It was a great December and It’s time for our first monthly recap! We will list all the wines we rated as well as any other wines we tried. If any of the wines we tried but didn’t rate were bad we will make note of it. The ratings listed are the average of our two ratings per wine rounded up.

Grapestorm Highest Rated Wine of December 2012: 

2005 Chateau Laribotte Sauternes – 94

Wines Rated:

2008 Frogs Leap Cabernet Sauvignon – 91

2011 Soria Bruno Cascina del Santuario Moscato d’Asti – 87

2010 Michele Chiarlo Barbera d’Asti – 87

2005 Cerro Anon Rioja Reserva – 85

Nicolas Feuillatte Brute Reserve – 81

2005 Pere & Fils Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes – 81

2011 Saint-Peyre Picpoul – 80

2010 Josh Cabernet Sauvignon – 78

2010 Walnut City Wineworks Pinot Noir – 77

2011 Valle D’Oro Montepulciano d’Abruzzo – 76

2011 Olivier Morin Chitry Bourgogne – 73

2010 Hugel Gentil – 72

2011 Lous Jadot Macon-Villages – 70

2008 Felsina Chianti Classico – 40

Other Wines Enjoyed:  

2007 Opolo Vineyards Mountain Zinfandel – Not great, would not recommend.

2006 Domaine Weinbach Cuvee Laurence Gewurztraminer

2010 Rene Dauvissat Chablis

2000 Domaine Charvin Chateauneuf du Pape

1998 Vieux Telegraph Chateauneuf du Pape

2000 Domaine de la Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape

1998 Domaine Font de Michelle Cuve Etienne Gonnet Chateauneuf du Pape

1977 Taylor’s Vintage Port

2010 Renato Ratti Barbera d’Alba

2009 Camp du Rouss Barbera d’Asti

2011 Bovio Barbera d’Alba

2012 Sunday River Sauvignon Blanc