T "Sideways" syndrome in full bloom.

[winoweenie]

Yesterdaay my local pusher had what he called the " Great Pinot Noir-Ba-cue serving 20 different Pinots and BBQ Chicken and Hamburgers. Nashurrallie I tasted all 20 and he is a thumbnail description as I remember them.All are 02s unless otherwise noted.
David Bruce Russian River. 34.98. Super juice. Bought a box.
Cuvaison Carneros. 27.98 Very good
Row 11 Central Coast. 21.98. Super P/Q 1/2 box.
Brancott Reserve Marlborough. 14.98. Thin.
Coldstream Hills Yarra Valley. 15.98. Another thin Aussie.
Esser California.10.98. Bleah!
Foley Santa Rita Hills. 25.98 WOTD. Box purchases reccommended.
Testarossa " Palazzio" Central Coast. 26.98. Pure Pinot fruit. Another box buy.
Chalone. Chalone estate.21.98 Concentrated lovely pinot. 1/2 box buy.
Deloach OFS. RRV.21.98 Okie-Dokie. Out of its' league.
Tollet Beau, Chorey Cote de Beaune. 26.98. Not my cup of Pinot.
BouchardPere & fils, Beaune de chateau. 23.98. Couldn't taste the fruit foe the acid
Magnien "Clos Baulet" Morey st. Denis. 54.98
Beautifully balanced and concentrated. Need time. Box purchase.
ZD Reserve Carneros.40.98.Almost as good as the Foley. Gorgeous critter. Box reccommended.
Erath " Leland " 1999 Wilamette Valley. 32.98. Not even close to the 2000 Leland.
Acacia Carneros. 2003. 19.98. Good juice. 1/2 box because of P/Q.
Spy Valley Marlborough 2001. 16.98.Another feeble attempt from down yonder..
Gundlach Bundschu "Block 13: Sonoma coast. 14.98. Lovoly effort. Super P/Q. Box buy.
Ts Kairanga Martinborough 23.98. No Reccollection of this bottle.
Domaine Carneros Carneros 2001. 19.98. Nicely balanced but slight preference for the Acacia.
Had a bottle of the Bruce with my chicken and all-in-all a good time was had by the natives. Getting to the reference of this post I've never seen as many people at a store tasting before in my whole ever-lovin'-put-together. They actually had to send out for more hamburger about 2 hours into this shin-dig. Look for some drastic price increases on your faavorite pinots. The salesman from Southern said they have completely depleted their allocation of Sanford. Usually they end up closing out the last vintage to clear the way for the new one...Not enny-mores folk! WW