Matter of Taste: Wine Advocate Tasting
Miami, FL
Tasted Saturday, September 26, 2015 by cliffkol with 833 views
Introduction
"A Matter of Taste". Saturday, Sept 26, 2015 at the Moore Building, 4050 NE 2nd Ave, Miami. 150 Iconic wines of Spain, Argentina and Chile. Presented by Robert Parker and Wine Advocate. Luis Guiterrez represented the Wine Advocate at the tasting. Single local retail sponsor: Sunset Wines.
1939 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Corono Blanco 94 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Solid, liquid gold with flavors that went on forever. An amazing wine
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2011 Abadia Retuerta Cabernet Sauvignon Pago Valdebellon 91 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
Dark fruits, slight oak, complex and layered flavors. Grippy tannins. Needs at least 5 more years; winemaker agreed. (Doris 93 YES)
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2011 Abadia Retuerta Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León Pago Negralada 87 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
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2011 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del Duero 91 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
A good future, but very young right now.
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2012 Bodegas Borsao Garnacha Campo de Borja Tres Picos 85 Points
Spain, Aragón, Campo de Borja
A very ordinary wine, but made for the masses and is very popular. (Doris - caramel nose. #1 of the Campo de Borja wines.) Dwight from Total Wine
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2012 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Garnacha Campo de Borja 91 Points
Spain, Aragón, Campo de Borja
aged in 60% American oak. 15-20 yr old vines. Higher elevation and smaller plots. Very good structure and balance. Nice depth and concentration. Complex wine. Nicely done. (Doris 89) (Dwight from Total Wine)
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2012 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Campo de Borja Veraton 89 Points
Spain, Aragón, Campo de Borja
Bottle was just opened so might have affected my rating. But this bottle was more tannic, grippy than prior bottles. Fruity as before, blue fruits. Aged in 60% french oak. (Doris 88) (Dwight from Total Wine)
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2013 Castell d’Encús Costers del Segre Acusp 84 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Costers del Segre
100% Pinot Noir, not a particularly good grape to grow in this region. The wine reflects that.
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2012 Castell d’Encús Costers del Segre Thalarn 87 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Costers del Segre
Spicy, soft flavors, medium color. 100% Syrah. (Doris 92)
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2013 Castell d’Encús Costers del Segre Quest 87 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Costers del Segre
Classic Bordeaux left bank blend, majority Cabernet Sauvignon. Light color, light flavors, nice blended wine though. (Doris 91. smooth, blend. Done in hole in ground)
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2008 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Cune Gran Reserva 87 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Fruity, mature cherries, slight oak, earth. Not a complex wine but nice with company. Grippy tannins. (Doris 89-90)
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2009 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva 90 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Woody, blue fruits. Nicely balanced tannins. Good structure. Could use 3 more years.
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2008 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Reserva 89 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alavesa, Rioja
Lighter and softer than the Gran Reserva. More feminine.
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2005 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Gran Reserva 92 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alavesa, Rioja
Majority Tempranillo. Drinks like a blend, delicious. Nice tannins, a bit grippy but powerful. Complex, layered. (Doris - 92 YES)
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2011 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla El Nido 91 Points
Spain, Murcia, Jumilla
70% cabernet sauvignon, 30% monastrell. Aged for 24 months in new French and American oak. Young, very fruity, soft tannins. Needs 5-10 more years. (Doris 91)
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2011 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio 90 Points
Spain, Murcia, Jumilla
70% Monastreil, 30% cabernet sauvignon. Aged 24 months in oak barrels. More feminine, softer than El Nido. Minerals, blue fruits, slight oak. Tannins need more time for resolving. Another 5 years.
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NV Bodegas Hidalgo Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Amontillado Pastrana 85 Points
Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Chocolate, spices, oak. Very dry, non-descript taste. Doris loved this wine. White sherry style.
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NV Bodegas Hidalgo Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palo Cortado Viejo 89 Points
Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Fortified. One of Doris's favorite wines of the tasting. White sherry style (Doris 95)
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NV Juvé y Camps Brut Rosé Pinot Noir 89 Points
Spain, Cava
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2009 Juvé y Camps Cava Brut Nature Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva 87 Points
Spain, Cava
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2010 Viña Koyle Auma 90 Points
Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley
Chewy, complex, Bordeaux style blend. Slight oak, spices. Needs at least 5 more years. (Doris 88)
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2013 Zorzal Eggo Tinto de Tiza 82 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco, Tupungato
90% malbec, 5% cabernet sauvignon, 5% cabernet franc. Funky and fun, but not for me.
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2012 Passionate Wine Demente 80 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco, Tupungato
Malbec/cabernet franc blend. Soft, light, mild flavors, soft tannins. Not interesting.
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2011 Montes Alpha M 91 Points
Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley
Well balanced, complex blue fruits, concentrated flavors, not jammy. Nice structure. slight oak foundation. (Doris 90-91)
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2009 Bodega O. Fournier Urban Blend 89 Points
Chile, Maule Valley
80% cabernet franc, 10% cabernet sauvignon, 10% syrah. Decent blend, nothing great. (Doris 80)
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2007 Bodegas Pintia Toro Pintia 92 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Toro
Delicious, well balanced. Blue fruits, mature, slight oak. This is a well made, structured wine. Nicely done.
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2013 Tabalí Sauvignon Blanc Talinay Coastal Limestone Vineyard 92 Points
Chile, Limarí Valley
Citrus, stone fruits, floral, minerals, slight sweetness. Very fresh, clean, crisp. Nice depth, slightly complex. Well done! (Doris 93. GREAT)
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2010 Trapiche Malbec Terroir Series Finca Suarez Lastra 87 Points
Argentina, Mendoza
Of the Terroir Series tasted, this was the driest, most tannic and least body and flavors. Overall though, still a decent wine.
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2010 Trapiche Malbec Terroir Series Finca Ambrosia 90 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco, Gualtallary
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2010 Trapiche Malbec Terroir Series Finca Orellana de Escobar 88 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco, La Consulta
Light but well balanced and decent structure. Very fruity.
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2010 Bodegas Bianchi Enzo Bianchi 92 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, San Rafael
Bordeaux blend. Cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, petit verdot, malbec. Still very young, needs at least 3-4 more years. The winemaker brought this vintage since the 2007 is sold out from their inventory. Forest floor, cassis, oak, dark cherries, spices, floral. Tannins are beginning to resolve, but still have more to go. $55 approx retail. (Doris 92. YES)
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2009 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5° 91 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
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