Fall Bachanalia

This was a trade tasting put on by the chicago wine network. It's a group of distributors that focus on smaller producers both domestic and from around the world(mostly italy and france). There was a lot of wine to taste, so I was rearing to go and taste a whole bunch of different wines

Nice array of different sparkling wines here ranging from moscato to cava to champagne

• 2003 Can Nadal de la Boadella Cava Brut Nature Gran Reserva 87 Points

  Spain, Cava

  nose: nice and bright nose of lemon peels, peach tones, minerals, and bits of slate
  
  taste: easy drinking and smooth with lemon peels, peaches, and minerals
  
  overall: a very nice and easy with a smooth attack of lemon peels and a mineral based finish. A nice sparkling wine for the price

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• 2007 Gianni Doglia Moscato d'Asti 87 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Moscato d'Asti

  nose: sweet and tart nose of lemon drops, apricots, necatarines, and mango tones
  
  taste: great effervescance with lemon drop tones, apricots, and mangoes with a slight hint of papaya
  
  overall: great depth on the nose and on the palate. I was very surprised as this is the first moscato that I've actually enjoyed. Silky feel with a lemon drop attack and mango finish

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• NV Jean Vesselle Champagne Brut Réserve 87 Points

  France, Champagne

  nose: nice and aromatic nose of crackers, yeasty tones, dried figs, and some granny smith apples
  
  taste: lighter bodied with smooth flavors of crackers, yeast, and granny smith apples with a touch of minerals
  
  overall: a very good champagne but is a bit too light bodied for me and not enough depth on the palate. Nice light attack of crackers and a granny smith apple finish

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• NV Jean Vesselle Champagne Brut Œil de Perdrix 89 Points

  France, Champagne

  nose: good lifting nose of floral tones, cinnamon, yeasty, and bits of cherry
  
  taste: very smooth and pretty feel with floral tones, cinnamon, and cherry tones
  
  overall: a very pretty light sparkling rose. The little contact with the skins makes a world of difference in the complexity of this wine. Good bubbles with a smooth floral attack and cherry based finish

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• NV Paul Goerg Champagne Premier Cru Tradition Brut 89 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru

  nose: nice pure nose of crackers, yeast, and tart green apples
  
  taste: good focus with clean flavors of crackers, yeast, lemons, green apples and some wet stones
  
  overall: an excellent champagne with nice purity. Clean and focused attack of lemons with a green apple finish

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• NV Paul Goerg Champagne Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 90 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru

  nose: great aromatic nose of almonds, yeast, apple cores, and shaved nut tones. dense and lifting at the same time
  
  taste: focused and fat with yeasty tones accompanied by green apples, citrus tones, and almond flavors
  
  overall: wonderful feel with great effervescance providing a good medium/light body to this with a yeasty attack and a crisp almond finish

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• 2002 Paul Goerg Champagne Premier Cru Brut 91 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru

  nose: great citrus based nose with rounded tones of baking spices, yeast, and nut tones provding extra joy on top of the citrus backdrop
  
  taste: nice round feel with good bubbles providing varied citrus tones, baking spices, and nutty flavors working well together
  
  overall: Fat and round on both the nose and palate. Well defined flavors that meld together providing a citrus based attack and pleasant nutty finish

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Some very nice producers that I wasn't all that familiar with and were fun to discover. The Eagles Trace was a real revelation for me and was very different from any young california pinot I had ever had

• 2007 Silvan Ridge Pinot Gris 86 Points

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

  nose: nice zesty nose of lemon peels, mineral tones, and bits of peaches
  
  taste: easy feel with lemon peels tones and bits of peaches
  
  overall: a nice and easy drinking wine. Low acidity which is a detriment to me but with a nice lemon peel attack, but little finish to speak of

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• 2006 Silvan Ridge Pinot Noir 84 Points

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

  nose: soft nose of spice tones and bits of soft cherry notes. Not all that aromatic, and what is there is fairly simple
  
  taste: easy drinking with simple flavors of spice tones and some cherry tones
  
  overall: a nice pinot, but not much other then what it gives. Approachable with a nice spice based attack but faint cherry finish

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• 2005 Miller Wine Works Pinot Noir Kendric Vineyard 88 Points

  USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Marin County

  nose: nice bright california styled nose of cherries, spices, and a bit of cola tones
  
  taste: full and nice with plush cherry tones, spice tones, and some cola hiding underneath
  
  overall: a nice pinot with good acidity and solid upfront aromatics. firm but plush attack of cherries and a spice based finish

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• 2005 Miller Wine Works The Works, Kimberly's Selection 90 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  nose: nice and silky nose of blackberries, cranberries, sour cherries, and some spice tones
  
  taste: very silky and elegant with tones of sour cherries, blackberries, and anisette notes
  
  overall: very elegant with a smooth sour cherry attack that glides across your tounge with a anisette finish. Lots of polish and class to this, with decent depth and solid acidity+tannins

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• 2004 Miller Wine Works Syrah Brookside Vineyard 91 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  nose: great nose of black fruits, violets, black currants and dark cherry tones
  
  taste: firm tannins, but balanced flavors filled with black fruits, violets, black currants, and dark cherries
  
  overall: an outstanding syrah with great balance and fruit with good aromatics. Firm and full with a nice black fruited attack and dark cherry finish

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• 2005 Eagles Trace Pinot Noir Valhalla Vineyard 91 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  nose: nicely styled nose of dark spices, dark cherries, raspberries, and earthen tones with slight bits of candy in there to remind you that you are drinking a californian pinot
  
  taste: great and pure flavors of dark spices, dark cherries, and earthen tones with nice depth to them
  
  overall: This is a beautiful pinot. Dark and pure aromas and flavors that bring intrigue and ponderance while enjoying at the same time. Nicely polished attack of dark spices with a silky dark cherry finish

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• 2007 Syncline Subduction White 87 Points

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

  nose: nice light and airy nose of lemon tones, peaches and cream, along with other varied citrus tones
  
  taste: light tones of peaches and cream, lemon notes, and varied nutty tones
  
  overall: a very nice wine. Easy drinking with nice flavors and aromas with a nutty attack and lemony finish

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• 2007 Syncline Roussanne 87 Points

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills

  nose: nice classic roussane nose with oil tones, apricots, star fruits, and citrus tones
  
  taste: sweet and round tones of oil, star fruits, and citrus tones
  
  overall: a bit tight on the nose but very good. Nice oily attack with a citrus toned finish

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• 2006 Syncline Syrah 89 Points

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

  Nose: good inky and smokey nose with good fruited tones of blackberries, dark cherries, black currants, and some pepper tones
  
  taste: fat and plush feel on the palate with a smokey backdrop providing tones of blackberries, dark cherries, and pepper tones
  
  overall: and excellent syrah with nice fat fruit flavors and silky tannins. Well styled with a blackberry attack and dark cherry finish

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• 2006 Syncline Syrah McKinley Springs Vineyard 92 Points

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills

  nose: very polished nose with plush dark fruits with smoke tones and anisette
  
  taste: smooth and elegant with smoke tones and loads of various black fruits with nice depth
  
  overall: a beautiful syrah. Very polished and elegant with nice ripe dark fruits providing a polish smokey attack with a black fruited finish

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• 2006 Syncline Cuvée Elena 88 Points

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

  nose: smooth toned nose with red fruits, spice tones, and plush cherry notes
  
  taste: nice and smooth with spice tones, plush cherries, and red fruits
  
  overall: very good, but rather uninspiring. Nice refinement to the wine that evokes a bit of chateuneuf du pape, but just doesn't bring it to that next level of depth and complexity

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• 2007 Syncline Viognier Late Harvest Viognier 88 Points

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills

  nose: nice honeyed and floral nose with sweet citrus tones and light floral tones
  
  taste: very interesting and viscous flavors with white floral tones, peach tones, and other sweet citrus tones
  
  overall: nice depth of flavors with good viscosity. very pretty aromatics and flavors on the palate that is very enjoyable and delicious

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• 2006 Ryan Patrick Vineyards Chardonnay Naked 85 Points

  USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

  nose: very steely nose with lemon zest, vanilla extract, and slight floral tones
  
  taste: focused but thin with lemon zest tones and some slight florals
  
  overall: a very nice unoaked chardonnay. Steely and focused aromas but lacks that focus on the palate. that said, this is still a well put together wine and is a good change of pace for the price

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Piedmont was heavy here at the tasting and I wish there had been a wider selection of Tuscan wines, but I certainly didn't object to trying any of them. :)

• 2007 Parusso Dolcetto d'Alba Piani Noce 85 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Dolcetto d'Alba

  nose: soft nose of cherries, earth tones, and slight bits of blueberries
  
  taste: one dimensional with various cherry tones
  
  overall: smooth and easy drinking, but very simple at the same time. A nice and solid wine that does what its supposed to, but not much else

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• 2005 Parusso Barbera d'Alba Ornati 88 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba

  nose: nice and fat nose of cherries, herbs, and herbal spice tones of sage and thyme
  
  taste: well rounded flavors on the palate with cherries and herbs bringing about some nice depth too
  
  overall: a very good barbera. Fat and round on both the nose and palate with good acidity providing a smooth cherry attack and herbal finish

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• 2003 Parusso Barolo 89 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  nose: big nose with herbal tones, tar, spice, and red cherries. fairly bold nose that kind of belies the grape
  
  taste: very big acidity and tannins with herbal notes, tar, and red cherries
  
  overall: an excellent barolo that needs some time to come together. Everything is there to make this a good barolo, but its just a tad on the young side right now with a good herbal attack and red cherry finish

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• 2007 Parusso Langhe Bianco 84 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

  nose: very easy nose of lemon drops, peach tones, and some white floral tones
  
  taste: nice and easy with some lemon drops and white floral tones, but thin
  
  overall: nice, but thin and lacking in acidity. The palate doesn't follow up on the pretty nose and it lacks a mid palate. A nice and easy wine, but not much else

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• 2007 Villa Carafa Campi Flegrei 79 Points

  Italy, Campania, Campi Flegrei

  nose: nice light nose of white floral tones, minerals, and bits of lemon zest. Flavors are also a bit muted
  
  taste: light and thin flavors of white florals and mineral tones
  
  overall: not much really going on with this wine. It may have been too cold, but that doesn't change that it was fairly thin on the palate. A solid wine, but not really one that does much

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• 2006 Di Giovanna Sicilia

  Italy, Sicily, Sicilia

  nose: very funky and smoky nose with some burnt tones along with lemons and navel orange tones. Not fully sure what to make of it, the burnt aspect is fairly off putting, but for some reason I keep on smelling this
  
  taste: smokey flavors of smoked cheeses, lemon tones, and navel oranges
  
  overall: a very interesting wine, but I'm not sure what to make of this at all. Its just too hard to put my finger on whether this is a good wine, or just a very odd and average wine

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• 2005 Di Giovanna Sicilia 87 Points

  Italy, Sicily, Sicilia

  nose: nice and fairly bold nose of black pepper, black currants, some smoke tones, and some black cherries
  
  taste: very firm with tones of black currants, black fruits, and smokey tones
  
  overall: a very good syrah with nice classic flavors. Not that much complexity, but has good firm tannins and medium/low acidity and a black currant attack and smokey finish

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• 2006 Azienda Agricola Sugame Chianti Classico 88 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG

  nose: nice classic and gamey nose of asian spice, plums, and dark cherry tones
  
  taste: good medium feel with wild game tones, dark cherries, plum and some asian spices
  
  overall: An excellent chianti with firm tannins and nice medium feel. Classically styled with a dark cherry attack and plum based finish

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• 2007 Ciavolich Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Ancilla 87 Points

  Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo

  nose: nice soft nose of cherries and spice with a bit of earthen tones lying underneath
  
  taste: mouth puckering tannins with great silky feel providing tones of cherries, spice, and earthen notes
  
  overall: Even with the big tannins, this one comes alive on the palate and the flavors are well balanced and well defined with a rich cherry attack and earthen finish

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• 2005 Camerano Barbera d'Alba 89 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba

  nose: nicely polished nose of herbs, round tones of cherries, spices, and bits of tar
  
  taste: very smooth and elegant feel with rounded tones of herbs, cherries, and herbal spices
  
  overall: A very pretty barbera with class to spare. Elegant and silky with velvety texture and feel that provides a smooth attack of herbs and a polished cherry finish

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• 2001 Camerano Barolo 90 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  nose: wonderful lifting floral tones provide the focus of this with tones of truffles, earth, cinnamon, and herbs backing it all up with sheer elegance that is just a pure pleasure to smell
  
  taste: very big tannins and acidity that shows how young this traditional producer is, but with lush tones of purple florals, tar, cinnamon, truffles, and some herbal tones poking through on the back end
  
  overall: a very beautiful and elegant barolo. This is why I love the traditional producers as there is just this regalness about them that just oozes class. Tastefully refined attack of purple floral tones and a silky finish of cinnamon giving us a look at where this wine will be headed once its fully ready

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• 2001 Camerano Barolo Cannubi San Lorenzo 92 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  nose: very pretty nose, almost like walking through a field of flowers with lots of wild flower tones, rose petals, violets, herbal spices, juniper, and tones of bing cherries
  
  taste: pretty and elegant with tones of wild flowers, violets, herbal spices, and bing cherry tones
  
  overall: a very refined and feminine barolo that is captivating and elegant. Everything about this is soft and refined like a beautiful woman with a beautiful floral attack and a herbal spice+bing cherry finish that doesn't stop

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• 2004 Camerano Barolo 91 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  nose: great young and full nose of cinnamon, cherries, spice tones, tar, and floral bits. Very young and exuberant on the nose, but with that touch of nebbiolo elegance
  
  taste: the acidity and tannins are huge on this as to be expected, but beautiful tones of cinnamon, cherries, tar, and spice tones meld well together behind the acidity and tannins
  
  overall: a very beautiful barolo showing the promise of 04. While the tannins and acidity are massive they still provide a beautiful attack of cinnamon and a cherry finish

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• 2004 Camerano Barolo Cannubi San Lorenzo 91 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

  nose: fairly brooding nose with dark floral tones, dark cherries, spice tones, and tar
  
  taste: firm and tart with tones of dark florals, spice, herbs, tar, and dark cherry tones
  
  overall: very different from the other cameranos. There is a more muscular aspect to this one. It still has big acidity and tannins, but it wasn't as big as the regular barolo. Bold(for a barolo) attack of dark floral tones with a spiced and dark cherry finish

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a lot of different wines here. It was fun to try the bordeauxs as I usually buy and drink more classified growth bordeauxs. The burgs were nice and the rhones were pretty good too. It was also my first time having a tannat, so that was very interesting in of itself

• 2006 Domaine Chaume Arnaud Côtes du Rhône 84 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône

  nose: simple and surface based nose of cherries, black fruits, and spice tones
  
  taste: bright and simple with cherry tones and spice tones with some firm tannins
  
  overall: a solid Cotes Du Rhone, but doesn't really bring much depth. Its nice and easy with a cherry attack and spice based finish

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• 2005 Clos du Mont-Olivet Côtes du Rhône Vieilles Vignes Montueil la Levade 89 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône

  nose: very gamey nose filled with garrigue, leather, roast beef, and black fruits with a slight bit of iodine
  
  taste: classic and medium bodied with game tones, roast beef, leather, and black fruits
  
  overall: Very classically styled CdR that is a gamey delight. Not for everyone, but has a really good medium bodied feel to it with a gamey attack and black fruited finish

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• 2006 Domaine La Bouïssiere Gigondas 91 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

  nose: nice rich nose of red cherries, red and black fruits, with some garrigue lying underneath
  
  taste: very firm but silky tannins with tones of red and black fruits along with some garrigue
  
  overall: A very polished and elegant Gigondas. Nice firm tannins that should shed with some age providing a nice red fruited attack and black fruited finish

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• 2006 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Cuvée du Papet 91 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  nose: tightly wound nose of garrigue, black fruits, leather tones, and rich red fruited notes permeating in the nostrils
  
  taste: very firm tannins, but with a rich feel of black fruits, leather, garrigue, and spice tones
  
  overall: very much a puppy. Tannins are very firm, but there is that nice medium feel going for it too providing a black fruited attack and garrigue based finish

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• 2006 Domaine de Chantemerle Chablis La Chantemerle 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis

  nose: nice flinty based nose with lemon zest tones, vanilla extract, and mineral notes
  
  taste: good light feel with flinty tones, lemon zest, and various mineral tones
  
  overall: a really good chablis with a nice light feel to it. Good focused aromatics with a light attack of flinty tones and a lemony zest finish

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• 2006 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault 87 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

  nose: very smokey nose at the outset with mixed nuts, oil, citrus tones, and a slightly annoying amount of oak that starts to emerge
  
  taste: smokey backdrop on the palate with roasted nuts, citrus tones, and oak lying underneath
  
  overall: A very good meursault, but lacking a bit in acidity. Needs a bit of time to hopefully quell the oak a bit though it does have a nice smokey attack and citrus based finish

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• 2006 Domaine Besson Givry 1er Cru Les Grands Prétans 86 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Givry 1er Cru

  nose: light and easy nose of cherries, earth, and spice tones. not too much depth on the nose
  
  taste: smooth and polished with spice and cherry tones predominetly, but lacking depth
  
  overall: a very good Givry, but there isn't much depth going on with this. Light and not much acidity backing it up, this is more of an early drinker and could probably use some food to help it out

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• 2006 La Pousse d'Or Santenay 1er Cru Gravières 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay 1er Cru

  nose: really nice and aromatic nose of earth tones, brown spices, game tones, and dark cherries
  
  taste: great silky feel with brown spices, game tones, and dark cherries balancing things out
  
  overall: a real quality burg. Good weight and acidity with wonderful aromatics showing off the terroir. Nice and silky brown spiced attack with a dark cherry finish

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• 2006 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos d'Audignac 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  nose: nice well placed nose of mushrooms, dark red cherries, dark spice tones, and dark floral tones all balancing well together
  
  taste: very elegant with dark red cherries, dark spices, and floral tones. Nowhere near as expressive and not as high in acidity as I was expecting
  
  overall: a very elegant volnay from la pousse. Nice and velvety, but not really providing the higher acidity that I was expecting. The wine still needs to come around, but still provides a smooth dark red cherry attack and spiced finish

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• 2003 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery 88 Points

  France, Southwest France, Cahors

  nose: nice bold nose filled with blackfruits, anise, chalky tones, and bits of black pepper
  
  taste: full flavors on the palate with medium body giving off flavors of blackfruits, anise, and black pepper tones
  
  overall: an excellent wine. Bold and full while not being overwhelming as the wine works well in balance. Nicely balanced blackfruited attack that gives way to a black pepper finish

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• 2004 Château Laffitte-Teston Madiran 87 Points

  France, Southwest France, Madiran

  nose: bold nose filled with black currants, loads of black fruits, roast coffee tones, and mineral laced earth
  
  taste: full and tannic as one would expect from tannat with tones of black currants, black fruits, and roasted coffee tones
  
  overall: a big bruiser with big tannins and bold flavors. A very interesting wine that should come into full bloom in a couple of years. Bold black fruited attack with a interesting roasted coffee finish

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• 2005 Château La Gravière Côtes de Bourg 87 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Côtes de Bourg

  nose: nicely polished nose of blackberries, red cherries, and anise
  
  taste: very elegant feel with some solid depth too providing flavors of blackberries, red cherries, coffee tones, and bits of anise
  
  overall: shockingly good. I was very surprised at how well a under 15 bordeaux performed here with nice elegance and a silky smooth blackberry attack and coffee toned finish

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• 2005 Château Mangot Cuvée Quintessence 89 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  nose: very pretty nose with lifting tones of crushed florals, blueberries, cherry tones, and bits of plum notes
  
  taste: silky and elegant with crush floral tones, blueberries, and round tones of cherries
  
  overall: a beautiful 100% merlot. Aromatic with an elegant feel and silky floral attack and plush cherry finish

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• 2000 Château Les Roches de Ferrand 86 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Fronsac

  nose: nice soft nose of herbs, spice, floral tones, some celery seed notes, and bits of blueberries
  
  taste: nowhere near as complex on the palate as the nose with herbs, spices, blueberries, and celery seed tones
  
  overall: a very good wine. The nose is excellent, but the palate is lacking in depth and the flavors don't come across as complex as teh nose does. Very smooth attack of herbs with a elery seed+blueberry finish

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• 2002 Domaine Pont de Guestres 87 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Lalande de Pomerol

  nose: nice plush nose of floral tones, herbs, spice tones, along with bits of cherries and blueberry tones
  
  taste: nice tannins with smooth tones of herbs, spice, and cherry tones
  
  overall: a nice wine with solid aromatics and good tannins. I always like how solid this wine is as its consistently good while being different each vintage. Always a worthwhile buy

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• 2005 Château du Maine 85 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves

  nose: smokey nose filled with red cherries and blackberry tones. nice and simple showing off some of what makes graves a special region
  
  taste: nice firm tannins with an underlying smoke tone, some scorched earth, red cherries, and blackberry tones
  
  overall: a nice introductory wine. Well put together with some of the classic graves characteristics

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• 2005 Château Mangot 86 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  nose: nice light nose of perfumes, red fruits, blueberries, and bits of herbal tones
  
  taste: nice and smooth, but without much depth to it and a bit on the simplistic side with perfumes, red fruits and some herbal tones
  
  overall: a nice wine, but just not enough to really get me going. The nose is very good but it gets a let down on the palate as it gets fairly simplistic. Still a nice wine, but nothing that is really all that special

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A really nice and laid back event. I went there straight from my last class. Well put together and lots of fun wines to try, and lots that I didn't try. It was nice to be able to go about things at my own leisure and it wasn't as stuffy as some trade events can be as the dress code was very laid back. I wish more trade events could have that kind of atmosphere, :)