Hospices de Beaune Volnay 1er Cru Santenots Cuvée Gauvain Bouchard Père et Fils (Hospices Auction Group)

Popped and poured in Copake yesterday. I've had this wine before and it remains enjoyable, though getting on in years. Lots of cherries on the nose and palate. On the light side, spicy with some herbal notes. Fruit is starting to fade.

PnP for first nite of Chanukah. Generous cherry fruit aromas on the nose. Light to medium body, still good red fruit, some spice and good length. Not particularly complex but still very pleasant wine.

Popped and poured. Pale pinkish color, some browning at the edges. Bright cherry aromas mostly. Light to medium body, some red fruit, spicy and a little smoke. A little past its prime.

50th Birthday Celebration Dinner with Wine (Hughes House - Chicago IL) : Late night pop-and-pour. Very pleasant bright re fruit aromas. Similar flavors, slightly simple and a faint bitter note on the finish that was a slight distraction.

w/Mike Grammer@Soul Flavors, Jersey City. Well this is quite a treat for a number of reasons. Certainly one of the better 2007's I've had. This was more or less popped and poured. Dense black cherry fruits, spice, tar/earth and some stems. There is definitely some oak to it but it really wasn't present early and only came out with the last sips I'm taking now after being open 5 hrs. It's a deep, rich, complex, layered, abundant wine that should …