Buzzini House
Tasted Monday, July 27, 2009 by Mrbuzz with 1,677 views
Players: Mike Sai, BC Little, Edson Gonzales, Bob Summers, Brian Buzzini. The theme was a blind tasting with French Burgundy vs. U.S. Pinots. We had 9 bottles in the tasting...and ended consuming a dozen others!!! Spitting was key! Thanks everyone...GREAT wines, GREAT tasting...it was a fun way to spend a Sunday!
Ahhhh....first smell, I knew this was going to be good! Very Roulot-like, bright crisp lemon/lime acid, flinty smoky hazelnuts, tropical, mineral spice....drank well all day! Blew away the 2002 Louis Latour Genevrieres we had side by side.
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Second bottle in a week...this showed better than the first, no signs of premox, but compared to the 2002 Domaine Michelot Mère & Fille Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières...it was more oaked and less focused, not much "Meursault" to it. I did like the baked apple, lemon cut, and some mineral stone...but then I'd taste the Michelot again, and want more of that. Hard to believe same Vineyard, same year, different results.
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This was a shocker....I thought maybe they would all be dead....totally NOT! Kalin steals the show!
Slightly oxidized, but not dead. Darker golden yellow color, baked apple, caramel, hazelnut butter. This wine went in and out of greatness. At times, oxidative...but then wonderful mineral and spice would take over. Definitely not like the last bottle I had a few years ago, but not at all dead yet. In the end, a tasty, mature Ca. Chard.
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Slightly oxidized, but not dead. Similar to the '99 Ridge MB, same golden color, baked apples, nutty, some nice citrus acidity, minerals. Most of these bottles have been premox dead...but this bottle still showed some life. Quite nice at times.
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What a HUGE surprise! I thought this was no doubt the '99 Ridge MB...but it turned out to be this wine. Very light, green tinge color, young looking. Fresh melon, tropical fruit....reminded me of a NZ Sauvignon Blanc with some age on it. Gorgeous dried citrus spice, minerals, exotic spice...the fruit was even a little sweet. This wine is 18 years old???? WOW!
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Closed down tight...dark berry(but lacking), sour acidity, rhubarb, some green veggi. I didn't get much out of this. Needs time.
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Big and sweet, super tasty, well balanced. Raspberry, candied cherry fruit, forest floor, dusty potpourri spice, sandalwood, stems, KB-like. My first Rhys Alpine....LOVED this!
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No doubt Burg here. Leather, dried leaves, plum/cherry fruit, rose petal, earth funk....all well polished and smooth with the age, yet still firm and alive with fresh orange acidity. Great wine!
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Another HUGE surprise! A Grocery Outlet purchase my Mike for $3! Dead Burg ringer...in fact, I thought without question a Burg. Jammy strawberry, leather, earth tone mulch, super fresh orange acidity, some cocoa bean. Held up well throughout the day.......I will be checkin the G.O. later in the day.....WOW.
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Deep dark color, huge plush wild berry fruit, wonderful spices, cola....all smooth and balanced. Drinking well right now, and should continue for many more.
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Beautiful and pretty wine...light bodied, but packed with floral spices, baking spice, candied cherry/strawberry fruit. Needs more time...but should be killer in 5+.
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Sweet candied cherry/raspberry fruit, high toned alcohol...like a strawberry martini? Had some nice RRV spice...but a little too much alc. More of a cocktail wine.
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Another WOW wine! Dark plush berry(blueberry?) fruit, intense exotic spice, sandalwood, forest floor. Young tasting....got better and better throughout the day.
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I did not care for this wine. Thought it was a ringer? Under ripe red fruit, some red wine vinegar, dry and acidic. It did, however open a little as the day went on....but still too harsh for me.
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BIG thanks for this....my WOTN!
Edsons blind....I thought Pauillac, maybe Pontet Canet '03? Friggin AMAZING! So plush yet firm with dusty graphite tannin, dark blackberry, currants, cherry fruit....leather, dry French oak spice, deep deep floral spice, creamy vanilla, smoke. I held this is my glass as long as possible. Wish I could drink this everyday! And to think how a great Vintage would be like.......truly amazing stuff!
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Pop and pour...needed to open. Not the epiphany as the last 2 bottles I've had, but still tasty cherry/raspberry fruit, white pepper spice, smoked cherry wood, dried tobacco leaves, old leather. Well balanced, silky smooth, yet stout with structure. Can't wait to try some leftovers tonight! Great CdP.
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HUGE viscous liquid gold...loaded with sweet apricot, wild honeycomb, creme brulee crust, exotic white flower spice, tobacco. Has good acidity...but not as much as the '03 if I remember correctly. Super Alban fruit terroir of smoky hazelnut, match strike. Always a treat.
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Full bodied, blue fruits, dusty spice, pepper, smoky cedar/meat, creamy vanilla oak. Very young still, long way to go....but great tasting now!
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Funky electrical fire thing(not off putting) at first.....surprisingly dark fruit, dirt dust, dried herbs, bayleaf, leather....didn't really scream "Heitz", or maybe it did....this was the end of the day wine after a LOT of others. For a NV wine...maybe from 1974-75 fruit?...it seems to be holding up better than expected. Will try some leftover tonight. Interesting side note...this was bottle #55,865 out of 55,865.
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Again, thanks guys for the killer wines....it was fun! Lets do it again SOON!
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1997 Dobra Zemlja Syrah 92 Points
USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Amador County
Wonderful surprise! Alive as ever....super fresh, deep dark spice, Port-like dark fruit, plum skin sour, dusty dry woods, pepper, leather, little dry on the finish. Will go a few more years no problem. Tasty!
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2007 Weingut Markus Huber Grüner Veltliner Berg 88 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Traisental
Our palate cleanser.....sharp, soapy acid, apples, peach, some raw peanut, little fume...nice, but a little out of whack for me.
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