4th Saturday Group brown bagger

M/M thelostverse
Tasted Saturday, October 26, 2013 by AllRed with 572 views

Introduction

The October tasting featured the debut of m/m thelostverse as hosts. The trek north had fewer red lights and less traffic than most of us anticipated so we surprised tlv by arriving early, but they were ready for us with warm up whites already perfectly chilled and a nice spread of cheeses and other tasty morsels for us to snack on. All tasted double blind, except for the dinner/dessert wines.

Flight 1 - I. Warm up whites (4 Notes)

Flight 2 - II. Reds (5 Notes)

  • 1997 Flowers Pinot Noir Moon Select Camp Meeting Ridge 86 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

    Fairly dark color with aromas of cherry, spice, dried leaves and bouillon. Medium-bodied with flavors of dark fruit and cherry. Ripe fruit and prune notes evident in the bouquet and on the palate.

    Decanted very briefly off its sediment, rebottled & vacuvinned about 2.5 hours prior to the tasting, stopper removed 45 minutes prior to this flight.

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  • 1996 Flowers Pinot Noir Moon Select Camp Meeting Ridge 90 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

    Aromas of cherries, spice, red fruit and florals- very pretty. Cherry and red fruit flavors with an underlying minerality and a bit of spice coming in on the finish. Youthful; needs a few years yet. 90-91 pts.

    Decanted very briefly off its sediment, rebottled & vacuvinned about 2.5 hours prior to the tasting, stopper removed 45 minutes prior to this flight.

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  • 2010 Mount Eden Vineyards Pinot Noir 93 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Deep ruby color with notes of chery, raspberry, clove and nutmeg. With additional air, forest floor and subtle earthy elements emerge. In a word, elegant. Medium tannins with a flavors of cherry and spice. Plenty of fruit with nice balance- plenty of structure and acid. Obviously Pinot, but I thought RRV. 93+ pts.

    One of our hosts' contributions, decanted for 5 hours.

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  • 2008 Clos Apalta 93 Points

    Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley, Apalta

    Opaque inky color. Plum, dark fruit and chocolate aromas. Full-bodied with chalky tannins and flavors that mirror the bouquet. Long finish. Guessed young Napa Cab Sauv.

    I was very surprised to see that this was Chilean- no loam or green, vegetal tones here.

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  • 2002 Torbreck Shiraz The Struie 90 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa

    Opaque crimson color. Opens with an odd note reminiscent of corn silk, followed by plums, chocolate and black raspberry. Tannins are firm. Flavors of plum, black fruits and chocolate with a fairly long finish. Develops a blue fruit overtone. Guessed domestic Syrah.

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Flight 3 - III. Reds (5 Notes)

  • 2005 Pine Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

    Deep garnet color with aromas of black raspberry, currants and black cherry with a dominant dill overtone that just didn't quit- been a long time since I've had a wine with that much dill. Flavors of black fruit, raspberry and chocolate. Firm tannins; young and structured. Guessed Napa Cab Sauv.

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  • 2008 Robert Biale Petite Sirah Royal Punishers 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Opaque inky purple color. Raspberry, blackberry, vanilla and dark fruit. Full-bodied but not tannic; fine-grained with a sweet edge. Flavors of raspberry liqueur and blackberries. Balanced; lengthy finish with loads of blackberry fruit. Biale's Petites are the only ones I can recall tasting where you get the blackberry fruit without the massive tannins when young.

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  • 2011 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit 30 88 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Dark color with aromas of black fruits and green, vegetal qualities, bordering on weedy/swampy. Develops a coffee note with air. On the full side of medium-bodied, with flavors of dark fruit and spice. Guessed Chilean Cab Sauv blend.

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  • 2007 Pine Ridge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

    Dark color. Aromas of black currants, coffee, chocolate, plum and mocha. Firm tannins; flavors of vanilla, black cherry, oak spices, black currants and cassis.

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  • 2004 Iron Horse Vineyards Bdx-3 T Bar T Vineyard

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley

    Aromas of black currants and dark fruit. Medium-bodied with black cherry, currants and cassis flavors. The alcohol shows through on the bouquet and palate.

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Flight 4 - IV. Dinner/dessert wines (2 Notes)

Served nonblind with dinner, which consisted of prime strip steaks, grilled to a perfect medium rare by tlv, along sides with mac & cheesae and creamed spinach. For dessert, we enjoyed Mrs. tlv's ooey gooey bars, which paired perfectly with the Sauternes.

  • 2010 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Calistoga

    Brought this as a nonblind dinner wine to accompany tlv's strip steaks. Garnet color with notes of raspberry, red currants, oak spices and vanilla. Medium-bodied, with flavors of red currants, vanilla and black cherry. Tannins are understated and not obtrusive. Finishes nicely, with red fruit and herb nuances.

    Decanted & rebottled about 4 hours prior to dinner.

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  • 2003 Château d'Arche Sauternes 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Golden color with notes of apricots, honey and caramelized sugar. Flavors of honey and stone fruit on the palate, turning more tropical on the finish.

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