Monthly Tasting Group: Pizza Night
Black Sheep, Mpls, MN
Tasted Sunday, September 25, 2016 by rocknroller with 334 views
Introduction
Another fun night with about 17 of us doing an interesting mix of wines and pizza.
Black Sheep, Mpls, MN
Tasted Sunday, September 25, 2016 by rocknroller with 334 views
Another fun night with about 17 of us doing an interesting mix of wines and pizza.
1996 Cristian Senez Champagne Brut Millésimé 87 Points
France, Champagne
Medium gold color. Drank a small pour over 15 minutes. The color looked pretty good on this and it was drinkable, but something of a meh for me. It was at the least oxidative, but was somewhat oxidized, sour apple, probably just too far gone to really enjoy. Would have been better with food.
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NV Roederer Estate Brut Anderson Valley 90 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Very light gold color. I'm somewhat dismayed that I haven't had this for over a year. I must be slipping. This bottle was very bright showing crisp pear, fresh and focused, always well done. Note to self - go get some of these again.
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1991 Castell'in Villa Chianti Classico Riserva 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Medium dark red color with moderate bricking. PNP, drank 1 glass over 30 minutes. Wow, this had a killer nose out of the gate. It's bright and lovely with no indication of the age here. Very floral, dried flowers, dried cherry, leather, and spice. The palate delivers too with a floral base on top of still very nice dried cherries, crushed red berries, dust, dusty wood, gravel and fine grained tannins. Really impressive at 25 years.
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1995 Le Presi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 86 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Dark red color, bricked. PNP, drank a small pour over 30 minutes. As good as the '91 Castel'in Villa was, this was not. In a pretty weird spot with cabbage, vegetal, strong anise, wood and cherry on firm tannins. Can't say I enjoyed in unfortunately.
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2005 Domaine Michel Gaunoux Beaune 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune
Drank 1 glass over 20 minutes. This was so impressive for a humble little village wine. But make no mistake, the pedigree is clear. Nice and bright , cherry, mineral, fine tannins, very appealing. 89 to 90pts.
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2007 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro 90 Points
Italy, Campania, Roccamonfina IGT
Drank a small pour over 30 minutes. Earth, savory nose, dark fruits, cassis, black cherry, herbs, spicy, pine. Feels very youthful and not ready. 89-90pts currently.
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2010 Fattoria Alois Settimo 86 Points
Italy, Campania, Terre del Volturno IGT
Small pour. Herbal, vegetal, dry and structured, herbal palate, red fruits
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2012 Donnafugata Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé 92 Points
Italy, Sicily, Passito di Pantelleria
Small pour, drank over 15 minutes. Very attractive as always, bright and fresh with lively acid, apricot and dried peach.
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2013 Prunotto Barbera d'Asti 87 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti
Small pour over 20 minutes. Very green, herbal, red fruit, spice, oak, light, medium body.
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2003 Conti Costanti Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Dark red color. Pooped and slow-O for 1 hour before serving. Drank 1 glass over an hour. I liked the nose, nice perfume, wood, spices, cedar, anise, cherries, earth. The pallate is red fruited, cherry, minerals, some darker fruits too, deep, nice tannins, long. Very nice. No rush if you have more. 91+pts.
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2011 Andrea Oberto Barbera d'Alba Giada 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Very small pour. Seemed very modern, lots of youthful oakk and vanillin, cherry, cherry vanilla cream.
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2009 Scherrer Winery Zinfandel Old and Mature Vines Scherrer Vineyard Alexander Valley 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Very small pour. Ripe fruits, black raspberry, medium plus body, vanilla, black raspberry liqueur, herbal.
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2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne 93 Points
France, Champagne
Small pour. This was good as always, maybe not quite as expressive and vibrant, but still Dom and it shows. Probably suffered a bit from being too warm.
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2001 Château Guiraud 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Small pour, see last notes. Very good. 92+pts.
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