Game dinner with a very large group
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Tasted Friday, November 25, 2011 by Zweder with 341 views
Introduction
We all brought wines and we all shared. It was just a big party.
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Tasted Friday, November 25, 2011 by Zweder with 341 views
We all brought wines and we all shared. It was just a big party.
2010 Bortolin Prosecco di Valdobbiadene le Bertole 76 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
Just for the record; uninteresting and too sweet.
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2007 Vigneti Massa Derthona Sterpi 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Colli Tortonesi
Beautiful and elegant bouquet with good citrus. Same on the palate. Well dosed oak. Beautiful, elegant and concentrated wine.
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2008 Château Montus Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec 88 Points
France, Southwest France, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Sec
Special wine. A lot of asparagus in the bouquet. On the palate yellow fruits, oak and a lot of bitterness. Ok acidity. Concentrated wine.
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2007 Domaine de Bellivière Coteaux du Loir Vieilles Vignes Eparses 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Coteaux du Loir
Elegant bouquet with minerals. Still very fresh. Apples. Concentrated and nicely dry.
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2002 Domaine de Bellivière Coteaux du Loir Vieilles Vignes Eparses
France, Loire Valley, Coteaux du Loir
Quite developed. Limestone, a lot of it, but not like in the fresh Chablis wines. A lot of bitterness. A very special wine. No score.
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2007 Domaine de la Taille aux Loups Vouvray Sec Clos de la Bretonnière 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Beautiful fresh bouquet with minerals and elegant citrus. Same on the palate. A beautiful and elegant wine.
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2007 Domaine de la Taille aux Loups Montlouis-sur-Loire Remus Plus 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Montlouis-sur-Loire
Beautiful and fresh bouquet with minerals and also some bananas. Same on the palate. Clean and fresh with pleasant soft bitterness in the finish.
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1995 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 88 Points
France, Alsace
Flint stone and petrol in the bouquet. Mature and beautiful. Still very much alive.
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1992 Wwe. Dr. H. Thanisch (Erben-Thanisch) Riesling Trocken
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
A lot of petrol in the bouquet. Citrus and a long finish. No score.
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1999 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive 90 Points
France, Alsace
Beautiful, elegant and perfumed bouquet. On the palate honey, litchi and apricots and good citrus. Refined wine. Still youthful.
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1996 Château Bouscassé Madiran Vieilles Vignes 88 Points
France, Southwest France, Madiran
This was really a good bottle! Still a lot of good black fruits like cassis, also firm but pleasant and a bit drying tannin as well as good complexity. A very pleasant surprise and this could have lasted at least another 3 years.
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1996 Château Rieussec 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Beautiful bouquet with honey and apricots etc. Beautiful acidity behind it. Still so youthful. Great and complex wine.
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1964 Bodegas Brotons Alicante Fondillón Gran Reserva 96 Points
Spain, Valencia, Alicante
This is something really special!!! Mature sherry impressions in the bouquet with flor and nuts. On the palate chocolate, currants, nuts and so much more which I cannot describe. Firm amount of sweetness. Goes through the whole mouth and is enormously complex and has an extremely long finish. Although I hardly feel fit to score wines like this, it really deserves 95 or 96 or maybe even more. This can probably last still for several decades.
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1986 Mas de Daumas Gassac 88 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays de l'Hérault
Mature bouquet. Black fruit juice on the palate. Soft tannin. Has clearly developed since my previous notes from 2007 and 2009. Still going strong and no real hurry.
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1996 Mas de Daumas Gassac 89 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays de l'Hérault
Earthy impressions in the bouquet beside the dark forest fruits. On the palate a lot of dark fruits again, soft tannin and bitterness. Still a very juicy wine although the finish is not extremely long.
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1999 Castello di Neive Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Beautiful and elegant bouquet with earthy impressions. On the palate red as well as black forest fruits, beautiful acidity and still youthful a bit drying tannin. Good freshness. Beautiful wine with still a long life ahead.
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1999 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sorì Ginestra 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Beautiful and complex, earthy bouquet. Beautiful mouth feel; very juicy, mainly black fruits. No more notes, but this wine is already a great pleasure. Possibly at its peak now for my taste, but it can certainly last for several years.
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2006 Attila Gere Kopár Cuvée 92 Points
Hungary, Dél-Pannónia, Villányi
Just one glass; tasted half an hour after opening the bottle and keeping it aside while tasting several other wines and then tasted it again about an hour later. I write this down, because the difference was striking. The first sip offered beautiful and creamy juice with beautiful soft tannin and bitterness, impressive for a Hungarian red wine imho, but not stunning. The second sip, as said an hour later, the wine presented itself completely different; there was luxurious toasted oak, tobacco and cedar. It seemed to be even more full bodied and the fruits more dark. Really very exclusive. I went looking for the bottle to get some more, because I wanted to try again, but unfortunately the bottle was empty. To give myself a reference I want to score this…in the beginning 89 - 90, the second sip 94+. For now I will score it 92, but it could well be this wine deserves a 95. Have to find some bottles.
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1998 Quinta do Crasto Douro Vinha Maria Teresa 89 Points
Portugal, Douro
Some pleasant barnyard in the bouquet. On the palate mature and beautiful with soft tannin and elegant acidity. No mistake about it this is a great wine, but this bottle was less complex than expected. Will probably offer great pleasure between now and the next two years, but I wonder if this bottle was already on its way down…
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2005 Clos Mogador Priorat 92 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
A lot of barnyard/horse stable in the bouquet. Maybe even a bit too much. On the palate however the wine is still great; a lot of sweetness, but also a lot of elegance. I did not make more notes this time, but I have a few bottles, so there will be a follow up.
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2008 Celler Vall Llach Priorat Embruix 90 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Enormously youthful and lush. Ripe black fruits, soft and creamy tannin and a lot of sweetness. Will improve and probably show more complexity with a few more years of ageing. Next try 2014.
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2007 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Terrasse du Diable 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
Full bodied and yet elegant. Very juicy fruits and garrigue. A beautiful Southern Rhône wine. Already opening up, but will be a pleasure for at least the next 5+ years.
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2004 Fontanabianca Barbaresco Sori Burdin 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Some earthy impressions and black fruits in the bouquet. Same on the palate. Some red fruits as well. Pleasant amount of acidity and friendly tannin. Long finish. Beautiful wine already and for at least the next 5+ years.
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2006 Domaine d'Aupilhac Languedoc La Boda 89 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc
Earthy and juicy black fruits, touch of sweetness and a bit drying tannin. Beautiful oak. Already pleasant, but this wine can last 5+ years .
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2001 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Red fruits, white pepper, garrigue. Beautiful juice. Soft tannin. Beautiful now and the next 5+ years.
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2003 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 95 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Beautiful juice! Red as well as black fruits. Beautiful spiciness/garrigue. Not as rustic as many Pégau wines can be. The tannin is soft and pleasantly sticky. Good concentration and a lot of good freshness. A beautiful c9duP. Ready now and at least another 5 - 8 years ahead.
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2005 Château Tauzinat L'Hermitage 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Juicy wine, mainly black forest fruits and black cherries, a bit drying tannin in the finish. Good juice although not extremely complex. Will improve with another 3 - 5 years of ageing. Next try around 2014 - 2015.
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2006 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de mon Aïeul 95 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Beautifully concentrated and complex wine. Mostly black fruits, beautiful herbs and spices. In early maturity stage now and lovely. Drink between now and the next 10 years. A feast!
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1996 Château Montus Madiran 87 Points
France, Southwest France, Madiran
Black forest fruits, concentrated, good tannin and a lot of bitterness. No more notes unfortunately.
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1971 Château Mouton Rothschild
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Well, what to say…… No score…. But for the rest; although very mature still alive. Beautiful mature bouquet with still luxurious oak. No fruits left and tertiary tastes, but still pleasant acidity and silky soft tannin. Still a pleasure to drink, but definitely too old. Not really a surprise for this vintage. It was an honor that a friend shared this bottle with me!
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2006 Château Bouscassé Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh Vendémiaire 91 Points
France, Southwest France, Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
Very concentrated wine with a lot of orange peel, honey, apricots and polishing wax. Beautiful acidity behind it. Definitely beautiful with foie or a sweet desert.
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2004 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Romirasco 94 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Beautiful wine with some earthiness, red as well as black fruits, beautiful oak and very much a good example of a concentrated and complex Barolo. A truly great wine already and probably for another decade.
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2002 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del Duero
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
This was a very disappointing bottle. Very mature in the bouquet as well as on the palate. Unpleasant organic smells. This bottle was past its prime and considering my previous notes and the other notes in CT, this was most likely an off bottle. I hope so. No score.
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1990 Château Suduiraut 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
A lot of orange peel, apricots and honey. Beautiful acidity and good bitterness. A beautiful and concentrated, complex wine with still a good future at least for another 5+ years.
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2001 Grande Maison Monbazillac Cuvée des Monstres 92 Points
France, Southwest France, Dordogne, Monbazillac
Extremely concentrated and sweet, backed up by good acidity. Apricots, caramel and honey. A beautiful wine alright and impressive because of the enormous concentration, but lacking the complexity of the truly great wines. 92 is an excellent score.
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NV Château d'Aydie Vin de Liqueur Maydie 88 Points
France, Southwest France
Second time I have this and not unpleasant. Very concentrated and sweet black fruits. A lot of alcohol but the fruits dominate the wine.
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2006 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Vigna Asinone 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
Earthy impressions, beautiful soft sweetness, acidity and bitterness, youthful tannin. Excellent and elegant wine. Try again in 2015.
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2001 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Barnyard in the bouquet. Elegant acidity, garrigue and white pepper, juicy mainly red fruits. Again a beauty. See also previous notes.
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2007 Château Pierre-Bise Savennières Roche aux Moines 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières Roche aux Moines
Soft and ripe yellow fruits. Pleasant and light minerality and a little bitterness in the finish.
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2009 Caves Albert Duhr (Château Pauqué) Pinot Blanc Fossiles 87 Points
Luxembourg, Moselle, Vin de Table
Concentrated wine made of 80% Pinot Blanc and 20% Auxerrois. Tart apple and some oak. No more notes. Have to try again.
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2005 Marion Cabernet Sauvignon Veneto IGT 90 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
A lot of sweetness balanced by good acidity. Very ripe black forest fruits. Soft tannin. Good concentration. A beautiful wine. Drink now and the next 5 years.
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2010 Château l'Euziere Pic St. Loup L'or des Fous
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Pic St. Loup
Tart apple, bananas and some minerals. Clean and fresh wine. No more notes and no score unfortumately.
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2008 Weingut Michel Achkarrer Schlossberg Weissburgunder Spätlese trocken
Germany, Baden
Tart apple and not really impressive. Since the wine was poured too warm I did not make more notes and did not score it.
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2006 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Popped and poured (almost a crime). Beautiful and concentrated black fruit juice and soft, powerful tannin. Really hope to taste this again under better conditions and at least 5 years from now. 94+
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2006 Fattoria Zerbina Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore Riserva Pietramora 90 Points
Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Sangiovese di Romagna
Beautiful earthy bouquet. Concentrated black forest fruits. Firm acidity. Complex and beautiful wine. Beginning of maturity now, but will probably improve a bit over the next two years or so.
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