RAI, Amsterdam, NL Tasted Wednesday, January 10, 2007 by Xavier Auerbach with 678 views
Nice bouquet, elegant, has aged well, a bit specious.
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Pinot Noir, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Syrah. Syrah dominates, elegance from the Pinot, very oaky, sweet, unripe tannins. Not for me and very expensive at € 50.
Good stuffing, rounded but a bit sweaty, lacks length and fragrance. Not worth the asking price of € 70.
Crisp, fruity, clean, granny smith, cool, tails off, 100% new oak scarcely noticeable.
Freshly sawn oak (70% new), tight, good style.
Sweet and international but with sufficient local character. Powerful.
Inky, very closed, good typicity, cheese rind, complex but difficult. Ambitious pricing at € 40.
Pleasant, reasonably elegant, okay wine. At € 50 they have to be kidding.
Lovely nose, beautifully integrated oak, nice acidic touch, fine.
Beef stock, black fruit, deep, perfumed, marries weight to a certain elegance.
Playful, sweet ripe fruit, very nice.
Difficult nose, very natural, sweetish palate, good length.
Liquorous fruit, acidity needs time to integrate, lovely minerality, rich and elegant, almost Auslese weight, great future.
Big, traditional Napa, low acidity, oaky, lacks zip and tension, does have depth. I will give this a miss.
60% Sonoma, 21% Monterey, 19% Santa Barbara. Lively, juicy, good weight and tension, not heavy in spite of 14.5%.
Some depth, wild but disjointed, rich fruit, angostura, lacks tension and tails off, rather coarse but soft fruit. Little oak. A riddle.
Stylish, rich and elegant, well-integrated oak, juicy, has finesse, long. Very nice.
Big and rich Zin, liquorous fruit, piquant acidity, good length but hot, lacks finesse, pedestrian.
Rounded, stylish, elegant oak, nice length.
Ripe sweet fruit, not too much oak, nice complexity, very digestible.
Deep and rich, blackcurrant, inky, very oaky, heavy, alcoholic, blockbuster, clumsy.
Bay leaf, ripe fruit, tight, elegant, juicy.
At the same time more closed and softer than the Closerie de Camensac 2004.
Crispy Cabernet, vegetal, crushed fruit, a little austere still.
45% Merlot and it shows, round, delicious, lovely tannic balance.
Closed, the heat is palatable, ripe fruit but I fear the hard tannins.
Very similar to the Chasse-Spleen 2003 also tasted today.
Very agreeable, lovely Margaux typicity, smooth and fine-boned, old vines, finesse.
Lovely Pauillac, excellent Cabernet, good wine.
Rich, deep, tar, lovely wine.
Pretty and playful.
Wonderfully rich, ripe fruit, multi-dimensional, great potential.
Kabinett innocence paired with steely acidity and superb terroir.
Very rich, stunning fruit, hint of botrytis, great wine.
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2000 Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva Villa Antinori 89 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
Nice bouquet, elegant, has aged well, a bit specious.
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2002 Lapostolle Borobo 86 Points
Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley
Pinot Noir, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Syrah. Syrah dominates, elegance from the Pinot, very oaky, sweet, unripe tannins. Not for me and very expensive at € 50.
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2003 Sadie Family Columella 87 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland
Good stuffing, rounded but a bit sweaty, lacks length and fragrance. Not worth the asking price of € 70.
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2003 Viña Nora Albariño Rías Baixas Nora Da Neve 86 Points
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
Crisp, fruity, clean, granny smith, cool, tails off, 100% new oak scarcely noticeable.
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2005 Bodegas Naia Rueda Naiades 88 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda
Freshly sawn oak (70% new), tight, good style.
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2004 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio 88 Points
Spain, Murcia, Jumilla
Sweet and international but with sufficient local character. Powerful.
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2002 Bodegas Trus Ribera del Duero 90 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Inky, very closed, good typicity, cheese rind, complex but difficult. Ambitious pricing at € 40.
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2003 Mission Hill Oculus 88 Points
Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Valley VQA
Pleasant, reasonably elegant, okay wine. At € 50 they have to be kidding.
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2004 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbera d'Asti Cà di Pian 90 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Asti, Barbera d'Asti
Lovely nose, beautifully integrated oak, nice acidic touch, fine.
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2004 Dominio Dostares Cumal 91 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
Beef stock, black fruit, deep, perfumed, marries weight to a certain elegance.
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2005 Weingut Salwey Oberrotweiler Henkenberg Weissburgunder Großes Gewächs 91 Points
Germany, Baden
Playful, sweet ripe fruit, very nice.
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2001 Markus Molitor Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese (White Capsule) 90 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Difficult nose, very natural, sweetish palate, good length.
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2005 Dr. Loosen Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 92 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Liquorous fruit, acidity needs time to integrate, lovely minerality, rich and elegant, almost Auslese weight, great future.
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2004 Starmont Chardonnay 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Big, traditional Napa, low acidity, oaky, lacks zip and tension, does have depth. I will give this a miss.
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2004 Landmark Chardonnay Overlook 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
60% Sonoma, 21% Monterey, 19% Santa Barbara. Lively, juicy, good weight and tension, not heavy in spite of 14.5%.
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2003 Francis Ford Coppola Pinot Noir Diamond Collection Silver Label 86 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Monterey County
Some depth, wild but disjointed, rich fruit, angostura, lacks tension and tails off, rather coarse but soft fruit. Little oak. A riddle.
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2003 Landmark Pinot Noir Grand Detour 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Stylish, rich and elegant, well-integrated oak, juicy, has finesse, long. Very nice.
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2003 Ravenswood Zinfandel Old Vine Sonoma County 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Big and rich Zin, liquorous fruit, piquant acidity, good length but hot, lacks finesse, pedestrian.
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2004 Ravenswood Zinfandel Lodi 87 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Rounded, stylish, elegant oak, nice length.
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2003 Ironstone Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown Reserve 87 Points
USA, California, Sierra Foothills
Ripe sweet fruit, not too much oak, nice complexity, very digestible.
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2003 Starmont Cabernet Sauvignon 87 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Deep and rich, blackcurrant, inky, very oaky, heavy, alcoholic, blockbuster, clumsy.
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2004 Château de Camensac La Closerie de Camensac 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Bay leaf, ripe fruit, tight, elegant, juicy.
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2004 Château Chasse-Spleen L'Heritage de Chasse-Spleen 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
At the same time more closed and softer than the Closerie de Camensac 2004.
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2001 Château Camensac 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Crispy Cabernet, vegetal, crushed fruit, a little austere still.
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2001 Château Citran 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
45% Merlot and it shows, round, delicious, lovely tannic balance.
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2003 Château Chasse-Spleen 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc
Closed, the heat is palatable, ripe fruit but I fear the hard tannins.
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2003 Château La Gurgue 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Very similar to the Chasse-Spleen 2003 also tasted today.
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2003 Château Ferrière 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Very agreeable, lovely Margaux typicity, smooth and fine-boned, old vines, finesse.
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1996 Château Haut-Bages Libéral 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Lovely Pauillac, excellent Cabernet, good wine.
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2001 Château Gruaud Larose 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Rich, deep, tar, lovely wine.
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2001 Domdechant Werner Hochheimer Riesling trocken 86 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Pretty and playful.
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2005 Domdechant Werner Hochheimer Domdechaney Riesling Erstes Gewächs 92 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Wonderfully rich, ripe fruit, multi-dimensional, great potential.
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2004 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett 91 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Kabinett innocence paired with steely acidity and superb terroir.
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2003 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese 93 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Very rich, stunning fruit, hint of botrytis, great wine.
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