Dinner at Etto

Tasted Thursday, December 6, 2018 by isaacjamesbaker with 201 views

Introduction

Fun times with friends old and new, a few mixed wines, a few blinded.

Flight 1 - Openers (4 Notes)

Flight 2 - Reds (8 Notes)

  • 2015 Fredi Torres Silice Tinto 88 Points

    Spain, Galicia, Ribeira Sacra

    Spicy and floral on the nose. Dusty, tangy, spicy, some nice funky elements. Fun stuff.

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  • 2009 Daniel Bouland Morgon Les Délys 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon

    Whoa, I tasted this on release and quite cool to revisit eight years later. Deep, rich nose. Still structured well, with time ahead. Lovely black cherries, plums, with earth, smoke, violets, some mushroom. The concentration is still there, and this has more to show.

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  • 2010 Domaine de Prion Fleurie Vieilles Vignes 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Fleurie

    Tasted blind. No one from the group guessed Beaujolais. Ah well. Spicy pepper, sage, earth, soy on the nose, lots of leather and earth and some sour cherries. Grippy still, high acidity, with bright cherries laced in pepper, smoke, tar, spice, leather. Still quite young and capable of more development in the cellar.

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  • 2002 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses 92 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon

    Tasted blind, guessed the producer and wine but thought it was an older vintage. Loving the nose: pepper, herbs, jerky, bell pepper, leather, all on top of black cherries. Nice grip to the tannins, bright acidity, lovely depth but also lots of freshness. Earthy, savory, dusty, smoky, barbecue pit, on top of black cherry goodness. Gorgeous but lots of time ahead.

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  • 2007 Yannick Amirault Bourgueil La Petite Cave 89 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Bourgueil

    This showed quite well. Nose has a lot of spicy herbs, tart cherries, sage, soy. Moderate tannins, medium+ acidity, with lots of smoky herbs, pepper, menthol. A really spicy and tangy wine that is likely nearing the end of its run.

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  • 2009 Château de la Bonneliere Touraine Ante Phylloxera Clos de Maulevrier 92 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine

    Deep but gorgeous nose, gobs of cherries topped in smoke, pepper, sage, earth. Aged well, this is bright and lively with pepper, smoke, fennel, scorched earth.

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  • 2011 Château de la Bonneliere Touraine Ante Phylloxera Clos de Maulevrier 94 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine

    This has evolved wonderfully since I last tasted this five years ago. Deep but tart cherries on the nose with roses, pepper, green and black olives. Still young, a lot of tannins still, but zesty acidity keeps this so lively. Pretty cherries topped in tons of flowers, herbs, olives, black pepper, earth. Tangy, vibrant, I was surprised at how expressive this was. I still think its best days are maybe in the coming years.

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  • 2000 Domaine de Cristia Châteauneuf-du-Pape Renaissance 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    So earthy and savory, or straight-up stinky if you're not a fan, with pepper, sage, earth, smoky leather jacket. Crunchy on the palate with mulled cherries and plums, along with hefty doses of earth, smoke, pepper, soy, sage, earth. Tired, but still funky and fun.

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