Regular dinner group

We all brought some wines.

The host prepared a dinner with the first 13 wines.
After that came the afterparty with another 18 wines.

All wines were tasted blind.

• NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 732 90 Points

  France, Champagne

  Mature, brioche, mild and elegant. Good minerality.

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• 2002 Domaine de Bellivière Coteaux du Loir Vieilles Vignes Eparses

  France, Loire Valley, Coteaux du Loir

  Hope this was an off bottle ; it was so disappointing that I did not bother to make notes or score it. So this is just for the record and to see if my last bottle offers the same experience.

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• 1996 Jean-Luc Colombo Hermitage Blanc Le Rouet 88 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  As last years note. Bananas and asparagus. Mild and soft. Just very little noticeable acidity.

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• 2004 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 91 Points

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

  Beautiful wine with a good dose of oak, soft apples, banana. Complex and elegant. Beautiful drinking now.

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• 2007 Domaine Lafage Cuvée Centenaire 88 Points

  France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon

  Expressive bouquet of flowers. Soft citrus and impressions of yellow tropical fruits. Good complexity.

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• 2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  This is a textbook example of a white Pessac/Leognan. The oak is still somewhat dominating, but this is definitely an excellent wine. At this moment possibly still a bit too young, because it should show more complexity.

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• 2005 Domaine Anne Gros Chardonnay Bourgogne 85 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

  Buttery and easy going wine with tropical flavors and some bitterness in the finish. Not overly complex.

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• 2002 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

  A lot of butter (from the oak), soft citrus. Vegetables. A bit strange wine. Not a textbook Chablis because I miss the minerals. Maybe this is an off bottle. Nevertheless the score is not too bad.

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• 2006 Louis Latour Chardonnay Grand Ardèche 86 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côteaux de l'Ardèche

  A lot of bitterness from the oak and very mild acidity. This is not what you would expect to come from France. All in all the wine is ok, but not special.

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• 2003 Domaine Weinbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée Théo 90 Points

  France, Alsace

  A really nice and elegant gewürztraminer of good complexity. Much more refined than many other gewürztraminers from Alsace. There is some pleasant sweetness, but not too much.

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• 2007 Domaine du Tariquet Côtes de Gascogne Dernières Grives 87 Points

  France, Southwest France, Gascony, Côtes de Gascogne

  Good sweetness with a lot of apricots, banana and tangerine. There is some acidity behind it all, which makes this a very nice wine.

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• 2001 Domaine de la Bongran (Thevenet) Mâcon-Villages Cuvée Botrytis 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Villages

  No formal notes, just a score.

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• 2003 Château Climens 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

  Loaded with apricots, honey and polishing wax. Very full bodied, but also elegant. A great wine with a long future. Might gain with ageing.

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• 2000 Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Les Terres Brulees 88 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

  Rustic and a bit dusty wine. A lot of firm bitterness and acidity. A bit drying in the finish. Medium bodied. Not waiting much longer might be the best option.

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• 1998 Penfolds Shiraz Bin 128 91 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

  A lot of chocolate, licorice, and bitterness. Full bodied and good acidity. Firm tannin which promises several years more. And the best part is that there is elegance as well.

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• 2004 Casa Castillo Syrah Jumilla Valtosca 90 Points

  Spain, Murcia, Jumilla

  Two years after my previous note the wine is still much too young. The dark chocolate is still prominent. This enormously concentrated wine can use at least another 2 - 3 years of cellaring.

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• 2004 Provins Syrah Maitre de Chais 89 Points

  Switzerland, Valais, Sion

  Beautiful and elegant bouquet. Creamy and buttery. Fresh acidity. This is a very elegant style syrah I can really appreciate.

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• 2005 Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 91 Points

  South Africa, Coastal Region, Franschhoek Valley

  Beautiful. Full bodied and elegant. A lot of good acidity and spiciness. On the other hand the (American?) oak and candy tastes make the wine a little less interesting. The wine needs more time to get things integrated. Nevertheless a great score already.

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• 2007 Domaine les Grands Bois Rasteau Cuvée Marc 91 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Rasteau

  Chocolate and dark fruits in the bouquet as well as the taste. Very ripe fruits. Very juicy. Easy going acidity. A great pleasure to drink.

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• 2007 Domaine La Garrigue Côtes du Rhône Cuvée Romaine 90 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône

  Spiciness, good juice, dark fruits and a little bit of barnyard to make it all complete. This time I scored the wine 90. Really a treat for the price.

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• 2004 Torbreck Woodcutter's Shiraz 89 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Complex and elegant bouquet with herbs, chocolate and some tobacco. Red and black fruits. Good juice. A little sweetness. Soft but firm tannin and a good dose of bitterness. Definitely has a future of several years. Good qpr!

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• 2004 Domaine de la Grange des Pères Vin de Pays de l'Hérault 92 Points

  France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays de l'Hérault

  Beautiful refined and complex bouquet with herbs and spices and pleasant barnyard. Good juice of mainly red fruits. Firm but soft bitterness. Very well balanced and with a long finish. Great wine. Already in a nice drinking stage.

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• 1997 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 90 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  At first the bouquet was somewhat locked with a touch of barnyard. Later it opened up; elegant and slightly mature. A sweet start on the palate, smoky, red fruits, herbs. Not extremely full bodied. Elegant style syrah. In the taste slightly mature as well. Given some air it offers very nice drinking now.

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• 1990 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne 92 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  Mature bouquet with a little barnyard and some sweetness. Same in the taste as well as spiciness. Full bodied wine which still has good tannin for some more years. A treat!

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• 1998 Ojai Syrah Lot E.H. Roll Ranch Vineyard 93 Points

  USA, California

  Barnyard and good spices in the bouquet. Very juicy with good sweetness and acidity. Supple, soft and mature and elegant. Beautiful and complex wine, ready now, but no real hurry.

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• 1999 Domaine des Rémizières Hermitage Cuvée Émilie 92 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  Little barnyard, spices and very juicy. Soft tannin and some pleasant bitterness. Long finish. The wine is in the beginning of its maturity stage.

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• 1998 Rolf Binder/Veritas Shiraz Heysen 94 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Soft chocolate and ripe black currant juice. A lot of sweetness. Well integrated oak. A very tempting wine. Beautiful drinking now, but no hurry.

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• 2006 Glaetzer Shiraz Amon-Ra Barossa Valley 95 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  A lot of everything! Enormously concentrated. Ripe red as well as black fruits. Coffee, bacon etc. And behind of this there is elegance as well. But it is still so young. Although I will probably not manage, next bottle at least 5 years from now. The score can only go up.

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• 2007 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Chaupin 95 Points

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

  Enormously juicy ripe black fruits. Spicy, soft tannin and bitterness. Sweetness and acidity in beautiful harmony. This is great stuff.

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• 2007 Domaine de Ferrand Châteauneuf-du-Pape 95 Points

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

  Full bodied and concentrated lush wine. Ripe black fruits. Spicy and soft. Very well balanced. Another 2007 C9 success.

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• 2007 Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 97 Points

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

  Rich, lush, graceful. This is so complete. Concentrated and refined. Very juicy, perfect balance. No words for it.

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