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Bannister/WX/BS Dinner
S.K.Y.
Tasted April 25, 2018 by beezer6 with 197 views
Flight 1 (11 notes)
Red
2000 Pahlmeyer Merlot
91 points
From magnum. Thanks Charles Hetzel.
Lovely showing. Some nice age on the nose.
Rustic savory notes. Great spice fruit, moderate bright berries.
Well integrated tannins. Drinking well today.
Lovely showing. Some nice age on the nose.
Rustic savory notes. Great spice fruit, moderate bright berries.
Well integrated tannins. Drinking well today.
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Red
1986 Château L'Eglise-Clinet
flawed
Great fill, great label. Great cork. Dead on arrival. Never blew off.
Red
1996 Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
93 points
Excellent showing for this wine. Pristine bottle. Awesome fill, cork, provenance. This was exactly how this should taste at this stage in the game.
Almost mature, elegant restrained fruit. Plums, purple flowers, light exotic Asian spice and sandalwood.
Palate has nice length and concentration. Some reductive notes but really enjoyable. Drinking well now but should hold for a decent bit I'd say. Very nice showing. Thanks Corey A.
Almost mature, elegant restrained fruit. Plums, purple flowers, light exotic Asian spice and sandalwood.
Palate has nice length and concentration. Some reductive notes but really enjoyable. Drinking well now but should hold for a decent bit I'd say. Very nice showing. Thanks Corey A.
Red
2010 Saxum Broken Stones
93 points
Rich and opulent. Plums and rich smokey oak. Palate is bold and robust with fatty meat and more blackberries, road tar and Asian spice.
Showing a touch of age but still ever so big and bold on the back end.
Showing a touch of age but still ever so big and bold on the back end.
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Red
2012 No Girls Tempranillo
94 points
Yes. Loved this wine. Not surprised as I've always been a huge fan of Christophe Baron's style.
Savory, stewed meat and red veggies. Bacon fat, blood soaked cherries, pepper, truffles, funk funk funk.
Palate is great and sports more savory notes. Nice lift. Very pretty wine as a whole.
Savory, stewed meat and red veggies. Bacon fat, blood soaked cherries, pepper, truffles, funk funk funk.
Palate is great and sports more savory notes. Nice lift. Very pretty wine as a whole.
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Red
2013 Bannister Pinot Noir Campbell Ranch
90 points
Minerals, bright raspberries. Robust palate. Nice richness.
Red
1988 Château Pape Clément
90 points
Older and ready to drink.
Reductive notes with light tobacco and cocoa nibs.
Touch of fruit left but past its prime by a little.
Reductive notes with light tobacco and cocoa nibs.
Touch of fruit left but past its prime by a little.
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Red
2014 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Three Palms Vineyard
92 points
Taste from Rob Woodford's Magnum.
Creamy, rich, vanilla and milk chocolate. Very much a crowd pleaser but was still enjoyable to the geek in us.
Needs a good amount of time to let the oak integrate and settle in.
Creamy, rich, vanilla and milk chocolate. Very much a crowd pleaser but was still enjoyable to the geek in us.
Needs a good amount of time to let the oak integrate and settle in.
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Red
2005 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
94 points
From Magnum.
Spicy, brighter fruit. Meaty notes. Lots of spice on the finish with a fair dose of white pepper. Still so young from this mag.
Spicy, brighter fruit. Meaty notes. Lots of spice on the finish with a fair dose of white pepper. Still so young from this mag.
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Red
2009 Jarvis (California) Winery Lake William
92 points
Ripe, cassis city. Purple fruit to a T.
Grippy and really plump.
Grippy and really plump.
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