Blind tasting

95 Guigal Cote Rotie Brun et Blond
96 Biale
96 Jim Barry The Armagh
96 Swanson
97 Andrew Murray Hillside Reserve
97 Babcock black label
97 Behrens & Hitchcock
97 Kathryn Kennedy Mardoni Vyd
97 Mas Des Aveylaus(sp?)
97 Ojai Stolpman
97 Qupe Bien Nacido Hillside Estate

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And the winners were:
96 Jim Barry The Armagh took the $
97 Qupe Bien Nacido Hillside Estate
97 Andrew Murray Hillside Reserve
97 Ojai Stolpman

Attendees:  Dan, Dave, Sid, Jerry, Larry, Linden, Mike, Howard, plus ?, plus A. David

My tasting rating (0-10):  9

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Notes:  Only baked brie, but who cares!  No spitters, all wines very good.  Kathryn Kennedy notably disappointing, but still very good.  My vote:

1)  96 Jim Barry The Armagh - Concentrated fruit, eucalyptus-mint, long finish, complexity!
2)  97 Ojai Stolpman - Beefy, chewy, fantastic mouth-feel, black fruit, balance
3)  97 Andrew Murray - Bordeaux nose, great structure, thought it was a Rhone
4)  95 Guigal Cote Rotie - Black pepper!  Marvelous, well-structured