HDH auction tasting at Tru

Chicago, IL
Tasted Friday, June 27, 2014 - Saturday, June 28, 2014 by acyso with 825 views

Flight 1 (18 Notes)

  • NV Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) Champagne Blanc de Blancs 88 Points

    France, Champagne

    (6/27/2014)

    A very seductive nose with some caramel and baked green apple notes. The palate has moderate intensity with a prominent note of licorice. Quite good, but I feel this is lacking a bit of complexity, and there's really nothing in this wine that's out of the ordinary. You can do so much better at this price.

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  • 2011 Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel 95 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (6/27/2014)

    #15-12, 7% abv. From half bottle. Ok, this is a lot more intense and sweet than I would have expected. Knee-bucklingly so. The nose is just pure fruit extract: a mix of everything stone and tropical -- peach, tangerine, mango, passionfruit, pineapple. A slight hint of sulphur behind everything, but it's certainly not obtrusive. The palate is similarly intense, with the same fruit extract. There's also a bit of minerality hidden behind the massive cornucopia of fruit. The acidity is significantly muted by the sugar, but this is incredible just the same.

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  • 2012 Peter Lauer Ayler Kupp Riesling Spätlese Faß 7 90 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (6/27/2014)

    #03-13, 7% abv. Very perfumed nose with a lot of floral notes, as well as a slight bit of stony white peach. The palate is restrained though the stunning 2012 acid is showing prominently. Lots of chalk and steel. Unfortunately outclassed by the sweeties next to it, but this would be excellent with food.

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  • 2005 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 93 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (6/27/2014)

    #17-06, 7.5% abv. From half bottle. A very peachy nose, with that characteristic leesy nose that you get from the Sonnenuhr. This is a lot more shut down than the Himmelreich that I tasted a few weeks ago. A bit missing in minerality, but this is signature Pruem. Needs much more time to unwind.

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  • 1994 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    (6/27/2014)

    Screw the haters. I love Guigal. A very, very juicy nose with tons of ripe but tart cherries. So alluring. The palate is a bit empty however, and lacking a bit of depth. There's huge structure here but the palate is what keeps this from becoming a complete package. Nevertheless, the nose on this is just so damn awesome, I'd be a happy camper smelling this all day long.

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  • 2011 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 85 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

    (6/27/2014)

    Uh... what's going on here? Wood. Wood. Wood. Quite ripe and some fruit, but I can't get past the very prominent oak. Certainly it's not over-the-top stupid, but there is definitely too much here.

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  • 2007 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba 88 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    (6/27/2014)

    A very classic Barolo nose with some floral notes and tart cherries. The palate is surprisingly accessible right now with the tannins not being too present. A bit loose on the structure and a bit hot. As far as this stuff goes, this bottle is pretty meh.

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  • 2006 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain Flawed

    France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru

    (6/27/2014)

    Amber. Oxidized. Mushrooms. Disgusting.

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  • 1997 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Rabajà 88 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

    (6/27/2014)

    Not totally sure if this is my thing. Yes, the nose is true to type, but the palate leaves a lot to be desired. Tons of acid. I'm not getting much else at the moment... not sure if it's just me?

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  • 2001 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 93 Points

    Germany, Nahe

    (6/27/2014)

    #17-02, 8.5% abv. From half bottle. So, uh, I guess this stuff ages. Perhaps a bit leesy on the nose, but the Donnhoff signature is definitely there. The fruit has receded a bit into the background, and this is starting to develop some secondary characteristics. A relatively creamy texture, this has lost what I would imagine is the acidic cut of youth. Can you fault this for being in the awkward teenage stage? A good balance of sweet and sour, with mostly floral notes dominating (I feel the fruit is starting to take a bit of a backseat), this will be even better once it sheds the awkwardness of puberty.

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  • 2003 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Vieille Vigne 78 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

    (6/27/2014)

    Even Fourrier is not immune to the awfulness of this vintage. The nose is just bizarre with a bunch of chemical odours that I can't identify. The palate doesn't hold much -- it's hot with alcohol though there's a valiant attempt to give this some balance in that this avoids becoming jammy and overripe. Pretty awful.

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  • 1975 Château Coutet Barsac 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    (6/27/2014)

    Moderate golden colour. A bit of burnt rubber and sulphur on the nose, but besides that, there is that classic note of marmalade. The palate is where this really shines through, where it feels like you've been smacked with a giant jar of bitter orange marmalade. Only of moderate sweetness, it's the bitterness that keeps this bottle together. Very nice.

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  • 1976 Weingut Leo Schwab Bernkastel-Kueser Kardinalsberg Riesling Auslese 90 Points

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    (6/27/2014)

    #05-77, 10% abv. Advanced gold colour. A good amount of mustiness on the nose and palate, which requires lots of air to blow away, upon which you get a lot of spice. This is a really funky bottle of riesling. Very restrained sweetness (they certainly don't make Auslese like that anymore). The palate shows a bit of stewed stone fruit, but this is very good.

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  • 1999 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    (6/27/2014)

    I love the aromatics on this. Slightly spicy, meaty, and a good dose of red fruit. The palate has some ripe fruit and black pepper but a good wallop of acidity. This is in a very good spot right now.

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  • 2003 Domaine Dujac Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Monts-Luisants Blanc 85 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey St. Denis 1er Cru

    (6/27/2014)

    A very strong whiff of sweet sulphur on the nose (almost Coche-like in its popcorn quality). But that's where the comparison ends. The oak's a bit overpowering on the palate, and there's a lot of sweetness to it -- showing the vintage character perhaps? Quite intense, but it's unfortunately all dominated by oak vanilla. Would be a great wine if there were more stone and mineral quality to hold it together.

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  • 2001 Alois Kracher Welschriesling TBA #8 Zwischen den Seen Flawed

    Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee

    (6/27/2014)

    Light amber colour. Has the viscosity of motor oil. I think that this bottle was slightly corked -- the nose had a pretty odd odour. The palate had the typical intensity that you'd expect from a Kracher wine, but the nose was just a bit too off-putting.

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  • 2004 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc 73 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    (6/27/2014)

    Not my thing. Aromas of baked apples. The palate is somewhat thin and very, very bitter (from the oak?), and I really didn't get much else out of it.

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  • 2000 Les Forts de Latour 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    (6/27/2014)

    A very lovely nose that just screams Bordeaux. This has got to be the archetype. Stems, cassis, leather, graphite, what more could you ask for? The palate has a bit of everything and the tannic structure has already become a bit more yielding. This is surprisingly accessible now, and certainly won't be getting worse anytime soon.

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