A wine trip to a little city called Nashville...

[Zeemanb]

You know, I rarely get over to this board just because I have so little to say about my usual house pours, but this weekend was definitely the highlight of my wine-neophyte life.

Not sure how popular or renowned Nashville's L' Ete du Vin organization is in the world of wine, but I was lucky enough to attend their major events last weekend as a guest of one of their main sponsors. If you are interested, it's a great organization that benefits the American Cancer Society, and these are fun people who love their wine....

The guest winemakers for the weekend were:

Thomas Duroux of Chateau Palmer

Etienne Hugel of Hugel & Fils

Jacques Lardiere of Maison Louis Jadot

Patrice Noyelle of Champagne Pol Roger

Anyway, I have tons of photos and tasting notes up on my blog, but I'll list out the weekend's pours.....

Pol Roger Blanc de Blancs 1999

Pol Roger Brut 1998

Pol Roger “Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill” Champagne, 1996

Hugel “Jubilee” Riesling 2004

Hugel “Jubilee” Riesling 1998 (one of my favorites)

Louis Jadot “Domaine de la Chapelle aux Loups”

Louis Jadot Clos Vougeot 1999

Louis Jadot “Clos de La Chapelle” Duc De Magenta Chassagne Montrachet, 1998

Louis Jadot “Clos St. Jacques” Gevrey Chambertin 1990

Louis Jadot Bonnes Mares, 1989 (another winner)

Alter Ego 2004

Chateau Palmer 2004

Chateau Palmer 1998

Chateau Palmer 1996

Chateau Palmer, 1995

Chateau Palmer,1988

Chateau Latour, 1970

Chateau Latour, 1966

Chateau Latour, 1960

Chateau Latour, 1950

Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion, 1967

Hugel “Vendange Tradives” Gewurztraminer 2001

Hugel “Selection de Grains Nobles” Gewurtztraminer 1998

Hugel “Selection De Grains Nobles” Gewurtztraminer, 1988

One non-French selection had at dinner one night, and I really did love it….

Martin Ray “Angeline” Russian River, 2005

So there you go, I couldn't let a weekend like this one pass without at LEAST coming over here and gloating about it.....that is, of course, assuming any of these wines are gloat-worthy ....I'm not a real wine-guy, but I do play one on TV.....