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Pizza Night in the North Loop
Dave's Place, Mpls
Tasted July 7, 2016 by rocknroller with 312 views
Introduction
Pizza night with everyone bringing a pizza from somewhere they fancy. The wine theme was old word with none of the big "B" wines allowed.
Flight 1 (9 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Launois Pere et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Quartz Brut Blanc de Blancs
89 points
I just had a small pour of this and by the time I got it, it was pretty warm so that may have been a factor. Seemed a bit foamy and not real focused tonight, lacked something.
Rosé
2014 Château de Trinquevedel Tavel
91 points
Pale pink color. drank 2 small pours over 30 minutes or so. I really liked this and it seemed to really grow in the glass. Very nice fruit, strawberry, in particular but a there's other red fruit there too. Very fresh and lively on the palate, a nice spice note toward the end and the requisite minerality too. I loved the perfumy floral and berry aromas that build on the nose too. Really good stuff.
Red
2010 Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato
90 points
Dark red color. PNP, drank 1+ glass over 90 minutes. Very nice old world character, dried earth, cherry, spice on the nose. The palate is medium bodied, spiced cherry, darker red fruit, red plum, nice acid, and fine tannin, just a bit of alcohol shows. I thought this did improve over the hour, though some thought previous bottles were better. 90+pts.
Red
2014 Château Thivin Côte de Brouilly
89 points
Medium red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 40 minutes. Fairly high toned nose, nice red fruit, rather spicy now, bright, a bit herbaceous especially on the palate. Good, but rather youthful.
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Red
2013 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Rosso di Montalcino
88 points
Medium red color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 45 minutes. Enjoyable as always, great pizza wine. Cherry, a hint of anise on the nose too, wood, wood spices; the palate follows through, medium plus body, wood, a mix of darker and lighter red fruits, cherry.
Red
2006 Domaine du Pavillon de Chavannes Côte de Brouilly Cuvée des Ambassades
flawed
Extreme VA, very vegetal.
Red
2011 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Franc de Pied
91 points
DArk red color. PNP, drank 2 glasses over 2 hours. This got progressively better through the night, I had intended to decant, but that just didn't work out. There's a nice touch of earth here, pleasant cigar aromas, a little scorched earth and smoke, dark red berry fruits. The palate near full bodied, round yet still with a leaner energy, dark red fruits, firm but very fine grained tannins, medium plus finish. Boy, there's a lot going on here and it is drinking well now already, though this shows quite a bit of potential for aging. I was liking this a lot. 91+pts.
Red
2011 Ramos Pinto Douro Duas Quintas Reserva
89 points
Very dark red/purple color. PNP, drank 1 glass over 40 minutes. This kinda grew on me after a bit. Very good with baked cherry and baked plum, a little savory too, ends a bit spicy and oaked, firm grippy tannins and it is just on the edge with the alcohol, but it holds together pretty well. Could use some time.