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Vintage Pairs 2010
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Tasted Friday, September 10, 2010 by SimonG with 882 views
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Flight 2 (2 Notes)
2001 Domaine Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Monts-Luisants Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Blind. Pale mid straw. Slightly smokey chard nose. Quite light but with depth on the palate. Burgundian in style but there does
seem to be some alcohol coming through. Burgundian in style. Classy California? ***1/2Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
2005 Domaine Dujac Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Monts-Luisants Blanc
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Blind. Similar pale colour and smokey nose. Almost identical to previous wine, possibly a little
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Flight 3 (2 Notes)
2004 Weingut Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Spätlese
Germany, Rheinhessen
Blind. Pale straw. Similar to other wine in pair. Riesling nose. Hint of Vaseline but
not full-on petrol. A touch of RS. Good acidity. Firmly in Germany here. ***1/2Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
2004 Weingut Keller Dalsheimer Hubacker Riesling Spätlese Goldkapsel Flawed
Germany, Rheinhessen
Strong nose of petrol and a touch of cork. Sweeter, riper and corked.
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Flight 4 (2 Notes)
1950 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Haut-Lieu
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Blind. Heavy bottle. Full old gold. Quite viscous. Old Chenin nose. Similar on palate. Good acidity. Really lovely. ****1/2
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2008 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Le Haut-Lieu
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Blind. Lighter, mid-straw. Stunningly good acidity cutting through. Rich, lovely mouthfeel. Complex. Long. Lovely. ****
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Flight 5 (2 Notes)
1998 Domaine Follin-Arbelet Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Fichots
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru
Blind. Burgundian nose. Dusty ruby to clean garnet. Both wines look similar. Deep red fruit, some earthiness and a foursquare surliness too **(*)
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2000 Domaine Follin-Arbelet Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru Les Fichots
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses 1er Cru
Blind. Similar tO 98 but smoother now. Nicer. ***
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Flight 6 (2 Notes)
1950 Berberana Rioja Gran Reserva
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Blind. Old brown to full garnet. Rioja nose. Burg shape bottle. A little more evolved and mushroomy than the other of the pair. A touch musty on the finish but a very nice, smooth wine. Long. ****
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1973 Berberana Rioja Reserva
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Blind. Bordeaux bottle. Rioja again. More fruit here, fresh and long. Dances across palate. A touch of orange peel. Could drink this all night. ****1/2
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Flight 7 (2 Notes)
1970 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Blind. Huge nose of VA initially. Acetone. Good acidity. Fruit fading albeit still sweet. Mid garnet. Really interesting abd quite lovely. ****
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1968 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Blind. More of a Nebbiolo nose here. Seems younger but apparently two years older. Really smooth and lovely with typical Italian acidity. ****1/2
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Flight 8 (2 Notes)
1985 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Blind. Red into a slight purple. Young, rich, smooth. Smokey, rich, lush, sense fruit and lovely weight. Deep and long. Complex. This really stands out. Multidimensional. Gorgeous without being overdone/slutty. A hint of rusticity in there suggesting it's not quite top tier but this is really very good. *****
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1990 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Crozes-Hermitage Domaine de Thalabert
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Blind. Deep ruby. Slightly smokey Syrah nose. Smokey rich fruit on the palate. Lovely but lacks a little of the fat of the first one. **** to ****1/2
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Flight 9 (2 Notes)
2001 Château Cos d'Estournel Les Pagodes de Cos
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
Blind. Full ruby to purple. Really quite peppery. Younger. Sweet oak. Needs to slim down a bit. Not really my style. ***
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1996 Château Cos d'Estournel Les Pagodes de Cos
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
Blind. Older. Seems a slightly green-fruited bordeaux vintage. Left bank. Quite understated and a little lean but refreshing cf it's partner. Good. ***1/2
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Flight 10 (2 Notes)
2003 Château Pontet-Canet
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Blind. High-toned, acetone nose. Full colour, purple. Fat. Quite dry on the finish but ok. ***
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1996 Château Pontet-Canet Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Blind. Seems an older and less opulent vintage than the other in the pair but well and truly corked.
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Flight 11 (2 Notes)
1998 Domaine Tempier Bandol Flawed
France, Provence, Bandol
Heavily corked.
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2006 Domaine Tempier Bandol
France, Provence, Bandol
Blind. Light purple. Horsey. Really quite bretty. Tight, quite linear. Obviously far too young but there's lots of wine here. **(**)
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Flight 12 (2 Notes)
2007 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Blind. Sweet oak juice and sweet fruit nose. Palate is grim. Really drying tannins, far to drying for the fruit surely? No, this is truely unpleasant. No idea whether it will improve with age but I won't be betting on it. Yuck. Nul points.
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1999 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Blind. This is better. Lovely maturing C9 nose. Sweet fruit and some interest. A slightly red-fruited attack, good weight and density. Still young. A touch of something drying on the finish. ***1/2
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1996 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut
France, Champagne
Mid straw. Good stream of fine bubbles. Rich nose. Quite toasty-nutty. Quite soft on entry. Gentle mousse. Good
acidity on a decent finish needs time. ***(*)
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1990 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut
France, Champagne
Slightly darker colour Similar
stream of fine bubbles. A touch of mushroom on the nose. Starting to show some honey on palate. Slightly creamy. Long. ***1/2. After 3 hrs this is showing well, fuller and more and more rounded ****
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