Shopping Trip

K&L Shopping Trip: December 30, 2006
Jen’s Notes

This is the story of two people let loose in K&L Wine Merchants, equipped with a $250 gift certificate. Our initial reactions, besides surprise, gratitude, and delight, were otherwise completely different. My first thoughts flew to Bordeaux, more specifically, first growth Bordeaux, and the contribution that the gift certificate would make toward that one lovely bottle.

Shane, being far more practical than I, immediately set about creating a short list of expensive, but not extravagantly so, Wines We Ought to Have. It was a great list – we chose a couple of bottles from it, after which Shane left the choices mostly up to me, as we wended our way through the aisles at the Redwood City store.

We spent more than the $250, which only makes sense in my view, as your giver would be disappointed if any of the gift funds went to a boring thing like sales tax. So, if you have around $300 of wine money burning a hole in your pocket and would like some guidance, here is what we bought (reviews to follow as wines are enjoyed):

1996 Lanessan Haut-Medoc (Bordeaux) 19.99
2002 Domaine Armelle & Bernard Rion Vosne Romanee (Burgundy) 46.99
2003 Val Joanis, Cotes du Luberon (Southern Rhone/Provence) 11.99
2002 Dolce, Far Niente (Napa) 59.98/375ml
2002 Loring Pinot Noir, Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands (California) 46.99
2004 Domaine Jean Monnier Meursault, 1er Cru (Burgundy) 41.99
2005 Carl Schmitt-Wagner Riesling Kabinett (Germany) 18.99
2004 Domaine de Marcoux, Chateauneuf du Pape (Rhone) 49.99