Excellent Wines 2002 Houillon/Overnoy Arbois Poulsard , $36, Louis/Dressner Selections. 2002 Albert Boxler Riesling Grand Cru Brand , $35, Robbert Chadderdon Selections. These, I had Problems With 2005 Jacques Puffeney Trousseau Arbois Les Berangères , $32, Imported by Neal Rosenthal Wine Merchant. in NYC.

could tell you about the three 1998 Rieslings we had with dinner, including the FX Pichler Unendlich , but this is supposed to be about Champagne. Peter and I drank the 2005 Saignée de Sorbée merely days before this Seattle dinner, and it was also a great, but an entirely different wine. These things come in waves, I guess.

2008 Grosset Wines Polish Hill Riesling, Clare Valley. 2002 Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling, Eden Valley. 2005 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay, Margaret River. 1998 Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Riesling, Barossa. 2005 Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Riesling, Barossa. Riesling (2A).

One question that led me to Australia is whether Australian Riesling can age. Riesling from Australia tends to be dry and is almost always bottled under screwcap now. The youngest Riesling I’ve tasted was a tank sample of the 2009 Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Riesling. Quite delicious.

2002 Domaine du Closel Savenniè res Clos de Papillon. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese **. thought it was just great, but my favorite part was watching the experienced Riesling folk in the crowd drink it with this ho-hum reaction. The more I learn about wine, the more I realize that I don't know.

Binner - I liked everything I tasted - pinot gris, riesling, gewurtztraminer, even the pinot noir. 2002 Mazel Cuv é e Planet VdP de L'Ardeche (Rhône) - light, floral, perfume in the mouth, well balanced and absolutely delicious. 2005 Clos Siguier Cahors - I never would have guessed. Maybe it's just odd wine making.

2005 Francois Cazin Cour-Cheverny Vendanges Manuelles , $13.50 (Chambers Street Wines). You know, the one that ages like a great Riesling, but costs about $18? 2005 Champalou Vouvray , $16 ( Big Nose Full Body ). 2005 Chateau de Hureau Saumur-Champigny , $14 (Chambers Street Wines). prefer the 04. Too much meringue.

My "4"s: 2005 Lieb Pinot Blanc , $19. 2005 Waters Crest Private Reserve Chardonnay , $25. 2002 Scarola Merlot , $?? They really brought out the animal in this wine My "3"s: 2006 Paumanok Semi-dry Riesling , $22. lovely surprise, the only Riesling I tasted. 2005 Channing Daughters Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay , $35.

Most are from 2005, a wonderful vintage. White: 2005 Domaine de la Pepiere Muscadet Sevre et Maine , $10 (so far, my case is the same as Lyle's). 2005 Thomas-Labaille Sancerre les Monts Damnees , $21 (Our cases diverge here). 2005 Chidaine Montlouis sur Loire Clos Habert , $26. 2002 Clos Rougeard Les Poyeaux , $55.

For example, 2002 was considered to be a great year in Burgundy and in Oregon, and the wines tend to be priced accordingly. Wines are generally priced accordingly - in other words - people like you and me might be able to afford wines that are out of range in 2002. This idea is applicable in all of the "great" wine regions. Absolutely.

Their unoaked 2005 Estate Sauvignon Blanc was fresh and lively. We emerged from our tasting there with a few bottles of their 2002 Cabernet Franc Reserve and a 375 ml of a 2004 zippy desert wine made from late harvest chardonnay called Allegra. keep hearing about the finger lakes and their riesling. 2005 Hermann J.