Varied and eclectic wines at Salil's

Vernon, CT
Tasted Tuesday, March 22, 2016 by mdefreitas with 465 views

Flight 1 - STARTERS (4 Notes)

Flight 2 - RED WINES (7 Notes)

  • 1990 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    A wonderful surprise. This was in a great drinking place, with totally resolved tannins to frame a mature flavor profile of dried dark fruits, leather and earth. Soft, aromatic and well balanced, although the finish could have been a bit longer.

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  • 1984 Ridge Zinfandel York Creek 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District

    An interesting Zin that has aged into a claret-like wine. Cedar, vanilla, dried red fruits and herbs. Soft and creamy on the palate and a bit short on the end, but this gets lots of points for the range of flavors produced.

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  • 1990 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    My last of two bottles and what a wonderful showing. Much smoother and layered than my first bottle about 13 years ago. A complete wine that provided loads of pleasure. Mature but still packing power, with smoky red fruits, spice, garrigue, leather, tar and game... the flavors just kept pumping out at me. A great, aromatic, savory showing and a wine that might still have more gas in the tank. Wow. Red wine of the night.

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  • 2005 Adega Regional de Colares Colares Arenæ 93 Points

    Portugal, Lisboa, Colares

    I loved the texture of this wine, crackling, crisp and svelte. Plump red fruits, but well chiseled with edgy structure. Perfumed nose of roses, with iron and herbs mixed in. Although youthful and un-evolved, this was accessible and a pleasure to drink. Surely this will get better in the coming decades.

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  • 1974 D. J. Silva Visconde de Salreu Colares 93 Points

    Portugal, Lisboa, Colares

    After some bad experiences (due to deteriorating corks) with some Colares that were over 90 years old, it was nice to taste a mature Colares where the cork has kept this long-lived wine intact. A cornucopia of scents here, like perfumed red roses, potpourri, dried plums, iron, leather and a hint of balsamic. Sharp acids keeps this quietly lively on the palate. This reminded me of a cross between a mature Burgundy and a Nebbiolo. Delicious and distinctive.

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  • 1976 Château Cos d'Estournel 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    A nice aged Bordeaux with all the classic notes you would expect: dried currants, cedar, cigar box and earth. Soft and velvety on the palate but a bit more flesh would have bumped this into another level.

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  • 2013 Henri Jouan Coteaux Bourguignons Cuvée Thomas 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Coteaux Bourguignons

    A lovely, elegant, red-fruited wine that showed wonderful lift and transparency. Bright, crunchy and bouncy on the palate.

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Flight 3 - SWEETS (2 Notes)

  • 1995 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese 92 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    This, somewhat darkish yellow wine, presented quite of bit of rich, honeyed botrytis, with tropical notes of pineapple, apricots and peaches. But for all it's weight, it retained balance with adequate acidity and a hint of slate. Sappy, juicy and delicious... Quite nice.

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  • 2001 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Auction 96 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    What a stunning Riesling, completely saturating the palate with sappy peaches, mangos, flowers and minerals. What stands out here is the classic 2001 profile of perfectly ripe fruit with stunning acids. The length here was crazy, painting the palate with a kaleidoscope of persistent flavors. White wine of the night, by far.

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