Anacapri Double Blind Tasting Dinner

Attended: Barry Diamond; Al Heltman; Mark Friedman(me); Hue Harriman; John Radencich; Bob Radziewicz.

• NV Lanson Champagne Brut Black Label 88 Points

  France, Champagne

  - Light gold color with medium pearls. It's balanced with a light/medium body. Polished texture with a medium finish - Al's Champagne

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• 2009 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Vermentino Casanova della Spinetta Toscana IGT 90 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

  - Light gold color with slow forming legs. It's balanced with a light body. Polished texture with a medium finish - Al's wine.

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• 1998 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Heimbourg 92 Points

  France, Alsace

  - Fast forming legs and aromas of peach and apricot. It's in total harmony and has flavours of apricot and peach with a medium/full body. Polished texture with a long finish - Pablo's wine.

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• 2006 Rudd Chardonnay Bacigalupi Vineyard 93 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  - Fast forming legs and aromas of lemon, pineapple and geranium. It's in total harmony and has flavours of lemon, pineapple and oak with a medium/full body. Juicy texture with a long finish - Bob's wine.

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• 1998 Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Barolo Riserva Vigna dei Dardi 89 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  - Medium forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a medium/full body. Linear texture with a medium finish - John's wine.

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• 1999 Château Cantenac Brown 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  - Violet color with fast forming legs. It's in total harmony with a medium body. Polished texture with a long finish - Barry's wine. I IDed it as a 2000 Left bank, pretty good.

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• 2005 Craggy Range Syrah Le Sol Gimblett Gravels Vineyard 91 Points

  New Zealand, North Island, Hawke's Bay, Gimblett Gravels

  - Fast forming legs. It's somewhat balanced with a full body. Juicy texture with a medium finish - Hue's wine. Would never have guessed it was a Kiwi Syrah.

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• 1996 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon Backus Vineyard 94 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

  - Violet color with fast forming legs and aromas of blackberry, black currant and violet. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black currant and blackberry with a full body. Polished texture with a long finish - John IDed as Cali CS 1991 or 1992(Close).His WOTN. Mark's wine(me).

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• 1995 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 93 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

  - Yellow gold color with fast forming legs and aromas of raisin and orange blossom. It's in total harmony and has flavours of raisin with a full body. Bright texture with a long finish - Barry's wine.

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