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Tasted Saturday, March 22, 2014 by AllRed with 445 views
Flight 1 - Warm ups (3 Notes)
Flight 2 - Reds (5 Notes)
2000 Domaine Carneros Pinot Noir The Famous Gate 86 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Faded color with notes of sour, tart cherries and bouillon. Better on the palate with cherry and forest floor qualities. Light; definitely older; off vintage. Guessed old OR Pinot.
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2011 Garcia Schwaderer Pinot Noir Special Selection
Chile, Casablanca Valley
Opens with a note of burnt rubber, followed by cherry and red fruit. Smells like a f'ing Pinotage. Better on the palate- bright red fruit- cherry and cranberry, with structure and vanilla. I settled on Chilean Carmenere.
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2001 Peju Province Winery Petit Verdot 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Bouillon and sous bois aromas, stewed & sour. Damn, this is a poor flight. Medium-bodied on the palate, featuring flavors of dark fruit and forest floor. Guessed Napa cab blend.
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1987 Sterling Vineyards Reserve Red Table Wine 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Faded crimson color with notes of iodine, followed by an herbal, weedy quality. Soft on the palate with flavors of red currants and forest floor with weedy/vegetal undertones. Th efruit turns slightly sour on the finish. Adds a green pepper flavor; unripe Cabernet. Guessed old CA cab blend.
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2009 Rosenblum Cellars Zinfandel Rockpile Road Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Rockpile
Aromas of blue fruit, dark fruit and pine sap. Medium-bodied with flavors of red fruit dominating, also some spice. Ends with a candied quality. I was all over the place reaching for a guessw ith this one, but Zinfandel never entered my mind.
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Flight 3 - Reds (5 Notes)
2009 Seghesio Family Vineyards Zinfandel Rockpile
USA, California, Sonoma County, Rockpile
And the second flight starts off where the first left off with another odd one, opening with citrus, grapefruit and red fruit aromas. Tannic and firm, with flavors of vanilla, red fruit and spice. The citrus notes never blew off. I guessed S. American cab.
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2005 Seven Hills Winery Petit Verdot McClellan Estate Vineyard 90 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley
Iodine and green, herbal qualities. Lovely red and dark fruit with a long finish tinged by herbs and iodine qualities. Balanced and pretty. Some guessed Bordeuax, but I thought this was a companion to wine D.
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2006 Château L'Arrosée
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Initially a bit reticent with just a bit of dark fruit coming through. Opens to reveal a mix of red and dark fruit, vanilla and earth. Nice finish.
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1996 Homewood Zinfandel 85 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
A bit candied; red fruit, cherry and cranberry notes. Red fruit and dried leaves on the palate, turning acidic and thin on the finish. Guessed over-the-hill Pinot or perhaps an Italian.
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2011 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Marqués de Casa Concha
Chile, Maipo Valley, Puente Alto
Citrus, red fruit and underbrush aromas. Sour and slightly acidic; vanilla and red fruit. Guessed S. American cab.
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Flight 4 - Reds (4 Notes)
1991 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Jimsomare 93 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Aromas of iodine, dark fruit and plum. The palate follows the bouquet with added notes of underbrush, red fruit and tobacco. Long, balanced finish. Drinking extremely well right now and should hold for quite a few years.
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2010 Villa San-Juliette Petit Verdot
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Vanilla and dark fruit notes dominate. Firm tannins, dark fruit and spice. Nice but nondescript- I had no guess.
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2009 Domaine de l'Espigouette (Bernard Latour) Vacqueyras 86 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vacqueyras
Plum and dark fruit dominates with hints of citrus. Pepper and dark fruit on the palate.
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2009 Domaine de la Cheneraie Beaumes-de-Venise Cru des Côtes du Rhône
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Beaumes-de-Venise
Tapenade and dark fruit qualities, followed by vanilla and spice tones.
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Flight 5 - Nonblind dinner/dessert wines (5 Notes)
2004 Detert Family Vineyards Cabernet Franc Oakville 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
Just a brief note. Lovely fruit and balance. Long in the finish.
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2009 Château Beauchêne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grande Réserve 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Cherry, currant and spice; herbal undertones with some pepper and spice mixed in.
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2007 Muscardini Cellars Tesoro 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Nice red fruit tones with vanilla and spice overtones. The palate follows the bouquet. Nice length and balance here.
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2003 Château Filhot 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Tropical fruits and apricot syrup. Rich viscosity; could use a little more acidity, but pleasant and a nice value.
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NV Alvear Pedro Ximénez Montilla-Moriles Solera 1927 92 Points
Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles
Nutty with pear nectar & caramel tones. Rich & unctuous; delicious. Maple syrup and roasted nuts.
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2012 Domaine les Grands Bois Viognier Côtes du Rhône Blanc 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
The first of our blind warm ups for the group tonight. Lots of florals with peach blossom and honey undertones. Honeyed peach and pear nectar flavors with bright underlying acidity and a nice finish. Lovely and pretty. 88-89 pts.
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2009 André et Michel Quenard Vin de Savoie Chignin-Bergeron Les Terrasses 85 Points
France, Savoie, Vin de Savoie Chignin-Bergeron
Nowhere near as good as previous bottles, so hopefully this was just in a bad phase or an off bottle. Rich, waxy texture with melon, lanolin and citrus qualities and a bit of an odd funky quality.
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2010 Truchard Roussanne
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Last in our flight of blind warm ups. Light color with loads of mineral and white fruit. Good acidity; bright and lively.
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