2018 New Years Day Tasting
Marietta, GA
Tasted Monday, January 1, 2018 by Rezy13 with 295 views
Flight 1 - Main Event: Blind Tasting $100-$250 (10 Notes)
1- Le Moine
2- '89 Pichon Lalande
3- '03 Cos
Feel like I gave a lot of 93 scores, but we had some tremendous wines but didn't think they were deserving of higher scores.
Closing
Another great New Years Day tasting. Great food, wine (mine won), Alabama and UGA won so many happy campers tonight.
2003 Château Cos d'Estournel 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Dark maroon core with garnet rim; cocoa, black currant, cherries, tobacco, dusty, younger, bitter chocolate, oak; similar notes on the palate, bitter chocolate, black olive, currants, cherry, earth, structured, oak, good fat, fairly primary, earth, fleshy yet structured; young and tasty, kept getting better with air, give more time, 93+; called '05 Pontet Canet.
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1995 Conterno Fantino Barolo Sorì Ginestra 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Semi-translucent crimson, pale rose rim; fennel and soy, roses, pretty nose, potpourri, fat on the palate, licorice, medicinal, sandalwood, anise, candy cane, full yet relenting, meaty, some herbs; ready to go; called '05 Giacosa Asili; pristine bottle brought back from Italy.
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1998 Château Figeac 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Dark maroon core with pale crimson with orange in rim; exotic nose, mushroom, earth, incense, perfumed; soft on entry then tannin firms up on the back, Margaux aromatics, sweet leather, tapenade, smoky, mineral reminiscent of gravel, still lots of fruit and floral notes; a roller coaster ride of guesses here, Margaux to where I ended up in '95 Jaboulet Hermitage, oops; tasty but lacking some typicity.
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2014 Lucien Le Moine Corton Blanc 96 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
My wine; slight golden color; butterscotch, smoky, stones, big and highly aromatic, hints at herbs, intense, lemon, grilled lemon, lemon curd, pie crust, weight, oily; great weight and richness on the palate, sweet savory and herbal, lemon curd, fat yet taut, expansive and mouth coating, very Grand Cru; gave this a few hours or air in decanter; young but quite good now; people gave me a hard time for bringing white but this was WOTN.
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2007 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Dark core, looks like there's some age, orange crimson rim; fennel, brown sugar, sandalwood, plum, powerful, dusty, firm tannin with some oak tannin, darker fruit, almost black olive, ripe; felt like this needed more time; fooled most as Nebbiolo- I called '07 Sandrone Cannubi.
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2001 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Dull dark crimson with orange brick rim; fennel, sandalwood, darker fruit, perfumed, caraway, plum, dried roses and violets; high toned palate, plum, cloves, acid, alcohol, some tannin, sour fruit, rich and plush, brown sugar, hints of raisin; sweet tasty and ready; called '97 E Pira Cannubi.
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1999 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 93 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Semi-translucent dark crimson core with lighter crimson rim; almond, fig paste, sweet fruit, young, blueberry, lower acid, some bitter on finish but strong sweetness, plush, hint of green, soft tannins and still a bit singular; Beaucastel?
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1989 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Resolving core of garnet with brick rim; balanced and intoxicating nose, mushroom, tobacco, smoke, chocolate; silken tannin, balanced, classic, not super long but delicious, great drinkability; called '90 Pichon Lalande.
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1995 Château Cos d'Estournel 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Darker maroon core with pale maroon rim; mushroom, incense, black currant, tobacco, bitter chocolate, raisin, dusty, cedar; sharper tannin, acid, sweet green pepper, spicy, youthful; called '03 Rauzan Segla.
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1991 Roberto Voerzio Barolo Cerequio 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Pale color, old, dull maroon core with orange red rim; fennel, caraway, celery seed, cedar, brown sugar, a bit tired and lost aromatic intensity; sharper tannin towards the end, thinner more resolved palate, still some sweet fruit and redeeming qualities; called '82 Moccagatta.
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