@ JB
Tasted Thursday, June 9, 2016 by Zweder with 390 views
There is no theme. Every participant brings one or two bottles fully blind. The wines are split up in whites, reds and sweet wines (if those are brought). No other information. The idea is to go from light bodied and/or old to full bodied and/or young. So randomly someone tells he/she wants to start with the first wine. Then the rest follows when he/she thinks it is a proper moment to pour a wine you brought. And surprisingly enough this system works quite well in most cases. There are no flights. We taste the wines one at a time.
2006 Francis Boulard Champagne Millésime Extra Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
In the bouquet minerals, some smoke, yeast and almonds. On the palate minerals almonds, slightly oxidized impressions. Fairly full bodied and tasty. Medium to low acidity, but a really nice bubble.
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2008 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner Hollerin 90 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Yellow tropical fruits like bananas etc. Ripe fruits. Full bodied and a bit fat. Mild acidity and a good length. Ready now and the next few years. 89 - 90
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2005 Château Pierre-Bise Savennières Roche aux Moines 90 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières Roche aux Moines
In the bouquet slightly oxidized with almonds, marzipan and peat. On the palate yellow fruits, hay, oxidized style. Full bodied, special and beautiful.
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NV Pierre Péters Champagne Brut Rosé for Albane 91 Points
France, Champagne
In the bouquet red fruits, some yeast and smoke. On the palate red fruits, a touch of sweetness and firm acidity. A bit drying in the finish. Clean wine.
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1990 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Vino da Tavola 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Vino da Tavola
Mature bouquet with earth, soy and some rustic flavors. On the palate plums, cherries, dates, figs and chocolate. The tannin still has some bite. Overall a rustic wine with good bitterness. Completely ready now, but no extreme hurry. Will not improve.
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2005 Charles Joguet Chinon Clos du Chêne Vert
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
In the bouquet firm cherries and earthy flavors. On the palate harsh cherries, firm acidity and tannin as well as bell pepper. In this stage I am not very much impressed, but this wine probably needs another decade or more. No score for today.
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1999 Clusel-Roch Côte-Rôtie Flawed
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Corked unfortunately.
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2001 Bonny Doon Vineyard Old Telegram 90 Points
USA, California
In the bouquet cherries, plums, earth and rustic flavors. On the palate plums, cherries, sweet spices, soft tannin, well balanced and a good length. The wine is at its peak now and will not really improve anymore.
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2012 Château Malherbe Côtes de Provence Pointe du Diable 88 Points
France, Provence, Côtes de Provence
Special bouquet with primary fruits, yoghurt and some oak. On the palate red fruits, licorice, rustic and barnyard impressions and mild acidity and tannin. 87 – 88+
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1997 Gaja Langhe Sitorey 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Beautiful bouquet with dark berries, oak and rustic flavors. On the palate delicious dark berries, black olives, sweet spices and vanilla. Overall a well balanced, harmonious and beautiful wine. Ready now and no real hurry.
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1998 Château Kirwan
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
The bouquet shows dark berries, sweet spices and is a bit musty. On the palate dark berries, green bell pepper and some other green impressions. Ok acidity and still somewhat sticky tannin. No score for today.
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2006 Antinori Tignanello 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
In the bouquet dark forest fruits and luxurious beautifully toasted oak. Same impressions on the palate, beautiful acidity, firm and good tannin with still a good bite, pleasant bitterness and a long finish. Overall a beautiful and concentrated wine in its young maturity stage. Wait until 2022+; it will almost certainly show even more finesse by then. 92 – 93+ for this evening.
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2000 Fattoria Le Pupille (Elisabetta Geppetti) Saffredi Toscana IGT 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
In the bouquet still dark berries and cherries. On the palate ripe dark berries, a lot of sweet spices, beautiful acidity, powdery tannin. Fully at its peak now and really very delicious. No real hurry, but if you have this wine, consider to try it now.
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2010 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 94 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
In the still youthful bouquet cherries and horse stable impressions. On the palate ripe cherries, chocolate, a firm amount of sweetness in combination with mild, good acidity and round tannin. Really delicious and easy to like wine already, but there is enough future as well.
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2006 Quinta Vale D. Maria Douro 90 Points
Portugal, Douro
In the bouquet red and dark forest fruits and herbs. On the palate juicy forest fruits, a touch of sweetness, herbs and spices, good acidity and tannin. Fairly elegant wine. Ready now, no real hurry.
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1999 Maculan Torcolato 92 Points
Italy, Veneto, Breganze
In the bouquet apricots, dried fruits and some smoke. On the palate orange peel, beautiful sweetness, some not unpleasant oxidized impressions and fresh acidity. Some caramel as well. Mature wine.
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