Top Ten Wines of 2006

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Here's what I posted on WLDG forum:

I can't decide on the best wines of the year but here are some that are new discoveries (to me) or that I have especially enjoyed:

New to me:

Philippe Melka Metisse (2000?) a red blend Napa
Ferrari-Carano Tresor another red blend from Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, CA
Schlumberger Gewurztraminer, Alsace
Calera Pinot Noir, Mt. Harlan, Napa Valley, CA (tasted just last Saturday)
Elyse Chenin Blanc (Mendocino County I believe)
Larkmead Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
1998 Baroja Gran Reserva Rioja, Spain

older discoveries I enjoyed during the year
1999 Eric Ross Occidental Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel (Sonoma)
2003 Biale Black Chicken Zinfandel, Napa Valley
1999 Jayer-Gilles Cote de Nuits-Villages (Burgundy, France)


whites:
2000 Domaine Vincent Girardin Savigny Les Beaune "Les Vermots Dessus" (white Burgundy)
1999 Fichet Meursault "Les Gruyaches" (another white Bugundy)
2002 J.J. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese (Mosel wine, Germany)
2002 Forstmeister Geltz Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Riesling Auslese (Mosel-Saar-Ruwer)
1999 Kurt Darting Durkheimer Hochbenn Muskateller Eiswein (Pfalz, Germany)

fortified:
Cockburn Porto Special Reserve
Graham's 1998 Malvedos Vintage Porto