Napa vs. Bordeaux
Rick's House
Tasted Monday, April 5, 2010 by Larry Brooks with 879 views
Introduction
All bottles tasted single blind.
1990 Mouton Rothschild added to see if we could find the "disappointment"
All wines had 1-2 hours decant.
Flight 1 (7 Notes)
Closing
What a great tasting!
Group averages were: (3 points for first place votes, 2 for second, and 1 for third)
Best: Montelena - 30 total points
2nd: Dominus - 21 total points
3rd: Cos d'Estournel - 12 total points
4th: Leoville Las Cases
5th: Phelps Insignia
1990 Château Léoville Las Cases 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
less punch in the palate and finish then the top contenders on this night.
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1990 Château Cos d'Estournel 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
Ended up being the best of the French offerings. I chose this among the top 3 on the first pass. Ended up third. Really nice mid palate and long finish.
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1991 Joseph Phelps Insignia 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Compared to the others in the tasting, I thought this was one of the California wines.
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1990 Dominus Estate 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Great Mid Palate, long finish
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1991 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Very intense, great mid palate and very long finish, more tart/acidity (I thought California). WOTN
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1990 Château Mouton Rothschild 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Certainly the worst of the tasting other than the flawed Troplong Mondot. I liked it, but in hindsight, that's a lot of money to pay!
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1989 Château Troplong Mondot Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Wicked nose, something wrong. Perhaps oxidized, but not corked.
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