Vinkällarbolaget
Tasted Tuesday, December 16, 2008 by peblin with 3,173 views
Incredible tasting session at Vinkällarbolaget. Blind tasting of premium wines from around the world.
Served with foie-gras and fig(?) marmelade.
Two great burgundies. Guessed Corton for the Volnay.
Bdx with one (fairly obvious) dark horse. Unfortunately lots of talking about Syrah around the table "clouding" the blind judgement for a long while.
Barolo, Australia and a bonus Bdx. Again, lots of talking about syrah around the table but this time we managed to see through it and pick the origin and grapes of all wines blind. Amazing what high quality the Barolos offer at a comparatively very modest price. But the Pavie - absolutely mindbogglingly good.
A perfect ending with a near perfect wine - or perhaps perfect?! Need more experience with sweet wines to rate this higher. First blind thoughts based on the nose went to Bdx, but the acidity put things straight and placed the wine where it belonged.
An unforgettable tasting of some of the worlds greatest wines. The Echezeaux won the Peoples Choice award, including our votes. In retrospective, big part of our votes probably came from Burgundy Pavlov Dog Syndrome; today we'd switch our votes in favour of the Pavie - an unforgettable experience.
1990 Jacques Selosse Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésimé
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Deep, yellow color with almost oily viscosity. Mature, full nose with lots of bread, yeast, hazelnut, peach, and yellow apple. Mousse is big, round, filling - a bit too fluffy for my taste but unquestionably a great Blanc de Blancs.
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