Blind home wine tasting with MOT Scoring sheet (6 wines)

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Tasted Saturday, September 4, 2010 by cab blends with 920 views

Introduction

All wines decanted for 3 hours

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 1999 Ibernoble Ribera del Duero Crianza 81 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Very strong wet potato - clearly TCA tainted. I did not try to remove the TCA which I will do next time as it doesn't take long to do.

    Ignoring the TCA, this has aged too long and has a short finish with moderate tannins but is thin.

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Flight 2 (1 Note)

  • 1995 Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Reserva 85 Points

    Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

    Clearly a better wine than the previous Tempranillo even though this is 4 years older. Has a very interesting and confusing bouquet - a light lead pencil, but a very clean one. Also a touch of dry potato with a cleanliness that was softly pleasant. Nice moderate tannins ands ofter acids than often in a Tempranillo.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 2002 Anakena Carménère Reservado 86 Points

    Chile, Rapel Valley

    A hint of the guava on the nose was the classic give away for this Chilean Carmenere. But the guava nose was a lot less pronounced than I ever remember and is probably aging quickly now. A dry short finish.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 2002 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 88 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley

    Light raspberry on the nose. Strong tannins and smooth with a light acid bite in the finish.

    When we unveiled later - amazing that this was the 02 and it was better than the 01. Definitely smoother and more rounded with a fuller body.

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Flight 5 (1 Note)

  • 2001 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 87 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley

    This wine seems to be thinning and was definitely not as smooth and rounded as the 02. Good moderate tannins but just an OK wine at the moment - maybe it is in a closed period?

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Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 2005 Muratie Wine Estate Ansela van de Caab 88 Points

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch

    This may still be a bit young - definitely different to my last tasting and maybe it just needed more decanting. Nice berries and chocoloate to start but with a little heat from the acidity. Definitely got better as the evening moved on. I will retry some tomorrow or Monday.

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