May 1: Hobbs & Co Portfolio tasting

The Date and Time:  Tuesday, May 1, 2012   12:30 Pm to 4 PM

The Event: Hobbs & Co Portfolio Tasting

The Venue: Berkeley Church

The Target Audience:  wine trade

The Availability/Catalogue: all wines are available through consignment, private order, Vintages, etc. The catalogue had detailed tasting notes, variety information, and prices.

The Quote/Background: Anna Hobbs told me, "I made this terrine." It had a good solid yummy taste and consistency. It went very well with the sample of Chateau Lyonnat 1970 Lussac Saint-Emilion [en magnum, no longer available anywhere}, the treat for the day.

The Wines: I did not taste every wine. Prices are retail.

 

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Sideroad Twenty Reserve Chardonnay 2008, $19.99

-Quails' Gate Stewart Family Chardonnay 2010 Okanagan, $32.99

-Quails' Gate Merlot 2008 Okanagan, $24.95 Vintages Sept/12

-Plume Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Napa, $34.99

-Gauchezco Oro 2008 Mendoza [Malbec], $49.99 est.

-Chateau Balestard La Tonnelle Grand Cru Classe 2005 Bordeaux, $90.99 est.

-Stroppiana Barolo Gabutti Bussia 2005 Piedmont, $66.99

-Paul Cluver Chardonnay 2010 Elgin Valley South Africa, $27.99 Vintages June 9

-La Crusset Le Bella Fernanda 2010 Rioja [white], $25.99 est.

 

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Sideroad Twenty Red Tractor Reserve Merlot 2009, $18.99

-Sideroad Twenty Meritage 2008, $22.99

-Coffin Ridge L'Acadie Blanc 2011, $23.50

-Daniel Nestor Match Point Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Niagara, $12.99

-Tantalus Old Vines Riesling Okanagan 2008, $45.99

-Quails' Gate Chenin 2011 Okanagan, $19.99

-Quails' Gate Chardonnay 2009 Okanagan, $19.99

-Quails' Gate Stewart Family Reserve Pinot 2009 Okanagan, $44.99

-Chateau Diana Black Oak Chardonnay 2010 Lodi, $16.50

-Gauchezco Torrontes 2011 Mendoza, $19.99 est.

-Gauchezco Malbec Rose 2011 Mendoza, $19.99 est.

-Clairault Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Margaret River, $28.99

-Valle Andino Carmenere Reserva Especiale 2010 Chile, $19.50

-Chateau Gaudrelle Vouvray Brut 2009 Loire, $26.50 est.

-Le Plan Classic White 2011 Cotes du Rhone, $16.50 est. organic

-Domaine Sainte Rose Le Marin Blanc 2011 Languedoc, $22.50

-Domaine Lafond Tavel Rose 2010, $22.99 est.

-Chateau Bellegrave Medoc 2009, $19.99

-Chateau Lyonnat 2008 Lussac Saint-Emilion, $29.95 Vintages

-Domaine de Bachellery Futs de Chene Grenache 2007, $17.50 est.

-Salcheto Rosso di Montepulciano 2010 Tuscany, $21.99

-Salcheto Salco Vino Nobile 2006 Tuscany, $74.99

-Alpha Zeta Amarone 2008 Veneto, $51.50

-Herdade Sao Miguel Ciconia 2010 Alentejano, $15.95 Vintages

-Herdade Sao Miguel Montinho Reserve 2010 Alentejano, $17.95 Vintages

-Franschhoek Sauvignon Blanc 2011 South Africa, $15.50

-Hartenberg Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Stellenbosch, $34.50

-Contreras Ruiz Vina Barredero 2011 Condado de Huelva Spain, $15.99

-La Crusset 6 Sombreros 2005 Rioja, $36.99 est.

-La Crusset 6 Sombreros Collecion 2004 Rioja.

 

*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Sideroad Twenty Red Tractor Riesling Gewurz 2010, $12.99

-Coffin Ridge Marquette 2010 Grey County, $25.50

-Coffin Ridge Resurrection Rose 2010 Grey County, $21.50

-Coopers Hawk Chardonnay Musque 2011 LENS, $17.50

-Coopers Hawk Riesling 2011 LENS, $14.95

-Coopers Hawk Gewurztraminer 2011 LENS, $25.50

-Coopers Hawk Pinot Noir 2009 LENS, $19.95

-Coopers Hawk Rose LENS, 16.50

-Coopers Hawk Cabernet Franc 2010 LENS, $21.50

-Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling 2011 20 Mile Bench, $18.55

-Featherstone Estate Bottled Rose 2011 20 Mile Bench, $16.60

-Featherstone Cabernet Franc 2010 20 Mile Bench, $19.76

-Tantalus Riesling 2010 Okanagan, $34.99

-Tantalus Pinot Noir 2010 Okanagan, $45.99

-Quails' Gate Rose 2011 Okanagan, $17.95

-Quails' Gate Pinot Noir 2009 Okanagan, $26.99

-Chateau Diana Le Baron Ranch Chardonnay 2010 Lodi, $24.65

-Chateau Diana Black Oak Cabernet Sauvignon 2010 Lodi, $16.50

-Gauchezco Malbec 2009 Mendoza, $20.99

-Gauchezco Plata 2009 Mendoza [Malbec], $31.99 est.

-Campbells Shiraz Durif 2010 Victoria, $19.95 Vintages

-Valle Andino Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2010 Chile, $15.99

-Chateau Gaudrelle Touraine Brut Rose NV Loire, $25.50 est.

-Chateau Gaudrelle Vouvray Sec Tendre 2010 Loire, $25.50

-Terriors Originels Macon Charnay Tradition 2009, $15.95 Vintages Aug 4

-Gilbert Picq Chablis Premier Cr Vaucoupin 2010, $39.99

-Chateau Recougne Blanc Bordeaux 2010, $16.99 est.

-Chateau Lyonnat 2008 Lussac Saint-Emilion, $26.99 est.

-Le Plan GT-G Grand Terrior Grenache 2010, $29.99 est.

-Salcheto Vino Nobile Annata 2007 Tuscany, $35.99

-Tinpot Hut Pinot Gris 2011 Marlborough, $21.50

 

The Food: The Hobbs' Family Terrine, Black River Cheeses, other cheeses, biscuits and breads,

The Contact Person: mhobbs@hobbswines.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 89.

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