Dinner with a LOT of wine

Our friends, John and Robin Spencer, had a gumbo night last Saturday. The gumbo was awesome and we went through a pretty serious array of wines. Keith Gover had the foresight to actually write down all their names which is the part I usually forget. The Montrose was outstanding (although still very young), I really liked the 2009 Harper-Voit from Drew Voit (whose day job is making wines at Shea Vineyards), and I thought the Riesling went best with the gumbo. I'll also put in a plug for the 2008 Twelve Uh-Huh - we just bottled that in July, but it is really starting to show at how good it will be.

Here's the list. I didn't get to try them all.

Whites & Sparkling:

1997 Soter Extended Tirage Pinot Noir Brut Rose - Yamhill-Carlton, OR

2007 Domaine Vrignaud "Fourchaume" - Chablis, France

2009 The Four Graces Pinot Gris - Dundee Hills, OR

2009 Olssens "Annieburn" Riesling - Central Otago, New Zealand

Pinot Noir:

2006 Carabella - Chehalem Mountains, OR RP86

2006 Gypsy Dancer "A & G Estate" - Dundee Hills, OR WS90

2006 Lemelson "Thea's Selection" - Willamette Valley, OR RP89 WS89

2006 Roots "Racine" - Yamhill-Carlton, OR

2006 Shea "Pommard Clone" - Willamette Valley, OR RP93 WS93

2007 Panther Creek "Shea" - Yamhill-Carlton, OR RP87 WS84

2008 Twelve "Uh-Huh" - Yamhill-Carlton, OR RP92

2009 Harper Voit "Strandline" - Willamette Valley, OR

Other Reds:

1997 Fontanabianca Barbaresco "Sori Burdin" - Piedmont, Italy RP89 WS90

1998 Clarendon Hills "Brookman" - McLaren Vale, Australia RP93 **corked**

2003 E. Guigal Chateau d'Ampuis Cote-Rotie - Northern Rhone, France RP96 WS94

2005 Chateau Montrose - Saint Estephe, France RP95 WS94

2007 Efeste "Ceidleigh" Syrah - Red Mountain, WA RP91+ WS93