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Wine and Spirits Top 100 tasting - 2018
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Tasted Tuesday, October 9, 2018 by RajivAyyangar with 104 views
Flight 1 - Australia (4 Notes)
Flight 2 - France (10 Notes)
2015 Delas Frères Cornas Chante-Perdrix 88 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
Reductive and ripe with elevated acid and high tannins. Blackberry. Tight.
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2014 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
classic. slightly reductive. Slight lemon and oak. Slightly harsh finish.
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2014 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru En Virondot 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
slightly more floral than the '14 cailleret. Also classic, slightly reductive.
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2002 Bruno Paillard Champagne Nec Plus Ultra 88 Points
France, Champagne
amazing. Expressive apple and brioche. Yellow apple. Really strong apple. High acid. Powerful mousse.
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2015 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée da Capo 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Brett. Ripe and beautiful. So good.
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2015 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Warm stinky hay Brett. Savory. Medium acid. Elevated papery tannins. Classic CDP. I like it.
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2012 Trimbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre 83 Points
France, Alsace
Bitter. Medium intensity fresh lychees on the nose. Feels like 20g/L RS
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2014 Trimbach Pinot Gris Reserve 85 Points
France, Alsace
neutral. Bitter. Classic structure. Feels like 5g/L RS
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2011 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Hengst Vendange Tardive 91 Points
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Has 102g RS. elevated acid. Low bitterness. Lovely lychee. Very slight botrytis. Beautiful. 12.5% alcohol. Medium minus gold color.
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2009 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain Sélection de Grains Nobles 90 Points
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Feels Sauternes level sweetness. Elevated acid with only slight bitterness. Super strong mineral impression - flat Pelegrino. Aromatics have lees, peachy-honey botrytis. Lovely. I want more acid but this is great. Feels 13% and 140 g/L.
Tech specs:
* Actually 147g/L
* 5.3g/L acid (low!)
* 3.5 pH (high!)
* Malo
* Neutral wood cask.Post a Comment / 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue
Flight 3 - Germany (7 Notes)
2013 Weingut Dreissigacker Westhofener Kirchspiel Riesling Trocken 90 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
GG style. High acid. 13%. Beautiful mineral with tdn integrated with flowers.
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2013 Weingut Dreissigacker Bechtheimer Geyersberg Riesling 88 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
Reductive and petrol. Tight. Dry high acid. 13%. Leaner than the '13 Kirchspiel.
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2016 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 90 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Feels 20g RS. Feels like 8% alc. Super good. Floral with some tropical iced fruit. Underripe white peach. Faint candied peach - peach jello Asian cups. Lychee jello cups. High acid. Excellent aromatics.
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2016 Fritz Haag Riesling QbA feinherb 88 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
8g RS. Beautiful white peach, Loght petrol and light reduction. 11%. Good acid. Lightly floral.
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2016 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Turmberg Riesling Trocken 87 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Very nice. High acid. Underripe peach. Slight tropical star fruit. Slight lees. Slight reduction. specs: 5g RS. 12.5% alcohol.
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2016 Weingut Robert Weil Riesling Spätlese 89 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Floral, 20g RS. Feels 8% alc. Great stony integration and peach. No botrytis.
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2016 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Beerenauslese 88 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Sweet - feels 80g. Beautiful botrytis and slight lees. Acid could be higher.
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Flight 4 - Italy (4 Notes)
2013 Tenuta di Biserno Lodovico 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
cab franc with 5 % PV. M ruby. Modest toasty oak. Notable pyrazines. Some unripe pyrazines and some ripe. Ripe blackberry. - petit Verdot? Like a slightly more pyrazinic super Tuscan. Slight Brett.
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2013 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
classic traditional brunello. Good fruit. Brett. Savory. Ox. High tannins. High acid. Acid wins a bit. Fresh heirloom tomato.
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2013 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino Ragnaie V.V. 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
deeper and more savory than the regular '13 brunello. Heirloom tomato.
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2013 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino Fornace 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
a bit bitter relative to the '13 regular brunello and VV.
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Flight 5 - Portugal (4 Notes)
2000 Blandy's Madeira Verdelho 88 Points
Portugal, Madeira
M gold color. Good acid. Medium sweet. Good nuttiness.
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1977 Blandy's Madeira Malmsey 90 Points
Portugal, Madeira
Medium plus gold color. Elevated intensity aromatics of sweet candied orange and spice. Sweet but with balancing acid.
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1941 Kopke Porto Colheita 80 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Sweet port. Feels like a bit of medjool date. Some robitussin. I don’t get this.
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2007 Kopke Porto Vintage 76 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Stronger cherry than the '41 colheita. Really reminds me of robitussin. I don't get this either.
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Flight 6 - Spain (9 Notes)
2005 R. López de Heredia Rioja Blanco Reserva Viña Tondonia 88 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Classic. Oak driven at this stage. Moderate oxidation. Medium plus acid. Soft and rounded.
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2006 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia 89 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Depth of black fruit! And oak and oxidation and all that. Good fresh acid. Seems like an exceptionally ripe vintage.
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2015 La Vizcaína Bierzo La del Vivo Lomas de Valtuille
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
Saffron almond. Anise. Elevated acid. Low papery tannins. White. Pale yellow. White Rioja sequel but fresh. Slight wood. Slight oxidation. Beautiful.
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2015 Raul Pérez Bierzo Ultreia
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
Stinky manure Brett. Carbonic. Confected cherry. A bit natty and peanut-y. (Mousy?)
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2015 Terroir Al Limit Soc. Lda. Priorat Les Manyes 91 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Pale ruby. Awesome. Slight soil. Musarian oxidation with Brett and red fruit. Confected smuckers strawberry jam. Fresh strawberry. Beautiful. Elevated acid. Medium tannins a bit papery. Warm alcohol 14%.
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2015 Terroir Al Limit Soc. Lda. Priorat L'Arbossar
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
13.5% carignane. Arbossar. M ruby. Less aromatic. Indistinct red fruit. Structured. Very nice. Elevated acid and tannins (papery).
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2014 Cellers de Scala Dei Priorat St Antoni 87 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Grenache. Elevated acid with red fruit and amaro. Papery medium plus tannins. Interesting.
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2016 Cellers de Scala Dei Priorat 88 Points
Spain, Catalunya, Priorat
Grenache cab Syrah. Herbal anise. Kinda weedy and underripe. Oaky and weedy but has good acid. Herbal with right red fruit. Might age well.
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2014 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del Duero 86 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Dark ruby. 14.5% date skins. Raisins. Black fruit. Oaky as hell. Clear wood. Full bodied. Medium acid. Flat. Blah. Good roasted nuts - Brazil nuts. Medium tannins. Chewy. Hot and needs acid.
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Flight 7 - United States (13 Notes)
2016 Bergström Chardonnay Sigrid 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Rich chard. Peach malo. Some oak. Good acid. Feels...13.5%? Actually 12.7% 10% new oak. Tangerine.
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2015 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
Classic! Blueberry. Great fruit variation. High acid. Structured. Slight Brett. Slight pyrazines. Black fruit.
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2015 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon Sunbasket Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Seemed earthier and less expressive than the '15 Napa. Mushrooms and black fruit. Lower acid - riper?
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2014 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Red Rock Terrace 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
Structured. Great fruit. Blackcurrant.
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2014 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Gravelly Meadow 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
Earthy and subdued but has a sort of herbaceous and mineral complexity. Tastes like...gravel.
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2014 Diamond Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
floral. More expressive fruit than the Red Rock and Gravelly Meadow. But still structured.
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2015 Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir East Ridge 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Hefty for a pinot. More amaro-like bitterness than the '16 San Andreas and '15 Block 8. Beautiful stemmy leaves. Fresh and ripe. Reminds me of NZ.
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2016 Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir San Andreas Fault 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Beautiful low ripeness. 30% whole cluster. Some stemmy herbaceousness. 12.5%. Great freshness.
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2015 Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir Block 8 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Forest leaves. Pure cherry. Fresh. High acid.
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2014 Matthiasson Chardonnay Michael Mara Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Slight oak. Well integrated. Meyer lemon. High acid!!! Beautiful. Reminds me of classic Puligny. Feels medium alcohol. Lemon curd.
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2015 Matthiasson Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Clean. Ripe pyrazines. Deep black currant. High acid and tannins. So good. Precise fruit. Well integrated oak. Precise.
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2016 Williams Selyem Chardonnay Russian River Valley 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
14.5%. Good acid. Ripe style. Lemon orange.
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2016 Williams Selyem Zinfandel Special Bottling 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Dark. Plush. Ripe. Yeasty. Dry. Good acid. Medium tannins.
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2014 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm 91 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Dense. Dark purple ruby. High tannins. Elevated acid. Feels 14.5%. Has blackberry that’s just ripe. And a bit of earthiness. Slight reduction / cured meat. Beautiful.
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2014 d'Arenberg Grenache The Derelict Vineyard 90 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Medium minus ruby. Dark hue. Elevated acid. Good structure. Medium plus tannins. Great red strawberry and cherry. Good ripeness band. Chewy tannins. Slight herbal. 14.5%
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2017 Grosset Riesling Springvale Clare Valley 87 Points
Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Clare Valley
Slight reduction. Slight petrol. Slight floral detergent terpenes. High acid. A bit lean but classic Aussie Riesling. 12.5%. Dry.
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2016 Voyager Estate Chardonnay 88 Points
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
Classic. Slight tangerine. Acid a bit softer than I expected but great integration of malo and fruit and oak. Fresh and slightly tangeriney.
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