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Sunday gathering, Benji visits Wine Country
Napa Valley Wine & Cigar
Tasted Sunday, January 4, 2015 by River Rat with 624 views
Flight 1 (3 Notes)
Flight 2 (4 Notes)
2009 Maison Ilan Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Les Chaffots Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru
Poor storage or closure failure, cork wet right to top. Nose was all brett, no fruit, or acidity, muted rose petal water. Very poor showing.
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1983 Comte Armand Pommard 1er Cru Clos des Epeneaux Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
DOA. Old and tired.
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2012 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Pure dark red fruit but kind of one dimensional. May have needed more time.
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2011 Kutch Pinot Noir McDougall Ranch
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Best of the 4 PNs for me. Good balance between dark fruit, acid and tannin. Lovely aromatics.
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Flight 3 (3 Notes)
2008 No Girls Grenache
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley
My WOTN. Stellar savory nose, crunchy red fruit, superb balance. Blew the doors off the SQN.
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2009 Sine Qua Non Grenache Upside Down
USA, California, Central Coast
Over the top, sweet. Never would have guessed Grenache. Came across like a dessert wine.
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2012 Paix Sur Terre Mourvèdre The Other One Glenrose Vineyard
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
This was over the top for me kinda like the SQN. Would not have guessed Mourvèdre blind. So many Paso wines come across this way to me. On a different night but not tonight.
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Flight 4 (3 Notes)
2005 Château L'Evangile
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Young, sharp tannins, delicious nonetheless. Most interesting wine of the nite for me. Needs time but will shine.
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2011 Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard
USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
The Crane is always a winner. Great depth and spice. Major infanticide though.
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2007 Sojourn Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
Surprise showing of the night. In a sweet spot, great nose, crunchy fruit.held it's own with pricier models.
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Flight 5 (2 Notes)
2012 Campesino Syrah Sangiacomo Old Lakeville Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Very defined. Savory Petaluma gap nose, black olive, spice, nice effort.
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2005 Lillian Winery Syrah
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
So big deep and dense. Needs another 10 years.
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2000 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé
France, Champagne
Nutty nose, fresh popcorn, rolls over to palate, touch heavy, great bubbles.
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2013 Fogline Vineyards Chardonnay Zephyr's Block
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Lots of melon and lemon curd on the nose, clean silky with a bit if richness. Well done.
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2012 Wayfarer Chardonnay Wayfarer Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Fort Ross - Seaview
A touch leaner on the aromatics than the Fogline but crisp clean fruit with nice salinity.
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