Blind Night

Mattias
Tasted Wednesday, May 20, 2009 by kstoddard with 1,041 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 90 Points

    France, Champagne

    Golden yellow color. Limestone minerality on the nose. Tastes of apple, caramel and pineapple. Good minerality in the mid palate. Dry, doughy finish with some depth. Showing some age. Tasted blind with a NV Castellar Cava. My thoughts were both were non-vintage and the Krug was from Champagne and the Castellar was Cava from Spain. No idea as to the producers of the wines. Provided by Mattias.

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  • NV Casteller Cava Brut 85 Points

    Spain, Cava

    Yellow color. Tropical fruit nose. Pears and caramel on the nose. Tastes of apples and pears. Simple and one-dimensional. Decent balance. Soda minerality that dominates the sweet finish. Tasted blind with a NV Krug Champagne. My thoughts were both were non-vintage and the Krug was from Champagne and the Castellar was Cava from Spain. No idea as to the producers of the wines. Provided by Mattias.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2006 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 93 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

    Golden yellow color. Perfumed nose of tropical fruit. Tastes of pear, melon and pineapple. Well balanced. Excellent mid palate depth. Long elegant finish. One of my two contributions for the night. 13.5% alcohol.

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  • 2005 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Blanc 90 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

    Golden yellow color. Apple fruit on the nose. tastes of melon, cantaloupe and apple. Salty minerality. Nice depth and complexity on the full bodied, rich finish. One of my two contributions for the night. 14.5% alcohol.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 2002 Château La Grave a Pomerol Trigant de Boisset

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Ruby color. Cherry nose. Green and alcoholic. Cherry cough medicine finish. Bitter and undrinkable. Tasted blind with a 2006 Coho Headwaters. Thought is was a overripe New World Grenache. Provided by Scott.

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  • 2006 Coho Headwaters 89 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Dark purple color. Black cherry nose. Tastes of blackberry, currant and mint. American Oak. Firm tannins. Powerful finish. Tasted blind with a 2002 La Grave a Pomerol Bordeaux. Thought it was an Australian Cabernet Sauvignon. Was I ever wrong. Provided by Scott.

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 1997 Plumpjack Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (Stelvin Closure) 90 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

    Dark ruby color. Earthy blackberry nose. Tastes of blackberry, currant, leather and earth. Teeth gripping tannins. Vanilla oak treatment. Rich, powerful finish. Quite young. Blind tasted both 1997 Plumpjack Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve's under screwcap and cork against each other. Correctly identified Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon for both but thought they were from different producers. The cork version being more evolved and complex. A very interesting comparison especially blind. Provided by Jeff.

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  • 1997 Plumpjack Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (Cork Closure) 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

    Dark purple color. Blackcurrant nose. Tastes of black cherry, violet, currant and blackberry. Well balanced. Rich finish with very nice depth and complexity of fruit. Blind tasted both 1997 Plumpjack Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve's under screwcap and cork against each other. Correctly identified Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon for both but thought they were from different producers. The cork version being more evolved and complex. A very interesting comparison especially blind. Provided by Jeff.

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