WS NYWE Grand Tastings
Marriott Marquis
Tasted Thursday, October 25, 2007 - Friday, October 26, 2007 by winefool with 1,465 views
Introduction
Usual format for the Grand tastings. I tasted over two nights but didn't note which night I took each note so I just put them all on the 25th...
2003 Barossa Valley Estate Shiraz E & E Black Pepper 89 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
(10/25/2007)
No black pepper in this vintage! Quite acidic with decent red and black fruit. Not up to the better vintage level.
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2005 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
(10/25/2007)
Full red/pink color. Tight black friut with a hint of spice. nice round black fruit with good spiciness. Round and sweet on the palate. Surprisingly open in my opinion.
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2004 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
(10/25/2007)
Tight smoky mineral nose. big tight white yellow fruit on the palate with piercing acidity and good mineral. Drinking quite young with upside. 92-93 pts.
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2001 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Forster Kirchenstück Riesling 86 Points
Germany, Pfalz
(10/25/2007)
Harsh and tight. Quite disappointing for the producer and vintage.
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2004 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Revilo 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(10/25/2007)
Nice enough with good fruit, but a bit disappointing compared to other Carter wines/vintages.
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2005 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(10/25/2007)
Wow, another winner from Caymus. Nice rich and open nit, drinking surprisingly well for it's youth and vintage character.
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2004 Clarendon Hills Astralis 94 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, Clarendon
(10/25/2007)
Opaque purple color. forward nose of red/black fruit wiht a mushroom note which was a bit surprising. Nice superripe black liquer fruit on the palate with good acidity and spiciness. A very good Astralis.
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2004 Jean-Luc Colombo Cornas Les Ruchets 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
(10/25/2007)
Soft full red fruit on the nose. Full bright red fruit with great pepper spice. Surprised at how well this was showing young. 92-93 pts.
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2004 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor 93 Points
Chile, Maipo Valley, Puente Alto
(10/25/2007)
Big step up from the 03. Rich black fruit with some coffee notes. Lot of stuffing.
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2004 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
(10/25/2007)
Wow, I'm not normally a big fan of Dalla Valle, but I was surprised and blown away by this 04. Big in every way with great fruit and chocolate notes oozing. Delicious. 94-95 pts.
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2005 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
(10/25/2007)
Pale white color. Rich briar white fruit with a hint of perfume. Lovely rich round yellow fruit with good mineral and a long finish. A highlight.
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2005 DuMOL Pinot Noir Ryan 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
(10/25/2007)
Full red color. Nice tight red cherry fruit. Ripe. Very nice.
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2004 Robert Foley Claret 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(10/25/2007)
Big black fruit nose with a streak of green pepper. Really nice forward rich black fruit on the palate with great structure underneath. Another favorite of the tasting.
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2004 Ken Forrester Chenin Blanc The FMC 92 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
(10/25/2007)
Full golden rich nose of yellow chenin fruit with hints of botrytis. Nice rich slightly sweet round yellow fruit with good acidity and great spiciness. 92-93 pts.
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2001 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Le Rocche del Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba 95 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
(10/25/2007)
Gorgeous ruby red color. Wonderful nose of violets and red fruit. Full mouthful of red cherry, tannin, and acidity with beautiful complexity. A great wine.
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1988 Château Gruaud Larose 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
(10/25/2007)
Full deep red color. Lovely briar spice nose of red fruit with hust a hint of green. Very nice red fruit with the green note carrying through on the palate.
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2003 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis 93 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
(10/25/2007)
Bright round red color. Dustry red fruit nose. Lovely round red fruit with good spice on the finish.
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2004 Gunderloch Nackenheim Rothenberg Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 95 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
(10/25/2007)
No detailed note. I just wrote 'Delicious!'...
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2003 Harlan Estate 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(10/25/2007)
Slightly cloudy medium red color. Rich full red and black fruit with chocolate hints on the nose. Tight rich spicy chocolate black fruit on the palate. Still young but so far the best Napa 03 I've tasted - a little better than last year. 94+ pts.
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2004 Château Haut-Brion 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
(10/25/2007)
Full coffee red color. Very nice focused nose - clean. Lovely rich round red fruit with nice iron and iodine on the finish. A great wine for the vintage and a good overall concentrated HB.
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2004 Henschke Shiraz Mount Edelstone 94 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
(10/25/2007)
Full red color. big red fruit nose with forward eucalyptus and sage notes. Lovely black spicy black pepper on the palate. A very good Mt. Edelstone.
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2006 Franz Hirtzberger Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel 94 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
(10/25/2007)
Very spicy and very nice.
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2004 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
(10/25/2007)
Lovely nose of tropical banana and mineral. Big rich ripe yellow fruit with a long mineral finish. Excellent. 93+ pts.
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2005 Kistler Pinot Noir Cuvée Catherine 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
(10/25/2007)
Medium red/purple color. Medium tight sweet black cherry nose. Nice tight rich sweet black cherry and spice with just a bit of heat on the finish. Way young.
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2005 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
(10/25/2007)
Full pink red color. Nice spicy briar black cherry. Tight acidic black cherry with a long finish. Nice. 92-93 pts.
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2002 Château Lafite Rothschild 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(10/25/2007)
Full pruple red color. Ful red fruit nose with cedar, pencil lead, and green notes. Full round red fruit with hints of graphite and tannin on the finish. Easily the best 02 Left Bank I've tasted. 93+ pts.
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2004 Lagier Meredith Syrah
USA, California, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder
(10/25/2007)
Right round black fruit nose with some canned notes. A bit reductive on the palate - could certainly use some time.
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2004 Château Latour Grand Vin 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(10/25/2007)
Full ruby purple color. Tight dusty note of pencil lead and blackberry fruit. Nice big rich rull black fruit with plenty of tanns and structure - almost searing. Very young but also good potential here. 93++?
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2003 Château Léoville Las Cases 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
(10/25/2007)
Medium deep red color. Lovely ripe red fruit nose with spicy complex notes. Nice rich ripe black fruit with graphite, spice, and a long tannic finish. 93-94 pts.
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2002 Château Margaux 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
(10/25/2007)
Full round red color. Medium/forward nose of red fruit, spice, and a green pepper note. Nice round rich red spicy fruit with a firm long finish. Young, but not likely to ever be really great.
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1997 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto Toscana IGT 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
(10/25/2007)
Killer nose of spicy green pepper and black fruit. Still a bit tough on the palate.
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2004 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
(10/25/2007)
Riper and softer that most of the 04s I've tasted. Sexier on the palate. Nice.
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2003 Château Mouton Rothschild 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
(10/25/2007)
Ripe and forward on the palate. Toasty. Nice.
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2003 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese 95 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
(10/25/2007)
Another one where I just wrote 'Delicious!'...
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2004 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée des Cadettes 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
(10/25/2007)
Bright red color. Pale nose of spicy red fruit. Nice spicy red fruit nose with plenty of acid and tannin.
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2003 Bodega Numanthia Toro Termanthia 94 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Toro
(10/25/2007)
Full bright red color. Medium nose of red fruit with a hint of spicy. Lovely tight racy and spicy fruit. A step up for sure.
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1995 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 95 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
(10/25/2007)
From mag. Lovely nose with a great subtle green note. Wonderful black fruit and spicy with perfect balance. Young, but drinking. One of the clear highlights of the tasting.
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2004 Alvaro Palacios Priorat Finca Dofí 94 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
(10/25/2007)
Hmmmn, this bottle was ex-chateau and was a clear step up from the others I've tried. Opaque black red color. Sleek aroma of coffee red fruit and apice with mineral hints. Lovely tight bright acidic black fruit with a long coffee finish. Very nice.
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2004 Château Palmer 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
(10/25/2007)
Full soft purple color. Bright black fruit nose . Nice rich tight round spicy black fruit on the palate. Again, very young but good potential. 93+? pts.
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2004 Paloma Merlot 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
(10/25/2007)
Perhaps just the bottle, but I found this wanting and hot, especially compared to past successes there.
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2002 Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri 93 Points
Australia, South Australia
(10/25/2007)
Tight black fruit and pencil lead (bordeaux like) nose. Surprisingly good . Concentrated ripe black sweet fruit on the palate. Relatively open.
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2006 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Ried Kellerberg 94 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
(10/25/2007)
Very nice - racy and spicy.
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1993 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 92 Points
France, Champagne
(10/25/2007)
From mag. Nice enough, but doesn't really rise to the Winston Churchill level... 92-93 pts.
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2002 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(10/25/2007)
Have had this multiple times since 2005 and this one was spactacular as usual. Huge big sweet black fruit with chocolate notes.
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2004 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 92 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
(10/25/2007)
Nice but very tight. I expected it to be better, but perhaps with some time (as usual for Prum)...
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2004 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
(10/25/2007)
Still don't get the 99/100 stuff on these wines, but this one was showing very well and much more approachable than I've seen in earlier vintages. 94+ pts.
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2004 Quintessa 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
(10/25/2007)
Really lovely - a great year for Quintessa. As good as many more expensive Napa cabs... 94-95 pts.
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1977 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 95 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
(10/25/2007)
Wow, what a treat from 'under the table'... Gorgeous deep black color. Nose and palate like a great old bordeaux. A wonderful contrast to the rest of the youthful tasting.
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1999 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos Mézes Maly 95 Points
Hungary, Tokaji
(10/25/2007)
Delicious!
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1996 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 97 Points
France, Champagne
(10/25/2007)
One of the best young champagnes I've ever tasted and head and shoulders best of this tasting (with some good stiff competition). Incredible freshness, life, and richness all in balance.
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2003 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
(10/25/2007)
Full red/purple color. Tight and unforgiving nose of black fruit. Big black TIGHT fruit on the palate too. Typical 03 that will need some time, but definite great potential. 93-94 +? pts.
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2004 Torbreck Descendant 93 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
(10/25/2007)
Opaque black/purple color. Full slightly reductive nose of sweet black fruit. Big black sweet friut basket with bright acidic viognier notes. Nice.
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2001 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 92 Points
France, Alsace
(10/25/2007)
Nice enough but paled in the memory of the Clos St. Hune...
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2004 Tua Rita Redigaffi Toscana IGT 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
(10/25/2007)
Had a couple of these now and I guess I just don't get it. Deep purple with tight red fruit on the palate. Well made but I just don't see the excitement. 91-92 pts.
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2004 Two Hands Shiraz Ares 95 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
(10/25/2007)
Wow, one of the real surprises of the tasting for me. Opaque black purple color. Lifted black fruit nose of anise, cardamon, and cinnamon. Lovely rich superripe black fruit on the palate but with great balance.
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2005 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Aphrodite 94 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
(10/25/2007)
Lifted tight black fruit nose. Wow, electric black liquer fruit on the palate. Lot going on here. 93-94 pts.
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1996 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único 94 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
(10/25/2007)
Medium purple color. Medium nose of lifgted black fruit. Nice tight spicy black fruit on the palate with a long coffee finish.
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2004 Vieux Château Certan 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
(10/25/2007)
Full red color. Pale red fruit nose. Round ripe red fruit on the palte. Nice enough, but nothing profound. 91-92 pts.
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2005 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
(10/25/2007)
Bright red color. ripe round nose with tight acidity. very tight acidic red fruit. A bit austere for my taste.
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