2012 Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting

City View at Metreon, San Francisco, California
Tasted Wednesday, October 17, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 987 views

Flight 1 - Adelsheim (1 Note)

Flight 2 - Andrew Will (2 Notes)

  • 2009 Andrew Will Sorella 93 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Horse Heaven Hills

    Very dark ruby color; black currant, baked berry nose; black currant, baked berry palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 2009 Andrew Will Two Blondes Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley

    Dark ruby color; ripe black currant, berry, black fruit nose; black currant, berry, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 3 - Benanti (2 Notes)

Flight 4 - Bergström (2 Notes)

Flight 5 - Bindi (2 Notes)

  • 2009 Bindi Pinot Noir Block 5 91 Points

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Macedon Ranges

    Medium dark cherry red color; sous bois, herbs nose; tart cherry, ripe cranberry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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  • 2008 Bindi Chardonnay Composition 90 Points

    Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Macedon Ranges

    Light lemon yellow color; hazelnut, poached pear nose; poached pear, pineapple palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points

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Flight 6 - Bollinger (2 Notes)

Flight 7 - Bouchard (2 Notes)

Flight 8 - Boutari (2 Notes)

  • 2007 Boutari Grande Réserve Naoussa 90 Points

    Greece, Macedonia, Naoussa

    Medium dark ruby color; redolent, red berry, juniper nose; red berry, juniper, tar palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points

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  • 2011 Boutari Santorini 88 Points

    Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini

    Light yellow color; tart apple, mineral nose; tart apple, mineral, baked apple palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points

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Flight 9 - Bruno Paillard (2 Notes)

Flight 10 - Buty (2 Notes)

  • 2010 Buty Sémillon/Sauvignon/Muscadelle 91 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley

    Light medium yellow color; oily, baked pear nose; oily textured, baked pear, apple palate; medium-plus finish (61% Semillon, 21% Sauvignon Blanc, 18% Muscadelle)

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  • 2009 Buty Rediviva of the Stones 92 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley

    Dark ruby color; tart plum, roasted fruit nose; tart roasted plum, pepper palate; medium-plus finish (77% Syrah, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon; 13.8% alcohol)

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Flight 11 - Cadence (2 Notes)

  • 2008 Cadence Bel Canto Cara Mia Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain

    Very dark red violet color; tart red currant, oak nose; tart red currant, oak palate; needs 3 years to integrate; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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  • 2008 Cadence Camerata Cara Mia Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain

    Opaque purple red violet color; ripe currant, black currant nose; ripe currant, black currant palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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Flight 12 - Casa Ferreirinha (2 Notes)

Flight 13 - Casa Marin (2 Notes)

Flight 14 - Catherine et Pierre Breton (2 Notes)

Flight 15 - Chehalem (3 Notes)

Flight 16 - Churchill Estates (2 Notes)

Flight 17 - Cristom (3 Notes)

  • 2010 Cristom Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    Medium cherry red color; roses, sous bois nose; tight, roses, sous bois, tart cranberry, mineral palate; needs 3 years; medium-plus finish

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  • 2008 Cristom Pinot Noir Sommers Reserve 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    Medium dark cherry red color; roses, tart cherry nose; tasty, roses, tart cherry, mineral palate; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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  • 2009 Cristom Syrah Estate 92 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills

    Dark ruby color; roasted plum, black fruit nose; roasted plum, black fruit, pepper palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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Flight 18 - Damilano (2 Notes)

  • 2007 Damilano Barolo Cerequio 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    From magnum - medium dark cherry red color; dried berry, anise nose; dried berry, anise palate; needs 5-plus years; medium-plus finish

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  • 2007 Damilano Barolo Cannubi 92 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Medium dark ruby color; cherry, dried berry nose; tasty, cherry, dried berry palate; needs 3-4 years; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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Flight 19 - Diamond Creek (2 Notes)

Flight 20 - Diebolt-Vallois (2 Notes)

Flight 21 - Edi Kante (2 Notes)

  • 2005 Edi Kante Carso Terrano 91 Points

    Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Carso

    Medium dark ruby color; redolent, mature, berry nose; mature, berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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  • 2009 Edi Kante Malvasia 89 Points

    Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Carso

    Light yellow color; baked peach nose; baked peach, mineral palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 22 - Evening Land (2 Notes)

Flight 23 - Felton Road (2 Notes)

Flight 24 - Flowers (2 Notes)

Flight 25 - Gramercy Cellars (2 Notes)

Flight 26 - Jaboulet Aîné (2 Notes)

Flight 27 - L'Ecole No. 41 (2 Notes)

Flight 28 - Lange (2 Notes)

Flight 29 - Leflaive (2 Notes)

Flight 30 - Les Vins de Vienne (2 Notes)

Flight 31 - Loosen (2 Notes)

Flight 32 - Louis Jadot (2 Notes)

Flight 33 - Louis Roederer (1 Note)

Flight 34 - Luciano Sandrone (2 Notes)

Flight 35 - Mark Ryan (2 Notes)

  • 2009 Mark Ryan Long Haul 93 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain

    Very dark red violet color; ripe black currant, plum nose; ripe black currant, plum, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (64% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot)

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  • 2010 Mark Ryan Cabernet Sauvignon Dead Horse 92 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Red Mountain

    Very dark red violet color; loam, black currant nose; loam, black currant palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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Flight 36 - Marqués de Murrieta (1 Note)

Flight 37 - Michel Gay (2 Notes)

Flight 38 - Moët & Chandon (2 Notes)

  • 2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    Light yellow color with tiny bubbles; appealing, saline, tart citrus nose; tasty, tart apple, lemon, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points

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  • 2003 Dom Pérignon Champagne 93 Points

    France, Champagne

    Light yellow color with abundant mousse; yeasty, hazelnut nose; rich, tasty, yeasty, hazelnut, pear palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points

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Flight 39 - Mustiguillo (3 Notes)

Flight 40 - Nicolas Joly (2 Notes)

Flight 41 - Niepoort (2 Notes)

  • 2009 Niepoort Douro Charme 91 Points

    Portugal, Douro

    Medium dark cherry red color; tart cherry, red berry nose; fresh, tart cherry, red berry palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 2009 Niepoort Douro Batuta 92 Points

    Portugal, Douro

    Dark ruby color; ripe cherry, raspberry nose; tasty, ripe cherry, raspberry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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Flight 42 - Pago de los Capellanes (2 Notes)

Flight 43 - Produttori del Barbaresco (2 Notes)

Flight 44 - Reynvaan Family (2 Notes)

Flight 45 - Robert Weil (2 Notes)

Flight 46 - Rocche dei Manzoni (2 Notes)

Flight 47 - Roda (2 Notes)

Flight 48 - St. Innocent (2 Notes)

Flight 49 - Stoller (1 Note)

  • 2008 Stoller Pinot Noir Cathy's 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    Medium dark cherry red color; vanilla, ripe cherry, caramel nose; very ripe cherry, vanilla, caramel palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (100% new oak)

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Flight 50 - Tenuta delle Terre Nere (2 Notes)

Flight 51 - Undurraga (2 Notes)

Flight 52 - Vasse Felix (2 Notes)

  • 2010 Vasse Felix Chardonnay Heytesbury 92 Points

    Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

    Light yellow color; hazelnut nose; hazelnut, apple palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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  • 2009 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points

    Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

    Dark ruby color; tart cassis, black currant, menthol nose; tart cassis, black currant, menthol palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points

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Flight 53 - Von Schubert (2 Notes)

Flight 54 - Weinbach (4 Notes)

Flight 55 - William Fèvre (2 Notes)

Flight 56 - Williams Selyem (2 Notes)

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