Haskell's Wine Sale Tasting
Bloomington
Tasted Monday, April 5, 2010 - Tuesday, April 6, 2010 by 3daywinereview.com with 1,548 views
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Great free in store tasting!
Bloomington
Tasted Monday, April 5, 2010 - Tuesday, April 6, 2010 by 3daywinereview.com with 1,548 views
Great free in store tasting!
2005 Château Meyney 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
(4/5/2010)
Gravel, leather, raspberry and earth are featured. Good acidity and medium finish. Medium tannins.
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2006 Château de Sales 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
(4/5/2010)
Disappointing compared to the 05. While I didn't expect the 05 quality it really feel short. Funk on the nose with minerals and raspberries. A thin finish and not concentrated. A pass even if it was under $20.
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2004 Hestan Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Meyer Vineyard 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(4/5/2010)
Heat on the nose. Cherry, spice, and oak dominate the wine. Tannic and needs some time to soften. Medium finish.
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2008 Rossi-Wallace Pinot Noir 77 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(4/5/2010)
Easter egg dye on the nose and water downed on the palate. Not sure what happened as I liked the 07.
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2005 Henri de Villamont Chambolle-Musigny 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
(4/6/2010)
Good color. Expressive nose with scorched earth, cherry, mineral and mushrooms. The palate is also intense and balances the earth and fruit nicely. Good acidity and a medium finish. Solid effort!
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2007 Orogeny Pinot Noir Green Valley of Russian River Valley 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley
(4/6/2010)
Classic California Pinot with spices, strawberry and floral on the nose. A perfume quality is evident on the nose and more so on the palate. Medium finish and drinking well right now. At $21 a bottle a most have for an everyday Pinot.
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2005 Château de Maligny Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
(4/6/2010)
Classic shell, lemon, and minerals dominate the nose and palate. On the palate I picked up some sour apple. Good acidity and medium finish. Enjoy with some seafood!
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2005 Michel Picard Mercurey 1er Cru Clos Paradis Récolte du Domaine Voarick 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey 1er Cru
(4/6/2010)
Nose shows strawberries, minerals and cedar. The cedar is a bit much on the palate otherwise a few more points. Earth dominate wine and medium finish.
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2005 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Rousseau Deslandes Bouchard Père et Fils (Hospices Auction Group) 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
(4/6/2010)
Bursting with cherry, truffles, strawberries and minerals. Palate is matching up with the nose and it is balanced across the board. Medium finish. A bit different then 2 previous bottles but solid wine.
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2007 Ortas / Cave de Rasteau Rasteau Les Peyrières 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rasteau
(4/6/2010)
A really nice wine. It features violets, cherry, spice and earth. Medium finish and at $12 a good QPR wine.
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2007 Domaine de la Côte de l'Ange Châteauneuf-du-Pape 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
(4/6/2010)
Medium color. Funk nose, spice, raspberries and floral. The palate is showing intial funk, spice, and floral notes. Medium finish. Not decanted and needs some cellar time to show its stuff.
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2003 Vereinigte Hospitien Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett 83 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
(4/6/2010)
Peach and mineral but really a thin wine. Not cocentrated and watered down.
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2008 Erath Pinot Gris 87 Points
USA, Oregon
(4/6/2010)
Solid Pinot Gris from Oregon for $11. Mineral, floral and lemon on the nose and palate. Good acidity.
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2006 Calistoga Cellars Zinfandel 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(4/6/2010)
An intense wine with smoke, oak, and ripe fruit across the board. Medium finish and enjoy with some ribs.
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2007 Etude Pinot Noir Deer Camp 88 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
(4/6/2010)
Some heat on the nose. Spice, floral and strawberry on the nose. The palate shows some intensity and this wine is a bit off balance. If it was $25 I would buy but at $50 I am looking elsewhere.
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2008 Saintsbury Pinot Noir Garnet 84 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
(4/6/2010)
Too sweet. Floral, raspberry and jammy fruit dominate this simple pinot.
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2007 Frog's Leap Rutherford 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
(4/6/2010)
Cherry, oak, vanilla and spice on the nose. A tannic wine at this time and needs some time to settle down. Much better then previous vintages and I can see it improving in 5 years time.
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2008 Frog's Leap Sauvignon Blanc Rutherford 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
(4/6/2010)
Classic grass, lemon and grapefruit are featured in the wine. A bit water down on the palate and finish.
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NV Mionetto Prosecco di Treviso Brut 78 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Treviso
(4/6/2010)
Simple and really only shows some mineral notes.
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2006 Bodega Norton Malbec Reserva 87 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
(4/6/2010)
Dark wine with spice, coffee, and blacberries on the nose. Good concentration and a good value wine.
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2008 Viña Santa Rita Carménère 120 80 Points
Chile, Rapel Valley
(4/6/2010)
Dominated by floral elements. This wine has some spice but is a real mess. No structure and not sure why the high scores from some.
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2007 The Other Guys Zinfandel Plungerhead Lodi 83 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
(4/6/2010)
Sweet fruit and too much smoke. A wine designed for the sipper not the taster with the over the top sweetness in the wine.
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2005 Bodegas Castaño Monastrell Yecla Hécula 88 Points
Spain, Murcia, Yecla
(4/6/2010)
Spice, dark fruits and earth on the nose. A powerful wine on the palate and it really shows some structure for an inexpesive wine. Highly recommended.
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2006 Grgich Hills Chardonnay 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(4/6/2010)
Nice wine with minerals, lemons and floral on the nose. Good use of oak on this wine as it complements the fruit elements. Medium finish and balanced.
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2006 Conquista Malbec Reserve 90 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, San Rafael
(4/6/2010)
Light purple. Nose spice, cherry, oak and vanilla. On the palate spices, cherry, floral and toasted oak. Medium finish and plenty of flavor. This is one of my favorite Malbecs under $25.
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2007 Pio Cesare Barbera d'Alba 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
(4/6/2010)
Earth, spice, minerals and leather on the nose. Solid palate and classic d'Alba quality. Medium finish and for $17 not a bad deal.
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2008 Long Boat Sauvignon Blanc 88 Points
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
(4/6/2010)
Classic S.B. from New Zealand with the grass, grapefruit and mineral quality. Clean finish and good acidity.
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NV Moët & Chandon Champagne Brut Impérial 89 Points
France, Champagne
(4/6/2010)
Dough, lemon and chalk on the nose. Good acidity and the palate features dough, lemons, chalk and minerals. I like the finish and it is a nice $30 N.V.
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2008 Newton Chardonnay Red Label 82 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Napa / Sonoma
(4/6/2010)
Not a balanced wine and featured some apple and minerals. Too much money for the quality of a $5 bottle.
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2005 Rosemount Estate Shiraz Show Reserve 87 Points
Australia, South Australia
(4/6/2010)
Simple but nice for $10. Floral, spice and cherry. Medium finish and smooth.
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2009 Bodegas Escorihuela Gascón Malbec Don Miguel Gascón 84 Points
Argentina, Mendoza
(4/6/2010)
Spice and blackberries on the nose and palate. Medium finish and nothing complex here.
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2005 Trentadue Winery La Storia Meritage 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
(4/6/2010)
Solid nose with cherry, spice, smoke and oak. Good concentration on this wine and plenty of tannins to age another decade. Medium finish and needs decanting.
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2007 Piattelli Vineyards Malbec 80 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
(4/6/2010)
Simple as malbec gets. Raspberry and watered down. Worth around $4.
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2007 Chappellet Mountain Cuvée 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(4/6/2010)
Another winner from Chappellet. Nice fruit forward nose with cherry, plum and spices. On the palate is shows plenty of flavor without anything over the top. Some sweet tannins emerge on the finish.
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