2006 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Aubaine Vineyard

I decanted this wine about 5 hours.

The nose had a whole lot of black cherry and strawberry, some asian spice in the middle, and a little earth and vanilla at the end. The palate was really smooth, with juicy black cherry, forest floor and spice on the mid-palate, and a creamy oak finish.

2004 Surh Luchtel Zinfandel

This wine tasted like there was more then just Zin in it. The nose had cherry, spice, and vanilla. The palate was sweet, with blackberry and expresso, and finished with spice and oak.

2005 Summers Winery Zinfandel Villa Andriana

A good nose of blackberry, spice, and vanilla. The palate had blackberry and black currant, and finished with spice and a bit of oak.

2003 Nga Waka Sauvignon Blanc

A fruity nose of apple and lime, with some stone thrown in. The palate had lime and stone, and finished with grass and apple.

2005 Lamborn Family Vineyards Zinfandel

The nose had a load of raspberry jam on top of pepper, spice, and vanilla. The palate was a little sweet, with raspberry, spice, pepper, and a vanilla finish.

2005 L’Aventure Estate Cuvée

The nose was very tight, but I did get a little graphite, blueberry, blackberry, and some chocolate at the end. The palate had blackberry, charcoal, and a spice and vanilla finish.

2004 Gramona Cava Gessami Blanco

The nose had nice aromas of roses, flowers, and minerals. The palate had lots of lemon, some stone, and a finish of flowers and spice.

2004 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc

The nose had a slight nail polish remover aroma, mixed with a little tropical fruit and rocks. The palate had a lot of tropical fruit, some stone, and a floral finish.

2004 Viñas del Cenit Tempranillo Venta Mazzaron

I decanted this wine about 4 1/2 hours.

The nose had blackberry mixed with smoke, and a little licorice. It ended with some dirt. The palate had cherry and earth, a mid palate of clove, and finished with spice and licorice.

I had this with a baked potato covered in veggie chili, cheese, onions, and tomatoes. The food really brought out the licorice and spice.

2006 Achaval-Ferrer Malbec

I decanted this wine about 5 1/2 hours.

This was a lovely wine. The nose had raspberry and leather, plus some plum and a little stone at the end. The palate was very soft and had raspberry and bramble, earth in the middle, and a nice shot of plum on the finish. The only real flaw was that it was a bit too hot.