The Event: Rogers & Company Chateau, Villa & Estate Wines Portfolio tasting

 

The Date and Time: Monday, October 27, 2014   1PM to 7PM

The Event: Rogers & Company Chateau, Villa & Estate Wines Portfolio tasting

The Venue: Brassaii

The Target Audience: clients, media, sommeliers

The Availability/Catalogue: all wines are available.

The Quote/Background: Agustin Huneeus led a seminar discussion about his wines. The family had set out to make an "elegant" wine in Napa, and for the most part, they have succeeded with Quintessa and Faust.

The Wines: I did not try all the wines. Prices below are LICENSEE.

 

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Belle Glos Dairyman Pinot Noir 2013, $39.95  [value]

-Mer Soleil Reserve Chardonnay 2011, $34.40  [value]

-Duckhorn Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $74.95

-Duckhorn Goldeneye Pinot Noir 2011, $57.95

-O'Shaughnessy Estate Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $103.95

-Astrolabe Province Sauvignon Blanc 2013, $21.25

-Blue Mountain NV Brut VQA Okanagan, $24.95  [value]

-Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve 2010, $100.95

-Alex Gambal Puligny-Montrachet 2011, $66.95

-Alex Gambal Vosne-Romanee Vielles Vignes 2012, $98.95

-Stoneburn Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2013, $16.25   [value]

-Buehler Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2012, $25.45 [value]

-Peay Estate Chardonnay 2012, $71.95

-Shafer Relentless 2011, $103.95

-Altamura Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $100.95

-Frog's Leap Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, $62.95

-Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, $305.95

 

 

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Huneeus Quintessa 2011, $122.95

-Huneeus Faust Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $56.95

-Huneeus The Prisoner 2012, $47.95

-Huneeus Illumination Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2013, $47.95

-Flowers Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2012, $57.95

-Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2012, $64.95

-Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 2009, $54.95

-Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, $67.95

-Mer Soleil Silver Chardonnay 2012, $26.95

-Conundrum White 2013, $24.85

-Emmolo Napa Valley Merlot 2012, $62.95

-Duckhorn Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2013, $30.95

-Duckhorn Migration Pinot Noir 2012, $38.95

-O'Shaughnessy Estate Oakville Chardonnay 2012, $67.95

-Ehlers Estate 120 Over 80 Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $58.95

-Ehlers Estate 1886 Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $133.95

-La Giustiniana Cru Lugarara Gavi di Gavi 2013, $22.95

-Avignonesi Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2011, $34.95

-Giovanni Rosso Barolo 2010 Serralunga, $49.95

-Christian Moreau Chablis 2013, $26.95

-Domaine Luneau-Papin Muscadet sur Lie Vieilles Vignes 2013, $19.95

-Domaine Brusset Gigondas Le Grand Montmirall 2012, $31.95

-Copper Cane Meiomi Chardonnay 2013, $24.95

-Martin Ray Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $25.95

-Grigich Hills Napa Valley Chardonnay 2011, $53.95

-Capiaux Chimera Pinot Noir 2012, $39.95

-Shafer Napa Valley Merlot 2012, $68.95

-Boudreaux Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, $72.95

-Continuum 2011, $214.95

-Dancing Hares Mad Hatter 2010, $77.95

-Shafer One Point Five Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, $88.95

-Blue Mountain Chardonnay 2012 VQA Okanagan, $21.95

 

 

*** GOOD -- Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Astrolabe Province Pinot Gris 2013, $21.95

-Duckhorn Napa Valley Merlot 2011, $55.95

-Blue Mountain Pinot Gris 2013 VQA Okanagan, $21.95

-Ehlers Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2013, $37.95

-Lis Neris Pinot Grigio 2013, $26.95

-Fontodi Chianti Classico 2010, $31.95

-Christian Moreau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon, $38.95

-Domaine Henry Pelle Sancerre La Crois au Garde 2013, $26.95

-Chateau Anthonic 2010 Mouils-en-Medoc, $30.95

-Peay Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2012, $58.95

-Ridge Lytton Springs 2012, $46.95

-Buehler Estate Napap Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, $36.95

-Red Cap Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2010, $82.95

 

The Food: international cheese platters plus breads and crackers, jams, were available.

The Downside: I was surprised that Rogers was only showing one sparkling wine today.

The Upside: Terrific richness and elegance of wine products.

The Contact Person: s.stoddart@rogcowines.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 90.

 

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