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Dallas offline with Hollowine
Mirabelle in Dallas, TX
Tasted January 21, 2009 by wineismylife with 717 views
Introduction
Hollowine from the CT forum was in town on business and wanted to sip a little with with some of the DAWGS. Who are we to deny? Theme was Old World Grab Bag. Now onto the show...
Flight 1 (10 notes)
White - Sparkling
1995 Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Signature Extra Brut
93 points
WIML93
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with light, very fine beading. If I was rating this wine on the nose alone it would be a minimum of WIML95 points. Wonderful nose of freshly baked honey wheat bread followed by some notes of apple with just a dash of sherry later on. Palate just half a step behind that wonderful nose with flavors of apples, pears and a bit of cherry on the medium to long finish. Bright acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold but I see no reason to hold it's drinking so well right now.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout with light, very fine beading. If I was rating this wine on the nose alone it would be a minimum of WIML95 points. Wonderful nose of freshly baked honey wheat bread followed by some notes of apple with just a dash of sherry later on. Palate just half a step behind that wonderful nose with flavors of apples, pears and a bit of cherry on the medium to long finish. Bright acidity, full bodied. Drink or hold but I see no reason to hold it's drinking so well right now.
White
2006 Christophe Cordier Pouilly-Fuissé Terroirs Rares
92 points
WIML92+
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose shows a bit of sulfur up front that quickly blows off to reveal Garam masala and a mix of yellow fruits. Flavors of yellow apples, yellow pears and a dash of orange foam on the medium to long finish. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose shows a bit of sulfur up front that quickly blows off to reveal Garam masala and a mix of yellow fruits. Flavors of yellow apples, yellow pears and a dash of orange foam on the medium to long finish. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold.
White
2004 Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
92 points
WIML92
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of wet stones and citrus fruits. Flavors of minerals and orange. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of wet stones and citrus fruits. Flavors of minerals and orange. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold.
White
1995 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile
91 points
WIML91
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of petrol, orange and a bit of florals. Flavors of citrus fruits mostly mixed between grapefruit and orange. Medium acidity and body. Drink over the short term. Maybe the medium term?
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of petrol, orange and a bit of florals. Flavors of citrus fruits mostly mixed between grapefruit and orange. Medium acidity and body. Drink over the short term. Maybe the medium term?
Red
1990 Olga Raffault Chinon Les Picasses
91 points
WIML90-91?
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Garnet color in the glass with just a slight brownish twinge towards the edges, fairly clear hue throughout. Nose of licorice, leather, sandlewood and a bit of dust. Flavors of black berries, a bit of cherries and an unusual component I'll describe as "menthol". Light acidity, fully integrated tannins, medium body. Drink now.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Garnet color in the glass with just a slight brownish twinge towards the edges, fairly clear hue throughout. Nose of licorice, leather, sandlewood and a bit of dust. Flavors of black berries, a bit of cherries and an unusual component I'll describe as "menthol". Light acidity, fully integrated tannins, medium body. Drink now.
Red
1989 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
92 points
WIML92-93?
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and decanted (not sure how long) at home before double decanting back into the bottle and then decanted again once arriving at the restaurant for at least an hour longer. Purple color in the glass. clear hue throughout. Nose of saddle leather, briar patch, florals and a mix of dark fruits. Flavors of black currants, black licorice, black berries and black cherries on the medium to long finish. Medium acidity, fairly resolved tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. I say drink.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and decanted (not sure how long) at home before double decanting back into the bottle and then decanted again once arriving at the restaurant for at least an hour longer. Purple color in the glass. clear hue throughout. Nose of saddle leather, briar patch, florals and a mix of dark fruits. Flavors of black currants, black licorice, black berries and black cherries on the medium to long finish. Medium acidity, fairly resolved tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. I say drink.
Red
2004 Bodegas Pintia Toro Pintia
92 points
WIML92+?
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. If drinking now it needs a minimum of an hour in the decanter in my opinion. Purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of melted black licorice, florals and a mix of blue and black fruits. Flavors of currants, berries and black licorice. Medium to bright acidity, still fairly firm tannins, pretty full bodied as well. Drink now with a decant or continue to hold over the medium term, perhaps longer.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. If drinking now it needs a minimum of an hour in the decanter in my opinion. Purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of melted black licorice, florals and a mix of blue and black fruits. Flavors of currants, berries and black licorice. Medium to bright acidity, still fairly firm tannins, pretty full bodied as well. Drink now with a decant or continue to hold over the medium term, perhaps longer.
Red
2004 Château Cos d'Estournel
91 points
WIML91?
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and decanted about 2 hours before serving. Dark purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of graphite, melted black licorice, a dash of smoke and a mix of dark fruits. Flavors of black licorice, black cherries and a bit of base minerality. Medium to bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Hold. Probably not fair to rate this wine at this stage but rate it I did.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and decanted about 2 hours before serving. Dark purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of graphite, melted black licorice, a dash of smoke and a mix of dark fruits. Flavors of black licorice, black cherries and a bit of base minerality. Medium to bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Hold. Probably not fair to rate this wine at this stage but rate it I did.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1997 René Renou Bonnezeaux Cuvée Zenith
90 points
WIML90
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Dark yellow to gold color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of apricots, honey and a bit of tangerine. Dash of honey on the palate up front followed by a bit of lychee. Pretty light and somewhat nimble on the palate. Medium acidity, light to medium body. Drink over the short term, maybe the medium term.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline.
Opened and served immediately. Dark yellow to gold color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of apricots, honey and a bit of tangerine. Dash of honey on the palate up front followed by a bit of lychee. Pretty light and somewhat nimble on the palate. Medium acidity, light to medium body. Drink over the short term, maybe the medium term.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1996 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru
93 points
WIML93
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline. Tasting from 375ml format.
Opened and served immediately. Dark yellow to gold color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Big nose of honeysuckle, crushed almonds and lychee. Flavors of apricots, honey and spice soaked pears. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold.
Tasted January 21, 2009 at an offline. Tasting from 375ml format.
Opened and served immediately. Dark yellow to gold color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Big nose of honeysuckle, crushed almonds and lychee. Flavors of apricots, honey and spice soaked pears. Medium acidity and body. Drink or hold.