Best bottle #3

@Private location
Tasted Saturday, July 11, 2015 by NoTrollingerPlease with 382 views

Introduction

All wines were served and tasted blind.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 2014 Weingut Keller Riesling von der Fels 92 Points

    Germany, Rheinhessen

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    Clear medium lemon-green color. Clean, medium+ intense and youthful nose, easily identifiable as a Riesling. Dry, medium+ acidity, medium+ body with pronounced flavors with lots of stony and salty notes. Quite long finish. Slate? Mosel? To dry for Mosel but really great.
    This wine has years ahead and is a great example that even Kellers lesser wines can be astonishing.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1999 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel 93 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    Clear, beautiful deep golden color. Clean, intense and fully developed complex nose with petrol, honey, ripe pear, firn.
    Dry, full bodied mature wine with pronounced flavors and a long finish. Some saltiness, lots of ripe candied fruit, honey, dried apricot.
    Great example of an Austrian Smaragd, maybe a bit too much of everything. Makes me fed after a glass…

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  • 1997 Nikolaihof Riesling Vinothek 93 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    Unfortunately we drank this wine in the same flight with the Singerriedel, because it a complete different wine. Much paler color, medium lemon-gold. Medium intense nose, fully developed with lots of fresh herbs, balm, mint. It develops more complex aromas with time in the glass.
    Elegant dry wine, almost lightweight compared with the Singerriedel. Good acidity and quite low alcohol. Stones, salt, acacia. Maybe lacks a bit of power on the mid palate. Needs lot of air and has several years ahead but won’t develop any further.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 2009 Gaja Langhe Chardonnay Gaia & Rey 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    Clear, pale-medium lemon color. Medium intense developing nose with typical notes of oaked chardonnay. High (14,5%) but well integrated alcohol, full bodied and pronounced flavors of an elegant, but powerful Chardonnay. Ripe stoe fruit, pear, stones, salt, oak.
    Great Chardonnay which has 3-5 more years to grow and improve.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 1994 Coche-Dury Volnay 1er Cru 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    My first impression: a great Barolo. Clear, pale garnet/tawny color, with super intense and fully developed aromas of smoke, smoked meat, sour cherries.
    Dry with high acidity and tannins, both perfectly integrated. Medium+ body and a long powerful finish with luscious fruit (sour cherries), oak, smoke, herbs, tobacco. Wonderful!!

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 1985 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    Not as clear and brilliant color as the Talbot (unfiltered). Quite comparable nose. A bit more softer and elegant but loses complexity over time. Drink up.

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  • 1985 Château Talbot 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    Quite good BDX. Nice nose of green pepper, tobacco, smoke, oak without any signs of brett. Medium body, medium intense flavors of red fruits, earthy notes and oak in a medium+ finish.

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Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 2005 Gantenbein Pinot Noir 91 Points

    Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Graubünden, Fläsch

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    What a surprise! Never thought that this is a Gantenbein Pinot. Lots of artificial strawberries and too much oak in the medium intense nose. Reminds me more of a middle class German Pinot.
    On the palate it shows its potential with power and complexity, but it taste quite sweet although it is bone dry and has a lot of strawberries and vanilla aromas. This bottle polarizes and can’t be compared with the great Coche Volnay. I doubt that the intense strawberry aromas will somehow integrate over time, but the oak will probably.

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Flight 7 (1 Note)

  • 2002 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 92 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Sassicaia

    Glass: Riedel Syrah Universal
    Easily identifiable as a BDX blend. Fully developed aromas of lovage, brett and oak. Dry wine with medium tannins which are a bit dry. Medium+ intense flavors of red fruits, some sweetnes, green pepper. Nice wine.

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Flight 8 (1 Note)

  • 1961 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX 95 Points

    Spain, Andalucía, Montilla-Moriles

    Incredible wine. Motor oil! Super complex aromas in nose and palate. Dry fruits, honey, nuts, coffee, chocolate and great acidity which buffers the sweetness perfectly. Looong finish. Immortal! Lovely!

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Closing

It was a very nice tasting. No real word class highlight but all served wines were nice and of very high quality.

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