Been absent for far too long after moving from Yale and losing (convenient) Usenet access :-(.
Two recent tasting notes, one bad and one excellent. I'd bought (I think based on a rec here, actually) a few bottles of the 2004 Chateau du Tertre, and after having had them in storage for a while during moves, we were reunited a little while back, so finally opened one: very disappointing, with much oxidation and almost no nose. My guess is a bad bottle, but hope the others are better: I post just to check whether anyone happens to know that this might be in a poor period right now?
The other recent wine to make a big impression came from winestilsoldout.com, which I've had good experience with recently: the
2005 Eden Vale pinot noir. This was silky, rich and almost slightly syrupy, definitely 'big' for a pinot but not over the top, good caramel and woodsmoke. Really very good; I went back out and bought a case, and will look for future releases.