ChTR kokous 04.05.2011

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Tasted Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by NiklasW with 404 views

Introduction

Laura brought the wines, I tasted double blind.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2008 Yalumba Shiraz - Viognier Hand Picked 87 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley

    Decanted for an hour, tasted double blind. A really dark inky purple-red. The nose was oozing with quality, tons of blackberry and oak and ink, dark dark aromas. The palate was really hard, like being whacked with an oak 4 x4, lots of tannins, lots of dark fruit and toffeeish oak brooding in the background. Yes, you could immediately identify that this was a well-made wine, but whether it tickles your fancy depends on your tastes. For me it was a bit too much. But there is definitely lots of potential for this to calm down into a very nice wine in 4-5 years. Stick it in the cellar and forget it for a while if you have it!

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  • 2007 Dynasty Cabernet Sauvignon Jinwangchao 88 Points

    China, Tianjin

    Decanted for an hour, tasted double blind. A fairly dark red with a violet tinge to it. Hmm, what a weird and interesting nose. What is this? It's got red berries and hint of vanilla, but then something smelling like ash coming through every once in a while. After more airtime it turns into a soy sauce-meaty aroma. The palate is equally intriguing, lots of acidity, lots of tannins, lingonberry/cranberry and small thing of coffee going on. Having this with a strong Gruyere cheese brought out a bit of nice sweetness. This was rather austere and somewhat hard, but still quite enjoyable. I was guessing Italy and was quite shocked when it was revealed as a Chinese wine, quite shocked by how good it was!

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Closing

Two really interesting wines. The Yalumba I have been wanting to taste since my good experience with the 2005, the Chinese wine was just baffling. Great tasting!

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