Nov.4, '06 -Tasting Notes

 

USC/Stanford Site Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results from the 11/4/06 Chateau Garage Zinfandel tasting at the USC/Stanford tailgate.

Below are the results from the tasting.  A total of 53 ballots were scored for the four flights. The Rosenblum was impressive and the overall class leader, winning both of its flights.  However, Clos La Chance and Windmill dominated the other two flights by a wide margin. Windmill, from Lodi, was clearly the bargain, at only $10.00 per bottle and beating all others in its flight by more than a 2 to 1 margin.

Scores cannot be compared between flights since the number of tasters varied between flights.

-Marc Cohen

 

Flight 1

Place

Score

Year

Winery

Appellation

1

34

2003

Clos La Chance

San Martin – Estate

2

56

2003

Peachy Canyon

Snow Vineyard

3

62

2003

Zahtila

Dry Creek Valley

4

68

2004

Hetcher

Calaveras

5

71

2004

Lolonis

Redwood Valley (Mendocino)

6

72

2003

Ravenswood

Sonoma “Old Vine”

7

80

2004

Seghesio

Sonoma

8

92

2002

Carl Lyle

El Dorado

 

Flight 2

Place

Score

Year

Winery

Appellation

1

34

2004

Rosenblum

Lyons Reserve

2

53

2005

Cline Vineyards

Sonoma “Ancient Vines”

3

59

2003

Grgich Hills

Napa Valley

4

66

2004

Cellar #8

 

5

67

2004

Rock River

 

6

78

2004

Beringer

Founder’s Estate

7

86

2003

“Z”

Masoni Ranch, Amador

8

87

2004

Bogle

“Old Vines”

 

Flight 3

Place

Score

Year

Winery

Appellation

1

41

2004

Rosenblum

Lyons Reserve

2

50

2004

Francis Coppola

Diamond Collection

3

54

2004

Cardinal Zin

 

4-5

61

2004

Liar’s Dicew

 

4-5

61

2002

Dry Creek Vineyards

“Old Vine”

6

68

2003

Rancho Arroyo Grande

 

7-8

76

2004

St. Francis

 

7-8

76

1995

Melliare

 

 

Flight 4

Place

Score

Year

Winery

Appellation

1

14

2004

Windmill

Lodi “Old Vine”

2-3

34

2003

Rancho Zabaco

Dry Creek Valley, Reserve

2-3

34

2004

Bogle

“Old Vines”

4

35

2004

Rock River

Oakville.

5-6

36

2003

Folie a Deux

 

5-6

36

2004

Beaulieu

Napa

7

41

2003

Montevina

Terra d’Oro

8

48

 

Santa Barbara Winery

53% Zin, 32% Carignane, Sangio

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