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Quattro Restaurant, Four Seasons Palo Alto, California
Tasted Sunday, November 4, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 426 views

Flight 1 - Champagne Starters (2 Notes)

  • 1995 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    Light golden yellow color with steady stream of tiny bubbles; very appealing, very yeasty, baked lemon, savory, saffron nose; tasty, tart lemon, mineral, yeasty palate with medium acidity; long finish 94+ points

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  • NV Moët & Chandon Champagne Demi-Sec 90 Points

    France, Champagne

    Medium golden yellow color with steady puffs of very tiny bubbles; mature, yeasty, mushroom, savory, tart pear nose; tangy, yeasty, mature, mineral, ripe pear palate; medium-plus finish (a very mature bottle, that had been in JD's cellar for years)

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Flight 2 - White Burgundies (4 Notes)

Flight 3 - More Whites (2 Notes)

Flight 4 - Red Burgundies (3 Notes)

Flight 5 - Bordeaux (3 Notes)

  • 1970 Château Yon-Figeac 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Bricked medium dark red violet color; appealing, mature, tart currant, mushroom, dried mushroom nose; ripe currant, pu-erh tea, tart currant, beef gravy palate; long finish

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  • 1976 Château Haut-Bages Libéral 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Bricked dark red violet color with lots of floating sediment; mature, tobacco, cigar box, tart black fruit nose; tasty, very mature, tobacco, tart currant, charcoal, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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  • 1988 Château Cos d'Estournel 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Lightly bricking very dark red violet color; intense, tobacco, cigar box, black olive, olive tapenade nose; mature, olive tapenade, black tobacco, tart black fruit palate; long finish 93+ points

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Flight 6 - Old Cali Cabs (3 Notes)

Flight 7 - Other Older Reds (2 Notes)

Flight 8 - Barolo and Super Tuscans (3 Notes)

  • 1988 Antinori Tignanello 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Bricking, very dark red violet color; tobacco, green olive, tart currant nose; tasty, ripe currant, plum, dried berry, tar, mineral palate; long finish 93+ points

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  • 1989 Guasti Clemente Barolo Riserva 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Bricked opaque red violet color; chocolate, dried fig, Parmesan cheese nose; tasty, mature, tart black fruit, dried fig, tar, chocolate palate; long finish

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  • 1999 Argiano Solengo Toscana IGT 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Very dark red violet color with a little bricking; mature, olive, dried tobacco, tar nose; tasty, mature, tobacco, ripe currant, tart berry palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points

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Flight 9 - Sweet Finish (2 Notes)

  • 1997 Altesino Vin Santo d'Altesi 94 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Colli dell'Etruria Centrale

    From 375 ml - medium dark orange color with .5 millimeter clear meniscus and light sediment; redolent, brown sugar, doughnut hole, dried apricot nose; tasty, mature, doughnut hole, cinnamon, baked lemon, ripe grapefruit palate; long finish

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  • 1990 Château Rieussec 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Medium golden orange color with golden lights; appealing, tart orange, preserved lemon, citron, creme brulee nose; mature, silky textured, tart marmalade, baked orange, orange creme brulee palate; long finish 95+ points

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