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Champagne and Bordeaux

Farpointe Cellar

Tasted April 12, 2008 by mmurry with 428 views

Flight 1 (5 notes)

Red
2005 Château Sénéjac France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
92 points
The nose had a lot going on. Licorice, celery, cucumber, forest floor, blackberry, and chocolate covered cherries. The palate was soft, and had earth, brussels sprout, asparagus, chocolate, and a black currant finish.
Red
2005 Château La Prade France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Francs Côtes de Bordeaux
92 points
This wine was fabulous. It had the vegetal component that I love so much - lettuce and carrots - mixed with raspberry, plum and some earth. The palate was very soft and had dark chocolate, celery, brussels sprout, raspberry and a dirt finish.
Red
2005 Château Monbrison France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
90 points
A very nice nose of raspberry, coffee, blackberry, and vanilla. The palate was soft and had raspberry, blackberry, mocha, and a finish of toasted oak.
Red
2005 Château Bellisle Mondotte France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
90 points
The nose had lots of black fruit - black raspberry and black plum. It also had quite a bit of oak, some licorice, and a little earth at the end. The palate was very tannic with loamy earth and black fruit, and finished with oak and licorice.
Red
2005 Château de Rouillac France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
88 points
This wine was not very interesting, but it was pretty good. The nose had raspberry, toasted vanilla, and a little earth. The palate was very tannic with vanilla, raspberry, and spice.

Flight 2 (2 notes)

White - Sparkling
2000 Comte Audoin de Dampierre Champagne Grand Cru Family Reserve France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
92 points
This was a fantastic wine. The nose had toast, peach, vanilla, and some nuts at the end. The palate had lots of peach, some hazelnut, and finished with toast.
Red
2005 Château Pontet-Canet France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
92 points
The nose had a nice perfume smell, plus cassis, melted chocolate, cedar box, and a bit of spice. The palate was fat, with cassis, cedar, raspberry, and a spicy finish.
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