Marquis Wine 25th Anniversary Tasting

Terminal City Club
Tasted Tuesday, October 18, 2011 by Weston3220 with 767 views

Flight 1 - Loire Flight (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Bordeaux Flight (4 Notes)

  • 2006 Château Calon-Ségur 82 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Light Body, Some red tart fruit, touch of bitterness

    conc: Fell short, the body just seemed way to light like watered down wine. Maybe needed a decant [as I find sometimes the thinnes of a wine will open up with a decant]

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  • 2008 Château d'Armailhac 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Very Masculine [tho that is what Pauillac's are, are they not?]
    Dark/Youthful, Red fruit, tannins are present, same with oak[coffee] and lots of Dark Chocolate

    Conc: Very Young but as potential for sure, just needs time Or maybe a huge decant?

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  • 2008 Château Kirwan

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Very Nice Dark Structure, needs some time to mellow and relax!

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  • 2005 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    First of all the nose is Beautiful! Absolutly gorgerous, Floral so Ethereal [could just smell it its together its yeah]

    Palate, seemed more closed then the nose for sure but Good Solid fruit, good solid structure but needs time, and air.

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Flight 3 - Italy Flight (3 Notes)

  • 2008 Gaja Barbaresco 90 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    Med Intensity, Savory/Umami nose initial attack
    T:Gorgeous Nebbiolo RIPE red fruit, hint of 'sweet' fruit but so good, not candied but balance on the edge and stays on the delicious/good side

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  • 2003 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne 90 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Nose of that Classic Nebbiolo Red fruit, cherries mixed with nibs, and spice.
    On the palate lots of sour cherries, and very spicey, opens up an hour later more together very solid nicely intergrated

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  • 2004 Renato Ratti Barolo Rocche 92 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    On the Nose This interesting Green Herb note, red cherries exotic spice like almost Frankincense, with a hint of Citrus
    Palate Dark Dense, Dark Fruit, Dark Chocolate big load of tannins very masculine

    Conc: Needs time, so youthful and massive needs to be tamed

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Flight 4 - Burgundy Flight (1 Note)

Flight 5 - USA Flight (5 Notes)

  • 2008 Ojai Chardonnay Solomon Hills Vineyard 85 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley

    High Acid, Green Fruit, reminded me of a chablis

    Conc: Wasnt really impressed with this

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  • 2008 North Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    This has that Classic [for me] Oregon Fruit profile that bright intensity but w/great fruit structure. And this is a good year.

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  • 2009 Antica Terra Pinot Noir

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    Funky Nose, has almost a fritzy fruit profile, and also very preppery

    Interesting, but would need to see the funk blow off to see whats truly there

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  • 2007 Ridge Monte Bello 93 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Absolutely Gorgeous Nose, Could smell this for days and days! That Focused Red fruit that is crystal clear, with floral notes so Elegant.
    Same thing with the palate with a touch of pepperyness

    Conc: Amazing wine, I can see why people love this stuff, so elegant/feminine, beautiful

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  • 2006 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Galitzine Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain

    This was very good, but the opposite of the Ridge Monte Bello 07 [from the same tasting] This was more masculine, more power, darker fruit, denser, Brooding, with a great core of acid and focus to not make it over the top or nothing [and not that it is over the top the fruit is in a good spot] Just brooding/masculine

    A Excellent wine [tho I prefer that Elegant Style of Ridge]

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Flight 6 - South Africa (1 Note)

  • 2008 Lammershoek Chenin Blanc 91 Points

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland

    This wine is Awesome! Liquid Gummy Bears! I love it! I really dont know what else to say, full body, good fruit structure, acidity balance and a nice roundness brought by a touch of oak

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