New Year's Eve Wines

Thanks to everyone for making the New Year's Eve gathering so much fun with the great food and wines ...
2008 Gimonnet Gastronome .... this wine is just a baby right now ... really needs a couple of hours to open up, but once it does it is quite nice ... big up front apple palate with slightly bready nose.... delicious with goat cheese and onion tarts for one of the appetizers
2011 Carlisle Derivative ... very interesting aperitif wine .... previously reviewed http://lestastevinsdulac.blogspot.com/2013/12/2011-carlisle-winery-derivative.html
2009 La Peira Deusyls  ... Viogner / Roussanne blend from Lanquedoc ...
1998 Azelia San Rocco ... gorgeous and drinking perfectly now ... this wine is great in any vintage ... tied with Sanguis Bossman Syrah and Pride Cabernet Franc for WOTN ... paired perfectly with Chateaubriand served as the main course for the evening ...
2007 Cortese Rabaja  .... lovely but young... previously reviewed http://lestastevinsdulac.blogspot.com/2013/12/1997-silvio-grasso-barolo-ciabot.html
2004 Pride Cabernet Franc (magnum) ... Bob Foley's wines are always delicious ... this magnum was really in a nice window for drinking ...
2009 Booker Alchemist ... I always enjoy Eric Jensen's wines from Paso Robles ... this one is a blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Grenache...
2008 Lenne Pinot Noir ... Steve Lutz is a small batch Oregon producer
2007 L'Aventure Estate Cuvee ...Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot blend from Paso Robles made by St. Emilion native Stephan Asseo... good stuff
2005 Sanguis Bossman ... a fantastic syrah that no one at the party had ever tried before ... a Paso Robles beauty from Matthias Pippig ... 
2009 Beast ... Cab Sauv, Merlot and Cab Franc blend ... a custom wine made by some friends via Crushpad ... the name is a contraction of the name of their yacht , "Berkeley East" ... which is in the photo on the bottle ...
2006 Scholium Project Margit's Master Blend .... one of the most idiosyncratic wineries that I know of ... Abe Schoener makes this Napa Cabernet Sauvignon ...
2011 Herman Story "On The Road" ... 100% Grenache ...Russell P. From's rhone - style wines from Paso Robles are huge, delicious over-the-top affairs