The 2005 Petit Verdot was ranked #1 in a Blind Tasting
PETIT VERDOT TASTING
At Home of Monty and Sara Preiser
April 11, 2010
Participants in the tasting included 4 writers, a sommelier, the leading independent retailer in South Florida, 2 collectors with top palates, and a restaurateur who maintains an award winning wine list.
Each wine was judged as to whether, hypothetically, a medal should be awarded, and, if so, which one. They were also ranked as they compared to each other in the minds of the judges, with each rank being worth designated points. Ultimately we ended up with a result that mirrored the comments of the judges pretty closely.
After the formal blind tasting and ranking, we then took the five wines with the top scores and for fun blindly tasted them again and ranked them next to each other. Kind of like the NCAA where teams have a ranking before the tournament and then might have a different ranking after head to head competition.
Rank and Hypothetical Medal From Tasting
1. 2004 Stonegate ($60) – Gold (Napa)
1. 2005 Bourassa ($68) – Gold (Napa)
3. 2005 William Hill ($45) – Gold (Napa)
4. 2007 Trinchero Family Central Park West ($50) – Gold (Napa)
5. 2004 Briar Rose ($105) – Gold (Temecula)
6. 2006 St. Supery ($50) – Gold (Napa)
7. 2005 Ehlers Estate ($45) – Gold (Napa)
7. 2004 Frazier ($75) – Gold (Napa)
9. 2006 Jarvis ($44/375ml.) – Silver (Napa)
10. 2005 Sawyer ($54) – Silver (Napa)
10. 2006 Imagery ($39) – Silver (Sonoma)
10. 2007 Ferrari-Carano ($38) – Silver (Sonoma)
13. 2005 Trahan ($35) – Silver (Napa)
13. 2006 Stryker Rockpile ($45) – Silver (Sonoma)
15. 2005 Murphy-Goode ($28) – Silver (Sonoma)
16. 2006 Ballentine ($38) – Silver (Napa)
17. 2005 Anderson’s Conn Valley ($125) – Silver (Napa)
18. 2005 Markham ($40) – Silver (Napa)
19. 2006 Heitz ($35) – Bronze (Napa)
20. 2005 Truchard ($35) – Bronze (Napa)
21. 2005 Rutherford Hill ($35) – Bronze (Napa)
22. 2006 Mietz ($30) – No Medal (Sonoma)
23. 2007 Grands Amis ($25) – No Medal (Lodi)
24. 2006 Lange Twins ($45) – No Medal (Lodi)
25. 2007 Linden ($28) – No Medal (Virginia)
26. 2007 Justin ($39) – No Medal (Paso Robles)
27. 2006 Crystal Basin ($28) – No Medal (El Dorado County)
“PLAY-OFF” OF THE TOP 5
1. 2007 Trinchero Family Central Park West ($50) – Napa
2. 2005 William Hill ($45) – Napa
2. 2004Briar Rose ($105) – Temecula
3. 2004 Stonegate ($60) – Napa
4. 2005 Bourassa ($60) - Napa
