Naperville, IL
Tasted Saturday, December 14, 2019 by bablues with 392 views
9th Annual Christmas Dinner and cellar raid. The theme was Cabernet Franc from around the world. Cab Franc is traditionally a wine that drinks better young, however most of the wines were 10+ years old and for the most part, they surprised me on how well they held up.
After the flight, we had an opportunity to open some very interesting wines, most notably a 1958 Barolo, 2010 Next of Kyn and some other amazing wines. While normally I don't provide tasting notes, I do provide a reasonable score based on memory. the good news is that this year, there wasn't any wines that I failed to recall drinking like I did last year. Phew..
Wines that were opened as friends arrived prior to tasting flight and cellar raid
As is custom, after dinner and the wine flight each guest goes into the cellar and chooses a wine. Very few are off limits, and this year was no exception. Each year we keep pushing the boundaries of legendary wines. Probably a little more diverse this year in getting to regions that we normally don't get to
A definite record in number of bottles as we hit 32 this year. I don't think we had more than 25/26 in the past. Epic night...
2009 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Drachenstein Riesling Dragonstone 90 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Very nice Riesling that I haven't had in a number of years. Held up well
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2007 Weingut Brandl Riesling Zöbinger Heiligenstein 91 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Much different than when I last opened in 2011. Light, crisp and delicious
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2013 Kosta Browne Chardonnay One Sixteen 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Nice as always. Softer than previous vintages, but still a lot going on
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2013 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Last of my Sonoma Coasts KB's. This was a great start to the evening
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2010 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Las Alturas Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Crowd pleaser. Held up well to 13 KB Sonoma Coast
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2016 Alban Vineyards Viognier Alban Estate Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Stellar wine. Wasn't planning on opening this as I want to spend some time, but folks were looking for a white that was chilled and this fit the bill. Only had a small taste, but that was enough to see what this was packing.
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2008 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio 92 Points
Spain, Murcia, Jumilla
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Only got a small taste as this was the last bottle before the Cab Franc flight and was busy preparing. Always a hit with a large crowd
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