Tasted Sunday, March 20, 2016 by cos65 with 488 views
Blind tasting of Bordeaux paired up blind against Bordeaux blends from Tuscany and California
Blind. Most obvious differentiating pair with the bright oaky caymus style blaring through.
Bel Air preferred 6-5
Blind. Most thought the Gaja was from Bordeaux.
Ca Marcanda preferred 6-5
Blind. Cherry Block was fairly restrained leaving the IDs tough for most.
Solaia preferred 6-5
Blind. The Paso Robles fruit was again a bit obvious.
Lagrange St. Julien preferred 6-5
Blind. The Du Tetre was lovely, but the bigger flavors from the Napa out did it this round. Rosson family is a new one for me with no other notes on cellar tracker, though a limited number bottles from 2003 - 2010 are listed in cellar tracker
Rosson preferred 8-3
Blind. The two oldest of the tasting. The Ornellaia tasted incredibly fresher, richer than the Pauillac which be starting to fade.
Ornellaia preferred 9-2
Overall a very nice group of wines. Ornellaia 1998 was my WOTN and for several others as well.
2013 Conundrum Wines Red
USA, California
sweet, oaky California goodness. easy to drink without a hard edge. Crowd pleaser.
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2012 Chateau Bel Air ( A de Luze & Fils)
France, Bordeaux
Simple easy Red Bordeaux blend. A bit thin, but decent enough easy drinking without any hard edges
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