Not really TNs- a few impressions from a benefit

I needed to run a couple errands in the city tonight, plus drop off some wine to Oswaldo and pick up some wine from Chambers St. Since Chambers St and Louis Dressner were co-sponsoring a Haiti benefit tasting, I decided to add that in. A little slow when I first arrived, but it seemed to be picking up steam, and I imagine they raised quite a bit of money for the excellent Partners in Health. I've already gotten confirmation from PIH, so kudos to the staff at CSW and Joe Dressner for a job well done (my first time meeting the legendary/ infamous Mr. Dressner).

A nice lineup of over a dozen wines. No real notes but a few impressions:

My favorites: NV Casa Costepiane Prosecco (from magnum) First wine I tried, and I quite liked, refreshing, fruity, lively. Would be fun to get a couple magnums for parties.

2008 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr "Rotlay" Spatlese I really like these single plot 08 S-O 2007 Descombes Chiroubles VV Pretty, fresh, great fruit 2007 Gonon St Joseph Young, spicy, long. 2005 ESJ "Wylie Fenaughty" Syrah A bit bigger, but similar spice

I liked NV Gimonnet Champagne Culs Brut Dry & minerally (but I preferred the prosecco)

2009 Pepiere Muscadet Joe Dressner said this was an early bottling, and implied later bottlings might be better. But I liked this, maybe not as rich as some vintages, but light and tasty 2007 Heinrich Mayr Nusserhof Elda Schiava No notes, just check plus 2008 Tajinaste Valle de la Orotava Listan Negro Not sure what is what in that name, but I think Orotava is one of the Canary Islands if I heard correctly. A little animal, but good

I kinda liked

2005 Peillot Roussette du Bugey Montagnieu Altesse Nice flavors, but a bit soft/round (which was not my expectation) 2007 Clemens Busch Pundericher Marienburg Falkenlay A bit more austere than my preferences, maybe food would help 2007 Diochon Moulin-A-Vent (mag) 2008 Bermejo Lanzarote Listan Negro

I didn't like so much

2005 Gerard Schueller Gewurztraminer Bildstoeckle Gewurz afficianados might like more, but for me the flavors were a bit over the top with a chemical edge There was one other wine (something like Treinto im Malvasia) that I didn't care for.

I got my errands done, wine delivered, wine picked up, a couple other bottles bought (including a tasty Bart Marsannay white I'm sipping now), and sent a little money where it would do more good than yet more wine for me. Good job by Chambers St and Louis Dressner, as well as David Bowler, Kermit Lynch, Michael Skurnik, Douglas Polaner all of whom made contributions.

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C mediocre. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice. Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.