CellarTracker Texas Offline III - Part Two - Khamen visits Texas!
Urbano Cafe, Dallas, Texas
Tasted Friday, March 4, 2011 by wineismylife with 743 views
Introduction
Khamen was in town on an extended layover returning to England from his business trip to Hawaii. That naturally required the CT Texas Group to get together and share a few bottles. The theme for route two on Friday evening was American Reds in order to introduce Khamen to some harder to acquire red wines from The Colonies. As is typical with this group a few off theme bottles just happened to jump into the mix. Here are the results:
Flight 1 - American Reds Theme (11 Notes)
Flight 2 - A few reds off theme... (3 Notes)
Closing
In addition with cigars at oskiwawa's house in McKinney after dinner oskiwawa opened a few I didn't note or take notes upon:
2001 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
197X California Cabernet
XXXX Sauternes
Needless to say I was seriously cratering by the time I got to the dead Cali, SHL and the Sauternes TBD since I can't even remember what I was drinking.
1987 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML92+
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of dried herbs, leather, Briar patch and mixed dark fruits. Flavors of berries, cherries and a bit of raspberry. Medium acidity, medium tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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1995 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML92+
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of cocoa powder, plum, white pepper, florals and a bit of earth. Flavors of berries, cherries and raspberries. Medium acidity, medium tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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2003 Cadence Bel Canto 90 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain
WIML90?
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Garnet color in the glass, fairly clear looking. Nose of violets, white pepper, plums and a hint of currants. Rich flavors of berries, currants, plums and a dash of cocoa. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now with air, perhaps hold a bit longer. Still a bit of an alcoholic mess.
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2003 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Arcus Estate 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
WIML90+?
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of smoke, soapstone, perfume, black berries and black cherries. Solid flavors of berries, black cherries and plums. Medium to bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, full bodied. Drink now with air or hold a bit longer. A little much on the big and hot side.
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2001 Hartwell Vineyards Merlot 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
WIML92-
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Garnet to perhaps dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of plums, balsamic, currants and white pepper. Flavors of plums, currants and Bing cherries. Bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. I'd drink.
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1997 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML90?
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose started with a hint of barnyard followed by aromas of white pepper, plums and dried herbs. Flavors of balsamic, berries and plums. Medium acidity, medium tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now?
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1997 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML91
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of birch, roasted meat and berries. Flavors of black berries, black cherries and a hint of bitters. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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1997 Cardinale 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML93+/-
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Dark garnet to purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of smoke, plums, black berries, black cherries and a bit of floral notes. Flavors of black berries, black cherries and plums. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, full bodied. Drink or hold.
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2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML92?
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of blueberries, flowers, white pepper, saddle leather and plums. Rich flavors of blueberries, Bing cherries, currants and plums. Medium to bright acidity, firm tannins, full bodied. Drink now with air or continue to hold. We'll call it WIML92? for the moment but I wasn't sure I was drinking a Napa blend or an Australian Shiraz.
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2005 Lillian Winery Syrah 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
WIML92+?
Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of smoke, anise, currants, black berries and a hint of roasted meat. Rich flavors of berries, currants and Bing cherries. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, full bodied. Drink now with air or hold another year.
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2007 Sine Qua Non Grenache Pictures 94 Points
USA, California
WIML94+
Tasted non bl;ind. Opened and served immediately.
Dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Lovely nose of dark chocolate, perfume, berries, cherries and graham crackers. Rich and juicy flavors of berries, cherries, raspberries and plums. Medium to bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, full bodied. Drink now with about 30 minutes of air or continue to hold.
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