Friday Afternoon at Domaine

Domaine Wine Storage
Tasted Friday, July 6, 2012 by tooch with 755 views

Introduction

Stopped by Domaine on a hot and steamy Friday afternoon in Chicago. The general theme was Austrian whites and Beaujolais. Lots of good stuff was opened.

Flight 1 - Austrian Whites (13 Notes)

  • 2005 Wieninger Grüner Veltliner Kaasgraben 84 Points

    Austria, Wien

    Had good fresh herbs, pepper, melon and fresh citrus. Thought the palate was a bit toned down and lacked a real personality. The fruit was simplistic but nice.

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  • 2009 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner Hollerin 90 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Explosions of pear, peach, and mango. As is the case with a lot of other 2009 Pichler's, the acid just doesn't keep up with the density of the fruit. Despite the lower-than-desired acidity, the fruit is vivid and beautifully plush. Hopefully, I'll get to try these wines in a decade...maybe I'll regret thinking they won't last a long time.

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  • 2003 Prager Riesling Smaragd Wachstum Bodenstein 91 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    This wine really surprised me. I've had a bunch of disappointing 2003s from the likes of Hirtzberger and Alzinger that were just warm and flat. This, however, had great finesse and energy on the palate. Awesome pears, white peach and citrus on the palate. Great acidity, nicely balanced.

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  • 1997 Weingut Salomon Undhof Riesling Undhof Kögl 90 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal

    Smooth and citrusy with nice white peach and crushed stones. Palate still had nicely integrated acidity on the finish too - despite the fruit smoothing out and losing a bit of energy on the palate, still thought this was quite excellent!

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  • 2000 Prager Grüner Veltliner Auslese Ried Achleiten 91 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Very interesting wine. Fair amount of botrytis on the nose with subtle nuttiness, lemon, apple and minerals. Palate was smooth as hell with dense herbal, spice and pear tones. The flavors were big and dense and teetered on the edge of being a bit too big - however this still had nice acidity and balance.

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  • 2007 Prager Riesling Smaragd Klaus 89 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    A bit muted on the nose with some peach, lemon and herbs. Palate was very nice, but didn't have the extra kick to really move it into 90-point territory. That said, had nice white peach, floral lift, and crushed rocks.

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  • 2007 Prager Riesling Smaragd Wachstum Bodenstein 92 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Just as good as before - which is slightly surprising for a 2007 Austrian riesling. Had an incredible nose of minerals, peach, petrichor and fresh pear. The palate was focused with the minerals and acidity really tuned up to an 11. Had lovely floral and orchard fruit throughout - just great stuff.

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  • 2006 Bernhard Ott Grüner Veltliner Rosenberg 91 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wagram

    Peppery fresh melons and pears on the nose. The palate was weighty and dense with lively acidity that kept it fresh. Herbal, peppery and floral are the best ways to describe the palate. Seemed to be in a good place.

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  • 2010 Weingut Familie Prieler Pinot Blanc Ried Seeberg 88 Points

    Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee-Hügelland

    Great minerality and stone fruit on the nice with a wonderfully fresh palate with great floral and peach tones. Great value.

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  • 2006 Weingut Willi Bründlmayer Riesling Zöbinger Heiligenstein 90 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Kamptal

    A really nice riesling. Had wonderful acidity (perfect for a 103 day in Chicago) that melded well with great white peach, some grain notes, and pear. The fruit was expressive and nicely balanced with the acidity.

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  • 2002 F.X. Pichler Riesling Smaragd Loibner Berg Flawed

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    corked

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  • 2006 Weingut Knoll Riesling Beerenauslese Loibner 91 Points

    Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau

    Rich, spicy and balanced. Great sappy peach, pear and lime on the palate all with a real freshness and energetic character to them. Lovely stuff.

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  • 2002 Alois Kracher Chardonnay TBA #9 Nouvelle Vague 91 Points

    Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee

    Dense and spicy. Great apricot and pear on the nose with darker and denser peach and apple undertones. There was also a touch of earthiness to it - maybe some darker spices actually. Acidity was pretty nice on the finish.

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Flight 2 - Beaujolais (5 Notes)

There were about 3-5 Beaujolais that I wasn't able to try.

  • 2007 Jean Foillard Morgon Cuvée 3.14 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon

    Has the power of a Burgundy, with the character of a Beaujolais. As is the case with most Foillard's, the weight seems to be just more pronounced than most other Bojo's - and this was a Foillard on steroids. All the aspects seemed to be dialed up with darker fruit, denser florals, and more searing acidity. This was decanted for about 90 minutes prior to service and certainly could have used more time. It was, however, a really great wine to drink and I will hold onto my last bottle for a while.

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  • 2005 Puzelat-Bonhomme Touraine Pouille 90 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine

    Exotic is the best way to describe this. It's richly fruited with cranberry, spiced plum and raspberry and has this vegetal tinge to it all. Underneath the fruit is rustic earthy and leather tones. Unusual but exciting.

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  • 2010 Damien Coquelet Chiroubles 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Chiroubles

    This was the surprise of the tasting for me. Super rustic and gamey with dark spices, great lilac tones and leather. Lots of depth and complexity on the juicy and expressive palate - this reminded me more of a 2009 Beaujolais profile than the more firm 2010 vintage. This was the first time I had tried this producer...certainly won't be my last.

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  • 2009 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon

    More expressive and alive than the bottle I opened back in December. This had been opened for about 5 hours by the time I got my first sip, too, so I can imagine that helping. Nice and meaty with crunchy berries, loads of minerals and a plush red cherry notes that still have that sappy 2009 juiciness to it. They have decent tannin and acid on the finish...years and years to go.

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  • 2009 Jean Paul & Charly Thevenet Morgon Vieilles Vignes 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon

    Very nice Beaujolais with a perfumed nose of berries, underbrush and dried floral notes. The palate had a darker tone to it - something like cured meats. Went nicely with the earthy red berry fruit. Really nice, but for ~$30 you can find better wines in Beaujolais.

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Flight 3 - Odd Ball Wines (2 Notes)

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