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Gitter's 50th Bday Dinner
Marino Ristorante
Tasted Tuesday, August 29, 2017 by tcarter with 791 views
Flight 1 - Bubbles (2 Notes)
Flight 2 - California Whites (3 Notes)
1967 Stony Hill Chardonnay 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
A little tired.
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1968 Stony Hill Chardonnay 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very nice aged chardonnay.
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1970 Stony Hill Chardonnay 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
This was beautiful and very alive. Held up wonderfully against the '67 and '68 vintages.
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Flight 3 - French Whites (6 Notes)
2013 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Bouchères 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Still a baby but already has that reduced quality that gives off a petrol smell on the nose.
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2011 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La Forest 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Very nice but very safe. Kind of quiet.
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2009 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Gorgeous, just amazing stuff.
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2014 François Raveneau Petit Chablis 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Petit Chablis
Massive petrol smell. I could gas my car up with this stuff!
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2004 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Réserve 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Has a funky, nutty sort of thing happening. I liked it but definitely not a group favorite. An acquired taste I suppose.
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2009 Y de Yquem 90 Points
France, Bordeaux
Kind of backwards and odd. Perhaps a flawed bottle? Not sure.
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Flight 4 - Burgundy (6 Notes)
2000 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche Cuvée Lucie 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
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1976 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay
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1967 Wente Vineyards Pinot Noir 96 Points
USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Livermore Valley
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1967 Robert Mondavi Winery Pinot Noir 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
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1991 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay
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2001 Claude Dugat Charmes-Chambertin 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
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Flight 5 - Italians (5 Notes)
1967 E. Pira & Figli (Chiara Boschis) Barolo 94 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
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1967 Franco Fiorina Barbaresco 95 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Beautiful for a while, but then it fell off a cliff. So if you open it, drink it quickly!
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1967 Marchesi di Barolo Barolo Flawed
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Flawed (I think... or just bad)
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1967 Giacomo Conterno Barolo 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Cloudy. Didnt love, but i imagine some will.
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1961 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Bussia 95 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
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Flight 6 - Bordeaux (3 Notes)
1967 Château Ausone 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Drinking beautifully and held up for a couple hours open in the bottle.
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1967 Château Cheval Blanc 97 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Killer bottle! Maybe WOTN.
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1961 Château Pontet-Canet Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Flawed.
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Flight 7 - BDX & Tuscany Combo (4 Notes)
1988 Château Smith Haut Lafitte 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Drank from a magnum
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1988 Castello dei Rampolla Sammarco Toscana IGT 97 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Crazy good and SO alive right now.
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1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Flawed.
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2001 Château Ausone 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Still young but coming into its own. This bottle wasn't showing as well as some, based on the scores....
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Flight 8 - Odd Wines Out (2 Notes)
1967 Jean Bourdy Côtes du Jura Rouge 90 Points
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
Don't think this wine is for me.
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1999 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie 93 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
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Flight 9 - Cult Cali Cabs (3 Notes)
2004 Maybach Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Materium 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
A bit jammy and sweet, even with 12 years age.
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2004 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 98 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Simply gorgeous. Well balanced and lush. Probably the WOTN for me, but the Old World peeps didn't love it.
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2004 Harlan Estate 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
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Flight 10 - Dessert! (1 Note)
1967 Quinta do Noval Porto Late Bottled Vintage 96 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Lots of age but still holding up well
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1990 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
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1998 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 96 Points
France, Champagne
Just drinking beautifully right now.
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