Thanksgiving Wines

Here are the [wines](http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=6211) I tasted yesterday:

* **2007 Dönnhoff Kreuznacher Krötenpfuhl Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Nahe** The nose had oranges, peach, and stone. The palate had peach, citrus, and a slight mineral finish. (91 pts.)
* **2007 St. Urbans-Hof Riesling - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer** The nose had apricot, floral notes, and minerals. The palate was a little sweet, and had floral notes, stone, apricot, and finish of tropical fruit. (90 pts.)
* **2005 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot d'Alsace - France, Alsace, Alsace AOC** The nose had peach, apple, stone, and spice. The palate had minerals, spice, citrus, and a chalky finish. (89 pts.)
* **2006 Amity Vineyards Pinot Blanc - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley** The nose had stone, melon, tropical fruit, and pineapple finish. The palate was rich, and had lots of minerality, tropical fruit, and a smoky finish. (88 pts.)
* **2007 Shooting Star (Jed Steele) Aligoté - USA, Washington** The nose had peach, pineapple, stone, and floral notes. The palate had sour apple. minerals, and a floral finish. (87 pts.)
* **2005 Dierberg Pinot Noir Estate Grown - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley** The nose had blackberry, raspberry, and earth. The palate was soft and slightly sweet, and had blackberry, raspberry, cherry, and a earthy finish. (91 pts.)
* **2006 McKinlay Pinot Noir - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley** The nose had cherry, raspberry, and earth. The palate had forest floor, earth, and cherry. (89 pts.)
* **2007 Foris Pinot Noir - USA, Oregon, Southern Oregon, Rogue Valley** The nose was dominated by rose petals, but also had raspberry, cherry, and a little earth. The palate had raspberry, roses, cherry, and some oak on the finish. (87 pts.)
* **2006 Domaine Jean-Jacques Girard Bourgogne - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne** The nose had forest floor, cherry, and some minerals. The palate had cherry, raspberry, earth, and a mushroom finish. (86 pts.)
* **2008 Georges Dubœuf Beaujolais Nouveau - France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Nouveau** The nose was very earthy, but it also had some raspberry and cherry. The palate was very bitter and oaky. It did have some raspberry and cherry, but not much. (79 pts.)
* **2006 Bergström Pinot Noir Bergström - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills** The nose had grilled meat, rose petals, raspberry, and cherry. The palate was soft, and had raspberry, cherry, earth, and a finish of roses. (93 pts.)
* **2006 Walter Hansel Winery Pinot Noir Cahill Lane - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley** The nose had cherry, earth, and raspberry. The palate had raspberry, spice, cherry, and earth. (91 pts.)