Wine, skiing, and snowboarding
Telluride, CO
Tasted Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Friday, February 26, 2010 by OneLastSyrah with 785 views
Introduction
Some wines tried while on vacation in Telluride. We had a number of disappointments, and I'm wondering if altitude or travel shock may have played a role.
2008 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
(2/20/2010)
13% ABV. Light golden straw in the glass. Chalky aromatics with a bit of pepper. Slightly reminiscent of NZ SB. Medium to light bodied with tangy lime and chalky minerals. At times this seemed downright bracing in its acidity. Pretty good. About a B+ 88 for me.
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2007 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Campo de Borja Veraton 86 Points
Spain, Aragón, Campo de Borja
(2/20/2010)
15.5% ABV. Dark black garnet, somewhat translucent. Somewhat confectionary on the nose with sweet oak caramel and sugar. Full bodied with coffee and toffee over dark fruit. Finishes somewhat hot and heavy. This was tasted at altitude (about 9500 feet) and was potentially suffering from travel shock, but it didn't do anything for me. I may be being generous with an 86.
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2007 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio 90 Points
Spain, Murcia, Jumilla
(2/21/2010)
15% ABV. Dark garnet, translucent. On the nose this was showing some confectionary sugar and oak. Prickly pickle oak faded with a little time. Secondary nose showed more typical mourvedre flavors of wax and black cherry. Medium full bodied with a decent finish. I would like this more if the raw confected oak didn't keep making appearances from time to time. Tasted at about 9500 feet in elevation and that might have effected my palate some, but overall a bit disappointing. 90?
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2007 McPrice Myers L'Ange Rouge 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
(2/22/2010)
15.8% ABV. Dark garnet, almost opaque. Sweet kirsch nose tinged with garrigue and a hint of lavender. Rich sweet cherry fruit with a retronasal nuance of lavender again. Tasty. More red fruit in profile.
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2004 Larkmead Vineyards LMV Salon 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(2/22/2010)
14.7% ABV. Initially served a little too cold. Warmed up to show great layers of dark currant fruit, cocoa, and cedar. This just seemed to keep building in richness and complexity. Probably best to hold these a little bit longer. Really nice.
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2007 Jaffurs Syrah Verna's 94 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
(2/23/2010)
Dark, slightly translucent in the glass. Nice aromatics of black raspberry, graham cracker, crushed blackberry seeds, all lifted by a cool climate tar nuance. Medium full bodied and slightly tangy. Complex cote-rotie-like berry fruit turning a bit dark and gamey in the finish. Really nice showing.
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2006 Lillian Winery Syrah
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
(2/23/2010)
15.6% ABV. Popped and poured. Translucent dark garnet in the glass. Coffee bean aromatics. Rich and full bodied but a bit disjointed and hot. Maybe suffering from travel shock/altitude. Not a great showing. Judgment reserved.
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2004 Carlisle Syrah Dry Creek Valley
USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley
(2/24/2010)
Tasted alongside a Lillian '06 and a Jaffur's '07, this was ahead of the Lillian, but a little behind the Jaffurs. Rich with a touch of coffee like the Lillian, but as more of a nuance. Roasted black raspberry fruit. Satisfyingly rich.
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2006 Rosenblum Cellars Petite Sirah Pickett Road Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(2/24/2010)
Notes from memory, but this over-delivered and showed well with some other nice new world wines. Rich and concentrated with chewy boysenberry fruit.
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1999 Sean Thackrey Orion Rossi Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
(2/24/2010)
14.8% ABV. Popped and poured. Right out of the gate this was showing a funky, bretty horse leather nose with a touch of mint/eucalyptus. Medium full bodied with dark high toned raspberry fruit. This could probably hold for another five years or so. Seemed younger than its vintage. I had trouble getting past the nose on this wine and found it fine, but disappointing, overall.
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2007 Viña Cobos Chardonnay Bramare Marchiori Vineyard
Argentina, Mendoza
(2/25/2010)
15% ABV. Medium gold in the glass. Ripe pear fruit over toasted cereal. Touch of smoke. Good.
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2005 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret 91 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Napa / Sonoma
(2/25/2010)
Dark garnet in the glass. Aromatically a little closed showing dark fruit and mocha. Medium full bodied with dark currant fruit and more leafy mocha. Just okay and has a lousy QPR.
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2006 Cantine Sant'Agata Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato Pro Nobis 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Monferrato, Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato
(2/24/2010)
Tasted this briefly at a restaurant in Telluride - notes from memory. Dark garnet in the glass, slightly translucent. Aromas of dried berry fruit and tar. Medium bodied with tangy red fruit on the palate. A little vinous and overpriced ($65 from the list), but pretty good. The owner of this restaurant is passionate about Italian wine and claims to import a bunch himself. This was described as the most fruit forward of all the wines on the list. Makes me wonder about the rest of the list.
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