Naperville, IL
Tasted Saturday, January 19, 2019 by bablues with 306 views
8th Annual Christmas Dinner and cellar raid, though postponed a month due to tough holiday schedule. The theme was 2005 Napa Cabs/Blends as this was the first vintage available when I first got into this hobby. I have a soft spot in my heart for these wines, and I also seem to know them when I drink them blind (that is not the case for other regions/vintages). Post the flight, we went right into the cellar raid with the 2009 Next of Kyn and we didn't slow down. While normally I don't provide tasting notes, but I do provide a reasonable score based on memory, there will be some wines (epic wines) that I don't even provide a score, based on bad memory :)
Wines that were opened prior to tasting flight and cellar raid
One of my most memorable vintages of any region and was a pleasure to try along side each other. None of these are epic wines (but all really good), we saved that for the Cellar Raid
As is custom, after dinner and the wine flight each guest goes into the cellar and chooses a wine. Very few are off limits, and this year was no exception. This is by far the best we had and was an amazing experience
Another great night with good food great wines and amazing friends. They keep getting better..
2005 Schramsberg Vineyards J. Schram 95 Points
USA, California, North Coast
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. A Friend brought this to start things off before everyone arrived. This was one of the best sparkling wines I have ever tasted. All I could remember was the nutty/almond flavors that come through on Cristal. Great start to a great evening.
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2004 Giovanni Rosso Barolo Storico 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. I opened this up well before the party and used for marinara and drank some over the day. Similar to previous note, this was rustic and didn't provide much fruit. About 5-6 hours later and this was singing. Able to keep a little bit for early guests and they loved it.
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2011 Kosta Browne Chardonnay One Sixteen
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Was available for the few who were looking for whites only. I don't recall tasting but those who had it loved it
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2012 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Part of opening wines as folks joined the party
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2013 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Part of wine dinner and cellar raid so did not take detailed notes. Part of opening wines as folks joined the party
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