What's your wine of the year?

[VouvrayHead]

i can't help but give you 4 answers.

The best wine i tasted all year was
Chappoutier Hermitage Le Pavillon 1998...
JUST beginning to show well. such a mouthfull of wine.. blackberry, smoke and a dozen other things... of course it's totally unaffordable.

the two best deals:
Cosme Palacio y Hermano 2001 Rioja. SOOO elegant and subtle and delicious for $10-$13. It's a pinot in a tempranillo skin [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img] if anyone sees any left out there, buy a case of it!
St. Urbans-Hoff 2004 Mosel qba. $10 and just the perfect little mosel. lively, dancing acidity lifted even higher by a tiny spritzig character. some stonefruit, some sweetness. i could drink it by the gallon. kabinett and spatlese are great, too... but they'll be better in a few years and cost more.
2002 lieu-dit rosnay vouvray is runner up [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

wine i'm most excited about for the future that's pretty affordable:
2004 earthquake (michael and david vineyards) petite sirah. HOLY COW!!! THIS wine is HUUUGE!!! it'll knock you down and it's only $20. and experience now, and will just get better as it gets more approachable. better than the 02 or 03. coffee, black fruit, chocolate... it'll stain your teeth and your soul :>