Wilson Daniels: Celebrating 40 Years
The Lakewood - Chicago IL
Tasted Wednesday, June 6, 2018 by Burgundy Al with 446 views
Introduction
Trade and Private Collector tasting with all the Wilson Daniels producers. Quite a treat and an honor to attend, even if I did not have time to taste all the great wines being poured.
Notes are in the sequence of the list of wines provided, not the sequence tasted.
NV Gosset Champagne Brut Grande Réserve 87 Points
France, Champagne
Tasting, brief note. Comes across as very Chardonnay driven, even thought equal amounts of Chard and PN with some Meunier. Easily enjoyable apple notes with good weight and length. 2012 base with some 2010.
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NV Gosset Champagne Grand Rosé Brut 89 Points
France, Champagne
Tasting, brief note. 2012 base with some 2010. Equal amounts of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, this comes across as very berry with engaging textures. For me, a big step us vs Grande Reserve.
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1989 Gosset Champagne Brut Grand Millésime
France, Champagne
Tasting, brief note. Tasted from two bottles. First was getting tired, while clearly ripe and well concentrated. Second was just opened but a little moldy? Good overall.
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2017 Famille Gassier Côtes de Provence Esprit Gassier 85 Points
France, Provence, Côtes de Provence
Tasting, brief note. Much more engagingly floral than I expected. Simpler flavors, all still fun.
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2017 Famille Gassier Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Le Pas du Moine 86 Points
France, Provence, Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire
Tasting, brief note. Just as fun and summery as the Esprit, but with a little more depth and complexity.
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2016 Château du Moulin-a-Vent Moulin-à-Vent Couvent des Thorins 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Moulin-à-Vent
Tasting, brief note. Charming red berries throughout with soemcandied fruit hints, but easily maintaining impeccable balance. So charming right now.
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2015 Château du Moulin-a-Vent Moulin-à-Vent
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Moulin-à-Vent
Tasting, brief note. Dense red and black cherry coming across as surprisingly rustic and backward for Gamay in this ripe vintage. Not my favorite.
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2014 Château du Moulin-a-Vent Moulin-à-Vent Champ de Cour 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Moulin-à-Vent
Tasting, brief note. Ripe and all red. Nicely accessible now with good substance and enough interesting structure.
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2017 Chêne Bleu Rosé 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vaucluse
Tasting, brief note. 60% Grenache Noir, with Syrah, Rolle, Cinsault and Mourvèdre. Bright berries with very good substance and weight for its price. Also well a balanced and certainly tasty. Both fun and interesting.
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2009 Chêne Bleu Heloise 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vaucluse
Tasting, brief note. 60% Syrah, 36% Grenache, 4% Viognier. Wonderful perfumed start with the respective richness of Syrah and Grenache combining elegantly. Ripe black and blue fruit with a clear structural spine. Interestingly SQN-like to me. Upside from here.
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2009 Chêne Bleu Abelard 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vaucluse
Tasting, brief note. Rich and intensely meaty with good spice,just less complexity vs the more intriguing Héloïse.
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2017 Domaine Laroche Chablis Saint Martin 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis
Tasting, brief note. Starts of slightly fleshy,the quickly crisp and clean. Seems it will drink well young.
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2016 Domaine Laroche Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaudevey 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Apple throughout with good weight and a linear, crystal clear mineral finish. Good+ length and balance. Very tasty now.
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2012 Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Fleshy for Chablis, but that is the vintage coming through. Apple and candied lemon peel with good+weight and length.Best to enjoy young.
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2016 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Verzé
Tasting, brief note. Fleshy stone fruit with lush start and good acidity on finish.very fun now.
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2014 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
Tasting, brief note. Combination of ripe orchard and stone fruit with slightly sweet spice- 1er Cru weight. So good now.
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2013 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tasting, brief note. Lemon and apple with very good length. Vibrant textures. Very good now.
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2007 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Baking spice-driven start with bright red fruit. Whole cluster character very pronounced. Still slightly backward right now, so there is clearly still upside. Very long finish.
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2016 Olivier Bernstein Gevrey-Chambertin 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Tasting, brief note. Ripe and dense black fruit with roasted meat and almost 1er Cru density. Very forward and very good now.
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2012 Olivier Bernstein Clos Vougeot 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Tasting, brief note. Black and red cherry with savory spice. Ripe and powerful fruit is very engaging. Structural spine comes through start-to-finish. Better 2022-.
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NV Pierre Sparr Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé 86 Points
France, Alsace, Crémant d'Alsace
Tasting, brief note. 100% Pinot Noir, 100% from 2016 vintage. Fun, balanced, all berry. Bright and summery.
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2016 Pierre Sparr Riesling 85 Points
France, Alsace
Tasting, brief note. More floral than I expect from Riesling. Charming apple aromas and flavors. Fun and easy. Drink young.
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2010 Pierre Sparr Pinot Gris Sélection de Grains Nobles 91 Points
France, Alsace
Tasting, brief note. Apricot and baked apple. Sweet without being cloying, very nicely bright and vibrant. Good+ length and very good balance.
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2013 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos Red Label 91 Points
Hungary, Tokaji
Tasting, brief note. Honeycomb, dried stone fruit with complex spice. Starts out simple, gets more intriguing and complex by the end. Cellar for more complexity.
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1996 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 89 Points
Hungary, Tokaji
Tasting, brief note. Fun fruit, still nicely bright. Much less interesting or nuanced vs the 2013.
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2017 Arnaldo-Caprai Grechetto Colli Martani Grecante
Italy, Umbria, Colli Martani
Tasting, brief note. Bright and vibrant lemon and lemon peel. Lots of energy, good length and balance. Good+ value wine.
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2011 Arnaldo-Caprai Montefalco Sagrantino Collepiano 89 Points
Italy, Umbria, Montefalco, Montefalco Sagrantino
Tasting, brief note. Floral and spice driven start with lots of black fruit. Great nose, less alluring palate shows the same flavors but slightly awkward for right now. Long finish, just extremely firm. Cellar until at least 2021, preferably even longer.
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2005 Arnaldo-Caprai Montefalco Sagrantino 25 Anni 91 Points
Italy, Umbria, Montefalco, Montefalco Sagrantino
Tasting, brief note. Big, rich and dense throughout, with so much concentration and fruit, even if presently showing mouth puckering tannins. Cellar until 2025 or later.
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2012 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Tasting, brief note. So much red fruit that comes across as amazingly soft and elegant already. Keeps expanding and unfolding. Wonderful balance and length, finishing with sneaky power. Cellar time with reward patience. One of my favorite wines of the entire tasting, better than the 2011 Riserva.
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2011 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Tasting, brief note. Dense red fruit. Meaty, dense and powerful but not quite as harmonious as the 2012 Brunello. Clearly needs time.
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2015 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Tasting, brief note. Red cherry with subtle sweet and savory spice. Ripe and slightly fleshy, making it nicely accessible with good balance and the structure to age well.
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2015 Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Coltassala
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Tasting, brief note. Includes 5% Mammolo. Similar fruit profile to the Chianti Classic Riserva just tasted, but less accessible, more firm. I certainly preferred the CCR now, but probably for the cellar as well.
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2012 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore Vigneto di Monte Lodoletta 89 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore
Tasting, brief note. Ripe and fleshy. Slightly sweet giving it a forward and fun character, but there is sneaky structure and finesse on reasonably long finish.
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2012 Romano Dal Forno Amarone della Valpolicella Vigneto di Monte Lodoletta
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella
Tasting, brief note. Wide array of black fruit with some liqueur notes and seriously good weight. A little bit of background fruitcake here adds complexity. Very long, already almost elegant. One of my favorites of the tasting.
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2003 Romano Dal Forno Amarone della Valpolicella Vigneto di Monte Lodoletta 92 Points
Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella
Tasting, brief note. Riper and fatter vs the 2012 just tasted. Shockingly bright and young for its age and the hot 2003 vintage. Less complex vs the 2012, but very enjoyable, even if just in small doses.
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2011 Elvio Cogno Barolo Riserva Vigna Elena
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Tasting, brief note. Enticing aromas of red cherry, mint, licorice, roasted meat. Similar flavors follow with lots of weight, length and great stuff, just painfully young.
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2013 Elvio Cogno Barolo Ravera 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Tasting, brief note. Lean style with plenty of bright red cherry and spice hints. Very good length, depth and textures. Still so tannic, so this will need a decade+ (two?) in the cellar to soften, but there is so much here.
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2013 Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Tasting, brief note. Elegant red and black cherry with an elegant touch. Very good substance, still requiring a few more years for everything to integrate. Very good potential.
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2013 Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Spuntali
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Tasting, brief note. More dense and concentrated vs the "regular" Brunello with richer fruit and more dried herb and spice. Brooding, long finish. Very good potential, with patience required.
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2010 Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Spuntali 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Tasting, brief note. Maturing red fruit with delicate harmony. Aging earlier than I'd expect, but very pretty now.
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2013 Arista Winery Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Tasting, brief note. Extremely ripe stone fruit with enough structure to remain nicely interesting, even if not my personal fav style of Chardonnay. Warm finish.
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2015 Arista Winery Chardonnay 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Tasting, brief note. Not quite as ripe as the '13 Ritchie, but still warm. Good nuances throughout. Drink young while fresh.
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2015 Arista Winery Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Tasting, brief note. Ripe black and red cherry that I liked, but a cherry cola element I didn't enjoy as much. Good concentration and length. Again, not exactly my style of Pinot Noir, but a good and typical example of RRV Pinot Noir.
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2016 Hyde De Villaine Pinot Noir Ygnacia
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Tasting, brief note. Ripe fruit with moderate concentration. Slightly sweet. Ok overall.
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2014 Hyde De Villaine Belle Cousine Hyde Vineyard
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Tasting, brief note. both Cabernet and Merlot come through nicely. Very ripe but maintains balance and some charm.
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