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New years eve at home
Tasted Thursday, January 1, 2015 by Omar Khayyam with 582 views
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2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
classic, fresh, sloeberry and leathery rioja that is still in its youth. good value, great with the grilled leg of lamb we served as a main course.
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2011 Bodegas Roda Rioja Sela 91 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Second day more elegance and freshness comes to the fore. Very good value.
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2008 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
same verdict. I have come to greatly appreciate these cool expressions of grenache dominated wines (Grenache noir 65%, Mourvèdre 15%, Syrah 15%, Cinsault, Clairette et divers 5%.) It does not showcase complexity or bold fruit or anything else in a very manifest manner, but the freshness, the clean fruit, the elegance and the perfect balance makes me happy. Great food wine. In the upper echelons.
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2011 Yann Chave Crozes-Hermitage Le Rouvre 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Yes it does not have the structure and density of fruit that a truly first class wine has. but the nose and the cool climate expression of this saline, yet meaty and berry driven syrah is outstanding in my humble opinion.
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2012 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso 89 Points
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
As far as I can remember, this was just as good as last year's sample... But it was New Year's Eve and a lot of wine to go through and I did not take formal notes..
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1999 Palmer & Co Champagne Vintage Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Great effort, poured from a Magnum, this had it all, some bready body and some nutty complexity and good mousse as well very good freshness. I think this is in its prime drinking window. good value too! go get it.
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2004 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année 93 Points
France, Champagne
Great wine, had energy and body and some maturity - great with our lobster in vanilla infused cream sauce. A lot of the white non sparklers poured this evening paled in comparison.
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NV Diebolt-Vallois Champagne Cuvée Prestige Blanc de Blancs 91 Points
France, Champagne
perennial favorite
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2012 Massican Annia 91 Points
USA, California
Great blend of grapes where the whole is larger than the parts, and still, as someone else noted, you can distinguish the parts (including the chardonnay). Has ripe fruit and great freshness. lovely effort
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2008 Château Carbonnieux Blanc 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
vey discreet nose, almost not there, flat palate, thinnish mouthfeel, but then on the back end there is some great freshness and zip which saves this very timid wine from being thrown into a sauce. Elegant and perhaps to discreet to stand up to any food, whatsoever. a mystery.
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NV Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut 90 Points
France, Champagne
pure, clean, somewhat to energetic mousse, but holds its own.
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2009 Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Finally a philippe chavy 2009 that showcases similar greatness as I had come to know from previous vintages. And ironically, the last of the 2009 philippe chavy. Elegant and pure expression. A favorite with all the guests.
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NV Pol Roger Champagne Brut Réserve 87 Points
France, Champagne
I mean, this is not bad. by any means. But I usually love pol roger all offerings and last night, among a bunch of champagnes, this did not stand up to competition as well as I felt it should have. A little to energetic mousse and sharp freshness. Maybe with some additional time this will mature into something more rounded.
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NV Palmer & Co Champagne Brut Réserve
France, Champagne
no notes, this was not a champion but still very good effort.
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2013 Domaine Laroche Chardonnay "L" 78 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d'Oc
yeah, this was the cooking wine for the lobster.
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2009 Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Near perfect chardonnay. Has complexity on the nose. Body that is not buttered up with too much oak, nor stirred up from leesy vinification methods but purely from good fruit material, freshness and zip. Wine of the night and that says a lot given the line up we had!
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