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Super Bowl 2015
Roswell, GA
Tasted February 1, 2015 by Rezy13 with 605 views
Introduction
Our annual "mondo" wine tasting. I was suffering with a cold and so were a couple others in attendance. I had moments of clarity and could get a good sense of the wines, but much of the nuance and subtleties that make these wines so exhilarating were lost. A real shame.
Flight 1 - Starters (2 notes)
The Pianpolvere was a great wine. It is funny this was a wine to get our palates ready for the good stuff.
Casoulet was served to fill our bellies before the bounty of great wines.
White
2010 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers
90 points
Deeper yellow amber; honey, apple, waxy, peach; nice mouthfeel, apple, lemon, waxy texture, a little pent up; good.
Red
2001 Pianpolvere Soprano Barolo Riserva Bussia
93 points
See through crimson; spiced cherry, medicinal, tart, chestnut; medicinal red fruit, noble and luxurious mouthfeel, very cherry, licorice; very good.
Flight 2 - Main Event- Double Blind (10 notes)
$150 suggested minimum. Nobody really comes close to that, though.
Lamb done on green egg served after.
Red
1989 Tertre Rôteboeuf
88 points
Dark chocolate core aged, pale rim; mushrooms, sous bois, dark cherry, dark chocolate, a bit musty on the nose; palate is heavy, lower acid, nutty, less fruit, molasses; kind of awkward; a real shame, found out later the cork broke and the wine was filtered through a Vinturi which probably damaged the wine.
Red
1994 Château Haut-Brion
96 points
Pretty ruby crimson; sweet brulee, currant, exotic rose, licorice; nice density on palate, cedar, rose, compact, green pepper; love the elegance, lighter tannin red fruit and good acid really spoke to me, also a big fan of the vintage.
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Red
1998 Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
94 points
Good clarity, rose ruby; rustic nose, roses, sour cherry, intense; weighty, sappy, almost residual sugar, intense nutty, dried leaves, Burgundian, medicinal finish; I liked how this one had no VA, a great wine; 94+.
Red
1999 Château Ausone
95 points
Very pretty bright ruby garnet; currant, tobacco, bright, fruit, cherry, floral, loamy earth; pencil shavings galore, red currant, tart cherry, strong tannin, powerful, good vintage; I like the red fruit, so young and has so much more to give, 95+; very nice, most were on Left Bank
Red
1989 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
96 points
Garnet core with bright lighter ruby rim; pencil lead, wet earth, red and black currant, mushroom, cow pie, leather, very Pauillac; silky texture with caressing tannin, broad and expansive, raisin, red currant, chocolate; very good bottle, still youthful.
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Red
2001 Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve des Célestins
95 points
See through crimson with orange rim; cinnamon, sour cherry, Burgundian; lots of Band-Aid on the palate, very strong bitter note, very classic CdP, lighter body than the Bordeaux today, power, baby aspirin; still very youthful, called '98 Bonneau Celestins- should have worked my way to '01 because the '98 tastes like Amarone;95+.
Red
Red
1990 Château Montrose
95 points
Dense chocolate core with garnet rim; earth, tart, currant, cherry, orange oil, tobacco, some Brett; fleshy, silky initially, luxurious, grainy tannin comes in later, strong mid-palate, funk, medicinal; very good but not a wine I could drink a ton of because of the lower acid; voted WOTN.
Red
2008 Lucien Le Moine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses
95 points
See through ruby almost to rim; intensely elegant and piercing nose of sour cherry, spice, rose, medicinal; intense palate, fresh, rose, cherry, sweet very long and persistent finish, great balance, should age beautifully, not a broad wine- reminds me of 6 inch stilettos walking right down the middle of my palate; saw a good bit of air but could have used more, more time in bottle would have been ideal; 95+.
Red
2004 Château Cheval Blanc
94 points
Darker core with some clarity, bright garnet; youthful, good fruit, red, medicinal, focused, incense; tart puckery tannin, good acid, finishes drier, very supple; 94+.
Flight 3 - Dessert Wines (3 notes)
Served with King Cake from Sucre and delicious rum cake.
White - Off-dry
1976 Zach. Bergweiler-Prüm Erben Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
93 points
Deep uric color, orange golden hues; golden raisin, Pledge, orange, lemon custard, still very fresh; delicious palate, has lost some sweetness, honey, apple, persistent; could easily have gone another 20+ years; everyone amazed at age.
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White - Sweet/Dessert
2003 Château Coutet Barsac
92 points
Deep golden amber; deep nose, honey, lighter orange marmalade, dried pineapple; viscous, sweet but still good acid, pastry; delicious.
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Red - Sweet/Dessert
1997 Giuseppe Quintarelli Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
Garnet color, good clarity; plum, prune, medicinal, some alcohol showing; cough syrup on palate, sappy and sweet, intense, rich, alcoholic with brandy warmth finish; tasty.
Closing
I liked most of the wines today. Looking back I feel like some of my scores were generous.
Group's Rating:
1- '90 Montrose 97 ave
2- '01 Bonneau Celestins 95.6 ave
3- '89 Pichon Baron 95.1 ave
4- 3 tied with 94.4 ave score: '08 Le Moine Amoureuses, '99 Ausone, '98 Quintarelli Amarone
7- '94 Haut Brion 94.3 ave
8- '04 Cheval Blanc 93.4 ave
9- '89 Tertre Roteboeuf 92.1 ave