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Bridge Cafe
Tasted Sunday, July 16, 2006 by wineismylife with 824 views
Introduction
Mr. & Mrs Board-O, Mr. & Mrs. tbird, sprnplr, PURPLE and myself gathered at Bridge Cafe in NYC for a nice, relaxing dinner with some great food, wonderful conversation and excellent wines. All wines were roughly paired with each of the course throughout the evening. All of the tasting are mine in the order I tasted them.
Closing
It was great to see the Board-Os and tbirds again and especially nice to finally meet sprnplr. Many thanks to our gracious host Board-O for making all of the arrangements. Bridge Cafe is highly recommended in my book.
2005 Pride Mountain Vineyards Viognier 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
WIML90,NOWA,NOWS
Tasted July 15, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of flowers, peach, apples and spice. Flavors of sweet apples, a little cherry and some pear. Medium acidity. Light to medium body. Drink over the short term. No value recommendation.
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2002 Aubert Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
WIML94,WA95,WS92
Tasted July 15, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Yellow color in the glass, slightly cloudy. Nose of yellow apples, pears and nutmeg. Medium acidity, full bodied. Drink over the short, maybe mid term. No value recommendation.
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1998 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
WIML92,NOWA,WS90
Tasted July 15, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Dusty rose color in the glass, slightly dusty throughout. Nose of forest floor, black cherries, berries and maybe a little smoke. Flavors of red berries, a little red licorice, a little cherry and maybe some mineral. Medium acidity with silky tannins. Drink now, perhaps hold a few years. No value recommendation. NOTE: PURPLE says “this is how I like my Pinot Noir”.
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1990 Château Léoville Las Cases 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
WIML95+,WA96,WS93
Tasted July 15, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of cedar, pepper and graphite. Flavors of black cherries and black berries dominate in this still very young wine. Medium acidity, firm yet integrated tannins. Good overall balance. Full bodied. Too young. Needs more time. No value recommendation.
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2003 La Sirena Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
WIML93,WA93,NOWS
Tasted July 15, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of dark cocoa or maybe dark chocolate with some blackberries. Flavors of chocolate with blackberries as well. Medium acidity with medium tannins. Medium to full bodied. Needs 3-4 years in the bottle before trying again. No value recommendation.
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2003 Peay Vineyards Syrah Estate 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
WIML90,NOWA,WS87
Tasted July 16, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Dark purple color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of bacon fat, blueberry, floral/violets and blackberries. Flavors of blackberries, a little blueberries, maybe some mint (?). Medium acidity with medium tannins. Medium bodied. Can be drank now with an hour in the decanter but I’d recommend holding another year before trying again. Maybe two. Let it round out in bottle a little more. No value recommendation.
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2003 Joh. Jos. Christoffel Erben Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Auslese *** 92 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
WIML92-93,WA93,NOWS
Tasted July 16, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Straw to light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of diesel, apples, pears and peach. Sweet flavors of peachwith some sweet apples. Medium acidity with light to medium body. We’re drinking this one way too early. I think this wine will fill out quite a bit with lots more time in bottle. Hold. Should be very long lived. No value recommendation.
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