Wine Wednesday

Just a little last minute Wednesday soiree. (JS, RF, GA, JP, K/VB)

• 2002 Deutz Champagne Cuvée William Deutz 95 Points

  France, Champagne

  This was a head turner. The last bottle, going out very strong. The nose is outstanding, flowing forth with amazing Christmas spices, earth, baked cinnamon pears, toast and toasted hazelnut along with ocean aromas. The palate is suave, creamy, pear panna cotta, ultra fine mineral definition, tart and crisp. Dang I love '02 Champagne.

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• 2004 Pommery Champagne Cuvée Louise Brut 94 Points

  France, Champagne

  Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Great showing today. Very autolytic, apple, baked apple crisp, rising dough, almond spice cake on the nose. Really crisp on the palate, great acid, brisk apple peel and candied lemon, and nice spice. Excellent.

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• 2014 Kistler Chardonnay Stone Flat Vineyard 94 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  Light gold plus color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour. Fantastic nose; really powerful, briny citrus, spiced pear, a sweet essence of white flowers, ripe yet contained. The palate shows pear, lemon, toasted barrel, a little smoky flint, but less minerality overall, brine, long and deep.

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• 2011 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill Vineyard 94 Points

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

  Medium red color, 6mm transition to a 2mm clear edge. . PNP, Just a wow nose; splendid perfume of red fruit, dried forest floor, rose petals, savory, sauvage, roasted meats, spice and minerals. The palate has cool red fruits, raspberry, medium bodied, sour berries and red currants, cured meat and spicebox. Get better and better as this really unfurls. This will be a nice ager like '07.

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• 2012 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Ceras 93 Points

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

  Medium dark red color, 5mm transition. PNP, drank a a glass over 2 hours plus. The nose has the ripeness of '12 for sure, sappier deep red fruits, cherry, tobacco, brown sugar, earthy. The palate is round and velvety, soft tannins, some dark fruits here to go with the ripe red berries, black cherry, vanilla. Just a step behind the '11 Temperance Hill. 93+pts.

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• 2012 Archery Summit Pinot Noir Archery Summit Estate 92 Points

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

  Medium dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over 2 hours. Deep dark fruits, black raspberry, black cherry, cherry, tar. Medium plus bodied, tart, sleek, powerful, lovely, dark sexy berries, cherry vanilla, long. 92+pts.

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• 2002 Vincent Bouzereau Corton-Clos des Fiètres 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

  Medium brick red color. PNP, drank a glass over 1.5hrs. Coming in after the three Oregon pinot, this hard right turn on the palate. Leaner, more structured and mineral driven as you'd expect, red cherry fruit, mushroom, dried red currants, iron and blood meal, dried wood spice and stone. 92+pts.

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• 2005 Château Suduiraut 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Dark gold color. PNP, drank a glass over 30 minutes. Well this was all that. Orange cream, orange marmalade, unctuous, honeyed, ripe peach, vanilla bean, spice cake.

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