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2009 Château Ormes de Pez

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8/25/2023 - R Z Likes this wine: 93 points

Dug this out of storage, and it was absolutely terrific. Refined, complex, great cut and grip, all the characteristics of a great left-bank Bordeaux. Really drinking well at the 14-year mark, and likely at its peak. The 2009 was 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Terrific value at the price I paid a dozen years ago.

  • Comment posted by gnosis:

    10/27/2023 9:59:00 PM - Nice, however I think you mean left bank.
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2010 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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9/3/2022 - zpearson Does not like this wine: 85 points

I saw some CT notes saying dark and uncommonly structured, and to decant. So I did. I ultimately gave this 4 hours in a decanter and something was wrong here. It's very dark garnet and smells like raspberry liqueur and tannins. It's hard and unpleasant, and while it did get a bit softer, this was supremely atypical for this producer (e.g. not light, elegant, balanced, aromatic), so judgement reserved. I've got one more and I'm just going to forget about it and hope. But tonight, I am depressed.

  • Comment posted by gnosis:

    2/1/2023 10:11:00 PM - Did it ever get better?
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2006 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Campo de Borja Veraton

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11/4/2010 - gripNsip wrote: 83 points

I have absolutely LOVED this wine in the past, so what happened? The fruit is not the star in this wine like in previous bottles, the oak is more dominant, and the acidity is bordering on volatile. Still large in character all around, and still with good feel and length but it's almost like this wine is falling apart....? It's also pretty damn hot on the finish. It's boozy to the point it is almost offensive, that doesn't happen very often with me. I'm glad this is my last bottle.

  • Comment posted by gnosis:

    11/7/2010 10:40:00 PM - Chas, I think I have had a similar impression. Firstly, while I like the wine and liked the 05, Jorge Ordonez' wines are increasingly difficult for me because of the doctored-up nature and high alcohol. The Alc did it for me here too. On the other hand, let this age more, like 2 years or more, and it might seem more together. All in all, I come down a bit harsh on it for the J.O. hand of high alc and all. I think it could be better wine.
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2009 Weingut Johannishof (H.H. Eser) Johannisberger Vogelsang Riesling Kabinett V

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7/24/2010 - awinestory wrote: 87 points

color: yellow with green tinge
nose: med+, very sweet floral character, almost candied like a sweet tart
palate: offdry, RA estimated 26 g/l, acid is med yet may be higherdue to acid sugar bal, tannin zero, body med- alc est 9 percent, finis, med+ nice bal fruit acidsugar, very light and delicate

style note: light and delicate wine where the high sugar content is neatly laced with acidity. Excellent as an aperatif

Johannishof ‐ Johannisberg “V“ Riesling Kabinett 2009
WJ1‐09
Estate:
Winery for Value 2007 by Wine Spectator – HIGHEST average score of 2007 vintage wines: 91.2 points!)
The Johannishof estate is owned by the Eser family. Their focus is small production, high quality, estate‐bottled
Rieslings, in all styles. They own parcels of some of the best vineyards in the towns of Johannisberg (Hölle, Klaus,
Vogelsang, Goldatzel) and Rüdesheim (Berg Rottland), to name a few. Johannishof is a member of the Charta group,
which is comprised of about 30 top Rheingau wineries that banded together to promote high quality dry Rieslings.
Johannishof is also one of the early proponents of the Erstes Gewachs system.
Estate owner/winemaker: Johannes Eser
Acres under vine: 50
Average annual production: 11,000 cases
Varietals produced: Riesling (99%), Pinot Blanc (1%)
The Vineyard:
Johannisberger Vogelsang with its deep rooting loess/loam soils are planted
with 100 % Riesling grapes. It offers ideal growing conditions for fine, fruity
elegant Riesling wines.
Region: Rheingau
The Rheingau is a relatively small but hugely important region that lies in the
“elbow” of the Rhein, where the river takes a brief east‐west jaunt on its
journey up to the North Sea. Riesling dominates here, with a little enclave of
Pinot Noir being planted around the village of Assmannshausen. The Rheingau
is renowned for promoting dry styles of Riesling, having created both the
Charta and Erstes Gewächs (First Growth) designations for top dry Rieslings
(Erstes Gewächs also applies to the top Pinot Noirs in the Rheingau). Many of their wines are sold in a blue‐green fluted
bottle that is only allowable for Rheingau wines.
Vintage Report 2009
2009 started with very low temperatures, even with snowfall on March 25. Then April turned out to be unseasonably
warm... At 14th of April we saw one of the earliest pop outs since 1955. The warm spring weather brought about a
fast growth in the vineyard with an advantage of three weeks and flowering started already end of May. Beginning of
June weather turned cooler and flowering took very long up to 6 weeks, which already had an influence on the amount
of berries per grape. During summer there was a good mixture of sun and rain. The first days of October were rainy and
very warm, but fortunately the weather changed quickly to dry and cool. We started picking on October 5th under
ideal conditions. Our grapes were very healthy with a high oechsle level and a nice amount of acidity, however with 20
% less yield. Botrytis infected berries were very hard to find, so the main focus in 2009 is on our non‐botrytised wines.
Tasting Notes:
This Kabinett wine is a typical Rheingau Riesling with its fruity character and light yellow fruit aromas. Ideal with grilled
meat, fresh vegetables or Asian food, but also perfect to be enjoyed on its own.
Technical Information:
Alcohol: 9.5% Acidity: 0.81 % (8.1 g/l) Residual Sugar: 4.44 % (44.4 g/l)

  • Comment posted by gnosis:

    7/24/2010 9:26:00 PM - Marisa, what is up with this excessive wine note? Are you just promoting your site? Reposting shit from WineSpectator like this ought to get you kicked off here. What are you doing?
Red

2007 Cellers Can Blau Montsant Can Blau

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7/24/2010 - Brsed wrote: 90 points

Nose of blueberries and wet rocks. The most blueberry taste in a wine I've ever experienced. Good acid and minerality.

  • Comment posted by gnosis:

    7/24/2010 7:38:00 PM - I have tasted Can Blau, but it has been a while. I will have to revist to see about blueberry. What always stands out majorly for me as blueberry are Portuguese wines. Try some Douro reds and such - real pure blueberry, even when less concentrated.
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2004 Bodegas del Marqués de Vargas Rioja Reserva

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7/22/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote: NR

Chocolate and orange zest, gutsy, old school, very well done. Very grippy, very well done. A would be very interested to see how far this can age.

  • Comment posted by gnosis:

    7/22/2010 12:26:00 PM - I have had 10 yr old Vargas Reserva that was great, and it could have kept going.

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