Not-so-old-not-so-rich blind tasting 2

Jorge's apartment
Tasted Wednesday, June 2, 2010 by jorgerunfast with 577 views

Introduction

The theme was Burgundy Varietal Reds from the USA or France. Bottles are served blind, with the owner knowing which wine is his. Danny, Gaby B, Jorge B, and Matt were in attendance.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2006 August Briggs Pinot Noir Dijon Clones

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Nose of tabasco sauce with some sweet notes, like a georgia peach hot sauce. high alcohol, none of the sweetness carries onto the palate. also some stone fruits on the nose (prunes, plums). nice brick red color, soy sauce and seaweed sushi. nice wine that needs a little more time. it still drinks like an extremely young wine. Gaby B's bottle.

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  • 2007 Ambigram Cellars Pinot Noir

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Bottled barrel sample (bottled in March 2010). Big nose of caramel, peanut brittle, extra toasty oak, slightly candied dark cherries. Sour cherries on the palate, dusty tannin "clearly going for a french style, but obviously californian". Extremely complex wine. Very juicy, opulent fruit. Very well-made wine, looking forward to the final bottling. Extremely promising wine. Jorge B's wine.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2008 Cathedral Ridge Pinot Noir

    USA, Oregon/Washington, Columbia Gorge

    Very flowery bouquet. Violets, flower petals, perfume, purple violets. Nice complexity, great acidity. Nice tannin that are more like "wet dirt" instead of dusty. fruit is a bit subtle, needs some time to resolve the acidity. some coffee hints and steminess "this has to be made whole cluster press, and these people love burgundy". excellent wine. very well made, will fare better with some time in the bottle. Danny B's wine.

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  • 2007 Jacques Puffeney Pinot Noir Arbois

    France, Jura, Arbois

    Incredible nose that was semblant of a dessert wine. A bit port-like, cream sherry even. Hints of licorice and anise, dried dates. Cloudier purple color. The wine really coats the palate and mouth, has a long finish. Outstanding wine. My WOTN. Some time in the bottle will push this bottle into the "excellent" level.

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Closing

We had a fantastic showing. The Arbois was my favorite wine, followed closely by the Ambigram barrel sample, but we're really splitting hairs here because I would really love to have a few bottle of any of tonight's wines. As is usually the case, we probably had a better time shooting the sh*t than drinking the wines, but we had a blast and really got lucky with the wines.

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