Wine & Barbecue
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Tasted Saturday, June 17, 2017 by NoTrollingerPlease with 353 views
Flight 1 (17 Notes)
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It was a wonderful evening with great wines and even greater food!!!
@Private location
Tasted Saturday, June 17, 2017 by NoTrollingerPlease with 353 views
It was a wonderful evening with great wines and even greater food!!!
2005 Château Coutet Barsac 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Good Sauternes with great potential. No formal notes taken.
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2005 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
A bit behind the Coutet. Good Sauternes with great potential. No formal notes taken.
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2001 Château de Rayne-Vigneau 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Despite the better vintage the lesser of the three Sauternes this evening. Lot's of VA (nail polish remover).No formal notes taken.
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2008 Podere Il Carnasciale Il Caberlot 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Glass: Gabriel Universal
From Magnum (obviously). Half of the bottle decanted for about 1-2h. Still very young but pleasantly to drink: Silky, velvety tannin, very fresh due to the medium+, well integrated acidity. Lots of spices and complexity, long finish. Potential of further development for 10+ years. 93-94
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2004 Dom Pérignon Champagne 92 Points
France, Champagne
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
Pale, lemon-golden color. Very mineral, lean and elegant. Maybe needs more time or other glass?
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2012 von Winning Deidesheimer Langenmorgen Riesling Großes Gewächs 91 Points
Germany, Pfalz
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
Pale, lemon-golden color. Restrained nose. Very mineral, not much fruit, medium finish, nice tension. I guess it needs some more years to evolve. 90-92
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2014 Gantenbein Chardonnay 92 Points
Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland, Graubünden, Fläsch
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
Pale, lemon-golden color. Restrained nose, very closed. I was a bit disappointed after smelling, but on the palate this wine is a stunner. Very mineral, not much fruit, lot of pressure and electrifying tension, complex and long finish. Give it 5+ years of development and it will be a very great Chardonnay. Nose 89, palate 94.
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2010 Bernhard Huber Hecklinger Schlossberg Chardonnay Großes Gewächs 93 Points
Germany, Baden
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
From Magnum. Medium golden color. Classic Chardonnay, medium+ intense and developing nose with some ripeness. Very nice! Dry, acidity and alcohol (13,5% abv) perfectly balanced. Chalky mineral notes, restrained stone fruit, herbs, oak, vanilla. Good tension and pressure, creamy and mouth coating. Not as electrifying as the Gantenbein, but much more complete and round. This wine is at its peak and will stay there for some more years. Great! 93-95
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2012 Tertre Rôteboeuf
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
Classic BDX nose that I don’t like. Astonishingly not completely closed or shut down, but you can feel that it needs much more time for development. Silky tanning and good texture though. Currently around 91+
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2003 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
Makes fun to drink now. Good balance, still fruit driven but with some tertiary aromas already. Velvet tannin, medium+ finish. Very nice and good potential for 5-10 years of further development.
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2000 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 87 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
Not flawed, but certainly over the top, quite one dimensional, only partially showing signs of a good Hermitage. Drink up!
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2013 Orin Swift Cabernet Sauvignon Mercury Head
USA, California, Napa Valley
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
Well, what can I say. A bodybuilder on steroids. Massive body and structure, too much of everything, without finesse and complexity. Hot, over extracted. Reminds me of dark berry jam mixed with pure alcohol. How this wine could ever get 98 PP? Only Bob knows… Will it improve over time? I really don’t know, but I strongly doubt, that it will develop more complexity and loose weight
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1997 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
What a difference after the Mercury head. Almost classic BDX, very elegant, quite low alcohol (12% abv). Very nice and fully developed nose with herbs, wet forest soil, dark fruit and some barn.
Very elegant on the palate, velvet tannin, red raw meat, cherry and other red fruit, spices, medium+ finish. Very nice with potential of further ageing of at least 5-10 years. 93-94
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2002 Château du Cèdre Cahors Le Cèdre 86 Points
France, Southwest France, Cahors
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
Not flawed, simply gone. No excitement, not much complexity, no potential for further ageing.
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2006 Penfolds Grange
Australia, South Australia
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
It was a shame to open up this bottle. Completely closed and shut down. But at least it showed its great potential. Will be a great wine in 10-20 years. Wait and you will be greatly rewarded!
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1982 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
PnP. Still very young. Very interesting and nice nose with the typical mint / eucalyptus notes. Dry, multi layered, driven by its fruit, spices and herbs. Nice texture, very velvety. Medium++ finish. Good pressure, joyful to drink and still with potential for further ageing. 92-94
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1949 Pétrus Vandermeulen Bottling
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
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Glass: Gabriel Universal
This is just for my personal record. Don’t know, if this bottle was a fake or simply gone… Interestingly it was not dead, in fact it drinks nicely still if you like a mixture of Port and oloroso Sherry, but it had nothing to do with Merlot. Therefore: NR.
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