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Northern Chicago 'burbs
Tasted Saturday, May 13, 2023 by Burgundy Al with 144 views
Flight 1 - Chicago Wine (20 Notes)
Flight 2 - Knightsbridge (8 Notes)
2019 Ponzi Vineyards Chardonnay Laurelwood District 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Laurelwood District
Stand up tasting. Rich, ripe apple with enough restraint. Good now.
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2019 Far Mountain Chardonnay Myrna 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Stand up tasting. Bright while also ripe, this has good length with finesse. Very good wine.
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2019 Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Stand up tasting. Lighter style, this requires attention and shows a mild array of red fruits with good balance and finesse.
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2020 Twomey Pinot Noir Anderson Valley 83 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Stand up tasting. Rich and fleshy, this is tasty, but hardly Pinot-esque to me.
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2019 Round Pond Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Kith & Kin 84 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Stand up tasting. Simple and fun, this is a fine balanced wine to enjoy with a burger.
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2019 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Stand up tasting. Old world brightness with New world richness in fun combination. Not most complex vintage for this wine, but certainly fun now.
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2018 Hall Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Stand up tasting. Black plum and some cassis, clearly ripe and well spiced. Balanced well, too, this is so fun right now.
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2019 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Signature 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Stand up tasting. Big and fleshy, but also managing to retain its balance while clearly on the hefty side.
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Flight 3 - Vin Chicago (6 Notes)
NV Champalou Vouvray Pétillant Brut 85 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray Pétillant
Stand up tasting. Current release. Three vintage blend. Good volume, but slightly more tart than I'd prefer, nearly bitter.
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2021 Domaine Petroni Corse Rosé 86 Points
France, Corsica, Corse
Stand up tasting. Simple, but pleasant berry and floral notes. Balanced, and good length for right now.
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2020 Domaine Bouchié-Chatellier Pouilly-Fumé Argile a Silex 86 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Stand up tasting. Rich middle, but slightly more grassy than I'd consider ideal. Good enough overall for now.
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2021 Bishop's Peak (Talley Vineyards) Pinot Noir 80 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
Stand up tasting. Pale on nose and palate. Lackluster.
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2019 Casa Vinicola D'Angelo Aglianico del Vulture 87 Points
Italy, Basilicata, Aglianico del Vulture
Stand up tasting. Fresh and macerated dark berries, this comes across as savory and meaty with faint sweet hints. Certainly firm. Better to cellar another year or three.
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2020 Herman Story Bolt Cutter
USA, California, Central Coast
Stand up tasting. Nothing shy here. Black plum, liqueur, generously spiced with along, warm finish. Powerful in a single direction right out of the gate. 40% Cab Sauv, 37% PV, 20% Syrah, 3% Malbec. Well made, but not my preferred style of wine.
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2019 Domaine Rollin Père et Fils Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Rouge 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
Stand up tasting. Red cherry and berry throughout, not quite typical 2019 ripeness, but fun now. Better nose than palate.
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2019 Régis Bouvier Marsannay Clos du Roy 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay
Stand up tasting. 2019 ripeness, showing mostly black cherry, some red cherry hints. Medium weight, good length. Good now.
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2020 A. et P. de Villaine Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise Les Clous Rouge 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise
Stand up tasting. Red and black cherry, dense middle, softening on finish. Good now.
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2018 La Combe Grisard Gevrey-Chambertin 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Stand up tasting. Good density, but slightly reductive, so less interesting vs previous times tasted.
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2020 Pierre Girardin Vosne-Romanée 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée
Stand up tasting. Fun and easy red cherry aromas and flavors with good weight, good balance, good for now.
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2020 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Stand up tasting. More black than red cherry aromas, flavors, ever-so-slightly candied. Fun and easy.
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2021 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Stand up tasting. A real success. Blakc and red cherry throughout with good weight and balance, concluding with good length, too. Better to cellar a few more years.
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2019 Arista Winery Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 85 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Stand up tasting. Very rich, classically Pinot fruits with a big dollop of cherry cola that rarely thrills me when this pronounced.
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2018 Bergström Pinot Noir Gregory Ranch 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton
Stand up tasting. Richer in a style that nearly seemed sweet, making this wine simpler than I'd expect, despite good density.
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2021 Composition Pinot Noir 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains
Stand up tasting. Red cherry and berry, spiced aromatics, nicely bright, nearly elegant. Good now, better in another year or two. But expensive. Says it is from a single vineyard in Chehelem, but is simply labeled as Willamtte Valley.
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2021 Domaine Henri Perrusset Mâcon-Villages 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Villages
Stand up tasting. Fun and summery. Both rich and bright, while balanced. Good now.
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2020 Domaine Capitain-Gagnerot Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Les Gueulottes Blanc 83 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune
Stand up tasting. Good enough fruit, seemed oddly tart this young, given the vintage.
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2020 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Beaune Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune
Stand up tasting. Fun, balanced and easy to enjoy. Apple, lemon are in a complex mix for a wine at this level.
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2020 Louis Jadot Chassagne-Montrachet 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Stand up tasting. A little bit tropical, lots of ripe apple, faintly spice and floral. Balanced now, also dense and long for its level.
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2018 Domaine Capitain-Gagnerot Corton-Charlemagne
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Stand up tasting. Lots here, but firm, backward, and even awkward for now. Very firm, nearly seeming tannic. Substantial weight and density, so patience required but the reward is unclear.
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2018 CrossBarn (Paul Hobbs) Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Stand up tasting. Very ripe and opulently New world styled, not in a style that thrills me.
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2020 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Old Vines Wolff Vineyard Edna Valley 87 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley
Stand up tasting. Floral nose is quite enticing. Palate is richer and less exciting with moderate brightness. Still fun, and very good value.
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2019 Davis Family Vineyards Chardonnay 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Stand up tasting. Clearly rich and ripe orchard fruit, but also able to retain enough brightness and energy.
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2019 Arista Winery Chardonnay 85 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Stand up tasting. Much richer and fleshier yet, lots here, but in warm style that needs to be served cold.
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2021 Composition Chardonnay 88 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills
Stand up tasting. Bright, balanced and fun an enticing start, losing energy by its finish. Good young. Says it is from a single vineyard in Eola Hills, but is simply labeled as Willamtte Valley.
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