Freelon's house - Kent/Covington Area
Tasted Friday, July 19, 2013 by f22nickell with 627 views
This month was Freelon's turn to choose the theme - Old World Whites ABCR ("Anything But Chardonnay or Riesling"). Quite the difficult task for most of us this appears to be an area we collectively are lacking. Freelon also wanted to host this event at his house instead of the Amaroso room in Bellevue.
Talk about a gracious host! We arrived to two bottles of Champagne (I didn't catch the labels) with an antipasto plate of cheese, smoked salmon, and olives.
During the Old World White ABCR Tasting, Freelon served Scallops right off the grill.
After the Old World White ABCR Tasting, Freelon sent the group to raid his cellar for reds to go with big, beautiful steaks on the grill. We chose 3 bottles while Freelon and his wife served up the perfect steaks, salad, oven potatos, and french bread.
Finally, as the evening rolled to an end, Freelon brought out some chocolate and a Sauternes.
Anything but Chardonnay or Riesling
Freelon sent us down to his Cellar to pick out some reds to go with big, beautiful, juicy steaks on the grill.
Dessert wine with chocolates to wind down the night.
A wonderful evening Freelon!
We all thank you very much, gracious host!
2012 Bodegas del Palacio de Fefiñanes Rías Baixas Albariño D Fefiñanes 85 Points
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
Color: Light yellow, very clear
Aroma: lemon, melon, smoke and minerals
Palate: Nice and fresh with medium body and slightly oily and round texture. Decent acidity.
Moderate length
Bottle "A" - 4th place for me, seven entries.
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2006 Château Carbonnieux Blanc Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Color: Lemon yellow, very clear
Aroma: oxidized - Nutty, yeasty
Palate: Bitter, caramel, a touch of grapefruit juice
Oxidized
Bottle "B" - 7th place for me, seven entries.
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2009 Château Guiraud Le G 82 Points
France, Bordeaux
Color: Straw colored, almost clear
Aroma: musty, band-aid
Palate: citrus, tart, white tea, green apple - not appealing.
Moderate length
Bottle "c" - 5th place for me, seven entries.
Had the 09 and 10 in the line up ... came in 5th and 6th place for me out of 7 entries (last place was a flawed, oxidized bottle.) Pretty clear this is not my style of wine.
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2009 Château Gaudrelle Vouvray Clos le Vigneau 91 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Color: Very pale gold
Aroma: honey, fig, minerals, white peach, green apple, straw, melon
Palate: honey, minerals, white flowers, faint tropical fruit, fig.
Rich, round & smooth, long, tangy finish seamlessly melts away. Moderate length
Bottle "D" - 1st place for me, seven entries.
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2007 Didier Dagueneau Silex 91 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
Color: Bright straw, light and clear
Aroma: grapefruit, herbs, minerals, a bit of peach
Palate: Citrus lemon and flint. Medium acidity, medium complexity. Good balance. Moderate length
Bottle "E" - 2nd place for me, seven entries.
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2010 Château Guiraud Le G 81 Points
France, Bordeaux
Color: Straw color, almost clear
Aroma: Diesel and band-aids
Palate: Pineapple juice, white tea, citrus, green apple.
Bottle "F" - 6th place for me, seven entries.
Had the 09 and 10 in the line up ... came in 5th and 6th place for me out of 7 entries (last place was a flawed, oxidized bottle.) Pretty clear this is not my style of wine.
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2009 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Kellerberg 88 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Color: Straw colored, almost clear
Aroma: musty, crisp, citrus
Palate: citrus fruit on the front end, hops on the back end. Decent flavor, but found the hoppy after taste a bit unpleasant. Left me reaching for the water glass to get the taste out of my mouth.
Bottle "G" - 3rd place for me, seven entries.
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