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Quattro Restaurant, Four Seasons Palo Alto, California
Tasted Sunday, November 4, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 507 views

Flight 1 - Champagne Starters (2 Notes)

  • 1995 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    Light golden yellow color with steady stream of tiny bubbles; very appealing, very yeasty, baked lemon, savory, saffron nose; tasty, tart lemon, mineral, yeasty palate with medium acidity; long finish 94+ points

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  • NV Moët & Chandon Champagne Demi-Sec 90 Points

    France, Champagne

    Medium golden yellow color with steady puffs of very tiny bubbles; mature, yeasty, mushroom, savory, tart pear nose; tangy, yeasty, mature, mineral, ripe pear palate; medium-plus finish (a very mature bottle, that had been in JD's cellar for years)

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Flight 2 - White Burgundies (4 Notes)

Flight 3 - More Whites (2 Notes)

Flight 4 - Red Burgundies (3 Notes)

  • 1991 Domaine des Chezeaux Chambertin 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru

    Bricking medium red violet color with pale meniscus; tart cranberry, sous bois, green herb, roses nose; a little tight and angular still; tart cranberry, mineral, sous bois, rosehips palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 2004 Gros Frère et Sœur Clos Vougeot Musigni 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

    Dark red violet color; sous bois, roses, mineral nose; tasty, tart cranberry, sous bois, mineral, rosehips palate; medium-plus finish (for early drinking)

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  • 1999 Marc Colin et Fils Corton-Bressandes 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

    Bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, redolent, tart cherry, baked cherry nose; tasty, almost syrupy, tart cherry, tart berry, mint palate; long finish

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Flight 5 - Bordeaux (3 Notes)

  • 1970 Château Yon-Figeac 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Bricked medium dark red violet color; appealing, mature, tart currant, mushroom, dried mushroom nose; ripe currant, pu-erh tea, tart currant, beef gravy palate; long finish

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  • 1976 Château Haut-Bages Libéral 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Bricked dark red violet color with lots of floating sediment; mature, tobacco, cigar box, tart black fruit nose; tasty, very mature, tobacco, tart currant, charcoal, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points

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  • 1988 Château Cos d'Estournel 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe

    Lightly bricking very dark red violet color; intense, tobacco, cigar box, black olive, olive tapenade nose; mature, olive tapenade, black tobacco, tart black fruit palate; long finish 93+ points

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Flight 6 - Old Cali Cabs (3 Notes)

  • 1975 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello 98 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Lightly bricking dark red violet color; mint, ripe cassis, berry, plum nose; tasty, youthful, ripe cassis, mint, tart plum palate; long finish (beautiful bottle, ideally stored since release, with shoulder fill)

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  • 1975 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Mountain 94 Points

    USA, California

    Bricked very dark red violet color with lots of sediment; appealing, black tobacco, dried plum nose; tasty, mature, black tobacco, ripe currant, subtle cinnamon, saline palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1978 Page Mill Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 87 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Bricked dark red violet color; fish bowl, soy sauce, fish sauce nose; mature, tangy, fish sauce, tart currant palate; medium-plus finish 87+ points

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Flight 7 - Other Older Reds (2 Notes)

  • 1959 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Cloudy, bricked, dark red violet color; appealing, mature, baked cherry, baked plum palate; mature, tasty, baked plum, roasted plum, tart cherry, mineral palate; long finish (not as youthful on the palate as the previous bottle, from the same collection)

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  • 1987 Bodegas Riojanas Rioja Viña Albina Gran Reserva 95 Points

    Spain, La Rioja, Rioja

    Bricked dark red violet color; mature, tobacco, tart plum, tart black fruit, dried plum nose; tasty, mature, tart plum, tart raspberry, tart cherry, dill palate; long finish

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Flight 8 - Barolo and Super Tuscans (3 Notes)

  • 1988 Antinori Tignanello 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Bricking, very dark red violet color; tobacco, green olive, tart currant nose; tasty, ripe currant, plum, dried berry, tar, mineral palate; long finish 93+ points

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  • 1989 Guasti Clemente Barolo Riserva 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Bricked opaque red violet color; chocolate, dried fig, Parmesan cheese nose; tasty, mature, tart black fruit, dried fig, tar, chocolate palate; long finish

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  • 1999 Argiano Solengo Toscana IGT 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Very dark red violet color with a little bricking; mature, olive, dried tobacco, tar nose; tasty, mature, tobacco, ripe currant, tart berry palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points

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Flight 9 - Sweet Finish (2 Notes)

  • 1997 Altesino Vin Santo d'Altesi 94 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Colli dell'Etruria Centrale

    From 375 ml - medium dark orange color with .5 millimeter clear meniscus and light sediment; redolent, brown sugar, doughnut hole, dried apricot nose; tasty, mature, doughnut hole, cinnamon, baked lemon, ripe grapefruit palate; long finish

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  • 1990 Château Rieussec 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Medium golden orange color with golden lights; appealing, tart orange, preserved lemon, citron, creme brulee nose; mature, silky textured, tart marmalade, baked orange, orange creme brulee palate; long finish 95+ points

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