Tuesday Night Double Blind $40+

• 2006 Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz Lieu dit Malakoff

  Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Pyrenees

  Darker core with large maroon rim, fine sediment; olives, floral, violets, brine, fresh and classic Syrah, sour plum; good grain to the wine, sour plum, granite?, peppery, pink peppercorn, tangy, dry extract; very tasty, was in St. Joseph/Crozes Hermitage.

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• 2009 Azienda Agricola San Giuseppe Brunello di Montalcino Stella di Campalto Riserva

  Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

  Very pale rose core with onion skin rim; soft nose, rose water, slight green herbs note, soft texture and sexy mouthfeel, almost cinnamon; others in Barolo but I called '09 Rosso di Montalcino, was not getting nobility apparently.

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• 2014 Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles-St.-Jacques

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

  Reddish violet core showing clarity; great nose, spice, violets, cranberry, lingonberry, texture and richness evident from the nose; sappy on the palate, great balance, enticing dark cherry; was in Pousse d'Or Volnay.

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• 2001 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  Dark core with reddish violet rim; balm, Italian-like nose, roses, sweet dark cherry, herbs, menthol, cedar, licorice; more age evident on the palate, sandalwood, modern but nice underlying character, currants, a juiciness; was in Barbera, whoa, this was too high acid and was too easy drinking.

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• 2009 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Riserva

  Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG

  Dark crimson core with rusty rim; nutty, leather, balsamic, wilted flowers, meaty, autumnal; clay and wet earth, cherry, fuller body with easier tannin, spicy finish, some oak and polish, a touch shorter finish; tasty even though nose was slightly awkward.

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• 2004 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Crimson core with rusty rim; pretty nose, rose petals, slight American oak, spice, herbs, sour cherry and strawberry; vanilla mixed with cherry and strawberries, cranberry, tea, high acid finish, drive, slight burnt orange, cherry pit, tart and taut; people in Nebbiolo and Burgundy, mine; tasty with more time ahead of it.

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• 2007 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate Le Coste

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Lots of sediment, crimson core, see through, onion skin rim; rose petals, orange, soft strawberry, cherry, almost reduced, cedar, cinnamon, higher alcohol and sweeter fruit, sweet and soft tannin; delicious, expected this to be Tuscan.

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• 2005 Saint Cosme Côte-Rôtie

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

  Darker core with maroon rim; briny, granite, sour plums, animale, violets, roasted fruit, high toned oak; bigger on palate, burly, menthol, darker fruit, raspberry jam, resolved, a bit short in the finish.

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• 2005 Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Darker core with dull aged orange rim; oak, wilted rose, tar galore, meaty, rusty, sandalwood, big rich and dense, sandpaper tannin; called Clerico.

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• 2007 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

  USA, California, North Coast, Napa / Sonoma

  Dark core with garnet rim; cassis, vanilla, high toned, New World, blackberry, juicy, sappy and dense, juicy red but mainly dark fruit; was in Sonoma; good but tough for this group.

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• 2007 Orma Toscana IGT

  Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

  Dark garnet core with thin rim; new oak, plum, dark fruit, slight bramble, extracted, a touch metallic, bitter chocolate, currants, ripe but still juicy.

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• 2009 M. Marengo Barolo Brunate Flawed

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  Corked

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1- Carnasciale
2- Esmonin Estournelles
3- Rinaldi Brunate Le Coste

Honorable Mention- '06 Terlato Malakoff- didn't qualify but one of the better wines tonight.