France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Honey gold colour. Aromas of Allen's apple juice, honey, lychee, white flowers, and apricot. Medium-bodied, with glycerin, apple juice, hints of caramel, white flowers, lanolin, and medicine. Moderate finish, 25-30s, with apples and white fruit.
Pale garnet colour with some bricking to a pink rim. Aromas of beetroot, candied red fruit, currant, alcohol and a hint of spice. Medium-bodied, with replays from nose. Good grip, with wild strawberries and beetroot. Moderate finish, 25-30s, with red candied fruit. Opens more with time. Well done, especially for Niagara.
Medium-ruby colour. Aromas of beetroot, barnyard, currant, and strawberries. Medium-bodied, with beetroot, cherry, and minerals. Quite elegant, with a 30-35s, finish that shows red berry fruit.
Dark ruby/black colour. Medicinal/menthol aromas along with blackcurrant, lead pencil/graphite, and vanilla. Medium-full bodied, with lots of blackcurrant, menthol, and black plums. Moderate finish, 35s, with black fruit. Yummy.
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Medium-dark garnet with aromas of sottobosco, cherry, plums, licorice, and spice. Medium-bodied, pretty closed, with cherry, earth, Indian spice, blackberry. Moderate finish, 30-35s. Tight and restrained. Opens up with time. Needs another 2-3 years minimum.
Inky ruby/black colour; opaque. Aromas of black licorice, blackberries, alcohol, spice, black plums, and a hint of iodine. Slightly Porty/Amarone-eske early on with a touch of raisins on the nose. Full-bodied, massive, lots of tannin, with spice, blackberry fruit, dried flowers, and alcohol on the palate. Port/raisin notes come through on the long, 40-45s finish, joined by black fruit, truffle, and spice. Tannic on the back end. Needs time as 5-6 hours of air was not nearly enough. Still 93-94 points, though.
Amber/copper colour. Aromas of creme brulee, orange rind, and vanilla. Full-bodied, thick, unctuous, kind of like pancake syrup - candies my teeth, and shows burnt caramel, orange rind, and vanilla. Moderate-long finish wiht replays from palate, ~35-40s.
2003 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Honey gold colour. Aromas of Allen's apple juice, honey, lychee, white flowers, and apricot. Medium-bodied, with glycerin, apple juice, hints of caramel, white flowers, lanolin, and medicine. Moderate finish, 25-30s, with apples and white fruit.
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2004 Niagara College Teaching Winery Pinot Noir Reserve 88 Points
Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA
Pale garnet colour with some bricking to a pink rim. Aromas of beetroot, candied red fruit, currant, alcohol and a hint of spice. Medium-bodied, with replays from nose. Good grip, with wild strawberries and beetroot. Moderate finish, 25-30s, with red candied fruit. Opens more with time. Well done, especially for Niagara.
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2001 Calera Pinot Noir Jensen Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Mount Harlan
Medium-ruby colour. Aromas of beetroot, barnyard, currant, and strawberries. Medium-bodied, with beetroot, cherry, and minerals. Quite elegant, with a 30-35s, finish that shows red berry fruit.
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2000 Château Giscours 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Dark ruby/black colour. Medicinal/menthol aromas along with blackcurrant, lead pencil/graphite, and vanilla. Medium-full bodied, with lots of blackcurrant, menthol, and black plums. Moderate finish, 35s, with black fruit. Yummy.
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1997 Pian Delle Vigne (Antinori) Brunello di Montalcino 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Medium-dark garnet with aromas of sottobosco, cherry, plums, licorice, and spice. Medium-bodied, pretty closed, with cherry, earth, Indian spice, blackberry. Moderate finish, 30-35s. Tight and restrained. Opens up with time. Needs another 2-3 years minimum.
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2001 Binomio Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 93 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Inky ruby/black colour; opaque. Aromas of black licorice, blackberries, alcohol, spice, black plums, and a hint of iodine. Slightly Porty/Amarone-eske early on with a touch of raisins on the nose. Full-bodied, massive, lots of tannin, with spice, blackberry fruit, dried flowers, and alcohol on the palate. Port/raisin notes come through on the long, 40-45s finish, joined by black fruit, truffle, and spice. Tannic on the back end. Needs time as 5-6 hours of air was not nearly enough. Still 93-94 points, though.
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NV Campbells Tokay Rutherglen 90 Points
Australia, Victoria, North East, Rutherglen
Amber/copper colour. Aromas of creme brulee, orange rind, and vanilla. Full-bodied, thick, unctuous, kind of like pancake syrup - candies my teeth, and shows burnt caramel, orange rind, and vanilla. Moderate-long finish wiht replays from palate, ~35-40s.
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