Neil's
Tasted Sunday, August 10, 2014 by AllRed with 612 views
The host provides a couple of double blind warm up whites for the group, followed by 8 wines fitting a theme. The main flight of 8 is tasted double blind, and tatsers are given the task of identifying the theme. Each tasters ranks the wines from 1st though 8th, and the wines are unveiled worst to first, is descending order of total points. Ties are broken by number of higher place votes. Following the tasting, we enjoy dinner and nonblind wines contributed by the tasters. The host charges for the tasting. Today we had 13 tasters and the cost was $30.
Tasted double blind.
As you can see from the total points, we were, as a group, all over the place. I cannot recall a tasting where we were so divergent with our votes. We almost always have a couple that are head and shoulders above the rest for the group. Anyway, these were all very tight initially and took the better part of half an hour to open up. At the first run through, noting only the bouquet, I thought we may have had a flight of Pinots. It wasn't until I got to the Alexis Establet that I detected anything resembling Chateauneuf aromatically. After thirty minutes or so, these had opened a bit and it became fairly clear that we had CdP. I think these were all still quite young and tight. I would hold off on these for a few years yet, or be sure to give them a few hours in a decanter.
Enjoyed nonblind with prosciutto-wrapper pork tenderloin, bean salad and corn salad.
Thanks to Neil and Barb for getting together and hosting a fun tasting!
2007 Stony Hill Chardonnay
USA, California, Napa Valley
Golden yellow color with notes of quince, toast and oak, with caramel and orchard fruit qualities on the palate. Develops lemon and mineral qualities reminiscent of a young Corton Charlemagne.
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2008 Louis Jadot Meursault 1er Cru Charmes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Deep color. Has an acetone note that blows off leaving citrus, apple and wool notes. Butterscotch, lemon and mineral qualities on the palate. Guessed older Chassagne.
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