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Wine Picks

for November 15, 2000
(Panel of 16 says these taste best right now; 53 entries.)

by Fred McMillin

Castelletto Cortese

$10 Maximum

4th	-	Sauvignon Blanc, Villa Mt. Eden, Central Coast, '99, $10
3rd	-	Sauvignon Blanc, Parducci, Lake County, '99, $7
2nd	-	Pinot Gris, Duck Pond, Willamette Valley, Oregon, '99, $9
1st	-	Moscato (dessert), Sutter Home, California, '97, $5

$15 Maximum

3rd	-	Petite Chablis, J. Moreau, Burgundy (Maison Impt.), '98, $12
2nd	-	Fumé Blanc, Robert Mondavi, Napa Valley, '97, $14
1st	-	Aligoté, Shooting Star, Washington State, '99, $12

$20 Maximum

2nd	-	Chenin Blanc, Meador Estate, Monterey County, '98, $20
1st	-	Cortese, Castelletto (Mt. Palomar), Temecula, '97, $16

$25 Maximum

2nd	-	Block 3 Sauvignon Blanc, Meador Estate, Monterey, '98, $25
1st	-	Ariadne, Clos du Val, Napa Valley, '98, $25

Unlimited

2nd	-	Beckstoffer Chardonnay, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Napa Valley, '98, $40
1st	-	Reserve Chardonnay, Jarvis, Napa Valley, '98, $54

$10 Maximum

3rd	-	Morgon Beaujolais, Georges Duboeuf, France, '98, $9
2nd	-	Merlot, Stone Creek, California, '98, $8
1st	-	Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Barton & Guestier, France, '98, $9

$15 Maximum

2nd	-	Cougar Hill Zinfandel, Sobon, Shenandoah Valley, California, '98, $15
1st	-	Barbera, Sobon, Amador County, California, '98, $15

$20 Maximum

2nd	-	Cabernet Sauvignon, Buena Vista, Carneros, '97, $18
1st	-	Syrah, Hidden Cellars, Mendocino, '97, $16

$25 Maximum

1st

Harris-Kratka Zinfandel, Rosenblum, Alexander Valley, '96, $22

$30 Maximum

1st

Pinot Noir, Robert Stemmler, Sonoma County, '97, $26

The Best Buys were the Duck Pond Pinot Gris and the Sutter Home Moscato. The Best Wine was the Jarvis Chardonnay.

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