A Tuesday in Queens. Part 1000 :)

Tasted Tuesday, July 15, 2014 by Mlermontov with 429 views

Introduction

Huge thanks as always to the participants! Bob and Fernando, Eric and Suzanne and Kenny!
We are always glad to have friends over. And to open some wines as well :)

Flight 1 (1 Note)

2002 Reichsrat Von Buhl Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling Spätlese 92 Points

Germany, Pfalz

YOUNG - still needs time. More of an auslese than a spat. Rich, with peach and apricot fighting through pineapple and mango. Long finish. great acidity. Very good now but will improve.

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Flight 2 (5 Notes)

1985 Joseph Drouhin Volnay 92 Points

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay

fully mature. Sweet spices, forest/mushrooms, some red fruit on the nose. Masculine wine with good acidity. Mainly secondary in the mid - with tea and spices and some cherry. medium finish. very smooth. i liked this a lot.

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1978 Château Léoville Las Cases 93 Points

France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

my WOTN. true cab nose - pencil, some mint, ripe rich fruit. Young in the middle. resolved but not losing its grip. plum and currant. some leather as well. just a pleasure to drink!

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2000 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Reserva 92 Points

Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alavesa, Rioja

Rich vanilla, ripe notes. powerful fruit. spices coming in with more time. red and black fruit dominating the middle. with time more soy. long finish. young wine indeed and more fruit than i expected. Rustic but well balanced.

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2004 Terralsole Brunello di Montalcino 91 Points

Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

Very modern on the nose. had to go back and make sure i poured the right wine... ripe and vanilla dominate. in the middle there are signs of sangiovese - with cherry notes and good acidity. very ripe. tannins are there but not distracting. Perhaps awkward stage?

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1999 Judd's Hill Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 90 Points

USA, California, Napa Valley

Maybe i will like it more tomorrow? Ripe, lots of oak, lacking acidity with a lot of fruit in the mid but woody and not refreshing on the finish. Just not my cup of tea.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

2006 Château de Malle 89 Points

France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

honey, orange, some apricot. rich but good middle. touch soft on finish. very pleasant.

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