Post Thanksgiving Party
Home (Tulsa, OK)
Tasted Saturday, November 26, 2005 by mdstenner with 556 views
Introduction
A great night of fun at home with invited guests enjoying dishes made by Joey and myself. Some modest wines to accompany the food, this was not a night for wine geeks, although inevitably conversation did turn that way at times.
NV Domaine St. Vincent (Gruet Winery) Brut 87 Points
USA, New Mexico
Excellent for a sub $10 sparkling wine. Crisp apple fruits and nice finish.
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2003 Lingenfelder Riesling Bird Label
Germany, Pfalz
The 2001 was superb, the 2002 good, but this is a mere impersonator of those two releases. Too sweet all around with flat fruit and no punch, finesse or style. Low 80s at best. Avoid.
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2004 Chehalem Chardonnay INOX
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Little to enjoy with this. Grapefruit on the nose and in the mouth. I wonder, despite the screw-cap, if this wine was tainted. It seemed a little off with little of the fresh fruit and clean style this wine is known for.
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2003 Georges Dubœuf Beaujolais-Villages
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages
Very uninteresting and quite one0dimentional. A solid nose of cherry and some earth and sour and bitter cherry fruits in the mouth which worked but that did not, ultimately, offer much more than that.
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2003 Georges Dubœuf Régnié 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Régnié
Not quite as good as I remember it from last year but still very enjoyable. A nose of red cherry and black raspberry, with frit has begun to pick up some secondary flavors and will either develop nicely for 3-4 more years or collapse in bottle. With a core of good fruit my vote goes for the former.
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2003 Saint Cosme Côtes du Rhône
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Rather too oaky and one-dimensional from this showing. The fruit is still rich, with ripe blackberry, pepper and spice, but the oak was too much too the forefront. Even a slight chill down didn't help much.
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1998 Von Strasser Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
Dark ruby, almost garnet. A rich nose of currants, cassis and leather. Tight and tannic in the mouth - am planning to decant for 6 more hours - with nice black currant fruit, a mineral underpinning and lots of upside potential. Medium-bodied with good grip. After 8 hours the wine was open for business with lovely rich mountain fruit, all restrained elegance, some tannin, but nothing over bearing, and great balance. A star from an under-performing vintage.
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2001 Domaine La Due Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 89 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
A charming, medium-bodied wine with the fruit one the sweeter side but very smooth and enjoyable and a perfect dinner party wine or something fun to consume with friends. A very attractive, almost flaoral and elegant nose with cassis and black currant and in the mouth some sweet tannins that brings the wine to a tasty conclusion.
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2001 Starmont Cabernet Sauvignon 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
A solid performance. Decanted but served and consumed immediately. Earthy currant, pencil lead and cherry aromas, a solid mid-palate, very meaty in fact, and quite savory and delicious. Fair value for the $25 price tag.
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