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Memorial Day Wine Dinner
Chez Christianne, San Francisco, CA
Tasted Monday, May 28, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 393 views
Flight 1 - Sparkling starters (4 Notes)
Flight 2 - Rich whites (3 Notes)
1999 Chateau Musar Blanc 91 Points
Lebanon, Bekaa Valley
Light medium orange color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; lightly oxidized, lemon oil, citron nose; creamy textured, light almond, lemon oil, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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2003 Chateau Musar Blanc 92 Points
Lebanon, Bekaa Valley
Light orange color; lightly oxidized, lanolin, wheaty, savory nose; tart lemon oil, citron, mineral, lemon cream palate; medium-plus finish
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2007 Araujo Estate Viognier Eisele Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Light yellow color; floral, tart peach, fruit cocktail nose; lush, tart peach, floral, fruit cocktail syrup palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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Flight 3 - Old Piedmont (2 Notes)
1975 Cantina Riccardo Barolo 89 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Cloudy medium brown color with pale meniscus; mature, baked cherry, tart red fruit nose; tart red fruit, mineral, dried cranberry, tar palate; medium-plus finish
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1970 Scanavino Barbaresco Flawed
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Maderized
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Flight 4 - Chards (3 Notes)
2010 Freeman Chardonnay Ryo-fu 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Light lemon yellow color; pineapple, ripe pear nose; ripe pear, poached pear, tart pineapple, ripe lemon palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2006 Olivier Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Light lemon yellow color; white flower, apple, tart pear nose; tasty, tart lemon, mineral, white flower palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2007 Domaine Christian Moreau Père et Fils Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Light yellow color; lifted, white flower, ripe apple, pear nose; tasty, tart apple, tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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Flight 5 - Rosés (2 Notes)
2011 Domaine Franck Millet Sancerre Rosé 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
Light medium orange pink color; appealing, tart cherry, Rainier cherry nose; tight, tart Rainier cherry, chalk, tart apple palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
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NV Pol Clément Rosé Sec 87 Points
France
Light orange pink color with tiny bubbles; tart cherry, chalk nose; strawberry, tart cherry, chalk palate; medium finish
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Flight 6 - Mature red Burgundies (4 Notes)
2002 La Pousse d'Or Volnay 1er Cru Clos de la Bousse d'Or 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Ripe cherry, framboise, strawberry nose; tasty, silky textured, ripe cherry, tart raspberry, dried cherry palate with integrated oak; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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2001 Serafin Père et Fils Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Dark cherry red color; tart red fruit, sous bois, blood orange nose; tight, tart cranberry, sous bois, dried cherry palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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1991 Domaine Rossignol Trapet Chapelle-Chambertin 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru
Bricked medium cherry red color; sous bois, ferns, tart cherry nose; mature, sous bois, stems, fern, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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2002 Dominique Laurent Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Slightly cloudy, dark cherry red color; sous bois, tart red fruit, iodine, dried cherry nose; tasty, dried cherry, raspberry, strawberry, mineral, iodine palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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Flight 7 - Sweet finish (1 Note)
1989 Château Raymond-Lafon 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Light medium orange color; mandarin orange, dried cherry, orange rind nose; luscious, ripe orange, mandarin orange, cantaloupe, strawberry, orange cream palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points (complex but lacking the acidity I look for in the best Sauternes)
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2010 Domaine Saint André de Figuière Côtes de Provence Atmosphère Extra Brut Methode Traditionelle 89 Points
France, Provence, Côtes de Provence
Very light salmon color with tiny bubbles; light tart peach, light tart cherry nose; tangy, tart apple, mineral, tart peach, tart Rainier cherry palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish
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2008 Domaine Labet Crémant du Jura 90 Points
France, Jura, Crémant du Jura
Light medium lemon yellow color; pungent, yeasty, tart apple nose; tasty, tart apple, tart peach, mineral, yeasty, tangy palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2002 Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Brut Millésimé 93 Points
France, Champagne
Light lemon yellow color with pinpoint bubbles; very appealing, floral, yeasty, tart pear nose; tasty, silky textured, poised, tart pear, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
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NV Champagne Le Mesnil Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut 91 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light lemon yellow color with abundant tiny bubbles; yeasty, tart apple, tart pear nose; tasty, mineral, tart apple, tart pear palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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