Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, CA
Tasted Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - Thursday, May 17, 2007 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,692 views
French Foreign Trade Advisors and UbiFrance sponsored this event, showcasing lesser known wines, and wines seeking U.S. distributors, from 12 different French wine regions. This was quite the wine geek paradise--a rare chance to try things like sparkling red Bordeaux and Alsatian producers that one doesn't much see here. It started with a seminar the first day, and grand tasting, and the grand tasting continued the following day.
(5/16/2007)
Good character 87+ pts.
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Very tart stone fruit
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Aromatic, stone fruit and spice, nutty palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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Lovely nose; nutty, herbal palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Nut and coconut palate, tasty
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Baked apricot and almond nose; sweet but with complexity and minerality 92+ pts.
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Sweet, elegant
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More depth, roundness, sweet; medium finish
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Light, floral, minerals; medium-plus finish
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Floral
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(5/16/2007)
nice
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(5/16/2007)
good body
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Tangy
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Tight
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(5/16/2007)
Nice, subtle, sweet palate
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(5/16/2007)
Earthy, with character 87+ pts.
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Asparagus, cauliflower and fennel nose; earthy, minerally palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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Nice, earthy, with chalk, character 88+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Smoky stone fruit nose and palate; short-medium finish
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(5/16/2007)
Minerally, lychee, sweet; long finish
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(5/16/2007)
Dry, minerally; medium finish
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Herbal nose; dry, mineral palate; short-medium finish
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Lovely, rounded, floral
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Medium yellow color; smoky, earthy nose; medium finish 92+ pts.
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Big, lychee, spicy palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
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Light bodied, tart 87+ pts.
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Solid, with lime note; medium finish
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Good, Sauternes-like, not too sweet; medium finish 88+ pts.
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(Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot) 87+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
(50% Petit Verdot, 30-35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15-20% Merlot; 2 years in 100% new oak)
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Barrel sample - good Graves nose; refined, plum, balanced (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot)
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(5/16/2007)
Coffee and chickory nose and palate; medium finish 88+ pts. (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot)
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Tight nose, good but needs time, tobacco 88+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Herbal, Sauv Blanc nose; balanced, light oily texture, tart herbal palate; medium finish (65% Semillon, 35% Sauvignon Blanc)
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(5/16/2007)
Leather and tobacco palate (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot)
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Coffee, herbal, red fruit palate 87+ pts.
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Nice, good grip 87+ pts. (85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon)
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Herbaceous (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot)
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Herbal, good acidity 86+ pts. (86% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon)
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Coffee nose; okay (70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot)
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(5/16/2007)
Black plum, violet, tasty
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Good grip, plummy fruit 87+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Very good, cherry with good acidity; medium finish
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(5/16/2007)
Coffee, nice palate; short-medium finish
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Coffee, roasted coffee, smoky palate 88+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Spicy herbal nose; very tart, spicy, high acidity (blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Semillon, Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle)
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(5/16/2007)
Spice notes
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(5/16/2007)
Plum, good grip
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Plum nose
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(5/16/2007)
Carbonic maceration, herbal, earthy
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Nice, balanced, black fruit palate; medium finish
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Nice plum and roasted fruit palate; short-medium finish
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Roasted meats, menthol and sage nose; soft on palate, but more complex than other Languedoc Syrahs 87+ pts.
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Nice, earthy, sous bois nose; tart fruit 88+ pts.
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Good body, tart fruit; medium finish 88+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Nice, mineral, oak 88+ pts.
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Nice ripe strawberry nose; good, tart 88+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Rustic, tart and tannic
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Tart, rustic 87+ pts.
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Rich nose; nice blend, minerals (50% Cot, 50% Cabernet Franc)
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Leather and mushroom nose and palate, good; medium finish 88+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Light salmon color; spicy, iron, refined Cab Franc; medium finish 90+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Good, cheese nose; light, minerally, oily textured, unoaked; medium finish 87+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Herbal, cheese nose; tasty; short-medium finish (oaked)
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(5/16/2007)
Smoky, cherry nose; tasty, sweet, herbal palate
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(5/16/2007)
Big kirsch nose; kirsch and cherry palate; short-medium finish
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Tight nose; tasty, peppery fruit; medium finish 91+ pts.
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Softer, roasted fruit and pepper palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Very good, complexity and balance; medium finish 91+ pts. (70% Syrah, 30% Mourvedre)
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(5/16/2007)
Rich nose; cherry and plum palate; medium finish (blend of Syrah, Mourvedre and Cabernet Sauvignon)
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(5/16/2007)
Excellent floral, herbal, pungent, with an oily quality 91+ pts.
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(5/16/2007)
Dusty, dry cherry palate
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2005 Les 2 Marins Côtes du Roussillon Villages Rouge 89 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon Villages
(5/16/2007)
Dark violet color with red meniscus; cherry and tar nose; tight but grippy, plummy fruit with some high notes, sweet tannins and a touch of white pepper toward medium-plus finish 89+ pts. (50% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 20% old vine Carignane)
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2003 Domaine du Pech Rome Coteaux du Languedoc Opulens 87 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc
(5/16/2007)
Vegetal, tar nose; tight tar and brambley fruit, like an okay Cotes du Rhone, vegetal, roasted fruit; medium tannic finish
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2005 Château La Bastide Cabardès Grande Cuvée 89 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Cabardès
(5/16/2007)
Nice blackberry, chocolate, sage and mint nose; tasty tart black fruit, plum, clove and sage palate; medium-plus finish (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache)
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2005 Château de Luc Corbières Les Murets 87 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Corbières
(5/16/2007)
Nice cherry, black fruit, vanilla and caramel nose; tight tart cherry, one-dimensional palate with caramel oak edge; medium finish 87+ pts.
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2004 Château Puysserguier Saint-Chinian 88 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Saint-Chinian
(5/16/2007)
Cedar, leather and menthol nose; tobacco and tart plum palate with firm, sweet tannins; medium finish (Syrah, Grenache and Carignan)
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2002 Château Villerambert-Julien Minervois 88 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Minervois
(5/16/2007)
Nice roasted fruit, sage and blackberry nose; peppery, tannic, tart plum palate with dusty tannins; medium-plus finish
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2006 One Leg Viognier Vin de Pays d'Oc 86 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d'Oc
(5/16/2007)
Focused grapefruit nose; tart white fruit, oaky and mineral palate; medium finish
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2004 Antech Crémant de Limoux Cuvée Expression 83 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Crémant de Limoux
(5/16/2007)
Creamy, tart apple nose; tart apple palate with high acidity; short-medium finish
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NV Les Vignerons du Val D'Orbieu Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois Petit Grain 82 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois
(5/16/2007)
Sweet apricot nose; very sweet, narrow, with mulling spices, hot and too sweet
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