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• Tasting Results from 2006 Zinfandel tasting
• Tasting Results from 2004 Syrah tasting

Results from the 11/4/06 Chateau Garage Zinfandel tasting at the USC/Stanford tailgate.

Below are the results from the tasting.  A total of 53 ballots were scored for the four flights. The Rosenblum was impressive and the overall class leader, winning both of its flights.  However, Clos La Chance and Windmill dominated the other two flights by a wide margin. Windmill, from Lodi, was clearly the bargain, at only $10.00 per bottle and beating all others in its flight by more than a 2 to 1 margin.

Scores cannot be compared between flights since the number of tasters varied between flights.

-Marc Cohen

Flight 1

Place	Score	Year	Winery	Appellation
1	34	2003	Clos La Chance	San Martin – Estate
2	56	2003	Peachy Canyon	Snow Vineyard
3	62	2003	Zahtila	Dry Creek Valley
4	68	2004	Hetcher	Calaveras
5	71	2004	Lolonis	Redwood Valley (Mendocino)
6	72	2003	Ravenswood	Sonoma “Old Vine”
7	80	2004	Seghesio	Sonoma
8	92	2002	Carl Lyle	El Dorado

Flight 2

Place	Score	Year	Winery	Appellation
1	34	2004	Rosenblum	Lyons Reserve
2	53	2005	Cline Vineyards	Sonoma “Ancient Vines”
3	59	2003	Grgich Hills	Napa Valley
4	66	2004	Cellar #8
5	67	2004	Rock River
6	78	2004	Beringer	Founder’s Estate
7	86	2003	“Z”	Masoni Ranch, Amador
8	87	2004	Bogle	“Old Vines”

Flight 3

Place	Score	Year	Winery	Appellation
1	41	2004	Rosenblum	Lyons Reserve
2	50	2004	Francis Coppola	Diamond Collection
3	54	2004	Cardinal Zin
4-5	61	2004	Liar’s Dicew
4-5	61	2002	Dry Creek Vineyards	“Old Vine”
6	68	2003	Rancho Arroyo Grande
7-8	76	2004	St. Francis
7-8	76	1995	Melliare

Flight 4

Place	Score	Year	Winery	Appellation
1	14	2004	Windmill	Lodi “Old Vine”
2-3	34	2003	Rancho Zabaco	Dry Creek Valley, Reserve
2-3	34	2004	Bogle	“Old Vines”
4	35	2004	Rock River	Oakville.
5-6	36	2003	Folie a Deux
5-6	36	2004	Beaulieu	Napa
7	41	2003	Montevina	Terra d’Oro
8	48		Santa Barbara Winery	53% Zin, 32% Carignane, Sangio