Third rendition of Avery Family Cellar Wine Dinner - Root day and '14 DRCs to the rescue! (Mirabelle restaurant, Washington D.C.): Expressive and youthful nose displaying decadent red fruits, strawberry jam, cherry liqueur, licorice, cedar, sous bois, ash, raw button mushroom and earth. Excellent concentration, round and dense sweet red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity and a medium to long sweet red fruit and mineral driven finish. Although not terribly complex, the concentrated sweet red fruit makes the wine very pleasurable. One of the best purchases from the Avery auction.
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Comprehensive Jacques Selosse dinner (Source by Wolfgang Puck, Washington D.C.): Expressive earthy nose displaying dry cherry, stewed tomato, licorice, smoke, sous bois, raw mushroom and iron/mineral. Very good concentration, soft and round, dry cherry fruit driven palate impression, good acidity and mineral and a medium long iron and cherry driven finish. Nice showing, not as good as the January bottle but better than the February bottle.
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The Second Avery Family Cellar Wine Dinner - Really old wines (The Grill Room at the Rosewood DC): Medium expressive nose displaying soft cherry fruit, a hint of stewed tomato, raw button mushroom, sous bois and earth. Medium concentration, soft and warm red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, good mineral presence and a medium to long cherry fruit driven finish. Nicely mature Burgundy but not as good as the last bottle.
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Avery Family Cellar Inaugural Wine Dinner - Really old wines (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner, VA): Perfectly mature yet incredibly youthful nose displaying cherry, crushed raspberry, a hint of stewed tomato, licorice, caramel, smoked meat, raw button mushroom, sous bois, soy and earth. Excellent concentration, sous bois and cherry driven palate impression, clean and energetic, bright acidity, strong mineral expression and a long clean finish with cherry and smoke at the end. I am amazed by the youthful expression. Based on a half dozen samples drank recently, the 72 reds have very good concentration but lacks sophistication/refinement. My guess is that this was a pretty straightforward young wine. Nevertheless, the ideal cellaring condition helped the wine to develop the complex bouquet while retaining the youthful fruit expression. Absolutely gorgeous.
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7/21/2017 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Third rendition of Avery Family Cellar Wine Dinner - Root day and '14 DRCs to the rescue! (Mirabelle restaurant, Washington D.C.): Expressive and youthful nose displaying decadent red fruits, strawberry jam, cherry liqueur, licorice, cedar, sous bois, ash, raw button mushroom and earth. Excellent concentration, round and dense sweet red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity and a medium to long sweet red fruit and mineral driven finish. Although not terribly complex, the concentrated sweet red fruit makes the wine very pleasurable. One of the best purchases from the Avery auction.
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3/30/2017 - dcwino wrote: 94 Points
Comprehensive Jacques Selosse dinner (Source by Wolfgang Puck, Washington D.C.): Expressive earthy nose displaying dry cherry, stewed tomato, licorice, smoke, sous bois, raw mushroom and iron/mineral. Very good concentration, soft and round, dry cherry fruit driven palate impression, good acidity and mineral and a medium long iron and cherry driven finish. Nice showing, not as good as the January bottle but better than the February bottle.
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2/24/2017 - dcwino wrote: 93 Points
The Second Avery Family Cellar Wine Dinner - Really old wines (The Grill Room at the Rosewood DC): Medium expressive nose displaying soft cherry fruit, a hint of stewed tomato, raw button mushroom, sous bois and earth. Medium concentration, soft and warm red fruit driven palate impression, bright acidity, good mineral presence and a medium to long cherry fruit driven finish. Nicely mature Burgundy but not as good as the last bottle.
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1/4/2017 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
Avery Family Cellar Inaugural Wine Dinner - Really old wines (Eddie V's - Tysons Corner, VA): Perfectly mature yet incredibly youthful nose displaying cherry, crushed raspberry, a hint of stewed tomato, licorice, caramel, smoked meat, raw button mushroom, sous bois, soy and earth. Excellent concentration, sous bois and cherry driven palate impression, clean and energetic, bright acidity, strong mineral expression and a long clean finish with cherry and smoke at the end. I am amazed by the youthful expression. Based on a half dozen samples drank recently, the 72 reds have very good concentration but lacks sophistication/refinement. My guess is that this was a pretty straightforward young wine. Nevertheless, the ideal cellaring condition helped the wine to develop the complex bouquet while retaining the youthful fruit expression. Absolutely gorgeous.
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