Candie's Big 4-0
Spoon & Stable, Mpls, MN
Tasted Saturday, March 11, 2023 by rocknroller with 143 views
Introduction
We had a nice group of around 20 to celebrate a milestone birthday for Candace. It was great to get to meet her parents Duane and Cheryl too. The event was held at Spoon and Stable which pulled things off exceptionally well as always. We had some great wines on the night to mark this occasion. Geez, you're still a baby, with a beautiful old soul! Happy Birthday and many more!
2011 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 94 Points
France, Champagne
Tasting pour. Just got a smidge of this, but it was enough to remind me that I'm glad i have a stash. Typical CdC elegance and poise. 93+ to 94pts.
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2008 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Rosé Vintage 94 Points
France, Champagne
Pale salmon color. Drank a glass over 15 minutes, from magnum. It's been while wince I had this last. Tonight's bottle was head turning good. This shad a power and depth that still maintained supreme elegance, gorgeous fruits with a blend of citrus and red berries, wonderfully toasty, almond cream, and fine chalk. Delightful, all of 94, maybe better.
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NV Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Light gold color. Drank a glass from magnum over 30 minutes. Showing very well, maybe a little mag boost. Pear, lime, apple skin, fresh bread, yeasty, broad and deep, fresh, delicious. 92+ to 93pts.
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2002 Joh. Jos. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese 95 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Lovely medium gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Looking back my last note on this was from 1/2/11. Now 12 years later, the wine is like it was sealed in a time capsule and never changed. My notes are very similar. Ripe, with almost a sense of tingling effervescence, tropical, ripe peach, golden apple, pineapple, still taught with great acidity and freshness, slate minerality, very tangy, mild fusil, very long. Fantastic! 94+ to 95pts.
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2009 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru La Forest 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Healthy light green pold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Very mineral driven nose and palate, oyster shells, lemon and stone on the nose with a sweet chantilly cream note; on the palate, lemon, white apple, lacquer, lean, oyster shell, waxy, light brine, with a strong acidic vein.
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1995 Peter Michael Chardonnay Clos du Ciel Flawed
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
oxidized
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2017 Pierre Paillard Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut Les Maillerettes 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Small tasting pour. Apricot, red apple, cherry, floral on the nose. The palate displays red apple, crisp and lively, slate minerality, lager, chalk.
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2013 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Tiny tasting pour. Excellent; lemon, apple, restrained, dry stones, medium bodied, nicely crisp. 92-93pts.
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2018 Domaine Rion Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Terres Blanches Blanc 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
Another tiny tasting pour. The nose is expressive with tangerine, lemon, orange blossom, almost juicy; the palate is more subdued but clean.
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2001 Charles Noellat Charmes-Chambertin Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
corked
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2001 Charles Noellat Charmes-Chambertin 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over 90 minutes. Backup bottle. Tons of minerality and iron, dark cherries, red and black currants, earthy, medium full bodied, dried spices. 93+ to maybe 94pts.
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2009 Domaine Dujac Charmes-Chambertin 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
I didnd;t get much of this, just enough to know it was pretty awesome. Dense and structured, deep berries, smokey, sauvage, minerals, charcoal, tensile on the palalte, loved it. Wish I'd have gotten a bit more! 94 to 94+pts.
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2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Equinoxe Reserve 93 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Drank a small glass from magnum. Ths was a really fun bottle. It needed a little time to unwind. Deep, black cherry, blackberry, ripe and sinewy, juicy dark fruits infused with orange peel, with a floral aspect coming in later. Just a touch of heat at times. Thanks Brian! 92+ to 93pts.
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1983 Château Gruaud Larose
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Followed a glass over 2 hours plus. From 6L. There's a ton of old school character here, funky, saddle and saddle leather, deep dark fruits, but there is some taint lurking, it wavered in and out, but mostly it was there. Scored reserved.
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1983 Château Canon 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Very dark red/purple color. Drank a glass from magnum over an hour. Lovely, red raspberries, cherry, charcoal, grpahite and lots mineral character, full and layered, oak, good length.
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1983 Château Rieussec 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Small glass over 30 minutes with my Honey Cake. Ultra ripe, apricots, orange peel, very sour, citrus zest, honey and spice. 91+pts.
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1997 Niepoort Porto Vintage
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Small taste. Nail polish remover, intense, blackberry liqueur, volatile. Did not work for me. No score.
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1983 Ferreira Porto Vintage Quinta Do Seixo
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Tasted. Raisin, baked plum, kirsch, volatile. No score.
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