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Greet Adira and small BYO at our place, round 2
Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, NYC
Tasted April 30, 2015 by Seth Rosenberg with 303 views
Flight 1 (6 notes)
Rosé - Sparkling
2010 Ultramarine Sparkling Rosé Heintz Vineyard
93 points
Fresh and bright on the nose. Subtle but perfumey. Aromas of strawberry, smoke, spice, red flowers. Bright on the palate - red berry fruit, great snap. Berry and earth finish. This is delicious, it manages to have a great deal of sweet fruit, but still comes off very serious. Nose - 5-5.5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16.5-17/20.
White
2012 Alfred Merkelbach Kinheimer Rosenberg Riesling Kabinett
92 points
Can't stop drinking these. Cool nose with minerals, lime, stone, cool melon. Enters soft on the palate with sweet melon and lime, acid builds a little, good minerality. Lots of fruit so it feels sweeter than it is, but not too sweet. Melon, lime and stone on the finish. Not quite as on as other bottles, but still excellent. Nose - 4.5-5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1-1.5/2 = 15.5-16.5/20.
White
2008 Hermann J. Wiemer Riesling Dry Reserve
92 points
Ripe on the nose with apple, pear, creamy, some spice. Very smooth on the palate with good mature fruit: apple/pear, lots of stones, and peach pit. Very nice and sleek finish with fruit, stones and spice. This has excellent balance and seems to have aged well into a tasty Riesling with good complexity. I am mostly impressed with Wiemer's wines. Nose - 4.5-5/6, Palate - 5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 16-16.5/20.
White
1998 Jean Aubron Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Grand Fief de l'Audigere
89 points
From Magnum (thanks Sam). Smells green: honeydew melon, grass. Way tight on the palate - acidic, austere, almost sherry-like: dry, nuts. Finish is sherry, sea, and minerals. Never would have guessed this was from 1998. Nose - 4.5/6, Palate - 4.5/6, Finish - 4.5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1/2 = 14.5/20.
Red
2008 Jean-Marc Millot Côte de Nuits Villages Aux Faulques
young and bright on the nose with earth and some pine, a little meaty and a bit of varnish. Young on the palate as well with some red-blue fruits, earth, a touch of meat. Pretty good.
Red
1994 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Reserva Especial Pesquera
94 points
Purchased by my dad on release. Showing really well tonight. Exotic and perfumed - meaty, plummy, some tomato, spices, a little bit of sweetness left over from the oak, which is well integrated now. Some cedar or tobacco. Palate shows plummy fruit, spice, tomato, sweet cedar. A touch of VA but 'in a good way'. A little BDX-like but much more interesting. Lots of sweet fruit and spice on finish. This is mature, supple, not huge. Nose - 5/6, Palate - 5.5/6, Finish - 5/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 1.5/2 = 17/20.