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Blind tasting with the three amigos

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Tasted July 3, 2021 by Omar Khayyam with 122 views

Introduction

I arranged the blind tasting as part of a late birthday celebration for a good friend, D.

Flight 1 (2 notes)

Cider - Sparkling
2019 Pomologik Hopple Sweden, Södermanland, Eskilstuna
89 points
For the price this is just right. Dry cider with apples and hops but manages to not go into either the overly sweet or juicy apple part of the spectrum, nor the yeasty, beer-like overtones that hops often gives in cider. A real masterpiece actually. One of the best ciders I've had.
Cider - Sparkling
2019 Pomologik Ingrid Sweden, Södermanland, Eskilstuna
88 points
Brilliant effort that carries the sweetness, tart, juicy fresh flavors of Ingrid Marie apples, a real premier sort. But still a dry expression with 4,5 % ABV. wonderful.

Flight 2 (2 notes)

Red
2019 Lucy Margaux / Domaine Lucci Pinot Noir Out of Control Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
88 points
Vin nature pinot noir that is a mere 11.5% ABV and with an almost neon pink rosé wine color and lots and lots of freshness. Apple cider vinegar. Red currants. Raspberry sherbet with little or no sugar. Saline finish. In its style its brilliant.
White
2019 Jauma 1000 Fires Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
87 points
Fresh and aromatic. Really well done in its style. Peaches, bananas, and apple cider vinegar on the nose, very acidic and sharp attack on the tongue but a little soft cucumber water on the finish.

Flight 3 (4 notes)

Red
2002 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
94 points
Starting to brick around the edges, compared to the 2002 Leoville Barton it was a little further along. Very aromatic and ready to drink Pauillac with some vanilla fudge, blackberries, cassis, but also freshness, sandpaper thin tannins that provides a structure and grip but mostly a mature profile with a soft round attack. Lovely. In my humble opinion this is the perfect example of a balanced Bordeaux wine that manages to be expressive, drinkable but also serious and elegant.
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Red
2002 Château La Mission Haut-Brion France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
95 points
has not budged a bit in three years. After ten hours and a decant it opens up really really beautifullly to some milk chocolate, wet pipe tobacco, spice box, dark plums and a savory licorice touch. But first 8 hours this was really not showing at all - mostly grip and astringent tea and licorice on the palate. I loved this!
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Red
2002 Château Léoville Barton France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
93 points
The most backward bottle of the four we opened, on the other hand it was not as sullen after the cork was pulled as the La Mission Haut-Brion 2002 but it actually stayed very much in character over ten hours so obviously has much more to give. We all liked this very much but no one had it as the best wine in the line up. Very very classic Medoc and St Julien whereas the other 2002 wines maybe were not as easy to pick out blind in terms of geography within Bordeaux. Lean, black fruit, elegant, savory, a little peppery and dry but with a velvety palate and a rather long, grippy finish.
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Red
2002 Château Cheval Blanc France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
96 points
my oh my. This was singing from the get go and only got better with time in the decanter. Seamless palate with fruit, intensity, but also structure, freshness and some nice Christmas spice and earthy notes to go with the plums, dark cherries, blackberries and dark chocolate. WOTN. no doubt.
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Flight 4 (1 note)

Rosé - Sweet/Dessert
2018 Alois Kracher Red Roses Rosenmuskateller Beerenauslese Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee
92 points
This was really nice! Very charming wine with roses (duh!), almond pastry, cherries, rhubarb sirup and ripe strawberries. Very sweet, but also with decent acidity and a little grippy bitter note on the end that puts the exclamation mark on top of the i.
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