Bonhams Pre-Auction Tasting

Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, California
Tasted Thursday, September 6, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 674 views

Introduction

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Flight 1 - Champagne starter (1 Note)

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Flight 2 - Chardonnays (4 Notes)

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Flight 3 - Bordeaux (6 Notes)

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  • 1962 Château Haut-Brion 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Medium brick red color; appealing, very mature, cedar, leather, tobacco, dusty currant nose; tasty, cedar, tart currant, dried currant, olive, tobacco palate; on the decline, but should go 15-20 years yet; long finish 93+ points

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  • 1983 Château Mouton Rothschild 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Medium dark bricked red color; appealing, mature, olive, tart currant, tobacco nose; tasty, mature but solid, tart currant, olive, mineral palate with nearly fully resolved tannins; long finish

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  • 1982 Château Latour Les Forts de Latour 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Slightly cloudy medium brick red color; mature, olive, tart currant nose; mature, earthy, tart currant, olive palate; medium finish

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  • 1988 Château Léoville Las Cases 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

    Bricked medium dark red color; very aromatic, tobacco, cedar, tart currant nose; mature, tart currant, cedar, tobacco, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish

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  • 1995 Château Montrose 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe

    Bricking medium red violet color; appealing, currant, dried currant, cedar nose; mature, tart currant, cedar palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1999 Château Pavie Decesse 87 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Bricked medium red violet color; lifted, mature, olive, tart currant, dried currant, plum, spice nose; mature, tart plum, cedar, olive palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 4 - Italian (5 Notes)

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Flight 5 - U.S. Cabernets (11 Notes)

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  • 2007 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

    Dark red violet color; appealing, cassis, spice, ripe plum nose; tasty, cassis, oak spice palate with polished tannins; medium-plus finish 93+ points

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  • 1998 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 94 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District

    Dark red violet color; tart plum, menthol, blackberry, berry syrup nose; rich, tart plum, cassis, menthol, blackberry, berry syrup palate; has decades to go; long finish

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  • 2000 Harlan Estate 94 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Very dark red violet color; cassis, light menthol, mint nose; tasty, poised, cassis, light menthol, mint palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish

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  • 1997 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley 92 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley

    Medium dark red violet color; appealing, mature, tart currant, cedar, tart plum nose; mature, tart currant, cedar, tart plum palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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  • 1996 Opus One 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Bricking dark red violet color; appealing, mature, tobacco, cedar, tart currant nose; mature, tobacco, cedar, tart currant palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1994 Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, cedar, dried currant, dried cherry nose; mature, poised, tart cassis, cedar, dried currant palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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  • 1993 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Bricking dark violet color; mature, tart plum, tar, dried berry nose; mature, a little tight yet, ripe plum, baked plum, ripe berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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  • 1993 Peter Michael Les Pavots 89 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley

    Bricking dark red violet color; very mature, herbaceous, tart plum, black fruit nose; mature, tart plum, menthol, tobacco, tomato leaf palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1984 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

    Bricking dark red violet color; tobacco, mushroom, slightly musty nose; mature, mushroom, tobacco, ripe plum palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1983 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Jimsomare 87 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Bricking dark red violet color; mature, tobacco, olive, herbaceous nose; quite mature, tart plum, tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1978 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Bella Oaks 89 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford

    Bricked medium dark red violet color; mature, iodine, dried plum nose; very mature, iodine, dried plum tart prune palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 6 - Zins (6 Notes)

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  • 1983 Ridge Zinfandel Jimsomare Flawed

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Bricked medium red color; mature, earthy, dried tobacco nose; very mature, sweet berry, vinegary palate; medium finish

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  • 1992 Nalle Zinfandel 91 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    Light medium bricked red color; mature, tart red berry, currant nose; tasty, mature, ripe berry, dried berry, boysenberry palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1992 Ravenswood Zinfandel Wood Road-Belloni 89 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Bricking medium red violet color; mature, raisiny, ripe currant nose; mature, ripe currant, salty plum palate; medium finish

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  • 1992 Ridge Lytton Springs 92 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    Bricking medium dark red violet color; ripe plum, spicy plum nose; tasty, mature, ripe, spicy plum, dried berry, berry syrup palate; time to drink up; medium-plus finish 92+ points (last vintage that had Zinfandel on the label; 88% Zinfandel, 8% Petite Sirah, 4% Grenache)

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  • 1994 Martinelli Zinfandel Jackass Hill 91 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Bricked medium dark red violet color; hedonistic, dried berry, ripe plum, chocolate, molasses nose; molasses, dried berry, chocolate palate; fading and time to drink up; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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  • 2005 Carlisle Zinfandel Pietro's Ranch 92 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Dark red violet color; cinnamon, spicy plum nose; ripe berry, dried berry, tart blackberry, boysenberry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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Flight 7 - Other Reds (7 Notes)

  • 2002 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Bricking medium dark red violet color; earthy, tobacco nose; maturing, tart black fruit, olive, pepper, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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  • 2005 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Vosne-Romanée 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

    Dark cherry red color; oak, cherry, raspberry syrup nose; chunky, tart cherry, raspberry, oak palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points

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  • 2004 Dehlinger Pinot Noir Goldridge 93 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Light medium cherry red color; appealing, intense, watermelon, spicy cherry, dried cherry nose; rich, ripe cherry, spice, ripe berry palate; long finish 93+ points

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  • 1995 Dehlinger Syrah 89 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Dark red violet color; mature, fig, tobacco nose; quite mature, fig, tobacco palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 2001 Carlisle Syrah Dry Creek Valley 90 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    Very dark red violet color; mature, dried plum, light pepper nose; mature, roasted plum, light pepper, cinnamon palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points

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  • 2009 Carlisle Syrah Pelkan Ranch 91 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley

    Very dark red violet color; tart roasted plum, cinnamon, ripe currant nose; tart roasted plum, cinnamon, ripe currant, ripe black fruit palate; long finish

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  • 2006 Carlisle Petite Sirah Yorkville Highlands 91 Points

    USA, California, North Coast, Yorkville Highlands

    Opaque purple red violet color; earthy, tart black fruit, olive, pepper nose; peppery, tart black fruit, tar palate; long finish 91+ points

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