Domaine Wine Storage - Chicago, IL
Tasted Friday, September 28, 2012 by tooch with 682 views
Met up with some friends at Domaine Wine Storage for the usual end of month wine fest. This Friday, however, also featured some wines from the VinConnect portfolio. Gabe Barkley poured a nice selection of young Italian gems from their portfolio and the rest of us brought along a wide ranging selection of bottles. A fun evening as usual.
2011 Bedrock Wine Co. Mourvèdre Ode to Lulu Rosé 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
An excellent bottle of rose. Fresh red fruit tones with elegant floral and spice tones gave this great energy and elegance. Well done.
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1994 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Another strong showing from this much overlooked vintage. Had really earthy tones on the nose with a brambly red fruit core. The palate was in great harmony with softish tannin, spicy red fruit, and the ever-present earthiness. Loved it.
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1995 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Drank alongside the 1994, this was far more primary. The fruit had a deeper pitch to it and the wine was less funky overall. The palate was packed full with dark fruit, subtle tobacco, tilled soil, and game. This probably has more life left than the 1994, but wasn't as approachable for my palate. Still great stuff.
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1999 Serafin Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
This had been slow oxidized for about 5 hours. Nose was elegant and rich with good red fruit - mostly cherries and cranberries. The palate was in a great place. Tones were elegant, and it had a beautiful weightlessness to it that I always look for with Burgundies. Definitely got some Gevrey hung game and dark spices on the palate which were a nice treat, too.
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