Customer is the Critic!

Here are the [wines](http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=7876) I tasted today:

* **2005 Whitman Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley**
The nose had espresso, tar, black currant, raspberry, and a little earth. The palate had olives, tar, raspberry, earth, and some black currant on the finish. (91 pts.)
* **2004 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva Coltassala - Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico**
The nose had tobacco, tar, raspberry, and cherry. The palate had smoke and tobacco, with a little cedar, and some cherry and raspberry on the finish. (90 pts.)
* **2006 Moorilla Pinot Noir - Australia, Tasmania**
The nose had rhubarb, cherry, spice, and a little vanilla. The palate was smooth, and had cherry, rhubarb, earth, and a nice oaky finish. (90 pts.)
* **2005 Chateau Ste. Michelle Col Solare "Shining Hill" - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley**
The nose had sweet raspberry and black currant, with hints of oak and spice. The palate had black currant, spice, oak, and some raspberry on the finish. (89 pts.)
* **2007 Ferraton Père & Fils St. Joseph La Source - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph**
The nose had peaches, floral notes, stone, and beeswax. The palate was crisp and clean, and had stone, peach, and floral notes. (89 pts.)
* **2006 Snowden Sauvignon Blanc - USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford**
The nose had grass, pineapple, grapefruit, and a little stone at the end. The palate was crisp and clean, and had stone, grapefruit, and a slightly grassy finish. (88 pts.)
* **2002 Ilona - USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain**
The nose had rhubarb, cherry and spice. The palate had cherry, oak, spice, and a rhubarb finish. (88 pts.)
* **2006 Larkmead Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley**
The nose had smoke, graphite, cassis, spice, and vanilla. The palate had cassis, spice, pencil lead, cassis, and a vanilla finish. (93 pts.)
* **2007 Red Car Pinot Noir Heaven & Earth La Bohème - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley**
The nose had blackberry, cherry, earth, and spice. The palate had blackberry, vanilla, spice, earth, and a good cherry finish. (93 pts.)