Columbia (magnum) WA $150 1998 Columbia Columbia Valley (3 liter) WA $250 Leonetti Cellars’ Merlot ages well, but winemakers Gary Copain 2001 Copain Cailloux & Coccinelle, Walla Walla $125 & Chris Figgins also makes them to be enjoyed in their youth. DeLille Cellars Leonetti Cellars 1993 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $175 1984 Leonetti Cellars Washington State WA $400 1995 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $135 1989 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $325 1996 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $129 1990 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $300 1996 DeLille Cellars D2 (magnum) WA $325 1995 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $285 1997 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $125 1996 Leonetti Cellars American WA $270 1997 DeLille Cellars D2 (magnum) WA $250 1998 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $260 1998 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $119 1999 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $255 2000 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $245 1999 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $114 2001 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $225 2000 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $108 2002 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $215 2001 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $103 2003 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $200 2002 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $97 2004 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $190 2003 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $92 2005 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $180 2004 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $88 2006 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $175 2005 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $83 2007 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $165 2007 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $79 2008 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $170 2008 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $74 2009 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $165 2009 DeLille Cellars D2 WA $69 2010 Leonetti Cellars Columbia Valley WA $160

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Northwest Merlot & Merlot Blends Merlot

2000 Northstar Columbia Valley WA $110 2000 Northstar Columbia Valley (magnum)WA $200 Tsillan Cellars 2001 Northstar Columbia Valley WA $95 2003 Tsillan Cellars (pronounced “Chelan”), Col. Valley WA $59 2002 Northstar Columbia Valley WA $82 2002 Northstar Columbia Valley (375 ML) WA $44 Walla Walla Vintners 2003 Northstar Columbia Valley WA $79 1997 Walla Walla Vintners Spring Valley Vineyard WA $52 2003 Northstar Walla Walla WA $79 1997 Walla Walla Vintners Pleasant Vineyard WA $48 Nota Bene Cellars Willamette Valley Vineyards 2001 Nota Bene Miscela WA $49 1992 Willamette Valley Vineyards OR $40 Orofino 2003 Orofino, Merlot/Cabernet, Similkameen Valley BC $79 Woodward Canyon Owen Roe 1988 Woodward Canyon WA $70 2000 Owen Roe DuBrul/Rosa Mystica WA $109 1998 Woodward Canyon Nelm’s Road WA $42 2001 Owen Roe DuBrul Vineyard WA $105 1999 Woodward Canyon Columbia Valley WA $75 2002 Owen Roe DuBrul Vineyard WA $105 2000 Woodward Canyon Walla Walla WA $95 Paul Thomas Whitestone 1989 Paul Thomas WA $50 2002 Whitestone, Pieces of Red, Lk. Roosevelt Vineyard WA $62 Pedestal 2003 Pedestal Columbia Valley WA $115 2004 Pedestal Columbia Valley WA $110 California Merlot Pepper Bridge 2001 Carter Cellars, Truchard Vineyard, Napa (375 ml) CA $60 1999 Pepper Bridge Walla Walla WA $87 2002 Carter Cellars, Truchard Vineyard, Napa (375 ml) CA $55 2000 Pepper Bridge Walla Walla WA $95 2003 Carter Cellars, Truchard Vineyard, Napa CA $100 Preston 2003 Carter Cellars,Truchard Vineyard, Napa (375 ml) CA $50 1990 Preston Reserve WA $45 2005 Carter Cellars, Truchard Vineyard, Napa CA $180 2001 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley CA $99 Michel Rolland of Bordeaux Quilceda Creek is known the world over. His 1998 Quilceda Creek Washington WA $150 1999 Ravenswood Estate, Sonoma CA $57 Pedestal is crafted from Wash- 1999 Quilceda Creek Washington WA $150 ington State fruit as a part of the Longshadow project. 2000 Quilceda Creek Washington WA $150 British Columbia Merlot Chateau Rollat 1999 Poplar Grove, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley BC $69 2005 Chateau Rollat Walla Walla WA $65 2000 Poplar Grove, Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley BC $65 Made by Christian LeSommer, formely with Château Latour 2000 Poplar Grove, Reserve, Naramata Bench, Okanagan BC $79 Seven Hills 2002 Poplar Grove, Reserve, Naramata Bench, Okanagan BC $75 2000 Seven Hills Columbia Valley WA $45 Sno Road 2006 Sno Road Viola V., Echo West Vin. OR $78 Sineann 1998 Sineann Columbia Valley WA $48 1999 Sineann Columbia Valley WA $48 1999 Sineann Oregon OR $50 Staton Hills 1992 Staton Hills WA $35

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Cabernet Sauvignon California Cabernet Sauvignon & Proprietary Blends

2002 Abreu Madrona Ranch, Napa CA $625 Beaulieu Vineyard (BV) is one of California’s most historic wineries. It was founded 107 years ago by Georges de Benziger Latour. The Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet 2005 Benziger, Tribute, Sonoma Mountain Estate CA $120 Sauvignon was a benchmark for decades. Beaulieu Beringer continues the tradition of fine wines handed down by 1937 Beringer Exclusive Selection CA $3,500 legendary winemaker André Tchelistcheff—the Maestro. 1986 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $275 1988 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $320 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour Collection 1989 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $250 In 1900, French-born 1964 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $400 1990 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $240 Georges de Latour buys land in Napa 1965 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $350 1991 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $230 Valley and founds a 1967 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $250 1992 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $220 winery named after the “beautiful place” of 1971 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $255 1992 Beringer Private Reserve, Naps 3L CA $650 the site. 1973 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $225 1993 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $205 In 1938, Latour finds a new winemaker in 1974 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $450 1994 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $220 Paris, a 37-year-old Rus- 1975 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $355 1996 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $180 sian, André Tchelistcheff, who will become one 1976 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $350 1997 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $200 of California’s greatest 1977 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $250 1999 Beringer Private Reserve, Napa CA $175 winemakers of the 20th century. Tch- 1979 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $340 Bond Estates elistcheff’s nephew, Alex 1980 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $160 Golitzin, will found 2000 Bond Estates Melbury, Napa Valley CA $500 Quilceda Creek Winery 1982 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $190 2001 Bond Estates Melbury, Napa Valley CA $450 in Washington State, 1983 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $250 page 64. Golitzin will go 2001 Bond Estates St. Eden, Napa Valley CA $450 on to make some of the 1984 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $280 greatest Cabernets in Washington State at the 1985 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $275 Bryant Family Vineyard Quilceda Creek Winery. 1986 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $250 Bond is a group of single 1992 Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley CA $800 vineyard wines from Napa Valley. 1987 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $255 Bill Harlan and Bob Levy make 1994 Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley CA $1,000 the wines. Melbury is northeast 1995 Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley CA $1,200 Parker Perfect 100 1988 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $250 of Rutherford. Finesse. 1990 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $230 Vecina is in Oakville’s western 1997 Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley CA $1,200 Parker Perfect 100 foothills. Powerful. 1998 Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley CA $625 1991 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $220 St. Eden is a rocky knoll in Napa Valley 1992 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $220 Oakville. Opulent. 1999 Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, CA $750 1993 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $200 2000 Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley CA $775 1995 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $180 Carter Cellars 1996 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $180 1998 Carter Cellars Coliseum Block, Napa CA $225 1997 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $200 André Tchelistcheff 1999 Carter Cellars Fortuna Block, Oakville CA $120 1998 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $160 2000 Carter Cellars Beckstoffer, Oakville CA $300 1999 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $150 2000 Carter Cellars To-Kalon, Napa CA $350 2000 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa CA $140 2002 Carter Cellars Coliseum, Oakville (375) CA $105 2001 B.V. Georges de Latour Private Reserve, Napa (mag) CA $340 2002 Carter Cellars To-Kalon, Napa CA $300 Araujo Estates Wines 2002 Carter Cellars Coliseum Bl0ck, Napa CA $200

1993 Araujo Estates Wines Eisele Vineyard, Napa CA $420 Ron Zimmerman 2004 Carter Cellars, Beckstoffer, To-Kalon, H&C, Napa (1500)CA $975 1996 Araujo Estates Wines Eisele Vineyard, Napa CA $350 2005 Carter Cellars To-Kalon, Napa CA $250 1997 Araujo Estates Wines Eisele Vineyard, Napa CA $350 2005 Carter Cellars Coliseum Block, Napa CA $315 1998 Araujo Estates Wines Eisele Vineyard, Napa CA $225 Charles Krug 1999 Araujo Estates Wines Eisele Vineyard, Napa (375) CA $195 Mark Carter began producing 1968 Charles Krug Vintage Selection CA $220 wine as the owner of the Wine Spec- 2000 Araujo Estates Wines Eisele Vineyard, Napa (375) CA $190 tator Grand Award-list restaurant 1970 Charles Krug Vintage Selection CA $200 at the Carter House in Eureka, Cali- 1999 Charles Krug Vintage Selection CA $95 Abreu fornia. He is owns Carter Cellars 2001 Abreu Madrona Ranch, Napa CA $625 and NV Winery in Napa Valley. Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Winescontinued 70 on page 71 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 71 Carter Cellars Merlot, see page 69 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

California Cabernet Sauvignon & Meritage California Cabernet Sauvignon & Meritage

Chateau St. Jean 1993 Harlan Estate Napa Valley CA $795 1998 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cépages, Sonoma CA $125 1995 Harlan Estate Napa Valley CA $975 1998 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cépages, Sonoma CA $125 1999 Harlan Estate Napa Valley CA $795 2001 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cépages, Sonoma CA $125 Inglenook Clos du Val 1966 Inglenook Cask F-29 CA $250 1974 Clos du Val Napa CA $300 1970 Inglenook CA $250 1974 Inglenook Cask B-8 CA $240 Colgin Cellars Jones Family Vineyards 1992 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard CA $900 1996 Jones Family Vineyards Napa Valley CA $145 1997 Jones Family Vineyards Napa Valley CA $250 The October 1949 issue of the 1993 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard CA $900 Charles Krug”Bottles and Jordan Bins” newsletter. 1995 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard CA $750 At the urging of Robert 1996 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard CA $750 1976 Jordan Alexander Valley CA $150 Mondavi, his parents, 1978 Jordan Alexander Valley CA $150 Cesare and Rosa Mondavi, 2000 Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard CA $650 purchased the Charles 1987 Jordan Alexander Valley CA $125 Krug Winery in 1943. Later, Conn Creek

Robert and brother Peter Joseph Phelps 2000 Conn Creek Anthology, Napa CA $105 both ran the winery until 1977 Joseph Phelps Insignia CA $250 Robert left the family firm 2001 Conn Creek Anthology, Napa CA $100 to form the Robert Mon- 1998 Joseph Phelps Insignia CA $245 davi Winery in 1966. 2002 Conn Creek Anthology, Napa CA $99 The Herbfarm’s complete 2000 Joseph Phelps Insignia CA $300 collection of “Bottles and Cuvaison 2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia CA $245 #1 Wine Spectator Top 100 Bins” covers the historic period between 1949 and 1978 Cuvaison Napa CA $150 Karl Lawrence Cellars 1975 when Napa Valley’s Diamond Creek 2001 Karl Lawrence Napa Valley (375 ml) CA $49 reputation was solidifying 2001 Karl Lawrence Napa Valley CA $100 on the world wine stage. 1985 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill CA $225 2001 Karl Lawrence Napa Valley (magnum) CA $210 1990 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow CA $225 2002 Karl Lawrence Napa Valley (375 ml) CA $47 1990 Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace CA $225 2002 Karl Lawrence Napa Valley CA $95 1990 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill CA $225 2002 Karl Lawrence Napa Valley (magnum) CA $200 1999 Diamond Creek Gravelly Meadow CA $225 Ladera Dominus 2002 Ladera Napa, Lone Canyon CA $105 Ann Colgin’s “cult” Cab- 1990 Dominus Estate, Napa Valley CA $295 Livingston-Moffett ernets are among the most 1995 Dominus Estate, Napa Valley CA $255 1986 Livingston-Moffett Moffett Estate Vineyard CA $105 sought-after from Napa Valley. The Herb Lamb Vine- 1996 Dominus Estate, Napa Valley CA $225 1988 Livingston-Moffett Moffett Estate Vineyard CA $125 yard Cabs are full-bodied 1998 Dominus Estate, Napa Valley CA $195 1989 Livingston-Moffett Moffett Estate Vineyard CA $125 and show rich blackberry, 1990 Livingston-Moffett Moffett Estate Vineyard CA $125 blueberry, lavender, licorice, 1998 Dominus Napanook, Napa CA $69 and toast. 1999 Dominus Estate, Napa Valley CA $215 1991 Livingston-Moffett Moffett Estate Vineyard CA $105 1992 Livingston-Moffett Moffett Estate Vineyard CA $150 2004 Dominus Estate, Napa Valley CA $235 1993 Livingston-Moffett Moffett Estate Vineyard CA $125 Franciscan 1994 Livingston-Moffett Moffett Estate Vineyard CA $160 1999 Franciscan, Oakville Estate, Magnificant, Napa Valley $55 1997 Livingston-Moffett Gemstone Vineyard, Napa CA $150 Gallo of Sonoma Louis Martini 1991 Gallo Northern Sonoma Estate CA $65 1959 Louis Martini Private Reserve CA $400 1998 Louis Martini Monte Rosso CA $125 1999 Louis Martini Monte Rosso CA $125 Lynch Vineyards 2000 Lynch Napa Valley CA $125 Harlan Estate 2000 Lynch Napa Valley (magnum) CA $265 1990 Harlan Estate Napa Valley, First Release CA $1,200 2001 Lynch Napa Valley CA $129 1992 Harlan Estate Napa Valley CA $995

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California Cabernet Sauvignon & Meritage California Cabernet Sauvignon & Meritage

Pride Mountain Vineyards Merus 1995 Pride Mountain Reserve Claret CA $390 2000 Merus Napa Valley CA $220 1996 Pride Mountain Reserve Claret CA $350 Neyers 1997 Pride Mountain Reserve Claret CA $360 2002 Neyers Vineyards Neyers Ranch, Napa CA $90 Ridge Vineyards Niebaum-Coppola / Rubicon Estate 1988 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz CA $245 2002 Niebaum-Coppola Cask Cabernet, Napa CA $120 1997 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz CA $320 1988 Niebaum-Coppola Rubicon, Napa Valley Red CA $350 1998 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz CA $225 1999 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz CA $220 2001 Niebaum-Coppola Rubicon, Napa Valley Red CA $220 “Even the staunchest die-hard Bordeaux lovers, even the Bor- 2000 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz CA $200 2002 Rubicon Estate Napa Valley Red CA $215 delais winemakers themselves, 2003 Rubicon Estate Napa Valley Red CA $210 find in the rich, earthy, strikingly 2001 Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz CA $225 complex and enduring Monte 2004 Rubicon Estate Napa Valley Red CA $230 Bello Cabernet a compelling resemblance to their finest red Rubicon Estate , “Blancaneaux,” see p. 27 wines.”—Wine Spectator Ramey Wine Cellars 2002 Ramey Diamond Mountain, Napa CA $145 Chateau Montelena 2002 Ramey Jericho Canyon, Napa Val. CA $200 1996 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate CA $135 2003 Ramey Diamond Mountain, Napa CA $125 1999 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate CA $105 2003 Ramey Jericho Canyon, Napa Val. CA $190 1999 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate (375 ml) $80 2001 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate CA $148 Rochioli Opus One 1997 Rochioli Neoma’s Vineyard CA $105 1985 Opus One Napa Valley CA $475 1990 Opus One Napa Valley CA $445 see “Niebaum-Coppola,” page 74 1992 Opus One Napa Valley CA $405 Rubicon 1993 Opus One Napa Valley CA $425 1999 Opus One Napa Valley CA $375 Sirita (Larry Stone) 2002 Opus One Napa Valley CA $325 1999 Sirita Cabernet Franc $80 2003 Opus One Napa Valley CA $270 2000 Sirita Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa $77 2004 Opus One Napa Valley CA $280 Silver Oak Palmaz Vineyards Ron Zimmerman 1974 Silver Oak North Coast CA $375 Opus One is the joint ven- 2001 Palmaz Napa Valley CA $180 1980 Silver Oak Napa Valley CA $350 ture of California’s Robert 1990 Silver Oak Alexander Valley CA $200 Mondavi and Baron Philippe 2001 Palmaz Gaston, Napa Valley CA $180 de Rothschild of Bordeaux. 1994 Silver Oak Napa Valley (magnum) CA $425

Peter Michael Larry Stone is the world’s 1999 Silver Oak Alexander Valley CA $160 1995 Peter Michael Les Pavots, Knights Valley CA $200 most decorated sommelier. He is an old friend who Sloan (see background on page 76) started his career here in 2000 Sloan Proprietor’s Red, Rutherford CA $525 Seattle. His Sirita wines are beautifully balanced. 2001 Sloan Proprietor’s Red, Rutherford CA $555 2002 Sloan Proprietor’s Red, Rutherford CA $810 2003 Sloan Proprietor’s Red, Rutherford CA $780 2004 Sloan Proprietor’s Red, Rutherfod CA $750 Sonoma Creek 1991 Sonoma Creek Sonoma Valley CA $50 Staglin 1989 Staglin Family Vineyard Napa Valley CA $290

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Washington State and Pacific Northwest Other Cabernet Sauvignon & Meritage wines Syrah

1996 Staglin Family Vineyard Napa Valley, Rutherford CA $180 Hard to believe, but until just a few years ago, Syrah was one of our 1997 Staglin Family Vineyard Napa Valley, Rutherford CA $210 1998 Staglin Family Vineyard Napa Valley, RRutherford CA $175 “Other Reds.” My, how times have changed. Syrah may yet become 2000 Staglin Family Vineyard Napa Valley, Rutherford CA $150 Washington State’s best red varietal. 2001 Staglin Family Vineyard NV, Rutherford (375ml) CA $89 Amalie Robert 2008 Amalie Robert Syrah, “Satisfaction” $70 Ron Zimmerman 2002 Staglin Family Vineyard Napa Valley, Rutherford CA $145 2003 Staglin Family Vineyard Napa Valley, Rutherford CA $245 Betz Family Winery 2001 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, Red Mt. WA $130 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 2002 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, Red Mt. WA $125 A friend, Jim Willenborg of 1974 Stag’s Leap Stag’s Leap Vineyard CA $500 2003 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, Red Mt. WA $119 San Francisco, introduced 2003 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse (magnum) WA $230 us to Garen and Shari 1998 Stag’s Leap Fay Vineyard, Estate, Napa CA $140 Staglin a few years back. 2004 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, Red Mt. WA $115 The Staglins’ property was Philip Togni 2004 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, (magnum) WA $220 originally planted by André 1988 Philip Togni Estate, Napa Valley CA $200 2005 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, Red Mt. WA $115 Tschelistcheff in 1966 and 2003 Philip Togni Estate, Napa (magnum) CA $390 2006 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, Red Mt. WA $109 was a favorite for producing 2007 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, Red Mt. WA $105 BV Georges de Latour Private 2004 Philip Togni Estate, Napa CA $174 Reserve Cabernet. Today the 2009 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, Red Mt. WA $100 flavor of “Rutherford Dust” Tulocay 2006 Betz Family Winery La Côte Rousse, (magnum) WA $220 shines in the Staglin Family 2006 Betz Family Winery Besoleil, S. Rhone Blend WA $92 Vineyard Cabernets. 2000 Tulocay Cliff Vineyard, Napa CA $57 2007 Betz Family Winery Besoleil, S. Rhone Blend WA $85 2001 Tulocay Cliff Vineyard, Napa CA $57 2006 Betz Family Winery Besoleil, (magnum) WA $190 2008 Betz Family Winery Besoleil, S. Rhone Blend WA $88 Used Automobile Parts 2009 Betz Family Winery Besoleil, S. Rhone Blend WA $82 2002 Used Automobile Parts Napa Valley, Cab./Merlot CA $75 2002 Betz Family Winery La Serenne, Boushey V. WA $120 2003 Betz Family Winery La Serenne, Boushey V, WA $119 Zellerbach 2003 Betz Family Winery La Serenne (magnum) WA $230 1978 Stephen Zellerbach Alexander Valley CA $150 2004 Betz Family Winery La Serenne, Boushey V. WA $115 2005 Betz Family Winery La Serenne, Boushey V. WA $115 2006 Betz Family Winery La Serenne, Boushey V. WA $109 2006 Betz Family Winery La Serenne, (magnum) WA $220 2007 Betz Family Winery La Serenne, Boushey V. WA $105 Illinois Galena Cellars Ron Zimmerman 2009 Betz Family Winery La Serenne, Boushey V. WA $100 2000 Galena Cellars Proprietor’s Reserve IL $49 Cayuse Vineyards New York Long Island Wines 1999 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $275 1999 Bedell Cellars Cupola, Long Island NY $67 2002 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $229 1987 Bridgehampton Long Island Reserve NY $65 Christophe Baron grew up in a 2003 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $219 French winemaking family and 2004 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $209 Virginia Virginia has studied and worked around 2005 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $199 the world. His Cayuse Vineyards 2001 Barboursville Vineyards Octagon V tion VA $75 in Walla Walla is producing some 2006 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $189 head-turning wines. 2007 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $179 2004 Pearmund Cellars Ameritage Reserve VA $65 2008 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $169 2009 Cayuse Vineyards Cailloux Vineyard WA $169 Petite Sirah 2002 Cayuse Vineyards En Cerise, Walla Walla WA $175 2003 Cayuse Vineyards En Cerise, Walla Walla WA $160 1974 Callaway Vineyard Estate, Temecula CA $90 2002 Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard WA $229 2004 Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard WA $209 Sloan “The 2002 [Sloan] is indeed one of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignons I have ever tasted from 2005 Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard WA $199 California. Boasting enormous concentration, extraordinary complexity (roasted coffee notes intermixed with blueberry, blackberry, jus de viande, subtle smoky oak, and a wealth of spice), it possesses terrific fruit, 2006 Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard WA $189 extraordinary intensity, and an amazingly pure, rich, long (over 50 seconds), blockbuster finish. This brilliant, 2007 Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard WA $179 uncompromising expression of Cabernet Sauvignon clearly demonstrates this vineyard’s potential as well 2008 Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard WA $172 as the enormous, multi-million-dollar effort Stuart Sloan has put into both the winery and the vineyard. 2009 Cayuse Vineyards En Chamberlin Vineyard WA $169 Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+. 2003 Cayuse Vineyards Armada Vineyard WA $490 Talk about coming out with a Big Bang! Stuart Sloan, the Seattle businessman, has hit both gold 2000 Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog, Walla Walla WA $435 and home runs with his extraordinary vineyard perched high on a hill above the renowned restaurant/hotel complex of Auberge du Soleil. A 60-acre estate only partially planted in vines, with David Abreu handling 2002 Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog, Walla Walla WA $295 the viticulture and Martha Levy (wife of Harlan Estates’ Bob Levy) making the wine, this is as impressive a 2003 Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog, Walla Walla WA $390 new operation as I have ever witnessed. 100 points. “—Robert Parker 2004 Cayuse Vineyards Bionic Frog, Walla Walla WA $395 Cayuse, “God Only Knows” (see Grenache)

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Syrahs of the Pacific Northwest Syrahs of the Pacific Northwest

Abacela McCrea Cellars 1998 Abacela OR $90 1997 McCrea Cellars Boushey Vineyard WA $65 1999 Abacela OR $85 1997 McCrea Cellars Cuvée Orleans WA $125 2001 Abacela Oregon OR $80 1998 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval WA $85 2002 Abacela Oregon OR $76 1998 McCrea Cellars Boushey Vineyard WA $85 2003 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $75 1999 McCrea Cellars Yakima Valley WA $50 2004 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $62 1999 McCrea Cellars Boushey Vineyard WA $83 2004 Abacela Umpqua Cuvée OR $74 1999 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval WA $83 2005 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $72 Ron Zimmerman 1999 McCrea Cellars Amerique, Yakima Val. WA $61 2006 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $69 1999 McCrea Cellars Cuvée Orleans WA $105 2007 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $65 2000 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval WA $79 Andrew Will 2000 McCrea Cellars Boushey Vineyard WA $79 1999 Andrew Will Seven Hills Vineyard WA $60 Doug McCrea founded the 2000 McCrea Cellars Cuvée Orleans WA $95 first winery in Washington 2001 McCrea Cellars Boushey Vineyard WA $79 2000 Andrew Will Sheridan Vineyard WA $60 dcated solely to Rhône 2001 Andrew Will Seven Hills Vineyard WA $60 varietals. 2001 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval WA $79 2003 Andrew Will Annie Camarda WA $100 2001 McCrea Cellars Cuvée Orleans WA $88 2006 Anderw Will Annie Camarda WA $88 2002 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval WA $77 Benson Vineyards 2003 McCrea Cellars Boushey Vineyard WA $75 2005 Benson Vineyards Estate, Lake Chelan WA $65 2004 McCrea Cellars Boushey Vineyard WA $75 2007 Benson Vineyards Estate, Lake Chelan WA $59 2004 McCrea Cellars Cuvée Orleans WA $80 Beresan Cougar Crest 2002 Beresan Walla Walla WA $59 2001 Cougar Crest Walla Walla WA $51 2002 Cougar Crest Walla Walla WA $60 Bunnell Family Winery 2002 Cougar Crest Reserve, Stellar Vineyard WA $79 2006 Bunnell Family, Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Mourvèdre WA $65 2007 Bunnell Family, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, Grenache WA $59 Château Faire Le Pont 2002 Château Faire Le Pont Yakima Valley WA $55 Buty Winery 2002 Château Faire Le Pont Provence (syrah, cabernet, mer) WA $60 2001 Buty Winery Rviva of the Stones WA $68 2003 Buty Winery Rviva of the Stones WA $78 DeLille Cellars (Doyenne) 2003 Buty Winery Rviva of the Stones (mag) WA $168 1998 DeLille Cellars Doyenne WA $125 Cañon de Sol 1999 DeLille Cellars Doyenne WA $115 2000 Cañon de Sol Columbia Valley WA $80 2000 DeLille Cellars Doyenne WA $109 2001 DeLille Cellars Doyenne WA $104 Chuckanut Ridge 2002 DeLille Cellars Doyenne WA $99 2003 Chuckanut Ridge Crawford Vineyard WA $50 2002 DeLille Cellars Doyenne (magnum) WA $185 Chandler Reach Vineyards 2003 DeLille Cellars Doyenne WA $95 2001 Chandler Reach Estate, Yakima Valley WA $65 2004 DeLille Cellars Doyenne WA $89 2005 DeLille Cellars Doyenne WA $86 Coeur dÁlene Cellars Ron Zimmerman 2005 DeLille Cellars 13 pt, Cab./Syrah/Mourvèdre $95 2003 Coeur dÁlene Cellars Opulence WA $80 2008 DeLille Cellars AIX, Cab/Syrah/Mourvèdre $79 Columbia Winery 2005 DeLille Cellars Doyenne, Grand Ciel WA $145 1988 Columbia Red Willow WA $150 1989 Columbia Red Willow WA $120 Descendants Liegeois Dupont (DLD—Hedges) 1989 Columbia Red Willow (magnum) WA $290 2008 Descendants Liegeois Dupont, Les Gosses Vineyard WA $60 1990 Columbia Red Willow WA $85 Dominio IV 1991 Columbia Red Willow WA $85 2003 Dominio IV Columbia Valley WA/OR $60 1994 Columbia Red Willow WA $112 1995 Columbia Red Willow WA $120 Eric Dunham is showing Dunham Cellars 1997 Columbia Red Willow WA $89 remarkable ability with Syrah 2000 Dunham Cellars Columbia Valley WA $95 and Cabernet Sauvignon at his 2001 Dunham Cellars Walla Walla WA $90 1997 Columbia Red Willow (magnum) WA $180 winery in Walla Walla. 2001 Dunham Cellars Columbia Valley WA $90 1998 Columbia Red Willow WA $75 2002 Dunham Cellars Frenchtown Vineyard WA $120 1999 Columbia Red Willow (magnum) WA $180 2000 Columbia Red Willow, S. Chapel Block $70 2002 Dunham Cellars Lewis Vineyard WA $120 Fidélitas Darby Winery 2004 Fidelitas Eight, Columbia Valley WA $89 2010 Darby Winery Aunt Lee, Walla Walla WA $84 Glen Fiona 1995 Glen Fiona Walla Walla WA $65 continued on page 80 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 78 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 79 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Other Syrah

1998 Glen Fiona Walla Walla WA $55 Rulo Winery 1998 Glen Fiona Bacchus WA $48 2001 Rulo Winery Columbia Valley WA $50 1999 Glen Fiona Walla Walla, Puncheon WA $62 Sarah Powell 2000 Glen Fiona Walla Walla WA $50 1999 Sarah Powell Rogue Valley OR $120 2001 Glen Fiona Basket Press, Lot 57, W.W. WA $62 Sequel (John Duval: Penfolds/Longshadows) 2003 Glen Fiona Columbia Valley WA $46 2003 Sequel Columbia Valley WA $112 Gramercy Cellars 2004 Sequel Columbia Valley WA $106 2005 Gramercy Cellars Lagniappe, Col. Valley WA $79 2005 Sequel Columbia Valley WA $103 2006 Gramercy Cellars Lagniappe, Col. Valley WA $72 Serience 2005 Gramercy Cellars Walla Walla WA $100 2001 Zefina/Serience Rhone Red, Alder Ridge WA $59 2007 Gramercy Cellars John Lewis WA $170

Ron Zimmerman 2002 Zefina/Serience Rhone Red, Alder Ridge WA $60 2009 Gramercy Cellars John Lewis WA $143 2007 Gramercy Cellars Walla Walla WA $112 Seven Hills Hells Canyon 2000 Seven Hills Columbia Valley WA $55 2002 Hells Canyon Deer Slayer ID $65 Silvan Ridge Isenhower Cellars 2001 Silvan Ridge Del Rio Vineyard OR $60 2002 Isenhower Cellars Wild Alfalfa WA $85 Laurent Montalieu of Solena Solena 2003 Isenhower Cellars Wild Alfalfa WA $59 enjoys a glass of his Syrah at The 2001 Solena Del Rio Vineyard OR $79 2003 Isenhower Cellars Looking Glass WA $49 Herbfarm. Tyrus Evan Januik Winery 2001 Tyrus Evan Del Rio Vineyard OR $80 1999 Januik Winery WA $60 2001 Tyrus Evan Seven Hills Vineyard OR/WA $80 2000 Januik Winery WA $77 Va Piano Vineyards K Vintners 2003 Va Piano Lewis Vineyard WA $80 2001 K Vintners Morrison Lane WA $80 Walter Dacon 2001 K Vintners Milbrandt, Wahluke Slope WA $80 2004 Walter Dacon C’est Syrah Belle, Col. Val. WA $66 2001 K Vintners Morrison Lane, Walla Walla WA $110 Waters 2002 K Vintners End of the Road WA $65 2006 Waters Forgotten Hills Vineyard WA $73 2003 K Vintners Milbrandt WA $47 2003 K Vintners Cougar Hills, Walla Walla WA $70 Wilridge 2003 K Vintners Morrison Lane, W.W. WA $80 2000 Wilridge Stout Ranch WA $42 2003 K Vintners Lucky No. 7, Seven Hills WA $70 2001 Wilridge Elephant Mountain WA $41 Kestrel Woodinville Wine Company/Bear Creek 1999 Kestrel Estate Signature WA $115 1999 Bear Creek Snipes Canyon Vineyard WA $60 Lullaby 2002 Woodinville Wine Co. Columbia Valley WA $55 2010 Lullaby, Rosé de Virginie, Walla Walla WA $36 Zerba Cellars Maison Bleue 2004 Zerba Cellars Columbia Valley OR/WA $52 2009 Maison Bleue,Graviere, Syrah/Grenache,Mouvedre WA $75 California Syrah Matthews Cellars Chateau Fou 2001 Matthews Cellars Chandler Reach WA $85 2006 Chateau Fou Santa Ynez Valley CA $90 2002 Matthews Cellars Red Mountain WA $100 2008 Chateau Fou Santa Ynez Valley CA $85 Mystic Kongsgaard 2001 Mystic Columbia Valley WA $55 2000 Kongsgaard Hudson Vineyard, Napa CA $200 Rasa Neyers 2007 Rasa QED, Columbia Valley WA $99 2002 Neyers Cuvée d’Honneur, Napa CA $95 2008 Rasa QED, Columbia Valley WA $95 Pax Reynvaan 2003 Pax Cuvée Christine, Sonoma CA $125 2008 Reynvaan The Unnamed, Walla Walla WA $94 2003 Pax Obsidian, Knights Valley CA $96 2008 Reynvaan In the Rocks Walla Walla WA $105 2008 Reynvaan The Contender, Walla Walla WA $126 Rockblock (Domaine Serene) 2001 Rockblock Seven Hills, Joseph’s Clone OR $80 2001 Rockblock Del Rio Vineyard, S. Oregon OR $74 2003 Rockblock Del Rio Vineyard, S. Oregon OR $70 2005 Rockblock Sven Hills Vineyard OR $70

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Henschke, Hill of Grace 1991 Henschke Hill of Grace, Eden Valley $550 Rolf Binder Estate Penfolds Grange 2001 Rolf Binder Estate Heysen, Barossa Valley $70 1965 Penfolds Grange Hermitage. $3,000 2002 Rolf Binder Estate Heinrich, Barossa Valley $150 1971 Penfolds Grange Hermitage. $1,250 charlie trotter’s fav 1976 Penfolds Grange Hermitage. $1,000 Parker Perfect 100 Ross Estate Stephen Carl & Prue Henschke are the fifth 1980 Penfolds Grange Hermitage $550 2001 Ross Estate North Ridge, Barossa Valley $37 generation of winemakers 1985 Penfolds Grange Hermitage. $550 2001 Ross Estate Barossa Valley $45 at Henschke. Their Hill of Grace 1989 Penfolds Grange Hermitage $485 is generally regarded as Australia’s most sought- 1994 Penfolds Grange $650 Torbreck after wine along with 1996 Penfolds Grange. $485 2002 Torbreck Run Rig, Barossa Valley $365 Grange. This single 2003 Torbreck The Factor, Barossa Valley $188 vineyard wine is produced 1997 Penfolds Grange. $400 from low-yielding, ancient 2003 Torbreck Les Amis (old-vine Grenache) $260 130-year-old vines across 1999 Penfolds Grange. $350 Ron Zimmerman the road from a remote church. The wine is full- 2001 Penfolds Magill Estate Vineyard. $95 bodied and complex with Yalumba optimum drinking ranging The old basket press at Rockford 1998 Yalumba The Octavius tion IX, Barossa $155 from 15 to 25 years. Branson Coach House in Australia’s Barossa Valley. 1999 Yalumba The Octavius tion X, Barossa $140 2002 Branson Coach House Greenock Block Estate, Barossa $100 2004 Branson Coach House Greenock Block Estate, Barossa $105

Charles Melton 1999 Charles Melton Nine Popes, Barossa Valley $90

d’Arenberg 1998 d’Arenberg The Dead Arm $175 Max Schubert went 2000 d’Arenberg The Dead Arm $139 against the instructions of his employers and created 2005 d’Arenberg The Dead Arm $112 one of the world’s most 2002 d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie, McLaren $49 famous wines, Penfolds Grange. Though Schubert died in 1994, the wine is still a monument to Greenock Creek opulence from the deep, 1997 Greenock Creek Seven Acre Vineyard, Barossa $110 sandy soils of Australia’s Barossa Valley. 1998 Greenock Creek Seven Acre Vineyard, Barossa $130 1998 Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache, Barossa $80 1999 Greenock Creek Seven Acre Vineyard, Barossa $150 1998 Greenock Creek Apricot Block, Barossa $130 1999 Greenock Creek Cornerstone Grenache, Barossa $90

Rockford 1993 Rockford Basket Press, Barossa Valley $125 1999 Rockford Basket Press, Barossa Valley (375) $60

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Other Red Varietals Other Red Varietals

Barbera: also see “, Italy” page 125 2007 Facelli Winery Sagemoor Vineyard WA $53 2003 Abacela Dolcetto, Oregon OR $40 2004 Abacela Dolcetto, Southern Oregon OR $39 2008 Facelli Winery Sagemoor Vineyard WA $47 2005 Abacela Dolcetto, Southern Oregon OR $39 2005 Lone Canary Milbrandt Vineyard WA $38 2007 Palotai Dolcetto, Umpqua Valley OR $47 2007 Traunche Cellars Columbia Valley WA $53 Cabernet Francs Gamay Noir 2006 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $49 2003 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $48 2003 Barrister Columbia Valley WA $59 2004 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $48 2000 Buty Winery Cab. Franc/Merlot WA $85 2005 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $46 2004 Buty Winery “Caballo Blanco,” 91% CF WA $70 2007 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $44 2004 Buty Winery “Caballo Blanco,” (magnum) WA $160 2008 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $42 1999 Chaddsford Winery Brandywine Valley PA $42 2009 Amity Vineyards Willamette Valley OR $40 1995 Château Ste. Michelle “Ethos” WA $75 1999 Brick House Willamette, Organic OR $85 1996 Château Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard WA $55 2004 Brick House Willamette, Organic OR $84 2001 Chinook Cab. Franc Rosé WA $33 2007 Brick House Estate, Biodynamic OR $69 2002 Chinook Cab. Franc Rosé WA $33 2010 Brick House Estate, Biodynamic OR $64 2005 Chinook Cab. Franc Rosé WA $33 2011 Brick House Estate, Biodynamic OR $56 2007 Corvidae The Keeper WA $35 1999 Chehalem Cerise, Ridgecrest V. OR $46 Désignée was created 2004 Corliss Estate Cabernet Franc WA $82 Grenache 2005 Corliss Estate Cabernet Franc WA $78 by Buty Winery especially 2002 Abacela Umpqua Estate OR $48 for The Herbfarm. It is 2005 Désignée Columbia Valley WA $94 designed to seamlessly 2008 Désignée Columbia Valley WA $85 2003 Abacela Umpqua Estate OR $48 complement many of 2009 Désignée Columbia Valley WA $79 2004 Abacela Umpqua Estate OR $45 the foods of the Pacific 2005 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $45 2009 Désignée Columbia Valley, 1500ML WA $174 Northwest. 99% Cabernet 2005 Betz Family Winery Bėsoleil WA $78 Franc (Conner-Lee and 2002 DiStefano Rosé of Cabernet Franc WA $42 2003 DiStefano Rosé of Cabernet Franc WA $42 2008 Brian Carter Cellars Byzance (Gren/Syrah/M) WA $52 Champoux Vineyards) and 2008 Cayuse, God Only Knows (90% Grenache) WA $220 1% Merlot and a 18-month 2002 DiStefano Sogno WA $48 elevage in top French oak 2000 Facelli Bacchus Vineyard WA $40 2009 Cayuse, God Only Knows WA $240 make this a real beauty. 552 2006 Green Creek Winery Rose, N. Carolina (500ml) NC $55 1998 Domaine du Mas Blanc Banyuls Vin Doux Naturel FR $85 bottles produced. 2007 Hillcrest Nonich OR $85 2002 DiStefano Columbia Valley WA $60 2002 Matthews Cellars Desert Rosé WA $44 2005 DiStefano Columbia Valley WA $60 2002 Millbrook Hudson River Valley NY $45 1995 Glen Fiona WA $45 2004 Millbrook New York State NY $42 2001 McCrea Cellars Rhône Rosé WA $32 2000 Owen Roe Rosa Mystica Block WA $65 2001 McCrea Cellars WA $49 2001 Poplar Grove Winery Benchmark, Naramata BC $50 2002 McCrea Cellars Sirocco (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Counoise) $57 2001 Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny, “Le Bourg” FR $105 2002 McCrea Cellars Sirocco (375) WA $30 2002 Sakonnet Estate, Rhode Island RI $60 2007 Lullaby Rosé of Grenache (500) WA $30 1997 Walla Walla Vintners Spring Valley Vineyard WA $49 2008 Ruby Kurant, The Archer, 95% Gren/5% Syrah CA $50 1998 Walla Walla Vintners Spring Valley Vineyard WA $53 2006 Tranche, Slice of Pape, Rhône Blend, Grenache WA $64 1999 Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley WA $55 2010 Tranche, Pink Pape, Dry Rose, Blue Mt Vineyard WA $40 2000 Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley WA $55 2002 Zefina Serience Rouge WA $60 2001 Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley WA $54 2004 Zefina Rosé of Grenache WA $30 2002 Walla Walla Vintners Columbia Valley (magnum)WA $110 Kadarka 2002 Whitestone, Lake Roosevelt Shores Vineyard WA $62 2009 Palotai Vineyard, Estate, Umpqua Valley OR $69 2010 Palotai Vineyard, Bull’s Blood, Umpqua Valley OR $55 Carmeñere Lemberger 2001 Colvin Vineyard Carmeñere, Walla Walla WA $39 1986 Mercer Ranch WA $50 Charbono 1992 Thurston Wolfe Reserve WA $35 2007 La Toscano Cashmere Estate WA $49 2005 Robert Foley Vineyards Charbono, Napa Valley CA $65 1959 Inglenook Charbono, Napa Valley CA $275 Nebbiolo: also see “Piemonte, Italy” page 125 1959 was an outstanding Napa Valley vintage. Now less than 2000 Barboursville Vineyards Reserve, Virginia VA $75 100 acres of this variety remain planted in California. Absolutely 1998 Cascade Cliffs Columbia Valley WA $39 perfect fills and condition. A monumental time capsule. 1987 Cavatappi Maddalena, Nebbiolo WA $88 1997 Turley Wine Cellars Tofanelli Vineyard, Napa CA $110 1988 Cavatappi Maddalena, Nebbiolo WA $85 1993 Cavatappi Maddalena, Nebbiolo WA $69 Counoise 1996 Cavatappi Maddalena, Nebbiolo WA $62 2006 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval Vineyard WA $47 1998 Cavatappi Maddalena, Nebbiolo WA $58 Dolcetto 1999 Wilridge Nebbiolo di Klipsun WA $49 2002 Abacela Dolcetto, Oregon, Rogue OR $42 2001 Wilridge Nebbiolo di Klipsun WA $45 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 84 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 85 continued on page 86 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Other Red Varietals Other Red Varietals

Norton 2007 Barnard-Griffin Rosé of WA $31 2002 Crown Valley Winery Limited Edition, Missouri MO $65 2003 Cuneo Cellars Two Rivers OR/WA $48 2001 Chrysalis Vineyards Estate Bottled, Virginia VA $47 2007 Facelli Winery Columbia Valley WA $44 2005 Horton Vineyards Orange County, Virginia VA $60 2006 Five Star Cellars Walla Walla WA $49 2006 Horton Vineyards Orange County, Virginia VA $60 2001 Greenbank Cellars Yakima Valley WA $35 MV Stone Hill, “Hermannsberg,” Norton, Vincent, Chambourcin $42 2006 Mannina Cellars Walla Walla Valley WA $40 2002 Stone Hill Estate Bottled MO $64 2009 Mannina Cellars Walla Walla Valey WA $55 2006 Stone Hill Estate Bottled Hermann MO $59 2000 Napadan Napa, Heidi Peterson Barrett CA $75 Malbec 1999 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese WA $225 2002 Abacela Oregon OR $53 2000 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese WA $215 2003 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $49 2001 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese WA $210 2004 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $50 The Norton grape ( 2002 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese WA $205 aestivalis), is a true native 2005 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $50 Ron Zimmerman 2003 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese, Walla Walla WA $200 American grape that was 2006 Abacela Southern Oregon OR $50 2004 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese, Walla Walla WA $190 important to winemaking 2006 àMaurice Columbia Valley WA $59 2005 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese, Walla Walla WA $185 in the 19th century. It is 2004 Corliss Estates Columbia Valley WA $90 2006 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese, Walla Walla WA $170 the only native grape that makes wine that is not 2005 Corliss Estates Columbia Valley WA $85 2007 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese, Walla Walla WA $165 Dr. Earl and Hilda Jones “foxy.” 2004 Eden Vale, Pear House Reserve, Southern Oregon OR $70 2008 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese, Walla Walla WA $155 2001 Kettle Valley, Okanagan Valley, Naramata Bench BC $55 (here with Rastus) have 2009 Leonetti Cellars Sangiovese, Walla Walla WA $145 planted the 2002 Kettle Valley, Okanagan Valley, Naramata Bench BC $52 grape on a very geologically 2004 Saggi Columbia Valley Red WA $99 2003 Kettle Valley, Okanagan Valley, Naramata Bench BC $49 diverse, warm site in 2005 Saggi Columbia Valley Red WA $79 2006 William Church Wahluke Slope WA $53 the Umpqua Valley near 2000 Three Rivers Pepper Bridge WA $77 Malbec: Argentina Roseburg, Oregon. Earl believes that the climate at 2005 Walter Dacon Red Mountain WA $60 2004 Cheval des Andes Mendoza, Prop. Blend AR $180 Abacela is similar to that 2006 Walter Dacon Red Mountain WA $54 2005 Cheval des Andes Mendoza, Prop. Blend AR $170 of the finest Tempranillo- 2006 Cheval des Andes Mendoza, Prop. Blend AR $160 growing regions of Spain. Tempranillo: also see “Spain,” page 135 2003 Catena Zapata, Mendoza (Cab., Malbec, Merlot) AR $175 1997 Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua OR $72 Mourvédre 1998 Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua OR $69 2002 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval WA $58 1999 Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua OR $65 2002 McCrea Cellars Ciel du Cheval (375) WA $38 2000 Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua OR $60 Ron Zimmerman Chris Camarda of the 2009 Rasa Vox Populi WA $88 2000 Abacela Southeast Block Reserve OR $75 Andrew Will Winery has a 2000 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Beaucastel CA $60 2001 Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua OR $55 particular knack for producing Petit Verdot 2002 Abacela Roseburg Estate, Umpqua OR $49 notable Sangioveses. Sangiovese is the principal red 2005 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $82f 2002 Abacela Umpqua Valley Cuvée OR $47 grape of Tuscany. 2004 Januik Ciel du Cheval WA $69 2003 Abacela Estate OR $45 2005 Permund Cellars Virginia Reserve VA $50 2004 Abacela Umpqua Valley Cuvée OR $49 2005 Woodinville Wine Cellars, Odd Man Out (P.V./Mal) WA $79 2004 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $73 2008 Woodinville Wine Cellars,Odd Man Out (P.V./Mal)WA $75 2004 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $70 2007 Woodinville Win eCellars, Odd Man Out (P.V/Mal) WA $65 2005 Abacela Umpqua Cuvée OR $47 Pinot Meunier 2006 Abacela Umpqua Cuvée OR $47 1999 WillaKenzie Estate OR $46 2006 Abacela Estate, Southern Oregon OR $75 2009 Teutonic Wine Company, Borgo Pass Vineyard OR $55 NV Abacela, Vintner’s Blend #6, 13 grape varieties OR $43 2009 Amalie Robert Willamette Valley OR $55 NV Abacela Vintner’s Blend #7 OR $41 Sangiovese: also see “Tuscany,” page 129 NV Abacela Vintner’s Blend #8 OR $39 1998 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $65 2008 Brian Carter Cellars Corrida (Temp/Merlot) WA $47 1998 Andrew Will Pepper Bridge WA $65 2003 Eden Vale, Pear House Reserve, Southern Oregon OR $65 1999 Andrew Will Pepper Bridge WA $59 2006 Gramercy Cellars Walla Walla WA $106 2000 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $56 2007 Gramercy Cellars Walla Walla WA $99 2001 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $53 2006 Red Lily Rogue Valley OR $70 2002 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $50 2003 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $47 Tempranillo: Argentina 2004 Andrew Will Ciel du Cheval WA $45 2003 Zuccardi “Q” Tempranillo, Mendoza $39 2005 Benson Vineyards Estate, Lake Chelan WA $46 Northwest Zinfandel & Prmitivo 2005 Benson Vineyards Estate, Lake Chelan WA $55 2008 Facelli, Primitivo, Sugarloaf Vineyard, Col. Gorge WA $55 2007 Benson Vineyards Estate, Lake Chelan WA $55 2003 Maryhill Winery Columbia Valley WA $50 2008 Benson Vineyards Estate, Lake Chelan WA $55 continued on page 87 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 86 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A New World Wines 87 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M Classics World Old

Other Red Varietals

2003 Maryhill Winery Proprietor’s Reserve WA $79 2005 Owen Roe Columbia Valley WA $77 1999 Sineann Old Vines, Pines V. OR $92 2003 Solena Wooldridge Creek Vine. OR $57 2001 Columbia Winery Alder Ridge Vineyard WA $49

The of Ridge Vineyards are a tribute to a great winery and the continued brilliance of Paul Draper. Paul Draper introduced the Collection of Ridge Zinfandel Old World Classics single-vineyard Zinfandel to America in 1972. 1974 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $250 1976 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $195 1976 Ridge Vineyards Central Coast $150 1990 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $100 1991 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $110 1992 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $125 1993 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $115 1994 Lytton Springs Lytton Springs, Sonoma $165 1995 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $125 1996 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $110 1997 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $150 2001 Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs, Sonoma $89 2005 Ridge Vineyards, Geyserville Proprietary Red, Sonoma (375) $42 All photosAll by Ron Zimmerman France Italy Germany Spain Portugal Austria Hungary Switzerland Slovenia Lebanon South Africa

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White Burgundy: Le Montrachet

Le Montrachet There are those who believe there is no finer white wine on the face of the earth than that of the vineyard of “Le Montrachet.” The plot of earth that produces this wine is tiny. The world is large. The price is astronomical. The Holy Grail of Chardonnay may just be “Le Montrachet.” Le Montrachet, Grand Cru 1961 Domaines du Château de Beaune, Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $600 2000 Henri Boillot Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $745 1998 Bouchard Père & Fils Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $695 1998 Bouchard Père & Fils Le Montrachet, Grand Cru (375 ml) $350 2000 Bouchard Père & Fils Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $695 2001 Colin-Deléger Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $695 The Old-World Classics 1999 Joseph Drouhin Le Montrachet, Marquis de Laguiche (mag) $1,400 Old-World White: 91-102 2003 Joseph Drouhin Le Montrachet, Marquis de Laguiche $740 White Burgundy & Chablis (France) . . . . . 91 Riesling from Germany, Alsace, and Austria 94, 96, 97 2000 Vincent Girardin Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $475 Grüner Veltliner (Austria) 98 2002 Louis Latour Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $800 Loire Valley Whites: Muscadet to Sancerre (France)99 White Rhône (France) ...... 102 1976 Leroy Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $1,200 Old-World Red: 106-136 1978 Leroy Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $1,200 Red Burgundy (France) ...... 106 2000 Romanée-Conti Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $7,000 Bordeaux (France) ...... 111 Rhône (France) ...... 121 1978 Ramonet Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $3,500 Italy ...... 125 1988 Ramonet Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $2,250 Spain & Portugal ...... 134 South Africa 136 1994 Étienne Sauzet Le Montrachet, Grand Cru (magnum) $1,200

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White Burgundy White Burgundy

More Grand Cru White Burgundy 1985 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru $395 2003 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet AOC $148 1996 René Fleurot Bâtard-Montrachet, Grand Cru $128 2003 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, “Les Pucelles,” 1er $320 2001 Jean-Noël Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet, Grand Cru $275 2003 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, “Clavoillon” $208 1998 Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru $150 2008 Bernard Moreau Chassagne-Montrachet, “Champ Gain” $122 1999 Albert Morey Bâtard-Montrachet, Grand Cru $290 2003 Bernard Morey Chassagne-Montrachet, “Les Embrazées” $114 2003 Paul Pernot, Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet, Grand Cru $240 2003 Bernard Morey Chassagne-Montrachet, “Les Morgeots” $114 1998 Ramonet, Bienvenue-Bâtard-Montrachet, Grand Cru $240 2002 Paul Pernot Puligny-Montrachet, “Les Pucelles” $140 2003 Paul Pernot Puligny-Montrachet, “Les Folatières” $160 1999 Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet, “Les Chaumées” $225 bourgogne blanc 2008 Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet $94 2008 Remoissenet Pere & Fil Bourgogne Blanc $45

Aloxe-Corton, Auxey-Duresses & Beaune Chablis 1991 J.F. Coche-Dury Auxey-Duresses Blanc $200 2002 Joseph Drouhin Chablis $35 2000 Leroy Auxey-Duresses Blanc $90 2002 Joseph Drouhin “Les Clos,” Grand Cru $159 2001 Leroy Auxey-Duresses Blanc $115 2002 Christian Moreau “Les Clos,” Grand Cru $189 2000 R&V Dauvissat Chablis $59 Meursault 1997 R&V Dauvissat “La Forest,” 1er Cru $99 The village of Chablis 2005 Arnaud Ente Meursault, “Les Petits Charrons” $205 2001 R&V Dauvissat “La Forest,” 1er Cru $70 2005 Buisson-Charles Meursault, “Bouches-Cheres” $129 2001 R&V Dauvissat “La Forest,” 1er Cru (375 ml) $42 2002 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault, “En L’Ormeau” $107 2002 R&V Dauvissat “La Forest,” 1er Cru $105 1997 J.F. Coche-Dury Meursault $230 2002 Vincent Girardin Meursault, “Les Charmes” $120 Chablis of François Raveneau 2005 Remi Jobard Meursault, “Sous la Velle” $109 Raveneau’s Chablis estate is so blessed with good sites that it 1996 Michelot Meursault, “Les Genevrières” $148 1969 Leroy Meursault, “Les Perrières” $415 produces no generic Chablis at all. The wines age well. 1973 Leroy Meursault, “Les Charmes” $515 1999 François Raveneau “Les Clos,” Grand Cru $300 1996 Leroy Meursault $225 2000 François Raveneau “Blanchots,” Grand Cru $220 2000 Guy Roulot Meursault, “Les Tessons” $160 s1999 François Raveneau “Butteaux,” 1er Cru $120 2001 Guy Roulot Meursault, “Les Charmes” $225 2000 François Raveneau “Butteaux,” 1er Cru $120 1996 Michel Tessier Meursault, “Les Genevrières” $140 2000 François Raveneau “Chapelot,” 1er Cru $120 2000 François Raveneau “Fôret,” 1er Cru $120 Puligny & Chassagne Montrachet 2000 François Raveneau “Montée de Tonnerre,” 1er Cru $140 2003 Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet, “Les Champ-Canet” $144 1999 François Raveneau “Mont Mains,” 1er Cru $120 2003 Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet, “Les Combettes” $167 2000 François Raveneau “Mont Mains,” 1er Cru $120 2003 Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny-Montrachet, “Les Referts” $144 2000 François Raveneau “Vaillons,” 1er Cru $130 1995 Colin-Deléger Chassagne Montrachet, “Les Vergers” $225

1996 Colin-Deléger Chassagne Montrachet, “La Maltroie” $155 2001 Jean-Noël Gagnard Chassagne-Montrachet, “Chaumées” $94 1996 Vincent Girardin, Chassagne-Montrachet, “Clos de la Truffières” $95 1998 Vincent Girardin, Chassagne-Montrachet, “Morgeot”, “Vieilles Vignes” $87 2000 Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet, “Les Pucelles,” 1er $320

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German Riesling German Riesling

2005 Schloss SchÖnborn Erbacher Marcobrun, Spätlese $56 Germany 2001 Schloss Vollrads Spätlese $49 Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2001 Schloss Vollrads Auslese (500 ml) $89 2005 Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräf,enberg Auslese (375 ml) $129 2005 Adams, A.J. Dhron Hofberg Reserve $109 1996 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten, Auslese $72 Rheinhessen 1997 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Spätlese $55 2001 Gunderloch Nachenheim Rothenberg, Spätlese $60 1999 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen, Kabinett $74 2002 Gunderloch Nachenheim Rothenberg, Spätlese $55 Elegant, vibrant, 2001 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auslese (375) $62 2005 Gunderloch Riesling Kabinett, “Jean-Baptiste” $40 and racy are 2002 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten, Auslese $69 Pfalz descriptions of 2002 Dr. Loosen Graacher Himmelreich, Spätlese $83 1997 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Pechstein Forst, Spätlese $42 top-notch German (375) Riesling. If you 2003 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen, Auslese $67 1999 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Gaisböhl-Ruppertsberg $50 † haven’t tried these 2003 Dr. Loosen Erdener Pralat, Auslese $75 2001 Müller-Catoir Gimmeldinger Schlößel Rieslaner Spätlese $90 wines, there is 2003 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten, Auslese $70 1976 August Ziegler Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten Goldene Kammerpreismunze, Aus. $195 no question that 2004 Dr. Loosen Berkasteler Lay, Kabinett $43 Nahe you have been 2005 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Spätlese $52 missing something 1989 Schloßgut Deil Dorsheimer Goldloch, Spätlese $125 special. Since 2001, 2005 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auselese (375) $74 2001 Schloßgut Deil Dorsheimer Burgberg, Goldkap Auslese (375) $110 a continuing fine 2005 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten, Spätlese $92 2001 Schloßgut Deil Dorsheimer Pittermännchen, Spätlese $110 string of vintages 2005 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten, Spätlese (1500 ml) $199 2006 Schloßgut Deil Dorsheimer Scheurebe, Spätlese $77 make this a great 2006 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten, Spätlese $57 time to explore this 2006 Schloßgut Deil Dorsheimer Goldloch, Spätlese $79 noble varietal. If you 1994 Fritz Haag Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Spätlese $60 2006 Schloßgut Deil Dorsheimer Goldloch, Grosses Gewächs $115 love older , 2002 Fritz Haag Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Kabinett $40 2006 Schloßgut Deil Dorsheimer Pittermannchen, Auslese $137 the famous 1976 2002 Fritz Haag, Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Auslese $68 1999 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Auslese(375 ) $130 vintage may be just 2005 Fritz Haag, B.-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Auslese Goldkapsel 9 (375) $78 2003 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Auslese(375 ) $105 the thing for you. (750) Getränk Riesling, 2005 Fritz Haag, B.-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Auslese Goldkapsel 9 $125 2003 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Auslese(375 ) $95 gefühl Gemütlichkeit! 2000 Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten, Kabinett $35 2004 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Auslese(375 ) $105 2001 Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten, Spätlese $55 2005 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Auslese(375 ) $115 2001 Mönchhof Estate $37 2005 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Auslese(magnum ) $445 2002 Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten, Spätlese $60 2006 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Auslese(375 ) $95 2006 Mönchhof Ürziger Würzgarten, Spätlese $49 2007 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Spätlese $169 1976 Christoffel-Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auslese $170 2008 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Spätlese $155 1976 Christoffel-Prüm Ürziger Würzgarten, Auslese $170 2010 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Spätlese $145 1998 J.J. Prüm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Spätlese $60 2005 Emrich-Schönleber Monziner Halenberg, Spätlese $79 2001 J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich, Spätlese $95 2005 E.-Schönleber Monziner Frühlingsplätzchen, Spätlese (375) $39 2001 J.J. Prüm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Spätlese $65 Franken 2001 J.J. Prüm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Auslese $85 2003 J.J. Prüm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Auslese $79 2001 Georg Mosbacher Forster Ungeheuer, Riesling, Spätlese Trocken $77 2001 J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich, Spätlese $87 2006 Hans Wirsching Julius-Echter-Berg, Riesling, Grosses Gewächs (Bocksbeutel) $80 2005 J.J. Prüm Estate, Spätlese $65 Beerenauslese 2005 J J Prüm Graacher Himmelreich, Spätlese $72 2005 J.J. Prüm Wehlen Sonnenuhr, Auslese $92 2005 Fritz Haag Brauneberger-Juffer Sonnenuhr, Beerenauslese (375) $320 2001 S.A. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auslese $72 2005 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten, Beerenauslese (375) $185 2005 S.A. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Auslese $65 2005 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst, Riesling, Beerenauslese (375) $135 2005 Selbach Oster Zeltinger Schloßberg, Spätlese $49 Eiswein 2005 St. Urbans-Hof Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Spätlese $59 2002 Werner Ansemann Chardonnay, Edesheimer Rosengarten, Pfalz (375) $139 2005 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich, Spätlese $63 1998 von Schubert/Maximin Grünhaus, Abtsberg Riesling Eiswein (375) (label stain) $315 2001 von Hovel Oberemmeler Hutte Spätlese $48 2002 Dr. Loosen Bernkasteler Lay (375) $180 2005 Van Volxem Kanzemer Altenberg, Alte Reben, “Qualitätswein” $70 2002 Weingüter Wegeler Bernkasteler Doctor (375) $240 2002 von Schubert/Maximin Grünhaus, Grünhauser Herrenberg Kabinett (375) $34 Trockenbeerenauslese 2002 von Schubert/Maximin Grünhaus, Grünhauser Abtsberg Spätlese (375) $39 2004 Gunderloch Nachenheimer Rothenberg, Trockenbeerenauslese (375) $525 Dr. Carl von Schubert 2003 von Schubert/Maximin Grünhaus, QbA $29 2001 Toni Jost Bacharacher Han, Trockenbeerenauslese (375), Mittelrhein $399 is an eloquent interpreter 2005 von Schubert/Maximin Grünhaus, Grünhauser Abtsberg Spätlese $63 2005 Müller-Catoir, Gimmeldinger Schlößel, Rieslaner † Trockenbeerenauslese (375), Pfalz $250 of Riesling terroir in 2006 von Schubert/Maximin Grünhaus, Grünhauser Abtsberg Superior $79 † Rieslaner is a cross of the Silvaner and Riesling grape that was first produced in Veitshöcheim, Franconia, Germany in 1921. Germany. 2006 von Schubert/Maximin Grünhaus, Grünhauser Herrenberg Kabinett $45 It is a late ripening grape that is fairly high in acidity and can produce vivid wines. Today it is mostly grown in the Franconia Rheingau (Franken) region and in the Palatinate (Pfalz) region of Germany where the grape is often affected by botrytis. 1989 Peter Nicolay Ürziger Würzgarten, Trockenbeerenauslese (750) $345 1996 Georg Breuer Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg $145 Also see “Dessert Wines,” pages 139 and 144 for additional selections 1996 Georg Breuer Rüdesheim Berg Schlossberg (mag) $400 2001 Schloss SchÖnborn Erbacher Marcobrun, Spätlese $59 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Old World Classics 94 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Old World Classics 95 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Kamptal Kremstal Wachau Lower Austria Alsatian Riesling Austria: Riesling Vienna

AUSTRIA Alps Central Styria Austrian Riesling Alsace (also see “gewurztraminer” & “Dessert wines”) Leo Alzinger Austrian Rieslings are Domaine Marcel Deiss among the best in the 2001 Alzinger Smaragd Dürnsteiner Liebenberg $80 world. Think the weight of 2002 Marcel Deiss, Grand Cru Alsace—but with a flower 2001 Alzinger Smaragd Loibner Loibenberg $85 Grand Vin Altenberg de Bergheim (cuvée of varietals) $165 and minerality all their own. 2002 Marcel Deiss, Grand Cru, Schoenenbourg (varietal cuvée) $157 Willi Bründlmayer 2002 Marcel Deiss Bergheim, Grasberg $85 2002 Bründlmayer Zobinger Heiligenstein $65

Alsace is one of the Domaines Schlumberger Ludwig Hiedler world’s most charming wine regions. Spotless 1997 Domaines Schlumberger, Les Princes Abbes $35 1998 Hiedler “Maximum” $95 half-timbered villages 2001 Hiedler Gaisberg $60 are tucked every two kilometers along the Domaine Schoffit 2001 Hiedler “Maximum” $80 “Route de Vin” at the base of the Vosges 2000 Domaine Schoffit Gewurztraminer, Cuvée Alexandre $45 2002 Hiedler Thal $50 Mountains. The best are powerful and dramatic and can be Domaine Trimbach Josef Hirsch enjoyed by themselves 1976 Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile $220 or even with red meat. 2001 Hirsch Zöbinger Heiligenstein $65 1987 Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile (375) $79 2001 Hirsch Zöbinger Gaisberg Alte Reben (mag) $155 1988 Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune $200 2001 Hirsch Gaitsberg Alte Reben $60 1990 Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune (375) $150 2006 Hirsch Heligenstein $55 1989 Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune V.T. $575 1989 Trimach Cuvée Frédéric Emile V,T. (375) $300 Familie Nigl 1990 Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile S.G.N. $225 2000 Nigl Kremser Kremsleiten $60 1997 Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile $122 2001 Nigl Privat (Nigl’s best wine of vintage) $85 1998 Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile $112 2000 Nigl Rehberger Goldberg $70 1996 Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune $170 Nikolaihof-Wachau Domaine Weinbach 1993 Nikolaihof Smaragd Trocken Vom Stein $90 1998 Gewurztraminer Altenbourg, Cuvée Laurence (750) $155 1999 Nikolaihof Smaragd Im Weingebirge $85 2002 Gewurztraminer Altenbourg, Cuvée Laurence (750) $155 2000 Nikolaihof Junglernwein Im Weingebirge $80 2002 Domaine Weinbach Schlossberg, Grand Cru $75 2000 Nikolaihof Smaragd Im Weingebirge $85 2002 Domaine Weinbach Schlossberg Cuvée Ste. Catherine $110 2001 Nikolaihof Smaragd Im Weingebirge $80 2009 Gewurztraminer Furstentum, Grand Cru (750) $164 2000 Nikolaihof Steiner Hund Reserve $80 2001 Nikolaihof Federspiel Vom Stein $50 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht 1997 Zind-Humbrecht Heimbourg, Turckheim $100 Erich Salomon 1998 Zind-Humbrecht Heimbourg, Turckheim $95 2001 Salomon Hochterrassen $35 1999 Zind-Humbrecht Heimbourg, Turckheim $95 2000 Salomon Kogl Reserve $65 2000 Zind-Humbrecht Heimbourg, Turckheim $90 1990 Salomon Pfaffenberg $80 1999 Zind-Humbrecht Brand, Grand Cru, Turckheim $115 2000 Zind-Humbrecht Clos St. Urbain, Rangen, Grand Cru $150 Schloss Gobelsburg 2000 Zind-Humbrecht Clos St. Urbain, Rangen (375 ml) $80 2002 Schloss Gobelsburg Riesling vom Urgestein (375 ml) $40

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Austria: Grüner Veltliner & Italian Whites Loire Valley Whites Les Vins du Val de Loire

Austrian Grüner Veltliner Loire Valley White Franz Hirtzberger 2004 Bellivière, Côteaux du Loire Blanc, V V, , «L’Effraie» $38 2001 Hirtzberger Smaragd “Rotes Tor,” Wachau $100 Muscadet Ludwig Hiedler 2004 Pépière (Marc Ollivier), S&M Sur Lie V. V. , «Clos des Briords» $29 2002 Hiedler Löss $35 2005 Pépière (Marc Ollivier), S&M Sur Lie V. V. , «Briords» (1500ml) $64 2003 Domaine de l’Ecu Muscadet S&M «Cuvée Orthogneiss» $32 2003 Domaine de l’Ecu Muscadet S&M «Expression de Granite» $32 Josef Hirsch 2004 Domaine de l’Ecu (Guy Bossard) Muscadet 2001 Hirsch Heiligenstein, Kamptal $49 Sèvre et Maine, Sur Lie, «Expression de Granit» $32 In the spring of 2003, former Herbfarm som- 2002 Hirsch Veltliner #1, Kamptal $29 melier Christine Mayo 2006 Hirsch Heiligenstein, Kamptal $45 Anjou spent two weeks in Austria, The Loire River Valley tasting and studying the 2004 Dom. Sansonnière (Mark Angéli), Anjou Blanc, «La Lune» $49 wines of that beautiful land. hosts some of the greatest These wines are of Familie Nigl white wines in the world, themselves. They are not 1997 Nigl Alte Reben $125 stunning, thrilling wines Côteaux-du-Layon German wines in disguise, that should be much but distinctly Austrian— 2002 Nigl Kremser Freiheit, Kremstal $35 better known. The leading 2004 Domaine des Baumard, Carte d’Or $42 crisp, snappy, dry, and white grapes are Sauvi- NV Baumard, Cuvée Ancienne (15 vintages: 1967-1988) $65 vigorous. gnon Blanc and Chenin Nikolaihof-Wachau Blanc. Both are grapes that 02002 Philippe Delesvaux $35 Grüner Veltliner is produce unique examples 2001 Philippe Delesvaux, Côteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $135 of themselves in only a Austria’s biggest claim 2002 Nikolaihof Hefeabzug $45 2002 Philippe Delesvaux, Côteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $145 to fame. This is a grape tiny number of other that, like Chardonnay, can places in the world. 2003 Philippe Delesvaux, Côteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $115 make wines that span the Schloss Gobelsburg 1995 Ch. Soucherie/Tijou, C.d.L., Beaulieu «Cuvée de la Tour» (500) $89 range from a zingy thirst- quencher to a big, robust 2002 Schloss Gobelsburg Steinsetz $40 1959 Moulin Touchais, Côteaux du Layon, Möelleux $390 wine. 2002 Schloss Gobelsburg Steinsetz (375 ml) $30 1970 Moulin Touchais, Côteaux du Layon, Möelleux $280 1971 Moulin Touchais, Côteaux du Layon, Möelleux $270 Erich Salomon 1989 Moulin Touchais, Côteaux du Layon, Möelleux $195 1993 Moulin Touchais, Côteaux du Layon, Möelleux $95 2001 Erich Salomon Hochterrassen $30 2006 Erich Salomon Lindberg $45 There are only about Savenniéres Roter 500 acres of the Veltliner grape in the 2003 Domaine des Baumard, «Clos du Papillon» $62 world. It produces a Mantlerhof 1986 Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant (monopole aoc) $320 slightly fuller wine with 2004 Mantlerhof Roter Veltliner, Reisenthal $47 1988 Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant (monopole aoc) $275 apple-skin characteristics. 2000 Nicolas Joly, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant (monopole aoc) $150 2002 Nicolas Joly, Les Clos Sacrés $69 Ron Zimmerman Italian White Wines 1999 Souchierie/P. Y. Tijou, Savennières, Clos des Perrières $63 Jermann: Venezia Giulia quarts de Chaume 2006 Jermann, Pinot Grigio, Venezia Giulia, IGT $49 2002 Pierre Bise, Quarts de Chaume (500) $66 2005 Jermann, Bianco, “We’re Dreams” IGT $115 1988 Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume $240 2005 Jermann, Vintage Tunina, IGT $112 1990 Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume $190 1991 Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume $160 1997 Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume (375) $115 1998 Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume $150 2001 Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume (375) $64 2002 Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume (375) $110 2003 Domaine des Baumard, Quarts de Chaume $99

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Les Vins Blancs du Vallèe de la Loire Loire Valley Whites

2004 Hippolyte Reverdy, «Reine Blanche» $42 Saumur-Champigny & Saumurois 2005 Hippolyte Reverdy $44 2004 Roches Neuves (Thierry Germain), Saumur Blanc, «Insolite» $65 2001 Lucien Crochet, «La Croix du Roy» $47 2001 Clos Rougeard, Saumur Blanc, «Bréze» $105 2004 Henri Pelle, «La Croix au Garde» $46 2001 Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny, «Le Bourg» (rouge) $165 2002 Philippe Raimbault, «Apud Sariacum» $45 2007 Clos Rougeard, Saumur-Champigny, «Le Bourg» (rouge) $135 R o n Z Chinon (Blanc) i m

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a Fumé n 2008 Couly-Dutheil, Chinon Blanc, «Les Chanteaux» $59 are perfect with goat cheeses, in particular the pairing of Sancerre Florent Baumard, head Vouvray-Montlouis and Crottin de Chavignol of Domaine des Baumard, 2003 Aubuisières, Vouvray, «Cuvée Alexandre» $110 is considered a French says that “80% of wine is classic. made in the vineyard— 2004 Aubuisières, Vouvray, «Cuvée de Silex» $37 but the 20% that takes place at the pressing in the 2005 Aubuisières, Vouvray, «Cuvée de Silex» $37 winery can ruin the 80% if 1959 Bourillon-d’Orléans, Vouvray Möelleux $290 not handled properly.” The 2001 Bourillon-d’Orléans, Vouvray Sec, Vieilles Vignes $32 fresh press juice is blan- keted with CO2 to prevent 2003 Bourillon-d’Orléans, Demi-Sec V.V., «La Bourdonnerie» $34 oxidation. Baumard’s 1989 Champalou, Vouvray, «Cuvée CC» $140 Ron Zimmerman grape pressing is so gentle that each batch takes six 2003 Champalou, Vouvray, «La Cuvée des Fondraux» $45 hours to complete. 2003 Champalou, Vouvray, «Cuvée Möelleuse» $47 2004 François Chidaine, Montlouis-sur-Loire, «Clos du Breuil» $36 Moulin à Vent. A picturesque wind mill near 2003 François Chidaine, M.-sur-L., Liquoreux «Les Lys» (500) $130 Loire Valley Savennierès. Chenin Blanc 2003 Patrice Colin, Côteaux du Vendomois $32 Expect a varying cocktail 1924 Huet, Vouvary, «Le Haut Lieu», Möelleux $1,100 of racy flavors and aromas: 1947 Huet, Vouvray, «Le Haut Lieu», Möelleux honey, flowers, perfume, peach, apple, quince, (Considered by some the greatest white wine ever made. We agree.) $1,600 lemon, wax, oil, limestone, 1959 Huet, Vouvray, «Clos Du Bourg» Möelleux $750 and straw. As the world’s greatest and most exciting 1971 Huet, Vouvray, «Clos Du Bourg» Möelleux $400 Chenin Blancs, expect those 1989 Huet, Vouvray, «Le Haut Lieu» Möelleux, 1er Trie $335 of the Loire to exhibit layers of unfolding flavors. 1997 Huet, Vouvray, «Clos Du Bourg» Möelleux, 1er Trie (375) $125 Decoding the Label 2002 Huet, Vouvray, «Clos Du Bourg» Demi Sec $78 Sec=dry 2002 Huet, Vouvray, «Le Haut Lieu» Demi Sec $70 Demi-Sec=a little sweet and 2003 Huet, Vouvray, «Le Haut Lieu» 1er Trie, Möelleux (375) $75 richer, a bit fleshier than sec. Möelleux=pretty darn sweet, 2003 Huet, Vouvray, «Le Haut Lieu» 1er Trie, Möelleux (750) $155 but usually offset with lively 2003 Huet-Pinguet, Cuvée Constance, () (500) $230 acidity. Wonderful with spicy food. Or pair it with 2005 d’Orfeuilles, Vouvray, «Silex» $38 blue cheese or not-too- sweet desserts. Pouilly-Fumè Trie=a picking pass through 2000 de Ladoucette au Château du Nozet, «Baron de L» $109 the vineyard. Chenin Blanc doesn’t ripen all 2004 Didier Dagueneau, Blanc Fumé de Pouilly $89 of its grapes at the same 2004 Didier Dagueneau, «Buisson Renard» $130 time. The pickers are usu- ally looking for ripe grapes 2003 Domaine Hervé Seguin $45 touched with botrytis. Tries are usually 7 to 10 days Quincy apart. 2002 Silice de Quincy $65 Sancerre 2002 Hippolyte Reverdy $49 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Old World Classics 100 continued on page 101 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Old World Classics 101 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M Ron Zimmerman

White Rhône, Jura, Côtes de Gascogne, Savoie Red Burgundy Les vins rouges du Bourgogne

White Hermitage Chapoutier 1997 Chapoutier Ermitage de l’Orée $320 BURGUNDYBURGUNDY 1998 Chapoutier Chante-Alouette $110 Chablis Côte de Dijon Côte de Nuits Chablis and the Côte J.L. Chave Nuits Nuits-St. B Georges de Beaune Côte de 2001 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc. $300 Beaune together make Beaune the Côte d’Or White Hermitage can be a Paul Jaboulet massive wine redolent of its Côte Chalonnaise Chalon-Sur-Saône place of birth. It expresses an 2000 Paul Jaboulet, Hermitage, “Le Chevalier de Sterimberg” $120 intriguing sense of oil, resin, urgundy, the wine and the Saône and earth. For some, the more Château-Grillet Mâconnais you drink it, the more you region, is quite likely the finest want. Château-Grillet and most intriguing areas in the Beaujeu 1974 Château-Grillet Cuvée Renaissance Tirage Limité $240 wine kingdom. Thanks to the Beaujolais 2001 Château-Grillet $169 BFrench Revolution and to Napoleonic law, France the vineyards—and hence the wines—of Condrieu Burgundy (Bourgogne in French) are also Guigal among the world’s most complicated. 2002 E. Guigal Condrieu $125 But don’t let that stop you. Arguably no other wines so express a sense of place as those of Burgundy. Though Pinot Noir and Chardonnay dominate the Other White Rhône region, the wines are not about Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. Burgundy is about what a particular site has to say about Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. They are the Château Rayas voices through which the message is expressed. 2000 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Réservé $185 Burgundy is produced in small quantities. Please enjoy our selections of Auguste Clape Burgundy wines. 1998 Auguste Clape Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc $35 Leading burgundy Appellations Page 1999 Auguste Clape Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc $35 CHABLIS Chablis White 93 2000 Auguste Clape Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc $42 CÔTE DE NUITS Marsannay Red 105 Fixin Red 105 Gevrey-Chambertin Red 105 Jura Morey-St.-Denis Red 106 Arbois, Savagnin, Vin Jaune Vougeot Red 107 Chambolle-Musigny Red 106 2004 Domaine Stéphane Tissot, Arbois, Savagnin $89 Vosne-Romanee Red 104, 107 2002 Domaine Rolet, Arbois, Savagnin, Vin Jaune (620ml) $139 Flagey-Echezeaux Red 104, 107 Nuits-St.Georges Red 107 CÔTE DE BEAUNE Savigny-les-Beaune Red 108 Vin de Pays des Côtes de Gascogne Aloxe-Corton Red White 92, 108 La Hitaire Pommard Red 108 Beaune Red 108 2008 La Hitaire Blanc, “Les Tours” $35 Volany Red 109 “Les Tours” is a cuvée made from 65% Ugni Blanc, 30% and 5% Gros Man- Monthelie Red 109 sang. All of the vines used in this cuvée are 50+ years old. This is a delicious, forward Auxey-Duresses Red White 92, 109 wine with intense orchard fruit scents and flavors. 10.5% abv. Meursault White 92 Puligny-Montrachet White 92 Savoie: Roussette de Savoie Chassagne-Montrachet White 92 2007 Domaine Edmund Jacqin, Roussette de Savoie “Marestel” $47 Santenay Red 109 CÔTE DE CHALONNAISE Rully, Mercurey, Givry, Montagny Red 105

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Red Burgundy: Domaine de la Romanèe-Conti Red Burgundy

See pages 91 to 93 for more white Burgundy “A fabulous thing—mysterious, sensuous, transcendental, Côteaux Champenois the greatest wine in the dukedom of Burgundy, once A few hundred years ago, Champagne was famous for its red wines. reserved for the table of princes, its origins blurred in The most coveted of these came from the best vineyards of Aÿ. La the mists of time—cannot help but spawn fabulists. For Côte aux Enfants is a superb vineyard of fewer than two acres in the two centuries, no wine—no vineyard—has so deeply heart of the famous grand cru of Aÿ. Bollinger uses this Pinot Noir to and so consistently motivated man’s mythologizing make a red CÔteaux Champenois, a still red wine of the Champagne

Ron Zimmerman instinct as La Romanée-Conti.” region. Only a tiny quantity is produced in the very best years. Richard Olney: Romanée-Conti: The World’s Most Fabled Wine 1997 Bollinger Aÿ Rouge, La Côte aux Enfants $155 Bourgogne Rouge, Marsannay, Chalonnaise, Fixin Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2002 Charles Audoin, Marsannay, Cuvée Marie Ragonneau $68 La Tâche 2002 Bernard Dugat-Py Bourgogne Rouge $65 1996 Romanée Conti La Tâche (MONOPOLE), Grand Cru $6000 2005 Bertagna Hautes Côtes du Nuits $52 Richebourg 1998 Leroy Bourgogne Rouge $79 1996 Louis Jadot Côte de Nuits-Villages, “Vaucrains” $60 1970 Romanée Conti Richebourg, Grand Cru $2000 1998 Alex Gambal Fixin, Vieilles Vignes $70 1997 Romanée Conti Richebourg, Grand Cru $1350 1997 Dominique Laurent Fixin, Cuvée Tradition $89 1999 Romanée Conti Richebourg, Grand Cru $4000 1998 Dominique Laurent Bourgogne Rouge $47 Romanée-St.-Vivant 2001 Méo-Camuzet Bourgogne Rouge $99 1995 Romanée Conti Romanée-St.-Vivant, Grand Cru $1900 2005 Taupenot-Merme Bourgogne Rouge $98 1996 Romanée Conti Romanée-St.-Vivant, Grand Cru $3000 2003 Jacky Truchot-Martin Bourgogne Rouge $98 1997 Romanée Conti Romanée-St.-Vivant, Grand Cru $1900

Grands-Échézeaux 1996 Romanée Conti Grands-Échézeaux, Grand Cru $4000 1997 Romanée Conti Grands-Échézeaux, Grand Cru $2200

The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti makes a single Grand Cru white wine of great rarity. Romanée-Conti Le Montrachet 2000 Romanée Conti Le Montrachet, Grand Cru $7000

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Red Burgundy Red Burgundy

2003 Jacky Truchot-Martin Morey-Saint-Denis, Clos Sorbe $123 Gevrey-Chambertin 2003 Jacky Truchot-Martin Clos-de-la-Roche, Grand Cru $165 1999 Alex Gambal Chambertin-Clos-de-Bèze, Grand Cru $195 Chambolle Musigny 1997 Alain Burguet Gevrey-Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes $175 1997 Bernard Dugat-Py Charmes-Chambertin, Grand Cru $390 1996 Alex Gambal-Maison Bigot Les Lavrottes, 1er Cru, V.V. $119 2002 Bernard Dugat-Py Charmes-Chambertin, Grand Cru $590 2001 Domaine Dujac Chambolle Musigny $160 2002 Bernard Dugat-Py Gevrey-Chambertin $350 1996 Labouré-Roi Chambolle Musigny, 1er $75 2002 Bernard Dugat-Py Mazis-Chambertin $665 2001 Perrot-Minot, Chambolle Musigny, La Combe D’Orveau $140 2003 Bernard Dugat-Py Gevrey-Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes $210 1995 Robert Groffier Chambolle Musigny, Les Amoureuses $260 2003 Bernard Dugat-Py Gevrey-Chambertin, Coeur de Roi $275 1996 Robert Groffier Bonnes-Mares, Grand Cru $295 1995 Domaine Dujac Charmes-Chambertin, Grand Cru $390 2003 Jacques Prieur Musigny, Grand Cru $405 Ron Zimmerman 2002 Dupont-Tisserandot Les Cazetiers, 1er Cru $102 2005 Anne & Herve Sigaut Chambolle Musigny, Fuees $149 2001 Claude Dugat Gevrey-Chambertin $122 2005 Anne & Herve Sigaut Chambolle Musigny, Noirots $149 2005 Anne & Herve Sigaut Chambolle Musigny, Sentieres $175

Ron Zimmerman 2001 Frédéric Esmonin Mazy-Chambertin, Grand Cru $135 2002 Domaine Fourrier, Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos Saint Jacques $325 1989 Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Musigny, 1er Cru $1000 1985 Leroy Gevrey Chambertin, Corbeaux $700 2001 Comte Georges de Vogüé, Chambolle Musigny, 1er Cru $255 Cyril Audoin, son of the founders, has been on 1985 Leroy Charmes Chambertin $945 Vougeot board at Domaine Charles 1990 Leroy Gevrey-Chambertin, Combottes, 1er $895 Audoin since 2000. 2002 Bertagna, Clos de Vougeot, “Clos de la Perrière,” Grand Cru $245 1994 Henri Perrot-Minot Charmes-Chambertin, Grand Cru $150 2000 Anne Gros, Clos de Vougeot, “Le Grand Maupertui,” Grand Cru $200 2002 Harmand-Geoffroy,Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Bossière” $135 1997 Louis Jadot Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $175 1996 Joseph Roty, Gevrey-Chambertin, “La Brunelle” $110 1999 Louis Jadot Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $175 1997 Joseph Roty, Gevrey-Chambertin, “La Brunelle” $89 2001 Louis Jadot Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $158 1998 Joseph Roty, Gevrey-Chambertin, “Cuvée Champs Chenys” $107 2000 Leroy Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $550 2001 Joseph Roty, Gevrey-Chambertin, “Cuvée Champs Chenys” $90 2000 Méo-Camuzet Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $240 1987 Joseph Roty, Charmes-Chambertin, “Très Vieilles Vignes” $380 1997 Robert Arnoux Clos de Vougeot, Grand Cru $180 1997 Joseph Roty, Charmes-Chambertin, “Très Vieilles Vignes” $300 2003 Jacky Truchot-Martin, Charmes-Chambertin, Vieilles Vignes $265 Vosne-Romanèe 1997 Alex Gambal-Maison Bigot Les Malconsorts, 1er Cru $165 Morey-Saint-Denis 1990 Bouchard Père et Fils La Romanée (magnum) $1,200 2002 Domaine Bertagne Clos-Saint-Denis, Grand Cru $245 1993 Bouchard Père et Fils La Romanée $390 1998 Domaine Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis $110 1995 Bouchard Père et Fils La Romanée (magnum) $700 2000 Domaine Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis $105 1998 Joseph Drouhin Romanee-St. Vivant, Grand Cru $295 2001 Domaine Dujac Clos-de-la-Roche, Grand Cru $440 2003 Bernard Dugat-Py Vosne Romanée, Vieilles Vignes $279 2002 Vincent Girardin Clos-de-la-Roche, Grand Cru $240 2001 Michel Gros Aux Brûlées $145 Ron Zimmerman 1996 Louis Jadot Clos-Saint-Denis, Grand Cru $210 2005 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée $190 2002 Louis Jadot Clos-Saint-Denis, Grand Cru $250 2005 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée, Cros-Parantoux $820 Didier Chevillon is 2005 Clos des Lambrays Clos-des-Lambrays, Grand Cru $279 now making the wine at Domaine Dupont- 2005 Clos des Lambrays Morey-St.-Denis, Les Loups $162 Flagey-Échèzeaux Tisserandot. 2001 Philippe et Vincent Lécheneaut, Morey-Saint-Denis $95 Lalou Bize-Leroy of 2002 Bruno Desaunnay-Bissey Grands Échézeaux, Grand Cru, V.V. $205 Maison Leroy 2002 Jacky Truhcot-Martin Clos-de-la-Roche, Grand Cru $157 1998 Jayer-Giles Échézeaux du Dessus $300 2003 Jacky Truchot-Martin Morey-Saint-Denis, Vieilles Vignes $97 1996 Louis Jadot Échézeaux, Grand Cru $230 2003 Jacky Truchot-Martin Morey-Saint-Denis, Blanchards $123 1997 Vincent Girardin Échézeaux, Grand Cru $140 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Old World Classics 106 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Old World Classics 107 continued on page 108 Ron Zimmerman T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Michel Gros made his first vintage in 1975. Red Burgundy Red Burgundy Ron Zimmerman His wines are the pure essence of Pinot Noir. Vougeot continued from page 107 1969 Leroy Échézeaux, Grand Cru $400 2002 Dominique Mugneret Échézeaux, Grand Cru $190 2005 Emmanuel Rouget Échézeaux, Grand Cru $425 Pommard Nuits-St.-Georges 1989 Comte Armand “Clos-des-Epeneaux,” 1er Cru $197 1996 Comte Armand “Clos-des-Epeneaux,” 1er Cru $210 2001 Domaine de l’Arlot “Clos-des-Forêts-St.-Georges” $120 1998 Comte Armand “Clos-des-Epeneaux,” 1er Cru $140 1995 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Chaignots” $190 1999 Comte Armand “Clos-des-Epeneaux,” 1er Cru $200 1996 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Perrieres” $173 2001 Comte Armand “Clos-des-Epeneaux,” 1er Cru $170 2000 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Bousselots” $145 2002 Comte Armand “Clos-des-Epeneaux,” 1er Cru $160 2001 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Cailles” $165 1992 Michel Lafarge “Clos-des-Chênes,” 1er Cru $130 2001 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Pruliers” $135 1998 Leroy Pommard, 1er Cru $140 Robert Chevillon 2001 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Roncières” $135 1990 Joseph Drouhin “Les Épenotes,” 1er Cru $150 is known for the 2001 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Vaucrains” $165 consistent excellence of 1999 Joseph Drouhin “Clos-des-Chênes,” 1er Cru $120 his Nuits-St.-Georges 2002 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges $99 vintage after vintage. 1998 Hubert de Monthille Pommard, “Les Pozerolles” $110 2002 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Pruliers” $137 1997 Hubert de Monthille Pommard, “Grands Épenots” $110 2002 Robert Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Bousselots” $137 2001 Nicolas Potel Pommard, “Épenotes,”1er Cru $99 2005 Chevillon-Chezeaux Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Bousselots” $109 2003 Henri Gouges Nuits-St.-Georges, “Chaînes Carteaux” $119 Volnay, Chassagne & Santenay 2000 Leroy Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Bousselots” $210 2000 Marquis d’Angerville Volnay, 1er Cru $74 1997 Dominique Laurent Nuits-St. Georges, “Les Saint Georges” $115 2004 Marquis d’Angerville Volnay, Clos-des-Ducs” 1er Cru $185 1996 Dominique Laurent Nuits-St.-Georges $80 1996 René Lequin-Colin Santenay, “Le Passe Temps” $60 1995 Hudelot-Noëllat Nuits-St.-Georges, “Les Murgers” $125 1999 Michel Colin-Deléger, Chassagne Montrachet “Morgeots” Rouge $75 1996 Daniel Rion Nuits-St.-Georges, “Clos des Argillières” $115 1999 Joseph Drouhin Volnay, “Clos-des-Chênes” $130 2002 Daniel Rion Nuits-St.-Georges, “Vieilles Vignes” $97 1997 Vincent Girardin Volnay, “Champans” $80 1996 Emmanuel Rouget Nuits-St.-Georges $170 1985 Jean-Noël Gagnard Santenay, “Clos-des-Tavannes”, 1er $105 1997 Emmanuel Rouget Nuits-St.-Georges $145 1996 Jean-Noël Gagnard, Chassagne Montrachet “Morgeots” Rouge $97 1998 Emmanuel Rouget Nuits-St.-Georges $125 1992 Michel Lafarge Volnay, “Clos-des-Chênes” $185 Aloxe Corton 2001 Michel Lafarge Volnay $83 1994 Ambroise Corton $175 2001 Michel Lafarge Volnay, “Clos-des-Chênes” $170 2002 Bouchard Père & Fils “Le Corton” $120 1976 Leroy Volnay $450 1999 Louis Jadot Corton, “Pougets,” Grand Cru $125 1988 Pousse d’Or Santenay, “Clos de Tavannes”, 2er $105 2002 Pousse d’Or, Volnay, “Corton Bressandes,” 1er Cru $165 Beaune 2003 Saint-Marc Santenay $57 1976 Louis Latour Beaune, “Vignes Franches,” 1er cru $125 Monthèlie & Auxey-Duresses Savigny-les-Beaune 2003 Domaine de Comtes Lafon Monthélie-Les-Duresses,” 1er Cru $116 1990 Simon Bize et Fils Savigny-les-Beaune, “Aux Vergelesses” $134 1990 Louis Jadot Monthélie $75 1996 Simon Bize et Fils Savigny-les-Beaune, “Serpentières” $120 1999 Leroy “Les Duresses” $150 1996 Simon Bize et Fils Savigny-les-Beaune, “Vergelesses” $124 1990 Monthélie-Douhairet Monthélie $88

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Red Burgundy & other european pinot noir Red Bordeaux Les vins rouges du Bordeaux

Bordeaux derives from “au bord de l’eau,” meaning Bourgogne Passetoutgrain “along the waters.” The region of Bordeaux lies along Passetoutgrain is a blend of Gamay and 2002 Robert Chevillon Passetoutgrain $40 the path of three important French rivers—the Pinot Noir. mighty Gironde estuary and the two significant rivers Beaujolais that feed it, the Dordogne and the Garonne. The 2001 Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais Villages $19 BAtlantic Ocean is only an hour to the west. 2003 Pierre et Paul Durdilly Beaujolais Villages $24 Oak fermentation tanks at Château Mouton Rothschild 2007 Terres Dorées Beaujolais Nouveau $30

Austrian Pinot Noir FRANCE Bordeaux 2003 Peter Schandl Pinot Noir, Burgenland $88 Italian Pinot Noir 2003 Jermann Red Angel on Moonlight $64 2000 Alois Lageder Pinot Noir, “Krafuss” $88 Swiss Pinot Noir 2000 Daniel Gantenbein Graubünden, Pinot Noir aus Fläsch $199

White Burgundy White Burgundy begins on page 91

Bordeaux is both literally Leading Bordeaux Appellations See and psychologically a red Barsac White: dry & sweet Page 142 wine region. Eighty percent Graves Red White Page 118 of the wine is red. Five red Margaux* Red Page 117 wine grape varietals are Pauillac* Red Page 112 grown here, and they are Pessac-Léognan Red White Page 118 almost always blended Pomerol Red Page 119 together. The two dominant St.-Emilion Red Page 118 and indigenous grapes are St.-Estèphe* Red Page 112 Cabernet Sauvignon and St.-Julien* Red Page 116 Merlot. Cabernet Franc, Petit Sauternes White: dry & sweet Page 142 Verdot, and Malbec are also *These appellations are within the region known as the Haut-Médoc, itself within an ever larger region, the Médoc. grown. Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc are the predominant white grapes of Barsac and Sauternes. See page 142 for the great dessert wines of Bordeaux. Unlike wines often made from these same grapes in places like California and Australia, Bordeaux wines are about elegance and intensity of flavor. The are rarely massive or powerful. Please enjoy our 250 selections of fine Bordeaux wines.

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Red Bordeaux: Saint-Estéphe Red Bordeaux: Pauillac

Saint-Estéphe Château Mouton-Rothschild Cos d’Estournel is the leading estate in Saint-Estèphe. Its 1967 Château Mouton-Rothschild Deuxième Cru $450 high proportion of Merlot gives it a delicious plummy 1970 Château Mouton-Rothschild Deuxième Cru $500 flavor and a more perfumed nose than most other wines Mouton’s Baron Philippe on the clay soils typical of Saint-Estèphe. de Rothschild died in 1988, ending a most Château Cos d’Estournel remarkable life. For 65 years he managed the 1966 Château Cos d’Estournel Deuxième Cru $410 estate of Château Mouton- 1974 Château Cos d’Estournel Deuxième Cru $185 Rothschild, raising it from a run down second growth 1995 Château Cos d’Estournel Deuxième Cru $395 to one of the most famous wines in the world. 1982 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $1,850 Parker Perfect 100 1999 Château Cos d’Estournel Deuxième Cru $250 1985 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $925 2000 Château Cos d’Estournel Deuxième Cru $295 1988 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $690 Wine Spectator 100 Pts. 2001 Château Cos d’Estournel Deuxième Cru $240 1995 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $700 1996 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $850 Château Montrose 1997 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $750 1970 Château Montrose Deuxième Cru $450 1998 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $750 1986 Château Montrose Deuxième Cru $295 1999 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $950 2000 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $1900 Pauillac 2003 Château Mouton-Rothschild Premier Cru $990 Château d’Armailhaq (a.k.a. d’Armailhac) When Baron Philippe de 1947 Château d’Armailhaq, Cinquième Cru (stained label) $900 Château Lafite-Rothschild Rothschild 1970 Château Mouton Baronne-Philippe Cinquième Cru $195 purchased Château 1975 Château Lafite-Rothschild Premier Cru $1200 d’Armailhac—125 acres 1997 Château d’Armailhaq Cinquième Cru $12mouton-Roth0 adjoining Château 1981 Château Lafite-Rothschild Premier Cru $1600 Mouton-Rothschild—in 1985 Château Lafite-Rothschild Premier Cru $1700 1956, he changed the Ron Zimmerman name to Château 1997 Château Lafite-Rothschild Premier Cru(375 ml) $720 Mouton-Baronne Philippe. The name was changed back in 1989. page 112 continued on “I hasten to renew my Château Grand-Puy Lacoste thanks and I take the liberty of asking for a 2000 Château Grand-Puy Lacoste Cinquième Cru $220 favour. The excellent wines called La Fite are produced by your people. If you have some of the 1784 vintage, and if you could accommodate me with 250 bottles, I would be infinitely grateful. If it is possible to have them bottled at your place, this would be a guarantee that the wine is natural and well drawn….Will you then allow me sir, to call on you directly anytime I need wines produced by your house?” —Thomas Jefferson

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Red Bordeaux: Pauillac Red Bordeaux: Pauillac

Château Lynch-Bages Impressively situated on the Pauillac-St.-Julien border, Château Latour’s vineyard can be identified by its cream- 1985 Château Lynch-Bages Cinquième Cru $395 colored, fortress-like “tour,” or tower. The tower was used in 1989 Château Lynch-Bages Cinquième Cru $545 wine spectator 98 the exciting 15th century to fend off marauding pirates. In 1995 Château Lynch-Bages Cinquième Cru $295 these slightly more civilized days, Latour is better known 1999 Château Lynch-Bages Cinquième Cru $350 for producing consistently superb wines, whether in great, Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande average, or so-so vintages. is an impeccable wine of great power. Latour is also one of the 1970 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $500 Château Latour is a model 1978 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $500 of excellence in great as well most concentrated, rich, and full-bodied wines in the world. as mocre vintages. When For these reasons many feel that Château Latour is the 1979 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $450 mature, it shows powerful, 1984 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $240 yet-balanced black currant, Médoc’s finest wine. leather, cedar, and mineral Château Pichon- 1985 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $500 scents and flavors. Lalande is situated next to Château Latour Château Latour. Under the 1986 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $425 directorship of May-Eliane 1987 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $250 1937 Château Latour Premier Cru $3,400 de Lencquesaing, Pichon- Lalande has produced a 1988 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $270 1950 Château Latour Premier Cru $1,900 run of wonderful offerings, 1964 Château Latour Premier Cru $1,250 the wines being at once 1989 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $400 glamorous and opulent! 1967 Château Latour Premier Cru $750 1990 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $400 1975 Château Latour Premier Cru $1100 1991 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $240 1992 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $220 1982 Château Latour Premier Cru $2950 Parker Perfect 100 1983 Château Latour Premier Cru $900 1993 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $215 1988 Château Latour Premier Cru $1050 1994 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $250 1990 Château Latour Premier Cru $1950 1995 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $400 1993 Château Latour Premier Cru $800 1996 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $475 1994 Château Latour Premier Cru $950 1997 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $150 1995 Château Latour Premier Cru $1100 1998 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $219 1999 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru $220 1996 Château Latour Premier Cru $1900 Parker 99 points 1998 Château Latour Premier Cru $1100 2000 Ch. Pichon-Longueville-Lalande Deuxième Cru (375) $500 1999 Château Latour Premier Cru $1500 Château Pontet-Canet Château Latour keeps separate the harvest of its young 1970 Château Pontet-Canet Cinquième Cru $320 vines and other vineyard sites within its property that it 1995 Château Pontet-Canet Cinquième Cru $295 deems not “grand” enough. These are used to create the 1996 Château Pontet-Canet Cinquième Cru $290 Château’s second label, Les Forts de Latour. The character 1998 Château Pontet-Canet Cinquième Cru $175 of Les Forts de Latour is very similar to the First Growth 2000 Château Pontet-Canet Cinquième Cru $400 Latour, only lighter and quicker to mature.

Les Forts de Latour 1966 Les Forts de Latour (375 ml) $425 1990 Les Forts de Latour $900 2000 Les Forts de Latour $700 2001 Les Forts de Latour $475

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Red Bordeaux: St. Julien Red Bordeaux: Margaux

St. Julien Château Beychevelle 1970 Château Beychevelle Quatrième Cru $400 Château Talbot 1975 Château Beychevelle Quatrième Cru $265 1986 Château Talbot Quatrième Cru $325 2000 Château Beychevelle Quatrième Cru $350 Margaux Château Branaire 1996 Château Branaire Quatrième Cru $150 Château Giscours 1970 Château Giscours Third Growth $290 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 1971 Château Giscours Third Growth $125 1966 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Deuxième Cru $425 1967 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Deuxième Cru $210 Château Palmer 1975 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Deuxième Cru $380 1978 Château Palmer Deuxième Cru $400 1985 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Deuxième Cru $450 2000 Château Palmer Deuxième Cru $825 1985 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Deuxième Cru (cut capsule) $405 1998 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Deuxième Cru (375) $250 Château Prieure-Lichine 2000 Château Prieure-Lichine Deuxième Cru $225chate Château Gloria 1982 Château Gloria St. Julien $425 Château Margaux 1990 Château Gloria St. Julien $300 1980 Château Margaux Premier Cru $700 1995 Château Gloria St. Julien $140 1983 Château Margaux Premier Cru $1200 1985 Château Margaux Premier Cru $950 Château Gruaud-Larose 1990 Château Margaux Premier Cru $1800 1982 Château Gruaud-Larose Deuxième Cru $800 1994 Château Margaux Premier Cru $750 1986 Château Gruaud-Larose Deuxième Cru (magnum) $1000 1996 Château Margaux Premier Cru $1400 1988 Château Gruaud-Larose Deuxième Cru $300 1999 Château Margaux Premier Cru $825 1989 Château Gruaud-Larose Deuxième Cru $390 1999 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux $300 1997 Château Gruaud-Larose Deuxième Cru $150 2000 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux $419 1999 Château Gruaud-Larose Deuxième Cru $170 2001 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux $350 2000 Château Gruaud-Larose Deuxième Cru $350 Château Rauzan-Ségla Château Léoville-Las-Cases 1988 Château Rauzan-Ségla Deuxième Cru $300 1966 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $475 1989 Château Rauzan-Ségla Deuxième Cru $400 1970 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $450 1995 Château Rauzan-Ségla Deuxième Cru $300 1980 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $150 1998 Château Rauzan-Ségla Deuxième Cru $240 1982 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $950 Parker Perfect 100 1998 Château Rauzan-Ségla Deuxième Cru (magnum) $500 1983 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $500 1985 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $550 1995 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $425 1996 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $600 1998 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $315 1999 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $390 2001 Château Léoville-Las-Cases Deuxième Cru $700

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Red Bordeaux: Pessac-Lèognan, St. Emilion & Pomerol Red Bordeaux: Pomerol & Mèdoc

Pomerol Pessac-Lèognan/Les Graves Château Clinet Château Haut-Bailly 1994 Château Clinet $250 1970 Château Haut-Bailly Cru Classé $325 1995 Château Clinet $400 Château Haut-Brion Ron Zimmerman 1998 Château Clinet $300 1982 Château Haut-Brion Premier Cru $1900 Château La Conseillante 1985 Château Haut-Brion Premier Cru $925 1998 Château La Conseillante $350 1986 Château Haut-Brion Premier Cru $900 1999 Château La Conseillante $225 1996 Château Haut-Brion Premier Cru $950 2000 Château La Conseillante $570 1998 Château Haut-Brion Premier Cru $1050 Château la Croix de Gay Château La Mission Haut Brion 1994 La Croix de Gay $165 1955 Château La Mission Haut Brion Cru Classé (375 ml) $1600 Château Clos René 1998 Château La Mission Haut Brion Cru Classé $500 1982 Château Clos René $129 1999 Château La Mission Haut Brion Cru Classé $320 Château L’Évangile St. Emilion & Libournaise 1983 Château L’Évangile $390 Château Ausone 1994 Château L’Évangile $265 1983 Château Ausone, Premier Grand Cru Classé $890 Château Pétrus 1999 Château Ausone, Premier Grand Cru Classé $900 1977 Château Pétrus $1300 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière 1978 Château Pétrus $1900 1966 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière, Grand Cru Classé $370 Vieux Château Certan 1998 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière, Grand Cru Classé $275 1928 Vieux Château Certan (375 ml) $3000 2000 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière, Grand Cru Classé $265 Château Cheval Blanc Mèdoc & Haut-Mèdoc 1964 Château Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru (mid-shoulder) $1250 Château Cissac 1979 Château Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru $750 1970 Château Cissac Cru Bourgeois $225 1999 Château Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru $875 1970 Château Cissac Cru Bourgeois (magnum) $570 Ron Zimmerman Château Figeac Château Greysac 1982 Château Figeac Premier Grand Cru $590 1982 Château Greysac Cru Bourgeois $300 St. Emilion is a charming Château Gracia wine village with many good restaurants and 2000 Château Gracia St. Emilion Grand Cru $325 accommodations. Château Pavie & Pavie-Decesse 1989 Château Pavie St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru $325 2001 Château Pavie St. Emilion Premier Grand Cru $410 2000 Château Pavie-Decesse St. Emilion Grand Cru $400 Château Quinault 1998 Château Quinault L’Enclos, St. Emilion Grand Cru $190 1999 Château Quinault L’Enclos, St. Emilion Grand Cru $150 2001 Château Quinault L’Enclos, St. Emilion Grand Cru $150

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Bordelais wines of other regions Red Rhône

Slovenian Merlot Blends from Simcic northern rhône côte Rôtie Simcic, one of Europe’s greatest winemakers, calls his wines “con- troversial.” Just over the Italian border, in the nature-based zone of Goriška Brda in Slovenia, Simcic is turning traditional heads with his Guigal Ampuis stunningly daring wines. Imagine Picasso in his time and you get the 1997 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie, Ampuis $195 idea. 1998 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie, Ampuis $153 His “Duet” is pure Simcic: bold, compelling, stirring. Its rich- Chapoutier ness is like dessert—chocolate, cherries, cheesecake, coffee. The silky 1998 Chapoutier Côte-Rôtie, La Mordorée. $245 tannins underscore a lush, ripe fruit of full body that goes on and on. Eric Texier The “Riserva” comes from extremely low yields and is richly layered 2004 Eric Texier Côte-Rôtie, $85 with plum, dark tea, and woodsmoke, a combination that makes it a monumental achievement. Hermitage Marcel Guigal is known as a perfectionist and the superstar 2001 SimĆiĆ, Duet Basic, Goriška Brda Slovenia $79 of the Côte Rôtie (the “Roasted Chapoutier 2000 SimĆiĆ, Duet Riserva, Goriška Brda Slovenia $168 Slope”), the most northerly 1984 Chapoutier Hermitage, La Sizeranne. $175 vineyard in the Rhône. 1985 Chapoutier Hermitage, La Sizeranne. $175 1997 Chapoutier Hermitage, La Sizeranne. $100 Château Musar, Lebanon J.L. Chave Château Musar was founded in 1930, 15 miles north of 1991 Domaine J.L. Chave Hermitage $425 Beirut. The grapes are grown at an altitude of 3,000 feet in 1998 Domaine J.L. Chave Hermitage $400 2001 Domaine J.L. Chave Hermitage $300 the Bekaa Valley. Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Château Musar 1952 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Hermitage, La Chapelle. $2,500 1980 Château Musar Bekaa Valley, Lebanon $150 1990 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Hermitage, La Chapelle. $900 Parker Perfect 100 1990 Château Musar Bekaa Valley, Lebanon $105 1991 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Hermitage, La Chapelle. $245 fantastic wine 1996 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Hermitage, La Chapelle. $180 1997 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Hermitage, La Chapelle. $225 1998 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Hermitage, La Chapelle. $275 1999 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Hermitage, La Chapelle. $230 2001 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné Hermitage, La Chapelle. $240

Ron Zimmerman Crozes-Hermitage 2004 Domaine des Hauts Châssis, Cuveé les Galets $59 1990 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné, Domaine de Thalabert $265 From his minute cellars in the 2006 Yann Chave Crozes-Hermitage $62 middle of Cornas, Auguste Clape produces some of the finest wines in the appellation. Saint-Joseph He has 11 acres of vineyards, the majority being superbly 1997 Domaine J.L. Chave St.-Joseph, Offerus. $70 well-sited on the steep hillside surrounding the village. The 2000 Domaine J.L. Chave St.-Joseph. $55 average vine age is high, with some being more than 100 years old. These wines need continued on page 122 cellar time for full enjoyment.

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Red Rhône—Northern, Hermitage Red Rhône—Northern, Hermitage

Cornas Auguste Clape Pignan 1984 Auguste Clape Cornas $140 2000 Pignan Châteauneuf-du-Pape. $135 1998 Auguste Clape Cornas $169 1999 Auguste Clape Cornas $175 Vieux Télégraphe 2000 Auguste Clape Cornas $145 1986 Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $245 2005 Auguste Clape Cornas, Renaissance (20-yr. vines) $145 1995 Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $270 2005 Auguste Clape Cornas $220 1996 Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $195 1998 Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $255 1998 Vieux Télégraphe, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau (1500) $590 Southern Rhône Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1998 Vieux Télégraphe, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau (6 liter) $2,100 2003 Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $109 Château de Beaucastel Michael Chapoutier, who 2005 Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau $109 took over his family firm in 1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape $299 1989, has produced a run 2006 Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape, La Crau (1500) $250 of brilliant wines from his 1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, lower fill $265 biodynamic vineyards. 1990 Château de Beaucastel Hommage à Jacques Perrin. $1,200 Parker Perfect 100 Côtes du Rhône 1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape (375 ml) $90 1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape $175 Chapoutier 2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape $145 1999 Chapoutier Côtes du Rhône, Belleruche $35

Bois de Boursan Château de Fonsalette 2001 Domaine Bois de Boursan, Cuvée des Félix, C-d-P $150 1990 Ch. de Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône, Réservé. $160 André Brunel 1992 Ch. de Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône, Réservé. $135 2001 André Brunel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Les Cailloux. $85 1995 Ch. de Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône, Réservé. $130 2001 André Brunel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée Centenaire. $350 1997 Ch. de Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône, Réservé. $105 2003 André Brunel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Les Cailloux $70 1999 Ch. de Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône, Réservé. $00 Domaine Charvin 2000 Ch. de Fonsalette Côtes du Rhône, Réservé. $105 2001 Domaine Charvin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape (375 ml). $61 Château Fortia J.L. Chave 1961 Château Fortia Châteauneuf-du-Pape. $280 2000 J.L. Chave Côtes du Rhône, Mon Coeur. $46 Domaine de la Janasse Caupin 2003 Dom. de la Janasse Caupin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape. $135 Domaine de Mont-Redon 1957 Domaine de Mont-Redon , Châteauneuf-du-Pape. $450

1961 Domaine de Mont-Redon, Châteauneuf-du-Pape. $450 RhÔne continues on page 124 Château Rayas 1998 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape. $500 1999 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape. $220

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Red Rhône­—Saint Joseph & Cornas

Giovanni Manetti, Gigondas Tenuta Fontodi Italian Whites Chateau St. Cosme 2001 Chateau St. Cosme Gigondas, Cuvée Valbelle. (mag) $220 ITALY Alto Adige 2005 Abbazia di Novacella Kerner $45

Veneto Friulli Côtes de Provence Piemonte 2004 Josko Gravner Breg Anfora Château de Mauvanne Tuscany Florence Amphora: Chardonnay, Sauvinon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Grigio $199 1999 Château de Mauvanne Cru Classé, Côtes de Provence $45 Umbria 2004 Josko Gravner Ribolla gialla, Anfora $199 Rome Abruzzo Venizia Giulia Vin de Pays d’Oc Cam- pania 2006 Jermann Pinot Grigio, IGT $62 Robert Skalli 2005 Jermann Chardonnay, Vintage Tunina, IGT $125 1999 Robert Skalli Syrah, Vin de Pays d’Oc $45 2005 Jermann Chardonnay, “We are Dreams” $62

Sicily Umbria Vin de Pays de l’Hèrault 2003 Paolo Bea “Santa Chiara” Umbria Bianco Grange des Pères Grechetto, Malvasia, Garganega & other whites $62 Mourvèdre and Syrah Bertani 2001 Domaine de le Grange des Pères, Vin de Pays de l’Hérault $150 1985 Bertani, Amarone, Recioto della Valpolacello Classico, DOC $425 2002 Domaine de le Grange des Pères, Vin de Pays de l’Hérault $137 Italian Reds Bandol (Mourvédre) Trentino-Alto Adige Abbazia di Novacella Domaine Tempier 1999 Abbazia di Novacella Praepositus, Lagrein-Dunkel Riserva $81 1999 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge FR $89 2000 Abbazia di Novacella Praepositus, Lagrein-Dunkel Riserva $75 1999 Domaine Tempier Cuvée Spéciale, Bandol FR $75 Piemonte 2001 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge FR $75 Marziano Abbona 2001 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Tourtine FR $105 1999 Abbona Barbaresco, Faset DOCG $69 2002 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge FR $69 1999 Abbona Barolo, Pressenda DOCG $105 2002 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Migoua FR $105 Elio Altare 2002 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Tourtine FR $105 2000 Elio Altare Barolo (La Morra) DOCG $98 2002 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé (3 liter) FR $325 Eugenio Bocchino 2003 Eugenio Bocchino La Perucca, Nebbiolo $75 2003 Eugenio Bocchino Barolo, “Lu” $120 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Ron Zimmerman 1961 Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Classico Riserva DOC $440 1967 Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Classico Riserva DOC $359 1971 Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Classico Riserva DOC $340 Giuseppe Cortese’s home and winery sits atop 1978 Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Classico Riserva DOC $340 the great bowl that makes the 1982 Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Classico Riserva DOC $320 Rabajá vineyard in Piemonte. 1989 Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Classico Riserva DOC $309 1990 Giacomo Borgogno Barolo Classico Riserva DOC $279

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Bruno Ceretto 1995 Ceretto Barolo, Zonchera DOCG $95 Bruno Rocca 1995 Ceretto Barbaresco, Bricco Asili, DOCG $120 2000 Bruno Rocca Barbaresco “Rabajá” DOCG $205 1997 Ceretto Barbaresco, Bricco Asili, DOCG $290 1998 Ceretto Barbaresco, Bricco Asili, DOCG $200 Marchesi di Gresy 1999 Ceretto Barbaresco, Bricco Asili, DOCG $270 1995 Marchesi di Gresy Barbaresco, Martinenga DOCG $99 Bruno Giacosa 1998 Ceretto Barolo, Bricco Rocche Bricco Rocche $405 1995 Marchesi di Gresy Barbaresco, Camp Gros DOCG $105 is a third-generation winemaker. He respects 1995 Marchesi di Gresy Barbaresco, Gaiun DOCG $150 tradition yet believes that Giuseppe Cortese 1997 Marchesi di Gresy Barbaresco, Martinenga DOCG $105 the wines of the Piedmont 2000 Giuseppe Cortese Barbaresco, Rabajá DOCG $80 are better today than 1998 Marchesi di Gresy Barbaresco, Gaiun DOCG $140 ever. Giacosa’s wines are DOCG marvelously perfumed 2000 Marchesi di Gresy Barbaresco, Martinenga $75 on the nose; meaty and Angelo Gaja 2000 Marchesi di Gresy Barbaresco, Martinenga (375) $43 full-bodied on the palate. 1994 Angelo Gaja Barolo, Sperss, DOCG $600 They have a suppleness and elegance that few wines in 1998 Angelo Gaja Barolo, Sperss, DOCG $525 Mario Marengo the region can match. 1995 Angelo Gaja Barbaresco, Sori Tilden, DOC $400 1997 M. Marengo Barolo, Brunate DOCG $125 Ron Zimmerman 1999 Angelo Gaja Barbaresco, DOCG $400 1998 Angelo Gaja Barbaresco, Sori Tilden, DOC $500 Fratelli Monchiero 2001 Angelo Gaja Barbaresco, DOCG $325 1999 Monchiero Barolo, Rocche DOCG $94 2003 Angelo Gaja Barbaresco, DOCG $270 2003 Angelo Gaja Barbaresco, Sori Tilden, DOC $590 Produttori del Barbaresco 1990 Produttori del Barbaresco, Barbaresco, DOCG (magnum) $250 1999 Produttori del Barbaresco, Torre DOCG $60 Bruno Giacosa 1996 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco, Rabajá, DOCG $250 1997 Bruno Giacosa Barolo, “Le Rocche del Falletto” $340 Travaglini 1995 Travaglini Gattinara Riserva, DOCG $90 1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco “Santo Stefano,” DOCG $225 Ron Zimmerman 1998 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva $210 1996 Travaglini Gattinara, DOCG $70 1999 Bruno Giacosa Barolo, “Le Rocche del Falletto” $270 1998 Travaglini Gattinara, DOCG $57 1999 Bruno Giacosa Barolo, “Le Rocche-Falletto” (mag) $500 1999 Travaglini Gattinara, DOCG $57 2000 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco, “Santo Stefano,” DOCG $237 2000 Bruno Giacosa Barolo, “Falletto di Serralunga” $240 Castello di Verduno 2000 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco, “Rabajá,” DOCG $210 1999 Castello di Verduno Barbaresco, Rabajá, DOCG $154 2001 Bruno Giacosa d’Alba, “Falletto” DOCG $50 2000 Castello di Verduno Barbaresco, DOCG $90

ITALY Gianni Voerzioa Grasso 1997 Gianni Voerzio Langhe Rosso, Serrapiù, DOC $70 1974 Ernesto & Figlio Grasso Barbaresco, Cascina Vecchia Vallegranda DOC $200 Veneto Pie- 1979 Ernesto & Figlio Grasso Barbaresco, Cascina Vecchia Vallegranda DOC $175 Tuscany 1987 Ernesto & Figlio Grasso Barbaresco, Cascina Vecchia Vallegranda DOC $165 Florence Roberto Voerzio Umbria DOCG 1993 Giulio Grasso Barbaresco, Ca’ del Baio ‘Asili’ $150 Rome See next page for the Roberto Voerzio Collection Abruzzo 1997 Giulio Grasso Barbaresco, Ca’ del Baio ‘Asili’ DOCG $160 Cam- continued on page 127 pania

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Piemonte: Roberto Voerzio Italian Red

Roberto Voerzio is among the brightest stars of Piedmont. Yields Toscana from his vineyards are fantastically low—a bottle (or less) per vine. Altesino 1974 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOC $240 Roberto Voerzio 1977 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOC $250 1988 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG $260 1990 Altesino, Brunello di Montalcino, “Montosoli,” DOCG $690 1988 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $240 1993 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG $179 1989 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG $325 1995 Altesino, Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva DOCG $190 1989 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $260 1997 Altesino, Brunello di Montalcino, “Montosoli,” DOCG $295 1990 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $260 1998 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG $125 1993 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG $220 1999 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG $126 1993 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $220 Marchese Antinori 1995 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $210 1997 Solaia Toscana, IGT $390 1996 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG $240 2000 Solaia Toscana, IGT $270 1996 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $240 1990 Tignanello Toscana, IGT $395 1997 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG $550 Wine Spectator 100 Pts. 1997 Tignanello Toscana, IGT $200 1997 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $290 1998 Tignanello Toscana, IGT $175 1998 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG $250 1999 Tignanello Toscana, IGT $160 1998 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG $250 2005 Tignanello Toscana, IGT $159 1998 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $250 2002 Antinoi Toscana Rosso Toscana, IGT (375 ML) $39 1999 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $250 Bocelli 1999 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG $250 2003 Bocelli Terre di Sandro, IGT $120 2000 Roberto Voerzio Nebbiolo Vignaserra, DOC $99 2000 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $350 Badia a Coltibuono 2000 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG $450 1965 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $135 2000 R. Voerzio, Barolo, Rocche dell’Annunziata Torriglione $590 Casanova di Neri 2001 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Cerequio, DOCG $390 1999 Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino, Tenuta Nuova $175 2001 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, La Serra, DOCG $390 2001 Casanova di Neri Pietradonice, IGT $217 2001 Roberto Voerzio Barolo, Brunate, DOCG $390 2001 Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino, Tenuta Nuova $225 2001 Roberto Voerzio, Barolo, Sarmassa di Barolo, DOCG (mag.) $960 Fattoria Carobbio 2001 R. Voerzio, Barolo, Rocche dell’Annunziata Torriglione $425 1999 Fattoria Carobbio Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $69 Castello di Bossi 2000 Castello di Bossi Chianti Classico, DOCG $49 The village and castle of Barolo in the Piemonte. Fattoria di Felsina 1999 Felsina Chianti Classico Riserva, Rancia $69 2000 Felsina, Chianti Classico, Berardenga DOCG $47 2001 Felsina, Chianti Classico, Berardenga DOCG $47 Ron Zimmerman 1999 Felsina Fontalloro, DOCG $79 2000 Felsina Fontalloro, DOCG $79 Gallo nero, the black rooster, is the sign of Chianti Classico. La Fiorita

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Italian Red—Toscana Italian Red

Tenuta Fontodi 1999 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Masseto, IGT $490 1994 Tenuta Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT $155 2001 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Le Volte, IGT $65 1995 Tenuta Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT $149 1997 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove, DOC $110 1996 Tenuta Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT $142 2000 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove, DOC $100 1998 Tenuta Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT $145 2001 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Le Serre Nuove, DOC $70

Ron Zimmerman 1999 Tenuta Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT $149 2001 Tenuta Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve, IGT $200 Ciacci Piccolomini Marchese de’ Frescobaldi 1999 Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG $98 Tenuta Fontodi is near Panzano in the epicenter of 1997 Frescobaldi, Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo (mag) $325 Toscana’s viticulture. Fontodi’s 1998 Frescobaldi, Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo DOCG $120 Tenuta San Guido vines enjoy a southern aspect, a position in a natural amphithe- 1999 Frescobaldi, Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo DOCG $120 2000 Sassicaia Bolgheri, DOC $355 atre, and marl soil. Gaja 2001 Sassicaia Bolgheri, DOC $325 2001 Gaja Ca’Marcanda Super Tuscan DOCG $150 Tenuta Sette Ponti Mastrojanni 2001 Sette Ponti Oreno, IGT $150 1997 Mastrojanni Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG $125 Lombardia Melini 1969 Melini, Chianti Classico Riserva, DOC (375) $87 Rainoldi 1999 Melini, Selvanella, Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $47 2000 Rainoldi, Valtellina, Sfursat, Fruttaio Ca’ Rizzieri, DOCG $85 Castello di Monsanto 1968 Il Poggio Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $390 Veneto 1977 Il Poggio Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $300 1980 Il Poggio Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $190 Allegrini 1993 Il Poggio Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $104 1998 Allegrini La Poja, IGT (100% Corvina Veronese) $165 1997 Il Poggio Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $130 1999 Allegrini La Poja, IGT (100% Corvina Veronese) $140 1999 Il Poggio Chianti Classico Riserva, DOCG $115 2000 Allegrini La Poja, IGT (100% Corvina Veronese) $140 DOCG Ron Zimmerman 1999 Allegrini Amarone Classico, $120 Palmucci 1994 Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG $87 Roberto Anselmi 2002 Anselmi Capitel Foscarino, IGT (white wine) $40 San Giusto a Rentennano 1985 San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT $600 Tommasi 1995 San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT $350 1998 Tommasi, Amarone della Valpolacello Classico, DOCi (375) $64 1997 San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT $390 1998 Tommasi, Amarone della Valpolacello Classico, DOCi (3000) $450 1999 San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT $215 Tommaso Bussola 2001 San Giusto a Rentennano, Percarlo, Rosso della Toscana, IGT $108 2001 Tommaso Bussola Amarone della Valpolicella Classico $907 2002 San Giusto a Rentennano, La Ricolma (Merlot) IGT $87 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Giuseppe Lonardi 1991 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia, DOC $325 2003 Lonardi, Recioto della Valpolacello Classico, DOC (500ml) $85 1996 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia, DOC $250 1997 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia, DOC $270 Masi 1998 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia, DOC $350 #1 Wine Spectator Top 100 ‘01 1999 Masi Amarone Classico, Costasera, DOCG$125 1999 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia, DOC $250 2000 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia, DOC $175 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Old World Classics 130 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A Old World Classics 131 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Riccardo Cotarella Winemaker of the Year—Gambero Rosso 2001 Winemaker of the Year—Wine Enthusiast 2002 Italian Red Italian Pinot Noir, see page 109 Italian Red “One of the best hired guns in Italian winemaking”—Wine Spectator “Winemaking genius”— S. tanzer, International wine advocate

Wines of Riccardo Cotarella Dal Forno Romano 1995 Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Superiore, DOC $200 1997 Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Superiore, DOC $180 Sicilia 1998 Dal Forno Romano Valpolicella Superiore, DOC $170 Morgante Giuseppe Quintarelli 1999 Morgante Nero d’Avola, “Don Antonio,” IGT $67 100% Nero d’Avola, the best native grape of Sicily. The vineyards were planted 1983 Quintarelli, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, DOCG $1900 Dr. Riccardo Cotarella may in 1970 and 1975. Don Antonio is a reserve-level wine from the estate’s finest 1995 Quintarelli, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, DOCG $640 not yet be a household name fruit and shows scents of herbs and wild flowers. The wine is rich, delicious, in America. But this immensely and full of fruit and spicy tannins. 92 points, Wine Advocate. Vignalta talented enologist from a promi- nent winemaking family has 2001 Morgante Nero d’Avola, “Don Antonio,” IGT $60 2000 Vignalta Gemola (Merlot-Cab. Franc), IGT $69 almost single-handedly put the (Also, see Vin Santo) wine of Umbria, Campania, and Campania southern Italy on the world map. Zenato Cotarella is a pioneer, an Montevetrano advocate for many traditional 1998 Zenato Amorone Classico, Riserva $140 Italian grape varieties, and 2001 Montevetrano Montevetrano, Colli di Salerno, IGT $125 a proponent of winemaking Silvia Imparato employed Riccardo Cotarella to enhance the quality of her techniques that elevate the qual- family vineyards in Montevetrano in the hills not far from Salerno. Cotarella More Italian red wines on the next page ity of wines. His expertise spans is particularly fond of this wine, which is blended from 60% Cabernet, 30% every aspect of winemaking and Merlot, and 10% Aglianico. The nose is intense, with red berry, tobacco, and the telling results are wines that leather. Very full, structured, and elegant. often rant among the best in the world. Abruzzo Antonio & Elio Monti 2001 Monti d’Abruzzo, “Pignotto,” IGT $79 Pignotto is a single-vineyard, 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo wine. The crop load is dropped in August to intensify the ripening of the remaining grapes picked in October. Pignotto is huge and intense, with notes of dark cherry, cassis, and jam. Black fruit flavors coat the palate, rounded with hints of leather and licorice. A tremendous wine. Umbria/Lazio Falesco 2000 Falesco Montiano, IGT $75 Riccardo Cotarella founded Falesco in 1979 with the aim of improving Lazio’s ITALY traditional varietals. The winery is about 50 miles outside of Rome. This sin- gle-vineyard Merlot is full-bodied, round, soft on the palate, and has an elegant,

Veneto lingering finish. Pie- Tuscany

Florence Umbria Rome Abruzzo Cam- pania

Sicily Italian Pinot Noir, see page 109

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Spanish Red Spanish & Portugese Red

Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Vega-Sicilia 1981 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Unico, $650 Ribera del Duero 1987 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Unico, Ribera del Duero $550 Pesquera 1989 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Unico, Ribera del Duero $500 1990 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Unico, Ribera del Duero $475 1990 Pesquera Reserva, Ribera del Duero $170 Ron Zimmerman 1994 Pesquera Janus Gran Reserva, (torn labels) $400 1998 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión, Ribera del Duero $129 1999 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión, Ribera del Duero $120 Pesquera In 1972, 1995 Pesquera Reserva, Ribera del Duero $140 Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero 2000 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión, Ribera del Duero $115 1995 Pesquera Janus Gran Reserva, $350 Vega-Sicilia Unico is initiated the replanting of 2002 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Valbuena 5 Años $177 1996 Pesquera Reserva, Ribera del Duero $130 one of the most majes- Spain’s Ribera del Duero tic wines of Spain, and appellation with the area’s 1997 Pesquera Reserva, Ribera del Duero $120 was among the first to first modern wire-trained 1999 Pesquera Reserva, Ribera del Duero (magnum) $175 demonstrate that the vineyard. 2000 Pesquera Reserva, Ribera del Duero $85 wild and fierce Ribera del Bodegas Muga His Tinto Pesquera Duero held such promise. demonstrated to the world 1999 Muga Rioja Reserva, DOC $40 Flavors pour from the the greatness of a long- Condado de Haza bottle and the texture is neglected terroir and cre- Condado de Haza In the mid-1980s, Alejandro spied a neglected slope along the rich and silky. ated an international wine Bodegas Faustino Duero River that appeared to be the most ideal vineyard site in the region, if not in all that revitalized an entire 1993 Bodegas Faustino Faustino 1, Tinto Gran Reserva $66 of Spain. After years of negotiating with dozens of land owners, he planted 100,000 district not to mention the vines in 1989. Entirely within the area once controlled by the fortified meval hilltop vil- 1994 Bodegas Faustino Faustino 1, Tinto Gran Reserva $60 whole lethargic Spanish lage of Haza high above, the vineyard estate became known as Condado de Haza. Haza 1996 Bodegas Faustino Faustino V, Tinto Reserva $47 wine scene. always reflects the bold and brilliant winemaking style of Alejandro Fernández, master

of Spain’s Tempranillo grape. 1995 Condado de Haza Alenza, Ribera del Duero $100 San Vicente 1999 San Vicente Rioja, Tempranillo Reserva, DOC $60 1996 Condado de Haza Alenza, Ribera del Duero $100

Dehesa La Granja Priorat Dehesa La Granja The product of ungrafted old Tempranillo vines and new plant- Álvaro Palacios El VÍnculo is Alejandro ing, the Dehesa La Granja shows sappy black raspberry, dark chocolate, and nutty oak Fernández’s latest explo- flavors. 1995 Álvaro Palacios Finca Dofí $130 ration. He renovated an 1999 Dehesa la Granja D.O., Zamora $45 1996 Álvaro Palacios Finca Dofí $120 old winery in Campo de 1997 Álvaro Palacios Finca Dofí $120 El Vínculo Criptana in La Mancha 1998 Álvaro Palacios Finca Dofí $119 and uses only isolated 1999 El Vínculo Reserva, La Mancha $75 2002 Álvaro Palacios Finca Dofí $110 patches of scarce, old-vine Ribera del Duero La Mancha Tempranillo. 2002 Álvaro Palacios L’Ermita, Velles Vinyes $550 Nothing quixotic about Dominio de Pingus this suave masterpiece. 2005 Flor de Pingus Ribera del Duero $149 Mas Igneus Jerez / and Monastrell 2001 Mas Igneus “FA 112,” Organic $89 2003 Altos de la Hoya, Hoya de Santa Ana, Monastrell $30 2004 Alvear, Pedro Ximenez de Anada (375) $35 Rias Pasanau Germans Baixas Rioja NV Pedro Domecq, “Sibarita,” Palo Cortado, 30 Years $245 Penedes1999 Pasanau “La Planea,” La Morera de Montsant $75 Ribera del Priorato NV Gonzalez Byass Tio Pepe $32 Duero Madrid NV Gonzalez Byass, Matusalem, Oloroso Dulce, 30 years (500) $88 Portugal/Douro SPAIN NV Emillio Lustau, Palo Cortado, “Vides,” Almancenista $90 2001 Chryseia Douro $100 NV Emillio Lustau East India $50 Jerez Chryseia is a joint venture between the Symington family of Port-wine fame and Many other assorted and Monastrells: ask our sommeliers Bruno Prats, formerly of Bordeaux’s Château Cos-d’Estournel.

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Reds or fun and education at the same time, try one or more of these ever-changing samplers and Anwilka Vineyard A joint venture between Bruno Prats, former owner of Château Cos-d’Estournel, tasting flights. Hubert de Boüard de Laforest, co-proprietor of Château Angélus in Bordeaux, and F Samplers offer a taste of a special wine along with Lowell Jooste of Klein Constantia Estate. This is the first release of this wine. 2005 Anwilka Stellenbosch, 63% cab., 37% syrah $77 a thematic card explaining the wine. Boekenhoutskloof Our wine-tasting flights introduce two, three, 2003 Boekenhoutskloof, The Chocolate Block, Franschhoek $76 2006 Boekenhoutskloof, The Chocolate Block, Franschhoek $65 or four wines united by a common theme. Each glass Bouchard Finlayson allows you to fully experience the wine and to share, “Muscat Love” offers a smorgasbord of this orgiastic grape. Though they 2006 Bouchard Finlayson Pinot Noir, Walker Bay $49 if you like. The tasting mats are yours to take home as a are “dessert-style” wines, we recom- de Trafford mend them with rich cheese. The souvenir and reference. Enjoy an extraordinary 100-point Chambers 2002 de Trafford Shiraz, Stellenbosch $120 Rosewood Rare Muscat dates from 2001 de Trafford Elevation 393, Stellenbosch $120 array of wines while you 1890. It is a legendary wine. $37 Peter Finlayson Fairview learn and sample... 2002 Fairview Goat Roti, Shiraz $34 2005 Fairview Pinotage, Paarl $27 Hamilton Russel 2004 Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir, Walker Bay $62

Vergelegen “Styles of Sherry”—Sommelier 2001 Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon, Stellenbosch $60 Mark Du Mez is big on sherry. “Spanish sherry is the greatest “Wine with Chocolate”— Vilafonté under-appreciated wine in the Everyone has his or her opinion world. And, the various styles of about which kind of wine best 2004 Vilafonté Series M, Merlot/Malbec, Paarl $79 sherry play to a whole range of accompanies the world’s favorite 2004 Vilafonté Series C, Cabernet blend, Paarl $89 foods during a meal.” Mark has flavor. Do some wines go better Bouchard Finlayson assembled a set of four wines with chocolate? Try four of the 2005 Vilafonté Series M, Merlot/Malbec/Cab. $89 that lets you explore the major best candidates, along with styles of this Spanish specialty: bites of chocolate. Explore Ruby dry Manzanilla, nutty Amontillado, Port, Tawny Port, Banyuls, and a Whites rich Oloroso, and the rare and Framboise. $25 Bouchard Finlayson mysterious Pedro Ximénez. $20 2005 Bouchard Finlayson Chardonnay, Sans Barrique $39 Favorites with the Cheese Course Ken Forrester Herbfarm sommelier Tysan Pierce loves sweet 2002 Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch $45 wines with cheeses. “People automatically assume that red wine and cheese work best, but Mulderbosch in reality, for more cheeses than not, a selection 2005 Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc, Stellenbosch $45 of dessert wines does the job.” Dessert “Washington Ice Wine Sampler”—Three ice wines showcasing Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and The antithesis of pleasure! de Trafford Sémillon. $25 Learn about wine flaws... “Flight of Madeiras”—Three “Trio of European Dessert Wines”—Three wines Feeling daring? Not quite sure what wine flaws 2006 de Trafford Chenin Blanc, $85 very different styles of this wine including the perfect 100-point 2001 Château such as “corked,” “oxidized,” or “bret” mean? from the island of Madeira: 1937 Rieussec Sauternes. $37 There’ll be no doubt if you ask to try our “Awful, Klein Constantia Sercial, 1976 Terrantez, and 1900 Stinky Wines” educational sampler! $8 This legendary wine was sought after in the 18th and 19th centuries by European Malvazia. $35 aristocracy. It was the world’s most famous wine from the southern Hemisphere. Magestic Reds 2000 Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance (500 ML) $105 “Mature Bordeaux”—Tuck into a pair of 2001 Klein Constantia, Vin de Constance (500 ML) $99 fabulous 1989 French Bordeaux: Gruaud- Larose and Lynch-Bages. Two 3 oz. glasses, $90 “Noble Nebbiolo”—Experience the complexity of Italian Barolo & Barbaresco from Bruno Giacosa and Marchesi di Gresy. Two 3 oz. glasses, $40 As politically incorrect as Borat Comes in “Washington’s 1st 100 Point Wine”—2002 Hold the calls, we support hunger relief and an antique- Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon. shaped bottle homeless causes. For those who missed them Celebrate with a taste of our first 100-point in college, a sampler of MD 20/20, Thunderbird, Cabernet from Washington (sorry, but due and Wild Irish Rose. Now you’ll know why you to huge demand, this taster is presently by moved on to varietal table wines. $8 the bottle only.—$355) Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A 136 Ancient Vine Angelica 4th Vintage Dona Marcelina’s Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills

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American Dessert Wines Taste the past: Late Harvest Dessert Wines (Ice Wines, next page) Historic Wines (Half bottles unless otherwise noted) Riesling 1990 Apex Late-Harvest Riesling WA $40 1991 Apex Finale (L.H. Sémillon) WA $40 2000 Dr. Loosen-Ste. Michelle, Single-Berry Select WA $365 2008 Dunham Late-Harvest Riesling WA $42 2009 Dunham Late-Harvest Riesling WA $43 1993 Hogue Late Harvest Riesling WA $40 2001 Lemelson L.H. Riesling, Adria V. OR $45 The world’s most famous wine: 2007 Olsen Estates, Golden Berry Select, LH Riesling WA $105 250 years ago 2005 Poet’s Leap Botrytis Riesling WA $145 The Abraham Lincoln Wine: In the 1700s and 1800s the “sweet, luscious and 2002 Quails’ Gate, Special Select Late Harvest Riesling BC $150 A taste of the year 1863 excellent wine called Contstantia, so 2005 Terra Blanca L.H. Riesling (750) WA $39 This wine was harvested in highly esteemed in Europe” was 1987 Montinore Ultra-late Harvest OR $66 the autumn of 1863, the the only wine in the Southern year that President Lincoln Hemisphere to achieve international Chardonnay 1982 Bainbridge Island Late-Harvest Chardonnay WA $45 proclaimed Thanksgiving a acclaim. Chenin Blanc 2007 McKinley Springs Heaven’s Reward, LH Chenin WA $55 national holiday. Napoleon, the King of France, 1987 Thurston Wolfe Black Muscat WA $42 The nation was in the grips Charles Dickens, and Frederick Muscats of a terrible civil war. Brother the Great all demanded it. The 2007 Barnard-Griffin Late Harvest Muscat Can. WA $42 was beset against brother and “I have nothing to offer but English novelist Jane Austen 1994 Silvan Ridge Ultra-late Muscat OR $80 Lincoln had a terrible course recommended it as a cure for a broken heart. 1998 Cave Spring Indian Summer, Select ON $140 to steer. No one alive then blood, toil, Sauvignon Blanc could have imagined that the tears and sweat.” Klein Constantia’s “Vin de 2000 Anna Maria Late-Harvest Sauvignon Blanc OR $48 taste of the summer of 1863 Constance” is a gorgeous, late- Sèmillon 2004 Eola Hills Vin d’Or, barrel fermented OR $44 could be preserved for you to So proclaimed Winston Churchill on the grave harvest Muscat de Frontignan. taste many generations later. Fewer day when France fell to Nazi Germany. It is loaded with mango, blood 1989 Blackwood Canyon Penumbra WA $45 than 6 days after these grapes But on Armistice Day in 1945, he orange, smoke, persimmon, 1993 Blackwood Canyon Late-Harvest Sémillon WA $42 were harvested, Lincoln gave his toasted the end of the war with his favorite ginger, date, and fig flavors with Gewürztraminer immortal Gettysburg Address, the Champagne, Pol Roger. Taste the wine dcated well-imbedded acidity. Taste 2007 Owen Roe, Late-Harvest Sémillon, Parting Glass WA $48 history in the glass. 2000 Vin de speech of his life. to the great man: 1990 Cuvée Sir Winston 2010 Capitello LH Gewürz OR $40 Constance, $18 1863 Barbeito Madeira, $75 Churchill, $49 2005 Francis Tannahill LH Gewürz. Passito WA $68 1999 Three Rivers Winery Late-Harvest Gewürz. WA $42 Bubble Flights 2002 Silvan Ridge, Late Harvest Gewurtraminer, Bing Vineyard OR $46 “The Widows of Reims”—Three 2003 Terra Blanca, Late Harvest Gewurtztraminer (750) WA $45 women shaped the course of 2005 Terra Blanca, Late Harvest Gewurtztraminer (750) WA $45 Champagne. Taste the house styles Black Hamburg of Clicquot, Bollinger, and Roederer. 2002 Philip Togni, Ca’ Togni, Napa Sweet Red Wine CA $125 Three 2 oz. glasses, $35 Huxelrebe 2007 Quails’ Gate Estate Optima, Botrytis TBA BC $190 “Rosé Champagnes”—Capture the 2000 High Pass Late-Harvest Huxelrebe OR $40 romance of Rosé Champagne from Scheurebe 2001 High Pass Late-Harvest Scheurebe OR $40 Billecart-Salmon, Gosset, and Duval- 2002 High Pass Late-Harvest Scheurebe OR $40 Leroy. Three 2 oz. glasses, $35 2003 High Pass Late-Harvest Scheurebe OR $40 Roussanne 2006 Bonny Doon, Vol des Anges, LH Rousanne CA $58 2002 McCrea Cellars Late-Harvest Roussanne WA $48 2003 McCrea Cellars Late-Harvest Roussanne WA $42 Viognier 2010 Patterson Cellars Late-Harvest Roussanne WA $40 2004 Abacela, L.H. Viognier, “Blanco Dulce” Estate Res. OR $70 2004 Abacela, L.H. Viognier, “Blanco Dulce” Estate Res. OR $75 2010 Abacela, L.H. Viognier, “Blanco Dulce” Estate Res. OR $70 Red Grapes 2007 Syncline Late-Harvest Viognier WA $39 2006 Sineann, Old Ball & Chain, Late Harvest Syrah OR $55 Drink Your Age! 2009 Lake Crest Cabernet/Merlot WA $75 Birthday Wines 2005 Green Creek, L.H. Cab. Franc, N. Carolina Estate (500ml) $60 Celebrate a significant birthday with molecules of fine 2008 Sineann, Sweet Sydney, Late Harvest Zinfandel WA $45 wines from your birth year. The wines we offer change 2011 Sineann, Sweet Sydney, Late Harvest Zinfandel WA $47 from year to year. 30th—1976 Madeira from the nearly extinct Terrantez grape, $25 40th—1966 tawny-style Port, $25 50th—a dry 1956 Sercial from the Island of Madeira, best before dinner, with soup, or with cheese. $25 60th—a complex, nutty cream sherry from a 1946 Solera, $15

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Dessert Wines Australian Dessert Wines

Northwest Ice Wine (Half bottles unless otherwise noted) 2009 Benson Estate Vineyard Viognier Ice Wine, Chelan WA $59 Australian Dessert Wines (375 ml sizes) 2004 Argyle, Minus Five, Pinot Noir, Cryo-Cluster OR $70 2008 Argyle, Minus Five, Pinot Noir, Cryo-Cluster OR $70 2003 Château Faire le Pont Sémillon, Vin de Glace WA $70 R.L. Buller 2006 Château Ste Michelle, Eroica Riesling Ice Wine WA $145 NV R.L. Buller & Son Premium Fine Muscat, Rutherglen $99 2005 Covey Run Sémillon Ice Wine WA $46 NV R.L. Buller & Son Premium Fine Tokay, Rutherglen $89 2002 Dunham Cellars Sémillon Ice Wine WA $85 2006 Elk Cove Ultima, Riesling (750ml) OR $62 NV R.L. Buller & Son “Calliope,” Rare Muscat, Rutherglen $245 Parker Perfect 100 2002 Girardet Gewürztraminer OR $50 2004 Kiona Chenin Blanc Ice Wine WA $54 Campbells 2009 Kiona, Chenin Blanc Ice Wine, Red Mountain WA $48 2007 Kiona Riesling/Chenin Blanc WA $44 NV Campbells Muscat, Rutherglen $40 2008 Kiona Riesling Ice Wine WA $69 2004 L’Ecole No 41 Sémillon Ice Wine WA $45 Chambers 2009 Okanogan Estate Riesling, Orchard Hills WA $57 NV Chambers Rosewood Muscat, Rutherglen $40 2002 Sokol Blosser White Riesling “Ice Wine” OR $55 2006 Ste Chapelle Riesling, Ice Wine, Reserve ID $40 NV Chambers Rosewood Muscadelle (Tokay), Rutherglen $40 2005 Terra Blanca, Chenin Blanc, Cherry Hill Vineyard WA $88 NV Chambers Rosewood Special Rutherglen Tokay $140 2005 Terra Blanca, Riesling, Cherry Hill Vineayard WA $88 NV Chambers Rosewood Special Rutherglen Muscat $140 2005 Vin du Lac of Chelan Gewürztraminer/Riesling WA $109 2007 Vin du Lac of Chelan Gewürztraminer/Riesling WA $109 NV Chambers Rosewood Grand Rutherglen Muscat $300 NV Chambers Rosewood Grand Rutherglen Muscadelle $230 Canadian Ice Wine (Half bottles unless otherwise noted) NV Chambers Rosewood Rare Rutherglen Muscat $495 Parker Perfect 100 1998 Gehringer Brothers Rieslingr Ice Wine BC $145 2000 Gehringer Brothers Cabernet Franc Ice Wine BC $140 1998 Reif Estate Winery Vidal Ice Wine ON $150 Mount Horrocks 1998 Hillebrand Estates Vidal, Trius Ice Wine ON $150 2000 Mount Horrocks Riesling, Cordon Cut, Clare Valley $95 2002 Inniskillin Sparkling Vidal Canadian Ice Wine ON $150 2001 Mount Horrocks Riesling, Cordon Cut, Clare Valley $55 2008 Inniskillin Cabernet Franc Ice Wine ON $195 Larry Lehmbecker’s Vin du Lac winery on Lake 2002 Inniskillin Riesling Ice Wine, Silver ON $145 Chelan is making some 2007 Inniskillin, Riesling Ice Wine, Dark Horse BC $145 Seppelt spectacular wines, including this true ice wine from 2004 Jackson-Triggs, Vidal Ice Wine, Proprietor’s R. 187ml ON $105 NV Seppelt D.P. 90 Show Tawny (500 ml) $190 estate Gewürztraminer and W W Riesling. 2003 Nk’Mip, Q AM Q MT Riesling Ice Wine BC $195 2007 Nk’Mip, QWAM QWMT Riesling Ice Wine BC $168 1998 Peller Estates Ice Wine, Barrel Ferment ON $150 Also see Port, (page 146) and Port-Style Wine, (page ???) 2000 Quails’ Gate Estate Riesling Ice Wine BC $120 German 2002 Quails’ Gate Estate Late Harvest Riesling BC $105 Eiswein see 1996 Sumac Ridge Pinot Blanc, Okanagan BC $125 German Rieslings on page 95 The historic California Mission Grape (aka Angelica) 4th Vintage, Gypsy Canyon Winery, Ancient Vine, DÕna Marcelina’s Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills, California. Made in the 18th-century style from ancient vines discovered on the property. Put up in a hand-blown bottle with a bee’s wax capsule. 375ml $225 Fruit and Nut Dessert Wines (Half bottles unless otherwise noted) NV Bonny Doon Framboise OR $28 NV Hood River Vineyards Oregon Blackcap Raspberry OR $48 NV Hood River Vineyards Oregon Pear OR $48 NV Hood River Vineyards Oregon Marionberry OR $48 NV Perennial Vineyards, Raspberry Port, Bainbridge WA $48 NV Samson Estates Winery “Oro” Hazelnut WA $35 NV White Oak Pommeau Apple Dessert OR $42

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French Dessert Wines French Dessert Wines

Rhône Vin de Paille Château Filhot Vin de Paille Vin de Paille 1935 Château Filhot Sauternes (750) $450 (“Straw Wine”) (375 ml) The grapes are harvested in 1990 Domaine J.L. Chave Hermitage Vin de Paille $625 October or November, then 1994 Chapoutier Hermitage Vin de Paille (375 ml) $440 Vouvray, Dessert dried on straw mats for two 2003 Domaine Huet, Cuvée Constance, Vouvray (500) FR $235 months prior to vinification. Sauternes & Barsac These are extraordinary, Quarts de Chaume nectar-like wines. They exhibit Château d’Yquem 1988 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume (750) $240 an orange marmalade, truffled, 1983 Château d’Yquem Sauternes $910 honeyed comb, super-sweet 1990 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume (750) $190

1986 Château d’Yquem Sauternes $750 Ron Zimmerman richness that is almost too 1997 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume (375) $115 1988 Château d’Yquem Sauternes $750 intense to have with dessert. 1998 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume (750) $150 The wines will last 50+ years. 1989 Château d’Yquem Sauternes (375) $590 2001 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume (375) $90 Young folks, stock up for 1990 Château d’Yquem Sauternes (375) $650 retirement! 2002 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume (375) $110 1994 Château d’Yquem Sauternes $370 Botrytis on the grape’s skin 2003 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume (750) $109 1998 Château d’Yquem Sauternes (375) $375 causes the skins to shrink and the Côteaux du Layon 1998 Château d’Yquem Sauternes (magnum) $1040 juice to become concentrated and high in sugar and extracts. The 2001 Philippe Delesvaux, Côteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $135 2001 Château d’Yquem Sauternes (375) $800 botrytis above was on grapes at 2002 Philippe Delesvaux, Côteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $145 2001 Château d’Yquem Sauternes $1,650 wine spectator 100 pts Chateau d’Yquem in Sauternes. 2002 Château d’Yquem Sauternes $600 During harvest the 75 to 150 pick- 2003 Philippe Delesvaux, Côteaux du Layon, S.G.N. (500) $115 ers will pick grapes each day that Banyuls 2005 Château d’Yquem Sauternes (375) $425 yield just 1 to 6 barrels of wine. 1993 Christian Reynal Banyuls Grand Cru $105 Château Rieussec 1976 Parcé Domaine du Mas Blanc Banyuls, Vin Doux Naturel $145 1988 Château Rieussec Sauternes (375) $119 1998 Parcé Domaine du Mas Blanc Banyuls Vin Doux Naturel $95 1988 Château Rieussec Sauternes. $225 2000 Parcé Domaine du Mas Blanc Banyuls, Vin Doux Naturel $85 1997 Château Rieussec Sauternes (375) $70 Jurançon 1999 Château Rieussec Sauternes (375) $70 2004 Didier Dagueneau, “les Jardins de Babylone” (500) $200 2001 Château Rieussec Sauternes (375). $155 The Loire’s great winemaker shrivels Petite Manseng grapes down in Basque country. Incredible! 2001 Château Rieussec Sauternes Wine Spectator Wine of Year 2004 $320 wine spectator 100 pts Muscat Beaumes de Venise Château Doisy-Daëne 1993 Domaine Coyeux, Muscat Beaumes de Venise $40 1953 Château Doisy-Daëne, Barsac $650 2000 Domaine Coyeux, Muscat Beaumes de Venise $38 Château de Fargues 2002 Domaine Coyeux, Muscat Beaumes de Venise $37 1990 Château de Fargues Sauternes $180 Muscat de Rivesaltes 1927 Domaine Bory Rivesaltes $175 Château Gilette 2005 Domaine Gardiés Muscat de Rivesaltes “Flor” $47 1967 Château Gilette Crème de Tête, Sauternes $400 Spanish Dessert Wine Château de Rayne-Vigneau NV Barbadillo Oloroso Dulce “San Rafael” $45 1916 Château de Rayne-Vigneau, Sauternes (rebottled 1952) $1,500 NV Barbadillo Moscatel “Laura” $45 NV Barbadillo Oloroso Cream, “Eva” $30 Château Suduiraut 2001 Gutiérrez de la Vega Casta Diva Cosecha Miel (500 ml) $60 2001 Château Suduiraut Sauternes (750) $245 2000 Ochoa Dulce del Moscatel, Navarra (375 ml) $45 2004 Alvear, Pedro Ximenez de Anada (375 ml) Robert Parker, 96 points $45 1971 Toro Albaná Pedro Ximenez, Gran Reserva $125 Italian Dessert Wine (375 ml) 1998 Anselmi I Capitelli (750 ml) $95 2000 Anselmi I Capitelli (375 ml) $62 1995 Capezzana, Reserva Vin Santo di Carmignano (375) $60 2004 Colosi,, Malvasia Delle Lipari, Sicily DOC (375) $58 1995 Felsina Vin Santo, Chianti Classico (375 ml) $75 1998 Felsina Vin Santo, Chianti Classico (375 ml) $77 1997 Maculan Acininobili (375 ml) $152 2003 Maculan Torcolato Breganze, Veneto DOC $62 2002 La Selva, Vin Santo, “Vigna del Papa” Chianti Classico (500 ml) $73 2001 Vignalta Alpianae, Colli Euganei Fior d’Arancio $47

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Dessert Wines Alsatian Late-Harvest Wines

Austria Domaine Weinbach occupies a 300-year-old Capucin monastery in Extraordinary dessert wine Austrian Dessert Wine Alois Kracher’s exotic late-harvest wines defy Kaysersberg in the fairy-tale region of Alsace, France. The domaine is

n 2003 Nigl Grüner Veltliner Eiswein n a m

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e owned and run by three women, Madame Colette Faller and her two

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o : daughters Catherine (marketing) and Laurence (winemaking). These t 2004 Schloss Gobelsburg Gruner o

h talented producers of sweet wines, Kracher’s P stood above them all. Veltliner Beerenauslese $59 wines are among the most expressive, powerful, and elegant in all of 2003 Heidi Schrock, Ruster Ausbruch, Alois Kracher Alsace. “On the Wings of Dawn” $112 1995 Grande Cuvée, TBA, Nouvelle Vague, No. 12 $260 1998 Nouvelle Vague, Trokenbeerenauslese, No. 10 $300 German Dessert Wine Domaine Weinbach: Exceptional Late-Harvest Wines 1999 “Zwischen den Seen” TBA, Scheurebe No. 4 $160 1976 Vereinigte Hospitien ‘Sanctus 1998 Gewurztraminer, Altenbourg, Vendages Tardives (750) $160 1999 Trockenbeerenauslese “Grand Cuvée Vague” 6 $135 Jacobus’ (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer) 2002 Riesling, Schlossberg, Vendages Tardives (375) $150 1999 Muscat Ottonel TBA, “Zwischen den Seen” 4 $142 Piesporter Schubertslay 2007 Gewurztraminer Schlossberg, Vendages Tardives (375) $140 2000 Trockenbeerenauslese, No. 2 $175 Riesling Beerenauslese (700) Also see “Alsatian Riesling” page 96 for additional Weinbach selections 2000 Trockenbeerenauslese “Grand Cuvée” No. 6 $135 $295 2000 Trockenbeerenauslese, Traminer $150 2004 Gunderloch Nackenheimer 2000 Trockenbeerenauslese “Grand Cuvée Vague” $150 Rothenberg Riesling, TBA Zind-Humbrecht is one of the greatest domaines of Alsace. 2001 Nouvelle Vague, “ZdS” TBA, No. 7 $200 $525 Winemaker Oliver Humbrecht was the first Frenchman to 2001 Nouvelle Vague, Grande Cuvée No. 6 $290 2001 Toni Jost, Bacharacher Hahn TBA 2002 Nouvelle Vague, Zweigelt, TBA, No. 1 $147 become a Master of Wine. $399 2002 Nouvelle Vague, Chardonnay, TBA, No. 2 $154 2002 “ZdS,” , TBA, No. 3 $124 South Africa Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Late-Harvest Offerings 2002 “ZdS,”, Muskat Ottonel, TBA, No. 4 $134 1993 Klein Constantia, 1999 Pinot Gris, Clos Jebsal, Sélection de Grains Nobles (750) $245 2002 “ZdS,” Scheurebe, TBA, No. 5 $144 Vin de Constance (500 ml)$149 1999 Pinot Gris, Clos Saint Urbain, Rangen, Vendages Tardives (750) $115 2002 “ZdS,” Scheurebe, TBA, No. 6 $167 2000 Klein Constantia, 1999 Gewurztraminer, Heimbourg, Vendages Tardives (750) $95 2002 Nouvelle Vague, Grande Cuvée, TBA, No. 7 $194 Vin de Constance (500 ml)$109 2001 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Furstentum, Vendages Tardives (375) $100 2002 “ZdS,” Welschriesling, TBA, No. 8 $247 2002 Nouvelle Vague, Chardonnay, TBA, No. 9 $263 Other Dessert Wines from Alsace 2002 “ZdS,” Scheurebe, TBA, No. 10 $261 2001 Albert Mann, Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Furstentum, S.G.N. $123 2002 Nouvelle Vague, Welschriesling, TBA, No. 11 $263 1998 Domaine Schoffit Tokay Pinot Gris Grand Cru Rangen, 2002 TBA, No. 12 $268 Clos Ste. Théobald, Sélection de Grains Nobles(500) $150 1989 Trimbach Clos Ste. Hune, Vendages Tardives $575 1994 Trimbach Gewurztraminer, Sélection de Grains Nobles $225

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Vintage Port Port & Port-Style Wines

Vintage Port Sandeman Dow 1994 Sandeman Vintage Port $115 1896 Dow Vintage Port $6,500 About Port 1997 Sandeman Vau Vintage $105 A Victorian-era bottle from the cellar of Prime Minister Gladstone of England. The English word “Port,” Gladstone was Prime Minister four different times. covers a number of diverse Smith Woodhouse 1963 Dow Vintage Port $588 styles of this 1977 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port $209 1970 Dow Vintage Port $200 of Portugal. True “Port” is always from Portugal. Taylor Fladgate 1975 Dow Vintage Port $155 Port Styles 1855 Taylor Fladgate “Scion” Pre-Phyloxera Port, Crystal $6000 1977 Dow Vintage Port $240 White=Made from white The last known pre-phyloxera Port in the world. From 2 blended barrels vintaged in 1855, grapes aged one to two the 3rd having been sold to Sir Winston Churchill. As concentrated as Tokaji. 100 points. 1980 Dow Vintage Port $175 years. Some are aged longer

for a nutty quality. 1960 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port $345

1983 Dow Vintage Port $145 1985 Dow Vintage Port $140 Ruby=Named for the color. 1977 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port $295 Very fruity. Meant to be 1994 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port $200 “The Last Audience.” Britain’s 1986 Dow Quinta do Bomfim $98 enjoyed young. greatest politician of the 19th Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny Porto $59 1997 Dow Vintage Port $135 LBV=Late-bottled vintage. century, Prime Minister Red Port of a single vintage, Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Porto $90 Gladstone, is received by Queen Ferreira vat-aged four-six years for Victoria in 1901. Gladstone was smoothness with fruit. Taylor Fladgate 40 Year Old Tawny Porto $400 a great fan of Port. The 1896 NV Ferreira, 20-year Tawny, Duque De Baganca $105 Reserve/Vintage Character 2001 Taylor Fladgate Quinta de Vargellas $99 Dow Port was once a part of Fonseca Young Port of multiple vin- Gladstone’s cellar. tages with three-five years Warres NV Fonseca 20-Year Tawny $105 of wood aging. NV Warres Optima, 20-year Tawny $83 1963 Fonseca Vintage Port $750 Tawny=Young Port finished in a semi-sweet style. Gould Campbell Tawny with Age=The age Wood Ports, Tawny Ports, Colheitas (10 year, 20 year etc.) is the 1977 Gould Campbell Vintage Port $190 minimum time the wine NV Ramos-Pinto Quinta do Bom-Retiro, 20-Yr. Tawny $120 1994 Gould Campbell Vintage Port $150 has spent in barrel. Smooth 1880 Porto Rocha Millennium $1,000 with caramel notes. Graham Colheita=Single vintage 1937 Porto Kopke Colheita (375 ml) $420 1927 Graham Vintage Port : Opened by a guest Port aged in barrel until Ruby Port bottled. Very smooth. 1983 Graham Vintage Port $155 Single Quinta Vintage=Red NV Cockburn Fine Ruby Porto (Portugal) $35

1985 Graham Vintage Port $175 Port from a single estate and vintage. White Port 1994 Graham Vintage Port $250 Vintage: Top reds of a NV Fonseca Siroco, Dry White Porto $45 single vintage kept in cask Krohn for up to two years before NV Ramos Pinto Porto White $39 1966 Wiese & Krohn Colheita, bottled in 2006 $225 bottling. Meant to be aged NV Warres Fine Selected White (Portugal) $35 in the bottle and best when 1967 Wiese & Krohn Colheita $225 they are at least 15 years old; though they can age for Languedoc-Roussillon: Banyuls/Maury Moreira decades. Vintage Port must 1950 Moreira Colheita, bottled in 2000 $325 be decanted to rid it of the 1929 Domaine Bachelet Maury $240 bottle sment. Niepoort Port-Style Wines not from Portugal 1984 Niepoort Colheita $105 2000 Niepoort Vintage Port $130 (Half bottles unless otherwise noted) 2003 Abacela Estate Oregon, Tinta Roriz/Bastardo $95 Quinta do Noval 2006 Abacela Estate Oregon, Tinta Roriz/Bastardo $85 NV Quinta do Noval Black (Reserve Ruby Port) $58 2007 Abacela Estate Oregon, Tinta Roriz/Bastardo $75 2009 Brian Carter Cellars Opulento: Touriga National $40 1962 Quinta do Noval Nacional $2,200 Brother Timothy Circa 1973 Christian Brothers Zinfandel Port, CA 1994 Quinta do Noval Nacional (100 points) $1,950 took over the winemak- (750 ml), signed by Brother Timothy $450 ing duties at the Christian 2010 Lachini Pinot Noir Port, Oregon $50 Quinta do Vesuvio Brothers winery in Napa Valley in 1935. He died at 1997 David Hill Oregon Tawny Port (500 ml) OR $50 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port $220 94 on November 30, 2004. NV Yalumba Antique Tawny, 15 years (Australia) $40 2000 Quinta do Vesuvio Vintage Port $160 NV Yalumba Clocktower (Australia) $35 NV Yalumba Galway Pipe (Australia) $40 NV Seppelt Show Tawny, DP90 (500 ml) Au. $175 1999 Whidbey’s Vintage Port, Washington $35 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A 146 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A 147 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M our collection of rare old Madeiras Tokaji offered by the ounce

Hungarian Tokaji and Eszencia any years have gone into Disznókő securing our collection of 1988 DisznόkŐ Aszú Essencia (500 ml) $109 fine old Madeira. Bottles Mhave come from auction houses, rare Dobogó wine dealers, great European cellars, 1997 Dobogó Tokay Aszú, Six Puttonyos (500 ml) $125 and in some cases directly from private library collections of the producers on the KereskedÖház Portuguese island of Madeira. Ron Zimmerman 1993 Kereskedöház Tokay Aszú, Six Puttonyos (500 ml) $179 the collection of these fascinating bits of A fire at The Herbfarm on the night vinous history. Chateau Pajzos of January 6, 1997 destroyed much of what had been one of America’s largest Tokaji Essencia is the liquid 1993 Chateau Pajzos Tokaji Essencia (500 ml) $600 The Six Grapes of Madeira gold that oozes, drop by drop, 1993 Chateau Pajzos Tokaji Essencia (100ml) $125 collections of vintage Madeira. Among viscous as oil, from a pile of Four principal grape varieties are grapes raisined by botrytis. these were many century-old bottles The conditions for making grown on Madeira. Essencia occur on the average Royal Tokaji and some The original, the Malvazia or Malmsey, just two or three times per 1995 Royal Tokaji 6 Puttonyos, Birsalmas (500 ml) $179 decade. Two hundred pounds irreplaceable makes the richest; the Bual a less rich, of shriveled grapes produces 1996 Royal Tokaji 6 Puttonyos, Betsek (500 ml) $169 rarities. only a single bottle, the 2003 Royal Tokaji Aszú, Five Puttonyos (500 ml) $144 more elegant but equally fragrant wine; quintessence of the very ripest But, grapes. Fermentation is barely Verdelho a soft, much drier wine with possible, as the juice is nearly fortunately, three-quarters complex grape Stanza a faintly bitter finish; and the Sercial, a sugars. Fermentation of the 1996 Stanza Tokaji Eszencia (100 ml) $250 other bottles 1999 Royal Tokaji Essencia fine light wine with a distinct acid “cut.” took six years to reach 2.8 were stored Sercials make fine pre-dinner apéritifs. percent alcohol. The wine has offsite and astonishing flavors with off- Tokaj Oremus Two other very rare varieties were also the-chart acidity. As one wine 1999 Tokaji Oremus Aszù, Five Puttonyos (500 ml) $155 survived . . . critic said, “It is so different grown: Terrantez and Bastardo. Both of from other wines that it is like and through seeing a new primary color.” these varieties were shy bearers that were the good not replanted when the vineyards were graces of devastated by the root louse phylloxera friends in the mid- to late-19th century. Bastardo and wine is closest in style to Malmsey; Terrantez dealers we tends to be between Bual and Verdelho. are making progress in restoring

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Madeiras by the ounce

Producer Grape Per oz. 1977 D’Oliveiras Terrantez, Reserva $26 1976 Blandy’s Terrantez $27 A Madeira for Madeira lovers. 1957 Barbeito Bual $37 A wonderful wine for your cellar, too. 1957 D’Oliveiras Old Wine $28 1955 Barbeito Moscatel $67 ld Madeiras are among the planet’s most intellectually and hedonistically satis- 1954 Barbeito Malvazia $39 fying wines. Virtually all other wines count their life spans in years. Madeiras 1948 Barbeito Malvazia $47 1944 Barbeito, Malvazia, Quinta da Piedade $76 $15 Ocount theirs in decades or even centuries, often surviving 150 years or more, 1942 Barbeito, Malvazia, Quinta Mãe dos Homens $87 becoming ever more sensual and complex. Madeira enjoys a unique bond with the United 1941 Barbeito, Verdelho, Reserva Velha (bottle only) $695 Ron Zimmerman States, having been the wine of America from the early 1700s until the end of the 19th 1937 Barbeito Sercial, Reserva $42 century. Still, few Americans know what Madeira is all about. Vintage Madeira is too rare 1934 Quinta do Noval Malmsey $80 1929 Barbeito Verdelho $40 to be widely experienced. And the 5- to 10-year-old blends that are commonly available 1927 Leacock Bastardo $60 seldom offer the magic of the vintage wines. Even expensive 15- and 20-year-old blends 1927 D’Oliveiras Bastardo, Reserva $55 often bear little resemblance to Vintage Madeira. 1927 D’Oliveiras, Bastardo, Reserva (bottle) $900 1926 Barbeito Verdelho $22 Fortunately our friends and Madeira sleuths, Manny Berk and Paul Costigan, have 1926 Barbeito Verdelho (bottle) $750 spent years working to discover how to create an affordable Madeira with the flavors of 1926 Cossart Gordon Malmsey, Solera $47 a Vintage. After seemingly endless blending experiments with Ricardo Freitas, managing 1924 D’Oliveiras Sercial, Reserva $28 director of Vinhos Barbeito on the island itself, they discovered some superb but small lots 1922 D’Oliveiras Boal, Reserva $54 1922 D’Oliveiras, Boal, Reserva (bottle) $750 of 30-, 40-year-old, and even older Madeiras that they put in the wine. 1920 Cossart Gordon Malmsey $175 Suddenly the wines changed completely, acquiring the aromatic finger- 1916 Barbeito Malvazia $72 Ron Zimmerman print and tangy, velvety palate of great Vintage Madeira. 1916 Barbeito Malvazia (bottle) $1100 1914 Barbeito Bual, Reserva Velha $50 Even veteran Madeira lovers and cognoscenti will love this wine. 1914 Barbeito, Malvazia, Quinta da Piedade $60 The nose is classic cask-aged with vanilla, burnt sugar, toffee, and exotic 1913 Barbeito Malvazia, Reserva Velha $69 overtones of cinnamon and clove. The wines have excellent weight and 1912 Barbeito Bual $47 Note the 19th-century richness, classic tanginess, and a marvelous balance of sweetness and 1912 Barbeito Bual (bottle) $1100 hand-woven closure 1912 D’Oliveiras Verdelho, Reserva $58 over the cork on the 1890 acidity. The beautiful mouthfeel leads to a long, refreshing finish. Justino Henriques Boal 1910 Cossart Gordon Malmsey $55 Madeira. Rare Wine Historic Series Charleston Sercial, $88 per bottle 1910 Barbeito Bual $57 Rare Wine Historic Series Savannah Verdelho, $88 per bottle 1910 Barbeito Bual (full bottle) $900 The 1795 Rare Wine Historic Series Boston Bual, $88 per bottle 1907 D’Oliveiras Malvazia, Reserva $80 Terrantez 1901 Barbeito Malvazia $77 probably all Rare Wine Historic Series New York Malmsey, $88 per bottle 1895 tion of 1900 Barbeito Malvazia $71 derived from Rare Wine Historic Series New Orleans, $145 per bottle S. Weir Mitchell’s 1900 D’Oliveiras Moscatel, Reserva $109 one source A Madeira Party from originally The Herbfarm’s collection. 1890 Justino Henriques Boal (by bottle only) $3,200 and was then 1890 D’Oliveiras Verdelho, Reserva $87 bought by 1885 Barbeito Verdelho, Reserva $70 different people on the island 1880 Blandy’s Verdelho, Solera $50 during the 19th Ron Zimmerman 1875 Barbeito Malvazia $108 century. At 1863 Barbeito Bual $89 some stage it was transferred 1863 Barbeito Bual (bottle) $1250 from cask 1862 D’Oliveiras Sercial, Reserva $101 into glass 1845 Cossart Gordon Bual, Solera $115 demi-johns and thence to 1834 Barbeito Malvazia $124 bottle. Because the different stockholders treated their 1863 Barbeito 1832 Acciaioly Terrantez $200 holdings in various ways (i.e., Bual Madeira— 1827 Quinta do Serrado Boal $300 held the wine in wood or glass not a Solera, but an actual wine 1795 Barbeito Terrantez $365 longer or shorter), the flavor of the vintage of 1863, the year of the bottlings vary. The President Lincoln 1795 Barbeito, Terrantez, stencilled bottle, was capsule $8000 1795 Compania Vinicola do proclaimed Thanksgiving a 1795 Companhia Vinicola do Madeira, Terrantez, bottle $10000 Madeira was bottled between national holiday. The oldest bottles in our cellar, and one of only a handful of this vintage 1890 and 1930. As of the remaining in the world. Fewer than two dozen bottles are known to summer of 2005, five bottle exist. Think of it . . . George Washington was still president when this were known to still exist in wine was made! the world. 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Kosher Wine Beer

Lagers Kosher Wine The word lager derives from the German word lagern that means “to store.” Lagers are Sparkling NV Bartenura-Kosher Moscato D’Asti Blue Bottle $38 indeed stored, though only after completing a slow and cool (34º F) bottom fermentation. NV Laurent Perrier Brut (France) $125 TThey are then usually kept at cool temperatures to allow proper maturation. Lager yeasts 1990 Nicolas FeuillatteM Cuvée Palmes d’Or $200 tend to ferment “clean” without adding other elements to the brews.

White 2000 Herzog Selections Chablis, Dom. de la Tortue (France) $65 Aldergrove Brewery, “Czecko” Pilsner, Tulalip, WA 12 fl. oz. $5 2001 GamalaM Sauvignon Blanc (Golan Heights) $28 A beautiful straw-colored Pilsner with that telltale grassy note on the finish. 2001 BatenuraM Pinot Grigio (IGT, Veneto, Italy) $30 Pabst Brewing Company, “Blue Ribbon,” Milwaukee, WI 12 fl. oz. can $3 The classic American lager, Pabst was established in 1844, though some of their beers have been brewed 2001 Baron HerzogM Chardonnay, Russian River (CA) $40 since 1775. Blue Ribbon was selected as “America’s Best” way back in 1893 and continues to win the M 2000 Baron Herzog Chardonnay, Special tion (CA) $62 hearts and minds of Wisconsinites huddled around ice-fishing holes all over the northern Wisconsin. Baron Brewing Company, Pilsner, Seattle, WA 22 fl. oz. $7 Red NV Cacher BokobsaM Côtes-du-Rhône, Cuvée du Centenaire $35 Founded in 2003 by Mike Baker and Jeff Smiley, the Baron Brewing Company focuses on classic rendi- 2001 Baron HerzogM Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa/Sonoma) $40 tions of German beer styles. A wonderful and clean beer with a long, dry finish. Brewed according to 2000 Baron Herzog Cabernet Sauvignon Special Ed. $130 the German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) of 1516 from ingrents imported from Germany. NV RecanatiM Cabernet Sauvignon $40 Baron Brewing Company, Liberator Doppelbock, Seattle, WA 22 fl.oz. $7 Baron Brewing’s first doppelbock, which is a German lager style that is extra strong with names that Peraj Ha’abib Flor de Primavera/ Montsant 2001 Capçanes Grenache, $100 typically have “-ator” as a suffix. The Liberator is quite a wonderful beer - rich and delicious. . M symbol indicates Mevushal Żywiec, Poland 12 fl. oz. $5 Brewed in the village of Żywiec for nearly 150 years, this European styled pilsner represents the essence of Polish brewing.

Thomas Hardy’s Vintage Ale Ales Ales utilize a type of yeast that works at the “top” of the fermentation vessel at higher A Legend Among Seekers of Fine Beer temperatures than lager yeast (60°-75° F). Ale yeast strains produce unique byproducts, he novelist Thomas Hardy wrote with enthusiasm about Aesters, that lend the characteristic fruity, floral notes to the finished beer. the beer of ‘Casterbridge’ in his Wessex novels. Thomas Hardy Ale was brewed first in 1968 at the request of the Domestic Ale TThomas Hardy Society. It marked the 40th anniversary of the Elysian Brewing Company, “Avatar” Jasmine IPA, Seattle, WA 22 fl.oz. $7 writer’s death in 1928. Interest and demand was such that it is Dick Cantwell’s ingenious India Pale Ale, brewed with dried jasmine flowers, is unique, now brewed on an annual basis, though it was not made for delicious, and a little quirky—a must try. a few years in the late ‘90s. Elysian Brewing Company, “Wise” ESB, Seattle, WA 12 fl. oz. $5 The ale is dry-hopped and warm-conditioned for 3 months Founded in 1996, the Elysian Brewing Company has been turning out world class brews at its Capitol Hill location. The Wise Extra Special Bitter is copper-red ale that is both hoppy and malty. and is pitched (fermented) 3 times with yeast: twice during fermentation and Pike Brewing Company, Pike Pale Ale, Seattle 12 fl. oz. $5 then during conditioning. It continues to condition in the bottle and the brewery This classically defined Pale is one of Seattle’s best kept secrets. The brewery was founded by recommends that it is laid down for 5 years. A new vintage is brewed annually and Charles Finkel. It is brewed just steps from the famous Pike Place Market. Presidents each bottle is individually numbered. When opened you experience a rich sherry Washington and Jefferson both home-brewed pale ales. or Madeira note beneath the intense peppery hop aroma. Thomas Hardy’s Ale is a New Belgium Brewing, Fat Tire Amber Ale, Colorado 12 fl. oz. $5 remarkable example of British craft brewing. Bottles from the ‘60s and ‘70s have Quickly approaching classic status. fetched upwards of $1,000 each at auction. Brewery Ommegang, Three Philosophers, New York 12 fl. oz. $7 Thomas Hardy’s Vintage Ale, Dorchester, England 9 fl. oz. A combination of strong malty ale and authentic Kriek Lambic brewed in Belgium comprise this unique brew. Vintage 1974, $300  Deschutes Brewery, Black Butte Porter, Oregon 12 fl. oz. $5 Vintage 1988, $120 One of the most delicious porters this side of the Atlantic—rich and lush with tons of character. Vintage 2003, $45 t was od the most beautiful colour that Theee f Vintage 2004, $35 an artist inbeer could desire; full in bodyyt brisk as a Vintage 2005, $28 volcano; piquant, yt withouť a twang; luminous as an Th:ardy more beer selections on page 154 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A autumn sunset. 152 Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A 153 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Beer Soft Drinks

Hood Canal Brewery, Dabob Bay IPA, Kingston, WA 22 fl.oz. $7 Colas (subject to availability) Founded in 1996 just north of Poulsbo, the Hood Canal Brewery produces a complex and French Coca Cola® French, 250 ml bottle (temp out) $7 diverse selection of ales named after locations around the Hood Canal. A wonderful, Bottled in France. The original formula (sans cocaine!) with sugar multi-dimensional ale sporting a golden color and hopped-out flavors. instead of corn syrup. Slightly sweeter than American Coke. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Indian Brown Ale, Delaware $5 A Scotch ale, IPA, American Brown hybrid, this amply hopped beer is brewed with Dutch Coca Cola® Dutch, 250 ml bottle $7 aromatic barley and caramelized brown sugar. Dogfish Head is a hop-head-friendly brewery. Korean Coca Cola® Korea, 250 ml can $7 Korean Diet Coke® Korea, 250 ml can $7 Imported Ale Diet Coke® USA, 12 oz. can $3 De Dolle Brouwers, Arabier, Belgium 11.6 fl. oz. $8 Bennett’s Hot Cola® Los Angeles, 12 oz. bottle $6 A strong Belgian ale. Big and robust with red fruit notes, rather hardy at 8%. Heat up the palate with a touch of habañero chili. A pleasant burn. Uerige, “Sticke” Düsseldorfer Alt, Germany 11.2 fl. oz. $7 Dr. Pepper® Dublin, Texas, 8 oz. bottle $6 A top-fermented specialty brewed since 1862. The 6.5% strength is indicated by “sticke,” In the original “10-2-4” bottle and holding the “Original Formula” that as guests would whisper (“stickum”) that the brewmaster had been a little too generous made Dr. Pepper a favorite back in 1891. Made with imperial pure cane when weighing out the ingrents. Rich and complex. sugar and lightly carbonated, this smooth version is slightly different Gasthaus & Gosebrauerei, Leipziger Gose, Germany 25 fl. oz. $7 from today’s Dr. Pepper. An eclectic brew made by adding salt and coriander into the boil. Unique aroma and flavor to this copper-colored masterpiece. Ginger St. Peter’s Brewery, Old-Style Porter, England 16.9 fl. oz. $6 Brewed in the heart of the Suffolk countryside, this “true” porter is made by combining Bundaberg Ginger Beer® Australia, 375 ml bottle $7.50 a younger light beer with a mature old ale. When Herbfarm owners Ron and Carrie visited Queensland, Australia, they discovered this wonderful, real ginger beer in the heart of the Kiuchi, Hitachino Nest Beer, White Ale, Japan 11.2 fl. oz. $6 world center of ginger farming. Bundaberg Ginger Beer is brewed with This delicious Belgian-styled ale is spiced with coriander, orange peel and nutmeg. natural Buderim ginger root, fermented brewer’s yeast, and a small Weissbräu, Erdinger Weissbräu, Hefe-Weizen, Germany 16.9 fl. oz. $5 residue of ginger fiber. An unmistakable, traditional ginger beer taste Erdinger brews all of its wheat beers with water that has been pumped from a natural that can only be produced by natural brewing. reservoir 157 meters below the ground. Brouwerij Bosteels, Tripel Karmeliet, Belgium 25.4 fl. oz. $12 Citrus Brewed with oats, barley, and wheat, this ale is impeccably balanced with a thread of sweetness. D&G Ting® Jamaica, 285 ml bottle $6 Hanssen’s Artisinaal, Oude, Gueuze Lambic, Belgium 12.7 fl. oz. $8 “Ting—it’s a little island sunshine in a bottle.” Crafted from real Gueuze is a style of lambic that blends young lambic with an older one to produce Jamaican grapefruit without preservatives. a wonderfully complex beer. Dry and light-bodied. Brouwerij Girardin, Gueuze Lambic, Belgium 12.7 fl. oz. $10 Considered by many to be the finest lambic made—naturally sour. but ultimately refreshing. Moortgat, Duvel Golden Ale, Belgium 11.2 fl. oz. $5 One of the greats, brewed since 1871. Saison Dupont, Farmhouse Ale, Belgium 12,7 fl. oz. $7 One of the last farmhouse ales. Citrus with hop finish. “The best beer in the world.” Schlenkerla, Rauchbeer, Urbock, Germany 25fl. oz. $5 First mentioned in 1405, the Schlenkerla brewery tavern is located in the heart of Bamberg beneath the Cathedral. The name means roughly: “to not walk in a straight line”. Rauchbeer is a Southern German style of beer with an intense smoky flavor, achieved by exposing the malt to the aromatic smoke (rauch) of burning beech-wood logs. A real trip, great with game! St. James Gate Brewery, Guinness Draught, Ireland 14.9 fl. oz. (can) $5 The quintessential Irish brew.

Specialty Beer Paulaner, ThomasBrau, Germany 11.6 fl. oz., non-alcoholic $3 Dragon’s Gold, Bard’s Tale, Gluten-free, lactose-free beer $6

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Herbfarm Non-Alcoholic Beverages World Mineral Waters of Terroir

Ariél Brut Cuvée Wedding Tea Spritzer Stinging Nettle Spritzer Michael Mascha has written Lynx This de-alcoholized sparkling Rosehips, cinnamon, clove, Years of experimentation WATERthe definitive book on bottled Still Italy wine is made from 100% and dried citrus make up this in England created this waters. We are indebted to this Lynx is a prized (and expensive!) Chardonnay grapes. Cold, blend that Herbfarm founders combination of fresh stinging seminal work, Fine Waters, for Italian water in a striking cobalt blue stainless-steel fermentation Ron and Carrie created for nettles and blackcurrant leaves. the way that he’s categorized and bottle. The source of the water is clarified our most fundamental on the north face of Mount Pelpi at allows it to retain the floral their own wedding. Rosehips The concentrate is diluted with 4,900 feet. This low-mineral water has characteristics of the grapes have a long history of use sparkling water. beverage. a faint sweetness to it. Major Water Styles with just a hint of toast and for their vitamin C as well as Bottle of stinging nettle These are all natural waters: 750 ML, glass, $18 Boldly Sparkling vanilla to round out the mouth. in oils for their restorative concentrate, $16.95 not distilled or bottled municipal Classic Sparkling This non-alcoholic “wine” is properties and lovely water. Like wine, they express Perrier Light Sparkling the only one to ever take a fragrance. Combining this Norfolk Punch the place from which they come, Sparkling, Bold France Effervescent gold medal by beating out fragrance, fall spice, citrus, and their terroir. Perrier has been imported to In the 1970’s, Eric St. John-Foti Still wines with alcohol! some non-alcoholic sparkling In lieu of wine, we are happy America for about a century. It is a discovered a recipe in the Leet For a bottle to go, $8.95 wine makes this a perfect to do an all-water pairing for you high-acid water with big, bold, loud court records of Welle Manor, bubbles. match with rabbit, duck, or to enjoy with our nine-course Upwell, Norfolk, England. The 750 ml., glass, $4 Ty Nant any game meat. dinners. Wine drinkers may add Duché de Longueville recipe was for a non-alcoholic Still, classic Wales wedding Tea, $7.95 a “World of Waters” pairing for a Norman Cider herbal drink first made by Ramlösa A delicious and very pure water from $15 supplement. This artisanal-style French Benctine monks 700 years ago. Effervescent, light Sweden a Welsh aquifer. cider is created in the Made from a blend of dozens A refreshing water with a hint of sour, 750 ml, red glass, $8 of herbs and spices, it is the mum minerals, and light carbonation. Norman tradition, where the Badoit Rouge Sparkling, classic Wales perfect non-alcoholic digestif. 750 ml., glass, $7 use of a single type of apple Effervescent France The bubbles in this water are fairly dictates the individuality Bottle, $14 Pronounced “Ba-Dwah.” A San Pellegrino loud and should be paired with food substantial water, but despite the high of the “cru.” Quite naturally sparkling, classic italy of substantial mouthfeel. Delicious high in acid, the French cider minerality, it tastes amazingly light. and very pure. Peppermint Infusion Very small bubbles make this a water Though widely exported, San apples produce an off-dry 750 ml, blue glass, $8 of the Moment for those who say they don’t like Pellegrino is not common in its home beverage with the pure flavor country of Italy. It has a very high Using the concentrated flavor sparkling mineral water. Volvic components of fresh apples. 1 liter, red pet, $8 mineral content and very low nitrates, of herbal hydrosols and herbal indicating an unspoiled source. Still France Bottle, $9 goodies from our garden, we Evian 1 liter, glass, $5 As implied in the name, Volvic is of unearth flavors to marry with volcanic origin, evident in its level of Herbfarm Tea Spritzer Still France Elderflower Cordial the refreshing qualities of Speyside Glenlivet silica. Volvic is very neutral and has a Surely one of the world’s best-known Blue Elder blooms with white Herbfarm Tea gets its garnet peppermint. Often available: Still, light Scotland slightly soft taste. color and intoxicating aroma brands, Evian spends 15 years 1 liter, glass, $6 pom pom flowers each June. rose, chamomile, lime, filtering down from the French Alps. Good water makes good whisky. The In fact, some people do not from the hibiscus flower. spring water at Speyside, Scotland, cucumber, and passionfruit. The water picks up minerals from Wattwiller consider it summer until the Hibiscus is a sign of love and glacial sands, giving it a distinctive comes from quartzite that keeps high Elder’s heady scent fills the air. fertility in Tahiti, and was the taste. levels of minerals out of the water. A Still France These beverages, and others, hint of sweetness. Wattwiller should be on any expert’s The unique flavor— power symbol of the goddess 1 liter, glass, $5 Jagua in Caribbean lore. are served nightly to guests 1 liter, glass, $9 shortlist of the world’s greatest extracted by steeping—is who prefer non-alcoholic Fiji mineral waters. It is from an ancient reminiscent of gooseberry and A tea made from these sparkling, light Scotland and extremely pure source (zero drinks. Still fiji, South pacific citrus. Elderflower is known beautiful flowers was the 1 liter, glass, $9 nitrate) that delivers a fabled water for its restorative properties, beverage favored by the Fiji water started as rainfall 450 years with a faintly salty aftertaste. ago. It filters down through volcanic Tau .5 liter, glass, $8 and found its way into much Pharaohs of the ancient rock, the remoteness of the South European folklore and history. Nile Valley, an escape from Pacific keeping it pure. Still, light Wales Though the Blue Elder the desert heat. In fact, 1 liter, pet, $6 A low mineral content in a high- grows in the Pacific Northwest, Hibiscus Tea is still a popular concept bottle. The almost neutral beverage in China, Mexico, Galvania Sparkling pH sometimes triggers a sweet this particular and hard-to-get perception. Elegant and pure. the Caribbean, and parts of Still, Classic italy version is made in Austria by 750 ml, glass, $7 the famous winemaking team Europe. Here it is made all The spring at San Lorenzo Monte from Nikolaihof. The syrup the more refreshing with fresh bubbles with a water that was filtered lemon juice, and seltzer. by a slow trip under the Apennines. concentrate should be diluted Mum weight and neutral pH make it with sparkling water. herbfarm tea, $7.95 a classic choice. bottle of concentrate, $32 33 oz., glass, $5

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wines to celebrate significant Index of Barnard Griffin‑16 Canoe Ridge‑16 Gay‑119 birthdays and anniversaries Barnard Griffin‑22 Canoe Ridge‑66 Château Lafite-Roth- Wineries Barnard Griffin‑52 Cañon de Sol‑57 schild‑113 Be aware that due to the Barolo‑125 Cañon de Sol‑78 Château La Mission Haut way that this index is gener- Baron Herzon‑152 Capezzana‑143 Brion‑118 ated, it does not include all Bartenura‑xiv Carter Cellars‑71 Château Latour‑114 of the wines and wineries Basel Cellars‑52 Carter Cellars (Merlot)‑69 Château Léoville-Las- on the list. Batenura‑152 Casanova di Neri‑129 Cases‑116 t least once in everyone’s lifetime comes the opportunity to celebrate a Baumard‑143 Castello di Bossi‑129 Château L’Évangile‑119 Abacela‑26 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges Castello di Monsanto‑130 Château Lynch-Bages‑115 Areally special occasion: Abacela‑52 de Latour Collection‑70 Castello di Verduno‑127 Château Margaux‑117 Abacela‑65 Beaux Frères‑32 Cave B‑22 Chateau Margauz‑20 • The birthday of a spouse or partner Abacela‑78 Benziger‑71 Cayuse Vineyards‑57 Chateau Montelena‑74 • A 25th or 50th wedding anniversary Abacela‑83 Beresan‑52 Cayuse Vineyards‑77 Château Montrose‑112 Abacela‑86 Beresan‑78 Chaddsford Winery‑18 Château Mouton-Roth- • Recognition of a corporate achievement Abbazia di Novacella‑125 Bergström‑31 Chaddsford Winery‑50 schild‑113 Abeja‑52 Beringer‑71 Chaddsford Winery‑83 Château Musar‑120 • Your partner’s retirement celebration Abreu‑71 Bertagna‑107 Chalone‑18 Château Palmer‑117 Acciaioly‑150 Bertagne ‑107 Chambers‑141 Château Pavie & Pavie- At times like these, you want to share something of particular personal Adelsheim‑16 Bertani‑131 Chandler Reach Vine- Decesse‑118 Adelsheim‑22 Bethel Heights‑26 yards‑57 Château Pétrus‑119 significance—a unique time capsule that conveys your care, and that can be Adelsheim‑24 Bethel Heights‑32 Chandler Reach Vine- Château Pichon-Longueville treasured for years to come. Adelsheim‑30 Betz Family Winery‑56 yards‑78 Comtesse de Lalande‑115 Adelsheim‑65 Betz Family Winery‑77 Chapoutier‑102 Château Pontet-Canet‑115 For such occasions we have assembled some of the finest rare wines from Alain Voge‑122 Bindi‑50 Chapoutier‑121 Château Prieure- Albert Mann‑145 Black Hills Estate Winery, Chapoutier‑123 Lichine‑117 the special year of birth or anniversary. Let us assist you in choosing a wine Alenza‑134 British Columbia‑56 Chapoutier Vin del Château Quinault‑118 Alex Gambal‑107 Blackwood Canyon‑65 Paille‑140 Château Rauzan-Ségla‑117 to celebrate a special year. Allegrini‑131 Blandy‑150 Charles Krug‑72 Château Rayas‑102 Alois Kracher‑144 Bocelli‑129 Charles Melton‑82 Château Rayas‑123 Altesino‑129 Bodegas Faustino‑135 Château Ausone‑118 Château Rieussec‑142 Álvaro Palacios‑135 Bodegas livares‑143 Château Beychevelle‑116 Chateau Rollat‑68 We offer wines from these vintage years Amalie Robert‑30 Bodegas Muga‑135 Château Branaire‑116 Chateau St. Cosme‑124 Amarone‑130 Boedecker‑32 Château Calon-Ségur‑112 Chateau Ste. Michelle‑16 Ambroise‑107 80th Boekenhoutskloof‑136 Château Canon-La-Gaffe- Château Ste. Michelle‑26 2005 1992 1979 1966 1950 1928 1896 Amity‑24 Bois de Boursan‑122 lière‑118 Château Ste. Michelle‑57 2004 1991 1978 30th 1965 1949 1927 1890 Amity Vineyards‑31 Bollinger Aÿ‑xi Château Cheval Blanc‑118 Château Ste. Michelle‑66 Andrake‑52 Bonair‑16 Château Cissac‑119 Château Ste. Michelle‑83 2003 5th 1990 1977 1964 1948 60th 1926 1885 André Brunel‑122 Bond Estates‑71 Château Clerc-Milon‑112 Chateau St. Jean‑72 Andrew Rich‑26 Bouchard Finlayson‑136 Château Clinet‑119 Château Suduiraut‑142 2002 1989 1976 1963 45th 1947 1924 1880 Andrew Will‑16 Bouchard Finlayson‑136 Château Clos René‑119 Château Talbot‑117 Andrew Will‑26 Bouchard Père‑107 Château Cos Chateau Woltner‑18 2001 1988 20th 1975 1962 1944 1922 1875 Andrew Will‑53 Bouchard Père‑107 d’Estournel‑112 Chatham Hill‑50 Andrew Will‑65 Boudreaux Cellars‑16 Château d’Armailhaq (a.k.a. Chehalem‑16 2000 1987 1974 1961 1942 1920 1864 Andrew Will‑78 Boudreaux Cellars‑56 d’Armailhac)‑112 Chehalem‑24 1999 1986 1973 35th 1959 1941 1916 1863 145th Angelo Gaja‑125 Boudreaux Cellars‑65 Château de Beaucastel‑122 Chehalem‑34 Anne Gros‑107 Bourillon-d’Orléans‑26 Chateau de Calce‑143 Chehalem‑83 1998 10th 1985 1972 1957 1939 1914 1862 Anselmi‑143 Branson Coach House‑82 Château de Fargues‑142 Chester-Kidder‑57 Antica Terra‑30 Brian Carter‑56 Château de Fonsalette‑123 Chevillon, Robert‑107 1997 1984 1971 1956 1937 1912 1845 Antonio & Elio Monti‑133 Brick House‑32 Château de la Gardine‑122 Chianti‑129 Anwilka Vineyard‑136 Brick House‑83 Château de Mauvanne‑124 Chinook‑16 1996 1983 25th 1970 1955 1935 1910 1834 Apex‑22 Broadley Vineyards‑33 Château de Rayne- Chinook‑22 1995 1982 1969 1954 1934 1907 1832 Apex‑26 Brunello di Montalcino‑129 Vigneau‑142 Chinook‑66 Apex‑52 Bruno Ceretto‑125 Château Doisy-Daëne‑142 Chinook‑83 1994 1981 1968 40th 1953 55th 1930 1901 1827 Apex‑65 Bruno Giacosa‑126 Château Ducru-Beaucail- Chr. Arnold‑20 Apex‑140 Bruno Rocca‑126 lou‑116 Christian Reynal‑143 1993 15th 1980 1967 1952 1929 1900 1795 213th Apolloni Vineyards‑30 Bryant Family Vineyard‑71 Château d’Yquem‑142 Chuckanut Ridge‑57 Araujo Estates Wines‑70 bürklin-wolf‑94 Château Faire Le Pont‑79 Chuckanut Ridge‑78 Archery Summit‑27 Buty Winery‑16 Château Figeac‑118 Ciacci Piccolomini‑131 Archery Summit‑30 Buty Winery‑22 Château Filhot‑142 Clos du Val‑72 Argyle‑viii Buty Winery‑56 Château Fortia‑122 Coche-Dury‑109 Argyle‑31 Buty Winery‑66 Château Gilette‑142 Cockburn‑148 Argyle Chardonnay‑16 Buty Winery‑78 Château Giscours‑117 Coeur d’Alene‑27 Arterberry‑16 Buty Winery‑83 Château Gloria‑116 Coeur dÁlene Cellars‑78 Arterberry‑30 Cabernet Sauvignon from Château Gracia‑118 Coldstream Hills‑50 Artisanal Cellars‑30 Penfolds‑82 Château Grand-Puy Colgin Cellars‑72 Ash Hollow‑65 Cacher Bokobsa‑152 Lacoste ‑113 Col Solare‑57 Ata Rangi ‑51 Cadence‑56 Château Greysac‑119 Columbia Crest‑58 Auguste Clape‑102 Callaway Vineyard‑76 Château-Grillet‑102 Columbia Winery‑16 Auguste Clape‑122 Cameron‑16 Château Gruaud- Columbia Winery‑27 Badia a Coltibuono‑129 Cameron‑24 Larose‑116 Columbia Winery‑58 Baer‑52 Cameron‑33 Château Haut-Bailly‑118 Columbia Winery‑66 Barbadillo‑143 Camille Giroud‑107 Château Haut-Brion‑118 Columbia Winery‑78 Barbaresco‑125 Campbells‑141 Château La Conseil- Colvin Vineyard‑83 Barbeito‑150 Camus‑27 lante‑119 Comte Armand‑109 Barboursville‑50 Canadian Ice Wine‑140 Château la Croix de Comte Georges de Vol. XXVI, 11.24.2012.A 158 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

Vogūė‑107 Late-Harvest Offerings‑145 Gemello-Filice Winery‑73 Jean-Noël Gagnard‑109 Lynch Vineyards‑74 Owen Sullivan Winery‑62 Rex Hill‑44 Sonoma Creek‑75 Condado de Haza‑134 Dominio de Pingus‑134 Georg Breuer‑xiv Jermann: Venezia Giulia‑98 Maison Bigot‑107 Palmaz Vineyards‑74 Richebourg‑104 Soos Creek‑63 Conn Creek‑72 Dominio IV‑79 Georg Breuer‑94 J.J. Prüm ‑94 Mantlerhof‑98 Palmucci‑130 Ridge Vineyards‑75 Soter‑viii Copain‑66 Dominique Laurent‑107 German Eiswein see JK Carriere‑42 Marchese Antinori‑129 Panther Creek‑17 R.L. Buller‑141 Soter Vineyards‑45 Cossart Gordon‑150 Dominus‑72 German Rieslings on page J.L. Chave‑102 Marchese de’ Fresco- Panther Creek‑24 Robert Arnoux‑107 Spring Valley‑63 Côte Bonneville‑58 Donedei‑59 95‑140 J.L. Chave‑121 baldi‑130 Panther Creek‑43 Robert Karl‑62 Staglin‑18 Cougar Crest‑58 Donedei‑67 Giacomo Borgogno & J.L. Chave‑124 Marchesi di Gresy‑126 Parcé‑143 Roberto Anselmi‑131 Staglin‑76 Cougar Crest‑66 Dow‑146 Figli‑125 J.L. Chave‑140 Mario Marengo‑126 Paris Wine Olympics ‑29 Roberto Voerzio‑127 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars‑76 Cougar Crest‑79 Dr. Konstantin Frank‑50 Gianni Voerzio‑127 J.L. Chave‑142 Mark Ryan‑61 Pasanau Germans‑135 Roberto Voerzio‑128 Stangeland‑17 Covey Run‑16 Dr. Konstantin Frank‑50 Giesen Estate‑51 Jones Family Vineyards‑73 Marquis d’Angerville‑109 Patrice Colin‑26 Robert Skalli‑124 Stangeland‑45 Covey Run‑26 Dr. Loosen/Mosel‑94 Girardet‑140 Jordan‑73 Maryhill‑86 Patricia Green Cellars‑17 Rochioli‑48 Stanza‑148 Covey Run‑58 Duckhorn‑20 Giuseppe Cortese‑125 José Dhondt‑x Marziano Abbona‑125 Patricia Green Cellars‑41 Rochioli ‑75 Staton Hills‑68 Covey Run‑66 Duckhorn Vineyards‑69 Giuseppe Quintarelli‑132 Josef Hirsch‑97 Masi‑132 Patz & Hall‑18 Rockblock (Domaine Ste. Chapelle‑17 Covey Run‑140 Dujac‑107 Giuseppe Quintarelli‑132 Josef Hirsch‑98 Mas Igneus‑135 Patz & Hall‑48 Serene)‑80 Ste. Chapelle‑63 Coyeux‑143 Dujac‑107 Glen Fiona‑80 José Michel & Fils‑x Mastrojanni‑130 Paul Jaboulet‑102 Rockford‑83 Stefano Lubiana‑50 Cristom‑17 Dunham Cellars‑22 Glenn Fiona‑83 Joseph Drouhin‑109 Matthews Cellars‑22 Paul Jaboulet-Aîné‑121 Rolf Binder Estate‑83 Sterling‑20 Cristom‑34 Dunham Cellars‑59 Gould Campbell‑146 Joseph Phelps‑73 Matthews Cellars‑61 Paul Thomas‑68 Romanée-St.-Vivant‑104 St. Innocent‑45 Crocker & Starr‑20 Dunham Cellars‑79 Graham‑146 Justino Henriques‑150 Matthews Cellars‑80 Pax‑81 Ross Estate‑83 Stoller‑45 Crown Valley‑27 E. Barnaut‑x Gramercy Cellars‑80 Karl Lawrence Cellars‑73 Matthews Cellars‑83 Pedestal‑68 Royal Tokaji‑148 Sumac Ridge‑26 Cuvaison‑72 Egly-Ouriet‑x Grands-Échézeaux‑104 Ken Forrester‑136 McCrea Cellars‑17 Pegasus Bay‑51 R Stuart‑44 Syren‑51 Daniel Chopn‑107 EIEIO‑37 Grange des Pères‑124 Ken Wright‑24 McCrea Cellars‑27 Peller Estates‑140 Rubicon see “Niebaum- Syzygy‑63 Daniel Rion‑107 Elemental Cellars‑24 Grasso‑126 Ken Wright Cellars‑17 McCrea Cellars‑79 Penfolds‑18 Coppola,” page 74‑75 Tablas Creek‑27 d’Arenberg‑82 Elemental Cellars‑27 Gray Monk Cellars‑26 Ken Wright Cellars‑39 McCrea Cellars‑83 Penfolds‑22 Rulo Winery‑27 Talley‑48 Darighe (Woodhouse Elio Altare‑125 Greenbank Cellars‑60 Kestrel‑80 McKinlay‑43 Penfolds Grange‑82 Rulo Winery‑81 Taylor Fladgate‑147 Family Cellars)‑58 Elio Perrone‑xiv Greenock Creek‑82 Kettle Valley‑61 Melini‑130 Penner-Ash‑43 Sakonnet‑27 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia ‑130 David Hill‑148 Elk Cove‑36 Griffin Creek‑27 King Estate‑40 Méo-Camuzet‑107 Pepper Bridge‑62 Salmon Bay‑62 Tenuta Fontodi ‑130 D. Colin‑107 Elk Cove‑140 Groffier, Robert‑107 Kistler‑18 Mercer Ranch‑62 Pepper Bridge‑68 Samson Estates‑140 Tenuta San Guido‑131 Dehesa La Granja‑134 El Vínculo‑134 Gros Frère et Soeur‑107 Klein Constantia‑136 Merus‑74 Pernot, Paul‑93 Sandeman‑147 Tenuta Sette Ponti‑131 Delesvaux, Philippe‑26 Emmanuel Rouget‑107 Guigal‑102 Kongsgaard‑81 Michel Lafrage‑109 Pesquera‑134 San Giusto a Renten- Terra Blanca‑26 DeLille Cellars‑59 Erath‑37 Guigal Ampuis‑121 Kosher Wine‑152 Millbrook‑83 Petaluma‑18 nano‑130 Testarossa‑48 DeLille Cellars‑66 Erich Salomon‑97 Gunderloch‑94 Kracher‑143 Mionetto‑xiv Peter Michael‑18 San Vicente‑135 Thibert-Parisse‑93 DeLille Cellars (Doy- Erich Salomon‑98 Gutiérrez de la Vega‑143 Kracher, Alois‑99 Mission Hill (British Peter Michael‑74 Sarah Powell‑81 Thomas Winery‑45 enne)‑79 Étienne Sauzet‑93 Gypsy Dancer‑38 Kramer‑17 Columbia)‑62 Philippe Delesvaux‑143 Sassicaia‑129 Three Rivers‑26 Desert Wind‑22 Eugenio Bocchino‑125 Hamacher‑38 Krohn‑146 Mission Mountain‑50 Philippe Raimbault‑20 Sbragia‑18 Three Rivers‑86 De Sousa‑x Evesham Wood‑37 Hamilton Russel‑136 K Vintners‑80 Miura Vineyards‑48 Philip Togni‑76 Scherrer‑48 Tignanello‑129 de Trafford‑136 Eyrie‑17 Hargrave‑50 La Bête‑26 Momokawa/Sake‑27 Pignan‑123 Schloss Gobelsburg‑97 Tokaj Oremus‑148 de Trafford‑136 Eyrie‑67 Hargrave Vineyard‑18 Labouré-Roi‑107 Mönchhof‑94 Pinot Noir Finds and Eso- Schloss Gobelsburg‑98 Tommasi‑131 Diamond Creek‑72 Eyrie Vineyards‑37 Harlan Estate‑73 Lachini Vineyards‑42 Moncuit‑x terica‑38 Schlumberger‑96 Tommasi‑132 Didier Dagueneau‑20 Facelli‑67 Hedges Cellars‑61 Ladera‑73 Mongeard-Mugneret‑107 Pipers Brook‑50 Schoffit‑26 Tommaso Bussola‑131 DiStefano‑59 Fairview‑136 Hedges Cellars‑148 La Fiorita‑130 Mongeard-Mugneret‑107 Pirouette (Agustin Schoffit‑96 Torbreck‑83 DiStefano‑67 Falesco‑133 Hells Canyon‑80 Lamoreaux Landing‑50 Monmousseau‑xiv Huneeus & Philippe Melka Schoffit‑145 Torii Mor‑45 DiStefano‑83 Familie Nigl‑97 Henry Estate‑38 Lange‑42 Montevetrano‑133 ) ‑62 Scott Paul‑44 Travaglini‑127 Disznókő‑148 Familie Nigl‑98 Henschke, Hill of Grace‑82 La Spinetta (Giorgio Riv- Monthelie-Douhairet‑109 Ponzi‑26 Sea Smoke‑48 Trey Marie‑63 Dobogó‑148 Fattoria Carobbio‑129 Herzog Selections‑152 etti)‑127 Monthelie-Douhairet‑ Ponzi Vineyards‑43 Seppelt‑141 Trimbach‑96 D’Oliveiras‑150 Fattoria di Felsina‑129 Hightower Cellars‑61 La Tâche‑104 Morgante‑133 Poplar Grove‑69 Seppelt‑148 Trimbach‑145 Domaine Charvin‑122 Fattoria Travignoli‑143 Hillebrand Estates‑140 Latah Creek‑17 Morningside Vineyard‑50 Poplar Grove‑83 Sequel (John Duval: Pen- Tsillan Cellars‑69 Domaine de Comtes Feather (Randy Dunn, Hinzerling‑61 Latah Creek‑67 Moulin Touchet‑26 Porto Rocha‑148 folds/Longshadows)‑81 Tulocay‑48 Lafon‑109 Longshadows)‑59 Hippolyte Reverdy‑20 Late Harvest Dessert Mount Horrocks‑141 Pousse d’Or‑109 Seresin Estate‑18 Tulocay‑76 Domaine de la Janasse Felton Road‑51 Hogue Cellars‑61 Wines‑139 Mud House‑51 Preston‑68 Seresin Estate‑51 Tyrus Evan‑63 Caupin‑122 Fiddlehead Cellars‑38 Hood River Vineyards‑140 Laura Volkman Vine- Mulderbosch‑136 Preston Premium Wines‑62 Serience‑81 Tyrus Evan‑81 Domaine de l’Arlot‑107 Fidelitas‑60 Hoodsport‑26 yards‑42 Mystic‑80 Pride Mountain Vine- Seven Hills‑27 Used Automobile Parts‑76 Domaine de la Romanée- Fidélitas‑59 Hoodsport‑61 Laurent Perrier‑152 Neudorf Vineyards‑51 yards‑75 Seven Hills‑63 Van Duzer‑46 Conti‑104 Fidélitas‑80 Huert de Monthille‑109 Lawson’s Dry Hills‑51 Neyers‑74 Privé‑43 Seven Hills‑68 Va Piano Vineyards‑81 Domaine de Mont- Fielding Hills Winery‑59 Huet‑143 Le Caudeau‑33 Neyers‑81 Produttori del Bar- Seven Hills‑81 Vega-Sicilia‑135 Redon‑122 Five Star Cellars‑67 Hyatt‑61 Lécheneaut‑107 Nicholas Cole Cellars‑62 baresco‑127 Shea Wine Cellars‑17 Venturi-Schultze‑27 Domaine Drouhin Flegmann‑148 Ice Wines‑140 L’Ecole No 41‑22 Nicolar Potel‑109 Prunotto‑127 Shea Wine Cellars‑44 Vergelegen‑136 Oregon‑17 Fonseca‑146 Indigo‑viii L’Ecole No 41‑61 Niebaum-Coppola / Rubi- Quails’ Gate‑140 Siduri‑48 Vickers‑17 Domaine Drouhin Foris Vineyards‑60 Inglenook‑73 L’Ecole No 41‑67 con Estate‑74 Quilceda Creek‑62 Silvan Ridge‑viii Vieux Château Certan ‑119 Oregon‑35 Forris Vineyards‑26 Inniskillin‑140 Leeuwin‑18 Niepoort‑146 Quilceda Creek‑64 Silvan Ridge‑81 Vieux Télégraphe‑123 Domaine du Mas Blanc‑83 Fort Walla Walla Cellars‑60 International Pinot Noir Lemelson Vineyards‑17 Nikolaihof-Wachau‑97 Quilceda Creek‑68 Silver Oak‑75 Vignalta‑132 Domaine Marcel Deiss‑96 Franciacorta Bellavista‑xiv Celebration‑29 Lemelson Vineyards‑42 Nikolaihof-Wachau‑98 Quinta do Noval‑146 Simon Bize‑107 Vignalta‑143 Domaine Meriwether‑viii François Gros‑107 Isabel Estate‑51 Leo Alzinger‑97 Nk’Mip‑140 Quinta do Serrado‑150 Sineann‑44 Vilafonté‑136 Domaine Schoffit‑96 François Raveneau‑93 Isenhower Cellars‑80 Leonetti Cellars‑60 Northstar‑68 Quinta do Vesuvio‑146 Sineann‑63 Vincent Girardin‑107 Domaines Schlum- Franz Hirtzberger‑98 Jacky Truchot-Martin‑107 Leonetti Cellars‑67 Northwest Ice Wine ‑140 Rainoldi‑131 Sineann‑68 Vincent Girardin‑109 berger‑96 Fratelli Monchiero‑126 Jacques Selosse‑x Leroy‑107 Nota Bene Cellars‑68 Ramey‑18 Sineann‑86 Virginia‑76 Domaine Tempier‑124 French Creek‑17 Jadot‑107 Leroy‑107 Nyetimber‑xiv Ramey Wine Cellars‑75 Sirita (Larry Stone)‑75 von Hovel‑94 Domaine Tissot‑102 Fritz Haag‑94 Jadot‑107 Leroy‑109 Ochoa‑143 Ramonet‑93 Sizzano‑127 Wagner Vineyard‑18 Domaine Trimbach‑96 Fruit and Nut Dessert Januik Winery‑17 Les Forts de Latour‑114 Olssens of Bannockburn‑51 Ramos-Pinto‑148 Skewis‑48 Walla Walla Vintners‑63 Domaine Weinbach‑96 Wines‑140 Januik Winery‑61 L’Herbe Sauvage‑42 Opus One‑74 Raptor Ridge‑17 Sloan (see background on Walla Walla Vintners‑69 Domaine Weinbach: Galena Cellars‑76 Januik Winery‑67 Livingston-Moffett‑73 Orofino‑68 Raptor Ridge‑43 page 76)‑75 Walla Walla Vintners‑83 Exceptional Late-Harvest Gallo of Sonoma‑72 Januik Winery‑80 Long Island Wines‑76 Osoyoos Larose‑62 Ravenswood‑69 Smith Woodhouse‑147 Walter Dacon‑81 Wines‑145 Gamala‑152 Janus Gran Reserva‑134 Louis Martini‑74 Owen Roe‑17 Red Car‑48 Sokol Blosser‑27 Warres‑147 Domaine Zind-Hum- Gantenbein, Daniel‑50 Jardin Winery‑67 Lucien Crochet‑20 Owen Roe‑62 Red Sky Winery‑62 Sokol Blosser‑44 Weinbach‑96 brecht‑96 Gaston Chiquet‑x J. Bookwalter‑56 Ludwig Hiedler‑97 Owen Roe‑68 Reif Estate‑140 Solaia‑129 Westrey‑46 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Gehringer Brothers‑140 J. Christopher‑42 Ludwig Hiedler‑98 Owen Roe‑83 René Lequin-Colin ‑109 Solena‑81 Whidbey’s‑148 T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

White Oak‑140 Whitestone‑69 W.H. Smith‑48 Wild Goose Vineyard‑26 WillaKenzie‑24 WillaKenzie Estate‑46 Willamette Valley Vine- yards‑46 Willamette Valley Vine- yards‑63 Willamette Valley Vine- yards‑69 Williams-Selyem‑48 Willi Bründlmayer‑97 Wilridge‑81 Wilridge Winery‑63 Like many fly fishermen in western Montana where the Wineries to Watch‑36 Witness Tree‑46 Woodinville Wine Com- summer days are almost Arctic in length, I often do not pany/Bear Creek‑81 Woodward Canyon‑17 start fishing until the cool of the evening. Then in the Woodward Canyon‑63 Woodward Canyon‑64 Woodward Canyon‑69 Arctic half-light of the canyon, all existence fades to a Yalumba‑83 Yalumba‑148 being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Yamhill Valley Winery‑46 Youngberg Hill Vine- yard‑46 Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and the Zefina‑83 Zellerbach‑76 hope that a fish will rise. Eventually, all things merge into Zenato‑132 Zerba Cellars‑81 Zind-Humbrecht‑96 one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over rocks from the base- ment of time. On some of those rocks are timeless rain- drops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.

—Norman Maclean T H E W I N E L I B R A R Y T H E H E R B F A R M

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