S&E Bordeaux Blend Style Wine Tasting - Blind Tasting

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Tasted Saturday, December 6, 2014 by cab blends with 386 views

Introduction

The first 6 wines were decanted for a few hours and tasted and scored blind using the formal MOT scoring sheets.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

  • 1979 Château Lynch-Bages Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    A molded cork that was totally black. The wine was heavily corked - classic wet cardboard/potato. Looking past the corked, the wine was mellow and soft. Clearly at a prime though no fruit could be discerned. Dry finish.

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Flight 2 (1 Note)

  • 2008 Blackbird Vineyards Contrarian 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    I think with some more decanting this is a few points higher.

    Dark red and for me a classic french bordeaux nose.(Proven wrong later at the unveiling but interesting to see other tasters - not just on the night - but on cellartracker - think the same) Minerality comes through with high acidity. Fresh tobacco in the nose. Tannins 8/10 full bodied with a backbone of Cabernet Franc comes through.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 2003 Tokara Red 92 Points

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch

    Just simply drinkable. Smooth and classic South African chalkiness. A nose of clean chalk dust. Lighter tannins 6/10. Light berries.

    I would keep drinking this now - do not delay too long

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Flight 6 (1 Note)

  • 2005 Château Pontet-Canet 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Classic Tobacco and a dry finish. Good strong tannins 7/10. The scoresheet causes a lower rating that I would do manually - probably 91 for me

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Flight 8 (2 Notes)

  • 2007 Chalk Hill Estate Red 95 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Chalk Hill

    Popped and poured so this was not decanted. Young with strong cassis nose.

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  • 2005 Anwilka 93 Points

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch

    No decanting on this one - popped and poured -Strong tannins 7/10 and balanced. The shiraz backbone comes through. A hint of brown in the rim? Full bodied and enjoyable.

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