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Vinoteca Winter Portfolio Tasting 2011
London
Tasted Saturday, November 26, 2011 by davestenton with 530 views
Flight 1 - Whites (13 Notes)
Flight 2 - Reds (25 Notes)
2009 Johanneshof Reinisch Pinot Noir
Austria, Niederösterreich, Thermenregion
Some earthy, red fruit aromas. Strawberry fruit but seems a little dried out.
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2009 Clos Henri Pinot Noir Petit Clos
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Pale red - almost translucent at the rim. Red berry aromas. Juicy but savoury palate. Well balanced. Good length.
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2009 Harwood Hall Shiraz
New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
Dark red colour. Quite meaty on the nose - bit of polish as well. Dark fruits and a bit of spice. Good length. Ticks all the syrah boxes.
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2008 Mark Haisma Gevrey-Chambertin La Croix des Champs
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Pale red with some signs of age. Red fruits and a little autumnal on the nose. Good structure with beautiful fruit but also some savoury characteristics. Long finish. Tannins are still a little sturdy; will wait till next year to open my first bottle.
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2010 Château de Pierreux Brouilly
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Brouilly
Pale purple. Spicy, marmite-y nose - smells pretty serious! Good structure. Savoury, red fruits. Refreshing. Very grown-up. Very good.
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2008 Château Le Grand Verdus
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
Dark red with some signs of evolution. Some spicy oak on the nose. Lovely, silky palate - well balanced. Lots of red fruit flavours. Long and satisfying.
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1999 Château Grand Pey Lescours
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Tomato leaf and a little polish on the nose. Serious and savoury. Still some grip. Very good and decent value for mature Bordeaux.
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2009 Les Coteaux Cairanne Cuvée du Belvédère
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Cairanne
Deep purple. Some sweet fruit on the nose. Medium-bodied. Ripe and round. Well made but not that exciting.
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2009 François Villard St. Joseph Mairlant
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
Dark, plummy purple. Dark fruits, polish and some raw animal-y aromas. Lovely, silky palate. Very precise. Long and serious.
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2006 Mas Jullien Coteaux du Languedoc Les états d'âme du Mas Jullien
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc
Deep purple; doesn't look five years old. Dark fruit and cinnamon (!) on the nose. Savoury palate with red fruit flavours. Grippy tannins. Good acidity.
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2010 Guy Allion Touraine Le Poira
France, Loire Valley, Touraine
Light purple. Strange wine this: smells and tastes more like a Cab Franc than a Malbec. Grainy, savoury.
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2009 Terra dei Templari Friuli Grave Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso Ponte dal Diavolo
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Grave
Pale purple with some signs of age. Has a slightly vegetal Cab Franc-like nose. Juicy. Linear but long.
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2001 Antonio Vallana e Figlio Boca
Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Boca
Pale red with translucent rim. Herby, autumnal nose. Lots of lush mid-palate flavour. Very long. Lovely texture too.
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2007 Cesconi Moratel Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Dark purple. Medium-bodied but layer after layer of flavour. Very complex. Long. Balanced. Deep and brooding and very good indeed.
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2006 Cantina di Montalcino Brunello di Montalcino Palazzo Comunale
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Pale red with signs of age. Not much on the nose. Lots of sweet red fruit on the palate initially. Mouthfilling but just a little dense right now; needs food or decanting.
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2009 Attilio Contini Cannonau di Sardegna Tonaghe
Italy, Sardinia, Cannonau di Sardegna
Light purple. Lovely fresh berry aromas. Soft and summery; suspect it's unoaked. Sweet, ripe fruit. Juicy and moreish. Focussed. Just a touch simple for £15+.
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2008 Fattoria Selvanova Aglianico Vignantica Terre del Volturno IGT
Italy, Campania, Terre del Volturno IGT
Burnt rubber nose; reduction? Medium- to full-bodied with a deceptive amount of grip. Rich, dark fruits, spice - there's lots going on here. Very long. Impossible to spit. Superb.
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2010 Bon Cap Pinotage The Ruins
South Africa, Breede River Valley, Robertson
Pale red. Marmite-y nose. Then sweet red fruit on the palate. Ripe and juicy but a bit simple. Better than the 2009 but, for some reason, and despite organic production, it just seems synthetic somehow.
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2010 Bodegas y Viñedos Monfil Cariñena Kalius
Spain, Aragón, Cariñena
Juicy and refreshing. Good value.
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2009 Vinos Valtuille Bierzo Pago de Valdoneje
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
Deep, dark purple. Smells oaky but the notes claim it's unoaked. Odd. Dark, spicy fruit. Good acidity. Round tannins. A decent Bierzo for the money.
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2010 Willunga 100 Tempranillo
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Deep, dense purple. Spicy, animal-y nose. Ripe, red fruit but a touch sweet.
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2007 Familia Cecchin Carignan
Argentina, Mendoza
Interesting nose: quite savoury and autumnal. Atypical Argentine palate that is soft and silky. Pure red fruit. Very refreshing. Good length with a touch of spice on the finish. Good value.
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2010 De Martino Syrah
Chile, Choapa Valley
Woah, serious meaty nose! And a palate to match: but it's a bit brutal and lacks acidity. Needs food.
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2008 Quinta do Infantado Douro
Portugal, Douro
Dense, dark purple. Not much on the nose. Dark fruit, spice; well made but not very exciting.
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2008 Quinta do Mouro Vinho Regional Alentejano Vinha do Mouro
Portugal, Alentejano, Vinho Regional Alentejano
Light purple. Dark fruit flavours. Nice, spicy finish. Good acidity.
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2010 Verus Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc
Slovenia, Podravje, Štajerska
Textbook floral SB aromas. Palate is fruit-forward but simple and a little clumsy - a touch flabby perhaps?
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2009 Three Choirs Willow Brook
United Kingdom, England, Gloucestershire
Freshly cut apple on the nose. Juicy with lots of flavour but too sweet and the blend seems a little smudgy.
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2010 A Coroa Godello Valdeorras Blanco
Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras
Smells beautiful: a hint of honey amongst the citrus. Long and quite rich. Lovely balance and a great demonstration of Godello's capabilities.
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2010 Alpha Zeta Garganega "G"
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Some pear on the nose. Nice pure fruit. Simple but good value.
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2009 Domaine de la Robinière / Vincent Raimbault Vouvray Sec Bel Air
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Lovely nose with fresh melon and apricot. Palate doesn't quite match but suspect it will develop. Well balanced. Good value.
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2009 Domaine des Valanges Mâcon-Prissé Les Clos
France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Prissé
Rich. Lovely texture and a minerally finish. Not a bargain but a decent example of what the Mâconnais does best.
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2008 Domaine Michel Caillot Bourgogne Blanc Les Herbeux
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Rich, honied palate but finishes dry. Good structure. Classic and ticks all the white burgundy boxes.
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2010 Domaine la Croix Gratiot Roussanne
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d'Oc
Apples and pears on the nose and palate. OK.
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2010 Mas des Bressades Costières-de-Nîmes Blanc Cuvée Tradition
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Costières-de-Nîmes
Stone fruit aromas. Palate pretty simple; seems overpriced.
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2008 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Furmint Tokaji Dry
Hungary, Tokaji
Nose is beautiful - peach and apricot aromas that leap out of the glass. Vivacious! Interesting palate too: off-dry (despite what the label says) with some backbone and a long finish.
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2010 Lammershoek LAM
South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland
Nose a little muted. Lovely palate though: melon, peach and apricot flavours and a long minerally finish. Very good.
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2010 Birichino Malvasia Bianca
USA, California, Central Coast, Monterey
Lots of pear on the nose - a little honey too. Hmm, palate a bit messy and overblown. Flabby.
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2010 Cullen Wines White Margaret River
Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River
A blend of Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin and Chardonnay according to the notes. Complex and classy. Citrus, honey, melon. Long finish. Good value.
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