2008 Wines of the Year

[VouvrayHead]

Well, I've had a VERY eventful year and while my wine-tasting is going swimmingly, my note-taking went South for the year. That said, here are a handful that were most memorable to me this year.

Sean Thackrey Pleiades XVI

NV Rene Geoffroy Rose de Saignee

2005 Hoffmann-Simon Piesporter
Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese

2006 Cline "Live Oak" Zin

Harvest Moon's 05 and 06 Pinot and Zinfandels

NV Taltarni Brut Tache

And, since I served these at my wedding:

2006 Domaine de Pouy (White Gascogne VdP)

NV Segura Viudas

nb: I just drank a bottle of 2006 Live Oak Zin here in April of 2010. Boy has the bottle, my tastes, or both changed! Downgrade severely... Honeymoon euphoria must have blinded me!)

[This message has been edited by VouvrayHead (edited 04-25-2010).]