NY/NJ WLTV Offline at SD26 on 12/12/12

Another great night with the NY/NJ crew and a solid line-up of wines.

• NV Benoît Lahaye Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Brut Prestige

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Notes of apple, orange zest, and tart red fruit. Delicate lively mouthfeel with finely textured bubbles. Medium long finish. Delicious.

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• 2008 Domaine Latour-Giraud Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Champs Canet

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Initially a bit of funk, but it completely blew off very quickly. Nice aromatics in the nose showing notes of pear, apple and citrus. stony minerality on the palate. Smooth mouthfeel with medium high to high acidity.

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• 2007 Domaine Huet Vouvray Sec Le Mont

  France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

  Honey, florals, and orange on the nose with similar notes on the palate. High ripe acidity. Medium to medium-full bodied with a medium long finish.

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• 2010 Fratelli Brovia Barbera d'Alba Sorì del Drago

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba

  Served blind. Medium ruby color in the glass. Old world nose showing red and blue fruit with hints of rubber, smoke and pyrazine. Additional notes of spice and black tea on the palate. Medium body, relatively low tannin and medium high acidity.

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• 1999 Chateau Musar

  Lebanon, Bekaa Valley

  Aromatic profile is an interesting mix of cassis, tomato juice, pyrazine and earth. Medium to medium high acidity and tannin. Medium body and very well balanced.

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• 2006 Provenance Vineyards Merlot Three Palms Vineyard

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Rich, ripe black cherry and cassis on the nose mixed with significant vanilla and oak. Similar profile on the palate. Full-bodied with medium tannin and acid. Medium length finish.

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• 2006 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Fontalloro

  Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

  Red cherry and savory charred meat on the nose. Similar on the palate. Medium body with medium high to high tannin and acid. Very nice bottle of Sangiovese.

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• 2003 Casa Vinicola D'Angelo Aglianico del Vulture

  Italy, Basilicata, Aglianico del Vulture

  Medium ruby color in the glass. Complex nose with notes of black cherry, beef stock, scorched earth and spicy oak. Similar notes on the palte with high acidity and high tannins.

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• 2005 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbaresco Vürsù Vigneto Valeirano

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

  Pretty nose with notes or ripe red fruit, rose petals, spice and well-integrated oak. Medium body with high tannin and acid. Long finish. Really nice.

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• 2006 Buccella Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvée Katrina Eileen

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Huge aromatics of sweet, ripe cassis , vanilla, and toasted oak outsize the glass. Rich and full-bodied with a smooth mouthfeel and medium tannin and acid structure. Long finish.

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• 2009 Sojourn Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain District

  USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District

  Dark ruby color in the glass. Notes of cassis black cherry and vanilla. Full-bodied with medium structure.

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• 2004 Domenico Clerico Barolo Pajana

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Beautiful notes on the palate showing red fruit, baking spice and well-integrated oak. Similar notes on the palate. A modern-styled barolo with medium body, high acidity and really high tannin, though it is tamed somewhat when paired with food.

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• 2004 Château Pontet-Canet

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Ripe black cherry and cassis on the nose with some subtle pyrazine and a touch of toasted oak. Similar notes on the palate. Medium body, tannin and acid with a medium long finish. Nice, well-balanced wine.

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• 2003 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore Vigneto di Monte Lodoletta

  Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore

  Rich nose showing notes of dried fruit, prune and chocolate. Similar notes on the palate with medium high tannin and acid.

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• 2008 Mas Amiel Maury Vintage

  France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Maury

  Just a quick taste of this one. Chocolate with dirty leather and raspberry syrup. Kind of interesting actually.

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• 2000 Château Pierre-Bise Coteaux du Layon-Beaulieu Flawed

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon-Beaulieu

  Honey, rubber and oxidation, but after 16 other wines we drank it anyway.

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• 1989 Domaine Mittnacht-Klack Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives

  France, Alsace

  Delicious nose showing notes of honey, caramel and orange infused with baking spice. Similar on the palate. Well balanced and lightly sweet.

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