The Date and Time: Monday, October 17, 2016 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
The Event: Portfolio tasting of Rogers & Company
The Venue: George Restaurant
The Target Audience: sommeliers, private clients.
The Availability/Catalogue: everything is available by the case.
The Quote/Background: Principals were there in support of the tasting for Pio Cesare, Domaine Serene, Continuum, Cannonball, Astrolabe, Grgich Hills, Truchard, Altesino, Araex, Shafer, and Buil & Gine.
The Wines: I did not try every wine. Prices are Licensee, purchase is by the case if 6 or 12. New this year included an English sparkler, Ridgeview Bloomsbury Brut 2014 (quite impressive).
**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay 2014, $84.95
-Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 2011 $50.95
-Falchini Paretalo IGT 2011 $26.95 my FAVE VALUE RED of the tasting
-Pio Cesare Ornato Barolo 2012, $115.95
-Chateau Fortia Chateauneuf-du-Pape Cuvee du Baron 2013, $41.95
-Grgich Hills Napa Valley Chardonnay 2013, $61.95
-Grgich Hills Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $83.95
-Grgich Hills Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, $94.95
-Shafer Napa Valley Merlot 2013, $75.95
-Shafer Napa Valley Relentless 2013, $132.95
-Shafer One Point Five Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $123.95
-Maison Alex Gambal Chassagne-Montrachet 2013, $81.95
-Maison Alex Gambal Vosne-Romanee Vielles Vignes 2013, $107.95
-Duckhorn Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $74.95
-Forman Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, $143.95
-Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonay 2014, $63.95
-Pio Cesare Barolo 2012, $72.95
-O'Shaughnessy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $116.95
-O'Shaughnessy Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $182.95
-Shafer Napa Valley Relentless 2013, $132.95
-Shafer Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, $379.95
-Dominus Estate Dominus 2012, $309.95
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Ridgeview Bloomsbury Brut 2014, $49.95/6
-Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir 2013, $111.95
-Dominus Estate Napanook 2012, $98.95
-Ovid Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $414.95
-Blue Mountain Vineyards Brut NV, $25.45
-Terra Costantino deAetna" Etna Bianco 2014, $28.95
-Union Wine Co. Underwood Pinot Gris Oregon 2015, $21.95
-Duckhorn Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2015, $33.95
-Lis Neris Pinot Grigio Isonzo 2015, $27.95
-Pio Cesare Barbaresco 2012, $72.95
-O'Shaughnessy Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $147.95
-Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc 2015, $36.95
-Astrolabe Valleys Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2015, $19.95
-Continuum 2013 Napa Valley Red, $284.95
-Faust Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $56.95
-Chateau Montelena Estate Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, $129.95
-Altamura Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $146.95
-Buehler Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2014, $29.95
-Buehler Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, $56.95
-Joan Gine White DOC Priorat 2012, $27.95
-Truchard Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, $38.95
The Food: cheeses and breads, goat cheese with avocado guac on toasts on platters, hot arancini, deep fried veggies, chicken skewers, and maybe more (I did not stay the whole time).
The Downside: I had a Champagne tasting after this, so my time here was short but sweet.
The Upside: a chance to taste some really high calibre wines, with Miriam and Dr. Joseph Rogers themselves.
The Contact Person: c.mclean@rogcowines.com; s.stoddart@rogcowines.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 90.
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