A Few Wines Tasted at Lisa and Sheldon's Engagement Party
The Krengels - Bannockburn IL
Tasted Saturday, September 11, 2021 by Burgundy Al with 155 views
The Krengels - Bannockburn IL
Tasted Saturday, September 11, 2021 by Burgundy Al with 155 views
2019 Aubert Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Small glass, brief note. Both very rich and very ripe with impressive concentration that thrills me, but too much nearly sweet stone fruit for now. I expect it will get more harmonious in another year or three, and I expect I will like it a lot more then.,
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2017 Chateau Musar Rosé
Lebanon, Bekaa Valley
Small glass, brief note. Perhaps this needs more time, but it also didn't thrill me. soft fruit, bitterness on finish.
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NV Laurent-Perrier Champagne Grand Siècle Grande Cuvée
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. An older bottle that I think was disgorged in 2005. Complex and layered aromas and flavors with earth, baked apple, toasted brioche in intriguing combination. Still fresh enough, and while I prefer Champagne slightly brighter, this was very charming.
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2014 Kistler Chardonnay Trenton Roadhouse
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Small glass from magnum, brief note. Very impressive richness with a cornucopia of stone fruits. Finishes slightly warmer and flatter than I prefer.
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2005 Dom Pérignon Champagne 90 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. Forward and well balanced combination of orchard fruit aromas and flavors with good weight, just less outstanding than Dom Pérignon in its best vintages.
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1998 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 94 Points
France, Champagne
Second time having this from magnum in the past few months, and these were clearly the two best performances I've ever experienced for the wine. Bright pear and apple aromas and flavors with high energy throughout, ending with a long, mineral-flecked finish.
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2018 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Floral and nutty with lots of ripe orchard fruit, just in front of a few riper tropical hints. Good depth for its level. Good to enjoy young.
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2010 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Boudriotte 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
From magnum. Lots of floral, savory spice and mint aromas along with fresh and poached pear. Even more complex and nuanced orchard fruit flavors, with a rich start, then a more layered, textured and brilliantly long finish. I've enjoyed this wine many times over the years, but tonight's was the best ever, and I'm sure the format (and massive cork) certainly helped. Excellent.
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2018 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet Vieilles Vignes
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Small glass, brief note. Very reduced when tasted. so unable to appreciate the wine, despite lots of dense materials clearly being evident. This had been open for a while, so a decant would really have helped.
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2014 Quivet Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard
USA, California, Napa Valley
Small glass, brief note. Previously unfamiliar with this wine/producer. I was not surprised with the richness, but pleasantly surprised by the good balance. Very enjoyable.
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2014 Soliste Cellars Pinot Noir Solitaire 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Combines New World and Old World features effortlessly with ripe black and red cherry, but with bright acidity and a sensible structural balance. Hints of cassis, baking spice, anise and a sense of whole cluster. Very good depth, length and overall balance. Very good now, with further upside. Made from a single large barrel from a single vineyard, ostensibly modeled on Bertheau Bonnes Mares.
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2015 Littorai Pinot Noir The Haven Flawed
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Small glass, brief note. An off bottle that just seemed too lean and not giving. Somehow flawed, but it was too late to figure out how.
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2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne P2 94 Points
France, Champagne
Small glass, brief note. Another great bottle with lots of apple, toasted rye bread, anise, and even more savory spice. Very good length and weight, ending in a long, lingering finish.
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1998 Château Mouton Rothschild
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Small glass, brief note. Lots here, but still surprisingly hard and ungiving.
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1998 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie Château d'Ampuis 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Small glass, brief note. Ripe black fruit with roasted beef, leather, allspice and anise. Very good depth and balance. Wonderful now, with no fear of fading.
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2016 Louis Jadot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Small glass, brief note. Lots of orchard fruit with some faint tropical hints, this has impressive density, and could fool many people into thinking it is Grand Cru. Fleshy start, minerally finish with good+ length. Very good now.
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1998 Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Small glass, brief note. Like so many mid-aged Barolos, this still needs so much more time. Rich start, firmly tannic middle-to-finish, but good+ potential.
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1998 Torbreck The Steading
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Small glass, brief note. A big wine with lots of mature fruit, but it hasn't quite evolved into something nuanced or exciting to me.
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1998 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Laurence 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Small glass, brief note. Very impressive combination of ripe black fruit, both sweet and savory spice, leather and earth with finely harmonized structure. Clearly ripe, but easily and well balanced. Very god now.
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2009 L'Aventure Estate Cuvée 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Small glass tasted double blind, brief note. Bright New World aromas and flavors with lots of ripe black fruit, slightly sweet spice and good depth. Overall good balance. I would never have expected a L'Aventure to be drinking this well at this age. Definitely still a good wine.
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2010 Lucien Le Moine Corton-Renardes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
Late night, small glass, brief note. Floral and spiced aromatic start with black cherry and berry. Similar flavors, still slightly backward butt his was popped-and-poured. Very good depth. I haven't had this wine since tasted from barrel in 2012. I am very pleased with its progression.
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