After-work wines with Kirk and Doug
Kirk's Place
Tasted Thursday, August 5, 2010 by RajivAyyangar with 401 views
Flight 1 (6 Notes)
Closing
Kirk noted re: the Tarlant: if you like the style of the champagne... ask for:
1996 Paul Justine - Brunswick. Provisions = wine store
$54.95
NV Tarlant Champagne Cuvée Louis 89 Points
France, Champagne
N: light brioche, warm mulled apples. Hint of oxidative figginess
P: fine-bubbled, with ripeness, just a hint of sweetness, excellent balance of rich apple and autolytic flavors, tart green apple on finish with strong tartaric acidity.
($60) Bright gold.. Deep, honeyed,, vaguely oxidative nose offers smoky apple,,, , pear orange and .potpourri aromas, alon.g with a . toffee component. A rich style with bro.ad pear and pea.ch pit flavors deepened by brown butter and nutmeg. Toasty a.nd dry on the long fi.nish. Try this with a but.tery lobs.ter dis.h. (Jon-David Headrick Selections, Charlotte, NC) J9R0
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2002 Domaine Luneau-Papin Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie "L" d’Or 85 Points
France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie
very pale gold in the glass.
N: top layer of faint mustiness, slight saline character, underneath lies a spritzy nose of starfruit, fresh lime pulp,
P: nice med body, lemony. very tart on finish.
It's nice, but not a style I'm excited about.
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2008 Beaux Frères Grenache Rosé 86 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge
Blind Rose:
light salmon in color
Nose: light melon, hint of carbonic maceration, it seemed - banana and candied watermelon flavors.
Palate: light-to-medium body, with ripping malic acid and a nice finish of light tartaric. Great fruit flavors on the midpalate. Nice! I guessed oregon, but not the varietal.
~$12.50
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2001 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Blind red:
Dark lustrous violet in the glass.
Smells... black. Hint of brett, with cloves, liquorice and leather. Reminds me vaguely of the Thackrey Pleiades XV. Black cherry.
On the palate, ripping tannins. Black, intense, tightly wound core of blackberries, tobacco, and charcoal. Long finish of all of the above flavors. Med+ body, high tannins, med+ aci, med alcohol. Beautiful wine! I love this style!
I guessed Tuscany, Sagrantino? no? then I deferred to Doug's merlot.
Turns out it's a brunello! yipes. 10W0S Producer is Valdicava. yipes!
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1994 Chateau Musar 90 Points
Lebanon, Bekaa Valley
Blind Red:
Sniffed and guessed musar... though it's not as if that's a rare occurrence at Kirk's...hehehe
Med+ salmon in the glass
N: light brett, ripe, savory (it's musar!)
Belgian lambic sourness on the nose
P: med body, some savoriness... good wine, but not bringing as much thunder as the 95.
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NV Gutierrez Colosia Palomino Fino Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Fino Elcano Flawed
Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Clear in the glass, served chilled.
Nose: nutty, oxidative character.
Palate: bitter, watery, nondescript midpalate, ending in a nice tart acidity and salty nuttiness. Opened 1 month ago... probably bottled in 2010. 15% ABV. Curious as to what this is like fresh!
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