Another list.

Another Class at NWS. Here's what we had:

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Louis Latour Beaujolais-Villages

Terra D'Oro Sangiovese

Camop Viejo Tempranillo

Concha y Toro Casillero Del Diablo Carmenere

Bodega Norton "Mendoza" Malbec

Baron Phillipe Rothschild Pinot Noir

Trinity Oaks Pinot Noir

Robert Mondavi "Carneros" Pinot Noir

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The beaujolais was as to be expected; soft and easily approachable. Probably would have been better if the weather was warmer and the wine cooler.

The sangiovese was good. I like a good chianti. It's really how you imagine wine will be when you're a kid: rich enough that it's not just juice but with enough fruit that it seems rich. Strange that this sangiovese comes from California.

The malbec was a lot softer than I'd expect. Either it's a lot softer than Septima, or they let it breathe enough. I was disappointed that under all that dark malbec juice was a sort of a funk. Not great.

I've had good pinots. I was afraid that I was becoming a pinot junkie after having a few from the Russian River Valley (Kenwood, Orogony). As it turns out, it seems that I only like the pinots from the Russian River Valley (plus Louis Jadot Bourgogne pinot, but I think I'd like to give that one another go around to be sure). My usual fear is that pinot comes across a lot like a watered-down merlot. Even Robert Mondavi's Carneros wasn't that great. Now I need to try a Carneros Chard.