Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+

Bin 75
Tasted Friday, January 24, 2014 by Rezy13 with 532 views

Flight 1 - Warmup Wines (3 Notes)

  • 2005 Château Brisson

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

    I really liked the nose which showed cigar, classic Bordeaux stank, rich and thick; palate is lighter with tannin that would be nice to resolve in the next couple years but not sure it would maintain balance; nice QPR.

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  • 2011 Domaine Lafage Cuvée Nicolas Vieilles Vignes de Grenache

    France, Languedoc Roussillon

    Semi-translucent pretty dark ruby; deep nose, smoky, dark cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, a little vanilla; softer mouthfeel with air, good density from the old vines, schist, sappy but not sweet, tart and bitter on the finish; good, would like to see in a couple years; great QPR.

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  • 2005 Weingut Johann Peter Reinert Kanzemer Sonnenberg Riesling Großes Gewächs

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    Light amber; honey, tangerine, orange blossom, lime pith; very sour, high acid, ginger, seemingly sweet and sugary, good density, sourness is buffered by the good fruit.

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Flight 2 - Main Event and Second Bottles (10 Notes)

  • 1994 Château Troplong Mondot

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

    Dark garnet, dense color, a little bricking but very youthful appearance; sandy, wet earth, autumnal, cigar, stank, some red currant, green pepper; palate is larger and more tannic but a bit lean in the amount of fruit, leather, cigar, some nobility; good especially for its age- people guessed early 2000s.

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  • 2004 Podere Rocche dei Manzoni Barolo Vigna Cappella di Santo Stefano

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Darker core with reddish rim; sour cherry, menthol, roses, cedar; grainy, dry, pure cherry, ripe, slightly exotic, still firmly classic Nebbiolo; drinks a bit older than '04; very good though.

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  • 2002 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Black core with brownish red rim; cinnamon, rusty nail, raw meat, iron, hint of graham cracker, tar, hints of soy and caraway; softer tannin, sandalwood, leather, darker fruit, almost date, a certain sweetness to it; have liked this in the past; hard to recognize because it has a lot of Old World characteristics; seemed to be closing in fast on the end of its drinking window.

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  • 2007 The Standish Wine Company Shiraz Andelmonde

    Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

    Black almost to rim, tiny purple ruby rim; tar, pen ink, menthol, herbal Jagermeister note, plum, huckleberry, blackberry; thick wall of tannin, certain juiciness, black tea, sweet wood, camphor, ash, lower alcohol, slight bitter finish; seemingly young Old-World Syrah; really well done Aussie with its sweetness, ripeness, and alcohol in check; I would consider buying this if it weren't so expensive.

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  • 2009 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Cent-Vignes

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru

    Pretty red ruby; red sour cherry, pure, tart and taut with a good dose of fat; sour on palate, limestone, cherry, leaner midpalate, satisfying finish; a little one dimensional but very good.

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  • 2006 Campogiovanni (San Felice) Brunello di Montalcino

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    Pretty see through ruby red with onion skin rim; somber rose and cherry, some game, a little menthol, red licorice; low toned on palate with red fruit, higher acid, orange, cherry, structured, pretty now with good potential, cedar and some dry tannin on finish, slightly bitter note, elegant but also very masculine; confused for Barolo yet again.

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  • 2004 Carpineto Molin Vecchio Toscana IGT

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Darker core with ruby rim; Bordeaux like stank, hint of Brett, darker fruit, Brett cuts off the fruit, harsh tannin really stands out; I'll reserve judgment for a cleaner bottle.

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  • 2010 Luigi Righetti Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Capitel De' Roari

    Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

    Semi-translucent dark ruby; vanilla, red berry, red currant, green pepper, red pepper, nice balance of Old and New World styling; fresh and tasty red fruit, not given enough air to really bring out the tobacco and prune; definitely a lighter Amarone with many producers' Ripassos and regular Valpolicellas being better...then again more expensive as well.

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  • 2006 Talenti Brunello di Montalcino

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    Translucent dark ruby with some bricking; red fruit, rose, tar, cedar; slight bitterness, elegant, sexy, tart red fruit, good tannin wrap; classic and old school BdM; try again in a couple years as this should improve.

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  • 2002 Delamotte Champagne Blanc de Blancs Millésimé

    France, Champagne

    Round, green apple, brown baking spice, cleaner, not sharp or austere, was hoping for a bit more verve but this was tasty.

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