Brown Bag Wine Dinner at Two Chefs-III(Double Blind)

Tasted Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by markellen.foodies@gmail.com with 630 views

Introduction

Attendees: Al Heltman, Barry Diamond, Bob Radziewicz, Brian Van Bower, Jerry Pinnas, John Radencic, Hue Harriman,Luis Restrepo, Mark Friedman, and Pablo Lancella.

Flight 1 - CHAMPAGNE (1 Note)

Flight 2 - WHITES (4 Notes)

Flight 3 - REDS (8 Notes)

  • 2003 Finca Allende Rioja Calvario 88 Points

    Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

    Pablo's red. This was not to my taste. However I have been negative on the region since my French Bakery experience.

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  • 1998 Château Grand Mayne 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Brian's wine. WOW, WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE, I CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED IT AS ST EMILLON OF AN APPROXIMATE AGE. I liked it.
    I see from Bob R's April note that the group previously had this wine in April at Two CHEF'S.

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  • 2003 Château Ferrière 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    John's wine. From the overripe 2003 vintage, and this showed it. It was a summer of 100+ days, and nights. At the beginning of August I had to sleep in a poolside lounge chair at the un air conditioned home we were staying at in Vence.

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  • 1989 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Gréal

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Luis's 1st Red. FLAWED.

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  • 1998 Alain Voge Cornas Vieilles Vignes 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Luis' back up Red, popped and poured. I nursed my glass throughout the remainder of dinner, and it continually evolved to reveal great complexity. IMHO this represents what good/great wine should be all about. My WOTN.

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  • 2007 Sonoma Coast Vineyards Pinot Noir Freestone View Block Balisteri Family Vineyard 90 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

    Mark's wine(me). Decanted for 3 hrs in am. The group all seemed to identify it as Cali PN. Pable referred to it as Cotton Candy! I may have overdone the decant. Last time I only gave it 1-1/2 hrs.

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  • 1996 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Jerry's wine. Vied with Grand Mayne, and the Voge Cornas for WOTN. I thought it perhaps a Pahlmeyer Merlot. Interestingly I previously had this wine in 2007 at a DUO Judgement of Paris dinner featuring the 1996 vintage, because Craig Von Teuber grew wary of the 96's based on James Laubeq's incorrect doubts on the longevity of the vintage.at that dinner it outclassed the Araujo Eisele iN it's flight, and vied with the legendary Heitz 74 Martha's Vineyard for WOTN. There was nothing old about this wine, nor any of Randy Dunn's wines.

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  • 2001 Château La Croix Pomerol 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Hue's wine. Suffered from our palate fatigue.

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