Tasted Saturday, August 20, 2016 by rocknroller with 327 views
This was planned as a ribfest with syrah initially that was changed to a salmonfest with pinots on what ended up being a very cool, rainy evening instead of a bright, sunny hot patio party.
I had the top three wines in a very tight 3 way race, flip a coin on any of them.
Group Voting:
#1 2008 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve PN(3+3+3+2+2+2+1=16pts)
#2 2010 St. Innocent Temperance Hill PN(3+3+2+2+2+1=13pts)
#3 2008 Kistler Durell Chardonnay (3+2+2+1+1=9pts)
2010 Shafer RSR Chard (3+1=4pts)
2012 Talley Arroyo Gr PN (3+1=4pts)
2002 Prie Brut (2=2pts)
1998 Lopez Tondonia Res Blanc (1+1=2pts)
2010 Christopher Lia's PN (1=1pts)
2002 Philippe Prié Champagne Tradition Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
Medium gold color. 2.5oz pour over 30 minutes. This wasn't quite as attractive as it has been, but having said that it was still very good. It just didn't have the finesse and overall appeal previous bottles. I'm not sure if this was bottle variation or we're starting to see a decline. This bottle was a bit oxidative in style, that I don;t really recall from past bottles; sour apple, a bit of almond meal, yeast and some depth shows.
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NV Franck Bonville Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Prestige 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light gold color. 2.5oz pour over 30 minutes. I preferred this to the '02 Prie tonight. We have these periodically, but I was surprised to see I hadn't had the Prestige cuvee in a couple years. This has been the one that I prefer too. Very nice stylistically. The nose has tart green apple, yeast, and a little floral hint. The palate shows good balance, minerals with tart pear and tart apple, lighter, clean, and tasty.
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