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The Sampler Summer Tasting 2013
The Sampler, Islington
Tasted Sunday, July 7, 2013 by davestenton with 647 views
Flight 1 - Whites (6 Notes)
Flight 2 - Reds (13 Notes)
2011 Jean-Marc Burgaud Beaujolais-Villages Les Vignes de Thulon
France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages
Earthy, red berry nose. Fresh, stemmy palate with decent grip. Slightly tart on the finish. 16/20.
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2011 Domaine Hudelot-Baillet Bourgogne
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Sweet strawberry fruit with a touch of vanilla on the nose. Oak is a little too obvious on the palate. Slightly tart but I expect that will ease as the wine fills out. 16+/20. 2014+
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2011 Tissot (Bénédicte et Stéphane / André et Mireille) Pinot Noir En Barberon
France, Jura, Arbois
Quite complex nose already: some earthy notes alongside the fruit - with a mix of strawberry and cherry - but there's also a sweeter, slightly perfumed top note. Real earthy complexity on the palate too and lovely purity of fruit. Transparent. Good. 16.5/20.
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2010 Villa Marnia Chianti
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti
Nose isn't giving much way at the moment. Savoury palate with some 'grippy' structure. Pretty tight just now. 16.5/20. 2014+
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2011 Domaine du Fogolar (Collet de Bovis) Bellet
France, Provence, Bellet
Very distinctive pomegranate nose. Palate reminds me a little of a top-quality New Zealand Pinot: the combination of concentrated sweet fruit and silky elegance. 14.5% ABV but you don't notice it. Excellent. 17.5/20.
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2002 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Classic tomato leaf nose. Palate is earthy and savoury with some plum and just a touch of spice. Still a little unresolved tannin but you could drink this now. 16.5/20.
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2009 Bodega Sottano Cabernet Sauvignon 3 S
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
Prominent minty aromas. Sweet, mouth-filling fruit; just a little sweet for me despite decent acidity. 16.5-/20.
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2007 Guasti Clemente Barolo Riserva
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Some tobacco and fig aromas. This should drink relatively early but not sure it has the stuffing for the long haul; I remember the 2005 being more impressive. 17/20. 2015+
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2011 Bodegas Lacus Rioja Inédito 3/3
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
Brooding, spicy and slightly yeasty nose. Palate is a touch too sweet for my tastes. 16/20.
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2010 Domaine Mas Theo Grignan-les-Adhémar Cuvée TO
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Grignan-les-Adhémar
Quite a bit of VA on the nose. And pronounced - overwhelming - balsamic notes on the palate too. A bad bottle? I've enjoyed wines from this producer in the past. 14/20.
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2009 White Stone Heavyweight Old Vine Zinfandel
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Nose is fairly neutral; just a hint of something leafy/lifted. Nice cool palate; quite earthy. Fresh and elegant: not at all what you expect from the name/label. Nice herbal lift to the finish. Very good. 17/20.
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2011 Matías Riccitelli Malbec The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree
Argentina, Mendoza, Lujan de Cuyo
Rich, heady nose with plum fruit and then some spicy oak notes in the background. Powerful palate with a little spice and some cocoa richness. Very well made; feels less 'worked' than the 2010. 17/20.
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2011 Le Clos d'un Jour Cahors Un Jour
France, Southwest France, Cahors
Tannic and savoury with herbal tinges. Fresh but needs another couple of years. 17/20. 2015+
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Flight 3 - Vin Jaune (1 Note)
2006 Benoit Badoz Côtes du Jura Vin Jaune
France, Jura, Côtes du Jura
A mix of crushed almond and sea salt on the nose. Awesome intensity to the palate: you count the finish in minutes rather than seconds. Brilliant. 18/20.
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2010 Raymond Morin Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine
France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine
Nose is a little sweeter than the Muscadet norm. Palate is OK, bit neutral. 16/20.
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2012 Reichsrat Von Buhl Sauvignon Blanc trocken
Germany, Pfalz
Stony, gooseberry nose with an appealingly marine freshness. Fairly restrained - Loire-like - palate. Very refreshing with stony minerality and then crunchy green apple acidity on the finish. Not sure the world needs any more Sauvignon Blanc but hard to argue with the quality here. 16.5/20.
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2010 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Petit Chablis
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Petit Chablis
Fresh, mineral nose. Concentrated with a beautiful texture. Gorgeous green apple fruit. Ignore the Petit Chablis designation: this is better than many producers' 1er Crus. 17/20.
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2011 Domaine Lejeune Bourgogne Blanc
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Quite a creamy nose with a little apple. Rounded, creamy palate. Full-bodied and a touch heavy - I'd prefer a little more acidity. I preferred this producer's Bourgogne Rouge. 16.5-/20.
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2010 Domaine de la Noblaie Chinon La Part des Anges
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Chinon
Very lightly honied nose. Quite a bit of extract, which gives the palate an apple skin texture. Full-bodied and concentrated. Great potential. 17+/20. 2015+
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2012 Meulenhof Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
There's some sherbetty sweetness on the nose alongside the grapey fruit. Rich, ripe fruit. Real teeth-tingling acidity but not quite enough to balance the richness. I prefer my Kabs a little racier than this. 16/20.
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