North Berkeley Imports Tasting

Park Restaurant Dallas
Tasted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 by OneLastSyrah with 772 views

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2006 Domaine Arlaud Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Chatelots 81 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

    Translucent garnet. Strong peppery, cat's pee nose very reminiscent of a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Medium tangy red fruit trending toward rhubarb. Strange. Possibly flawed, though the importer didn't seem to indicate such, making me think the entire vintage is like this. Don't get it. $76.

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  • 2007 Domaine Arlaud Charmes-Chambertin 86 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

    Slight brown tint to an otherwise garnet, translucent appearance with a clear rim. Earthy nose. Rich dark cherry fruit. Ok. Rustic. $106.

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

  • 2006 Frédéric Magnien Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Clos Baulet 88 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru

    Translucent bright dark garnet. Slightly deeper in color than the preceding wines. High toned cherry, earth, chalk, with a touch of lime zest on the nose. Sweeter attack with bright fruit tending toward raspberry. Tangy. Pretty good. $65.

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  • 2007 Frédéric Magnien Chambolle-Musigny Vieilles Vignes 87 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny

    Bright translucent magenta. Reticent nose of earth. Sweetish attack of black cherry fruit. Turns tangy with citrus qualities late. Pretty good, but a bit too tangy in the finish for me. $59.

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  • 2007 Frédéric Magnien Echezeaux 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Deeper color than the preceding Magnien wines. Translucent garnet. Complex nose of earth, chalk, old wood, stems. Stemmy black cherry fruit on the palate. This is a pretty wine. Not sure about $.

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  • 2007 Frédéric Magnien Bonnes Mares 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

    Moderately deep, translucent ruby appearance. Earth, fruit rind, and a touch of something more exotic, like sandalwood and cigar spice. Slightly chewy red fruit on the palate. Somewhat short? Interesting nose, but I'm not interested at this price. $255.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 2004 Josetta Saffirio Barolo 88 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Varietally correct aromas of wax, floral violet, and pretty tar. Pretty nose, suggesting a rather soft wine, but the palate showed more chewy with dark fruit flavors. Seems a bit one dimensional and hard in its present state. I heard another taster describe it as oaky, but it didn't make that impression on me. $63.

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Flight 6 (2 Notes)

  • 2006 Le Clos du Caillou Côtes du Rhône Les Quartz 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône

    Dark garnet, translucent. A bit of horse leather funk on the nose. Sweet attack of bright dark fred fruit with some chocolate covered cherry nuance followed by a finish that suggested whisky barrel. Should have revisited this one, but the overall impression was pretty favorable. $34.

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  • 2006 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine du Caillou Les Quartz 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Dark garnet, translucent. The nose is similar to the Les Quartz CdR - horse leather and cherry, but overall less funky. Sweet waxy cherry fruit attack with a suggestion of hard candy. Nice texture. This is pretty good, but at $95, I'd prefer the CdR at $34.

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