End of Project Supper 2

Second project supper with Greg and Juanita to celebrate the near end of our project and that the two of them were going on holiday to leave me to finailise everything in their absence. Bah. Standard set up as in they paid for corkage and dinner and I brought the wine. Tasting notes were written after the event on the same evening, hence the seeming randomness and paucity of detail.

• 2012 Paltrinieri Lambrusco di Modena Greto

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Lambrusco di Modena DOC

  Cherry, bone dry, juicy acidity, lovely with the food but...not as good as previous vintages I've had.

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• 2010 Clonakilla Viognier

  Australia, New South Wales, Southern New South Wales, Canberra District

  Rich, unctuous, viscose, apricot and ginger, quite spicy in fact. Very pleasant

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• 2007 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Spicy ripe red berries, quite warm with very slight leather and pepper. Though the fruit is ripe it's not sweet but dry with fine tannins and slight herbaceous almost tobacco leaf notes on the finish. Nice.

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• 2005 Château Croizet-Bages

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Leather, slight oxidation, brambly black fruit, autumn forest, very Bordeaux. On the plate juicy with tiny cassis then firm tannins and quite perfumed notes. Hmm

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• 2005 Château Marquis d'Alesme

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Violets, tar, leather, blackcurrant, horse sweat, cedar…lovely nose, juicy rich and far less sour than the last bottle I had. Rather splendid

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• 2007 Dönnhoff Schloßböckelheimer Felsenberg Riesling Felsentürmchen Spätlese

  Germany, Nahe

  Apricot, ripe apples, cream, wet stone , touches of sulphur, peach…beautifully balanced. Long. Very nice.

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A lovely night…lots of banter, Greg poured a glass of wine over himself early doors to set the level and things descended from there. Suffice to say I really didn’t need the fist sized gine and tonic that juanita's husband poured me when I got back to their place...lots of winners here, the Lambrusco wasn't as good as last time I tried it and the Croizet Bages was disappointing from such a strong vintage. Perhaps a marginally dud bottle?