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Vin Chicago Pre-Holiday Tasting and Sale
Vin Chicago - Chicago IL
Tasted Sunday, October 27, 2019 by Burgundy Al with 236 views
Flight 2 - George Molitor - Fine Vines (13 Notes)
2012 Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon Mâcon-Uchizy Les Maranches
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Uchizy
Walk round tasting. Good depth, nicely rich. Maturing, but holding up nicely. Fresher than another bottle earlier this year from the same source.
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2014 Vincent Dancer Bourgogne Blanc
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Walk around tasting. Slightly reductive start. Good volume for its level. Rich finish, especially for its level.
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2015 Maison Roy & Fils Pinot Noir Petite Incline 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Walk around tasting. Ripe red fruit, fun and simple. Easy to enjoy.
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2014 Benjamin Leroux Vosne-Romanée 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
Walk around tasting. Starts of with pretty red cherry aromas and savory spice. Similar flavors, not quite as open on the palate. Better to cellar another year or two for tannins to soften a little further.
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2012 Domaine Lignier-Michelot Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Walk around tasting. Red cherry on nose and palate, still very bright and vibrant with faint earth adding complexity. Mineral textures on finish are classically Chambolle. Very good Villages level wine.
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2012 Tres Ojos Garnacha 85 Points
Spain, Aragón, Calatayud
Walk around tasting. Simple, ripe all black fruit. One dimensional. Drinkable $5 bottle of wine.
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2017 Cellier des Princes Côtes du Rhône Reserve 84 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Walk around tasting. Fun start, slightly coarse finish.
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2015 Château de Ségriès Côtes du Rhône
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Walk around tasting. Rugged character with plenty of black fruit, just behind the wine's assertive tannins.
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2015 Pierre Amadieu Gigondas Romane Machotte 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
Walk around tasting. Black cherry and plum with roasted meat and earth hints. Good power, good balance. Very enjoyable now. Great value
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2016 Domaine Font de Michelle Châteauneuf-du-Pape 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Walk around tasting. Rich black cherry and plum with sweet spice. Another 2016 with very good balance despite its ripeness.
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2014 Mullineux Syrah 90 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland
Walk around tasting. Black plum and cherry with savory spice and very elegant tannins in the near background. Very well crafted, very balanced. My highlight of the tasting, first time tasting this producer.
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2014 Localism Cabernet Sauvignon 86 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Coombsville
Walk around tasting. Has that rich, fat Napa character while also balanced and nearly restrained. Good start, shorter finish. Good overall now.
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2014 Domaine Boutet Saulnier Vouvray Harmonie demi sec 85 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Walk around tasting. On the dry side of demi-sec with ripe apple, candied ginger. Moderate weight and length.
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2017 Deltetto Roero Arneis San Michele 85 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Roero
Walk around tasting. Starts lean, bigger middle is fun and easy, even if simple. Good now.
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2018 Deltetto Langhe Nebbiolo Suasì 86 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Walk around tasting. Bright red cherry and berry, summery and easy with sneaky good length. Very good value wine.
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2016 Cà dei Frati Lugana I Frati
Italy, Lombardia / Veneto, Lugana
Walk around tasting. 100% Trebbiano. Ok depth and fruit with a somewhat bitter finish that detracted from the wine overall. OK.
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2016 Primosic Collio Malvasia 88 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio
Walk around tasting. Apple and mango on nose and palate with rich textures ending a mineral finish. Good now through 2024. Crazy great value wine.
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2014 Corte dei Venti Rosso di Montalcino
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Walk around tasting. Red cherry. Good to start, losing momentum quickly towards coarse finish.
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2015 Azienda Agricola Pietro Beconcini Maurleo Toscana IGT 85 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. 50% each Sangiovese and Malvasia. Big fruit, firm tannins aren't particularly elegant, so slightly awkward but OK overall for its price.
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2014 Meroi Friuli Colli Orientali Nestri 88 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Colli Orientali
Walk around tasting. Red and black cherry with floral hints and subtle savory spice. Such good balance from start-to-finish. At its peak now.
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2013 Azienda Agricola Pietro Beconcini Ixe Toscana IGT 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Walk around tasting. Old vine Tempranillo in Tuscany?!? Very good concentration, particularly at its start, then softer and less powerful towards it medium long finish. Good now, maybe some upside?
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2015 Cottanera Etna Contrada Diciassettesalme 89 Points
Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Walk around tasting. Old vine concentration with good depth, slightly backward now. Medium finish. Probable upside.
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2013 Cavalier Bartolomeo Barolo Altenasso 87 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. Lighter style with good balance. Seemed accessible to start, then more sturdy from the middle forward.
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2013 Silvano Bolmida Barolo Bussia 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Walk around tasting. There is both more here, and more of everything is forthcoming. Fruit, spice, earth and tannins in harmony.
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2017 Cantina Giba 6 Mura Carignano del Sulcis
Italy, Sardinia, Carignano del Sulcis
Walk around tasting. Starts with old vine concentration, lighten up from middle forward. OK overall.
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