Aurora viewing wine tasting

Spöland, North Sweden
Tasted Monday, September 7, 2015 by StefanAkiko with 374 views

Introduction

Housewarming party with very few guests.

Cosmopolitan salad, smoked roe (Kalix löjrom AOC), Wästerbottensost, olive oil, red onions etc on thin bread.
There was also a biodynamic bubbly wine that was ok and very fruity. The low-for-the-genre acids went well with my palate.

Flight 2 - Korttidsgrillad rubbad flankstek (2 Notes)

Hög temp, kort tid!
Makalöst kött!
Vinerna var också väl valda för sammanhanget.

2003 E. Guigal Hermitage 90 Points

France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

Big bold Syrah, California style. Absolutely amazing composition as a red wine for grilled meat. Far from a restrained Hermitage and no pepper in the olfactory region.
Better after 1 hr decant.
QPR = not as amazing.

Was slightly maturity-oxidized already (perfect cork) so, maybe it's started to fall apart a bit early.

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2009 Couly-Dutheil Chinon Clos de l'Echo 92 Points

France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon

Intense and surprisingly opaque.
Has wet rocks, grass, touch of sweaty mare, tobacco and blueberries on the nose.
In the mouth there are blueberries everywhere. Tannins are somewhat relaxed and dutifully hidden by the ample young fruit. Acids are balancing. There's length and complexity as well.
A very fine wine!

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Flight 3 - cheesecake med muskovadosocker och brynt smör (2 Notes)

rikt, fylligt och rent av dramatiskt gott!

2009 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese 96 Points

Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

Absolutely stunning!
Stunning, stunning, stunning!!!
Exactly what we needed:
Petrochem and a variety of floral aromas on the nose.
Not so sweet, perfect acids, elegant but intense and long, yummily complex and a great example of great wine-making.
This is a wine to love!

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2013 Brännland Iscider 94 Points

Sweden, Västerbotten

Amazing balance between acids and restrained sugars.
Superb wine. Absolutely, positively superb.
Has the distinct and refined Calavdos aromas that only the best Calavdos develop.

Happily looking forward to the next btl :-)

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Flight 4 - Aurora viewing in the warm water tub and beer

IPA, ale, Strongbow, lager, pilsner etc. And the most amazing aurora I've ever seen... We enjoyed it for almost three hours. All of me looked like a raisin :-)