Holiday Euro Lunch 2012

Donato Enoteca, Redwood City, California
Tasted Sunday, December 2, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 682 views

Flight 1 - Champagne Flight (3 Notes)

  • 1998 Deutz Champagne Cuvée William Deutz 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    Light golden yellow color with abundant slow moving, pinpoint bubbles; very appealing, yeasty, vanilla, tart pear, lemon, mineral nose; tasty, poised, delicate, mineral, yeasty, toasty, tart lemon, baked lemon palate with medium-plus acidity; long finish

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  • 2005 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or 94 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru

    Light medium lemon yellow color with steady stream of tiny bubbles; very appealing, honey, floral, ripe pear, ripe apple nose; delicious, delicate, vinous, tart pear, tart apple palate; long finish

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  • NV Jacques Selosse Initial 93 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    Light lemon yellow color with abundant tiny bubbles; lightly oxidized apple, chalk, mineral nose; tasty, tart apple, tart lemon, mineral palate with scintillating acidity; medium-plus finish (disgorged April 24, 2012)

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Flight 2 - Eclectic White Flight (3 Notes)

Flight 3 - Eclectic Red Flight (4 Notes)

  • 1953 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne 98 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Bricked medium orange red color with pale yellow meniscus; mature, dried red fruit, autumnal, woodsy nose; mature, autumnal, elegant, dried cherry, juniper, wild mushrooms, wild rice palate with tart orange acidity; long finish

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  • 1993 Jean-Pierre Mugneret Echezeaux 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Bricking medium red violet color; mature, baked cherry, ripe berry, sous bois, tart cranberry nose; tasty, mature, silky textured, dried cherry, tart cherry, cranberry, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (obtained directly from the winery by Woodland Hills Wine Co.) 93+ points

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  • 1996 Louis Jadot Echezeaux 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Bricking medium dark red violet color; redolent, toasty, dried cherry, tart cranberry nose; youthful, tart cranberry, dried cherry, mineral palate; long finish

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  • 2009 Maison P-U-R (Cyril Alonso and Florian Looze) Côte-Rôtie En Coteau 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Nearly opaque red violet color; beets, horseradish, garrigue, pepper nose; pepper, tart red fruit, mineral, horseradish, tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points (w/15% Viognier)

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Flight 4 - Bordeaux Flight (4 Notes)

  • 1979 Château Lafite Rothschild 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Bricking medium dark red violet color; appealing, mature, tart cassis, iodine, pencil lead nose; tasty, mature, tart currant, pencil lead, cedar palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1990 Château Cos d'Estournel 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Slightly bricking dark red violet color; earthy, cedar, tart currant, tobacco nose; tasty, tart currant, tart plum, mineral, cedar, tobacco palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points

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  • 1990 Château Léoville Barton 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Slightly bricking very dark red violet color; stewed plum, tart black fruit nose; a little stewy, tart currant, tart plum, tobacco palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ points (possibly a little heat damage on this bottle)

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  • 1999 Château Pavie 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Very dark red violet color; coffee, chocolate, ripe black fruit nose; rich, ripe black fruit, chocolate, sweet coffee palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 5 - Sweet Finish (2 Notes)

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