4th Saturday Brown Bagger

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Tasted Saturday, August 28, 2021 by AllRed with 37 views

Introduction

Wines are tasted double blind in flights, which are arranged randomly, but as much as possible from light to heavy. Each flight is discussed & unveiled before moving on to the next flight.

Flight 1 - Nonblind bubbles (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Warm ups (3 Notes)

Flight 3 - Red (6 Notes)

  • 1999 Seven Hills Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Klipsun Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain

    Blind. A hint of bricking, showing some age. Currants, tobacco and violet aromas. A bit thin on the palate but as this breathed in the glass it put on weight as well. Black currant dominates the palate. Lovely. 92+ pts. This had been double decanted off its sediment about ninety minutes before the flight was poured and had remained back under cork up to the last minute. In hindsight I should have left it uncorked to breathe in bottle or given it a half hour decant to fully awaken.

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  • 2003 Château Lagrange (St. Julien) 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Double blind. Herb, iron and crrant notes with an earthy undertone. Medium-bodied with softened tannin. Red berry fruit on the palate with iodine hints. Guessed Bordeaux. (MM)

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  • 2014 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 88 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

    Double blind. Buttered popcorn and vanilla overtones with black fruit underneath. Full-bodied. Black fruit and vanilla on the palate. Somewhat straightforward and simple, and I find that buttery element distracting. (R&D)

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  • 2000 Domaine Bunan Bandol Moulin des Costes 87 Points

    France, Provence, Bandol

    Double blind. Bouillon and dark fruit notes. The bouillon carries through on the palate, finishing a little shorter than I’d like. Picks up some interesting notes of tar and pepper as it sits in the glass. (MM)

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  • 1996 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Double blind, with notes of herbs, dark fruit and pepper. Black fruit and earthy/funky on the palate- seems like it might have some brettanomyces taint. (T&L)

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  • 2013 Paix Sur Terre Mourvèdre Comes A Time Alta Colina Vineyard 93 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

    Blind. Aromas of black raspberry and dark fruit with roasted game and pepper undertones. Medium-bodied. Abundant dark fruit on the palate with spice carrying through the finish. We were perhaps halfway through the flight when I suspected this might be our mourvedre.

    This had been double decanted about ninety minutes before the flight was poured. An excellent wine and drinking nicely right now.

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Flight 4 - Red (6 Notes)

Flight 5 - Dinner/dessert wines (1 Note)

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