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A Matter of Taste
Meritage Resort & Spa Napa, CA
Tasted Saturday, November 5, 2016 by Vinophiliac559 with 669 views
Introduction
Fun wine weekend trip for Nicole's BDay! With Kathryn, Austin, Erick & Vanessa
Flight 1 - Titans of the Northern Rhone Class (13 Notes)
Traveled through 14 wines of Northern Rhone w/ Jeb Dennuck from WA.
Flight 2 - Massive Tasting Event (25 Notes)
Over 200 90+ pt Wine Advocate wines
2001 Ridge Monte Bello 97 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
96-97: This has aged gracefully, nice balance, resolved tannin, drinking great now
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2011 Alain Voge Cornas Les Vieilles Vignes 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
91-92+
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2012 BOND St. Eden 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
93-94+
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2004 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année Rosé 93 Points
France, Champagne
92-93: Strawberry, yeasty, citrus, very clean
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2012 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
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2005 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
93-94
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2013 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Altagracia 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
91-92
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2012 Elderton Shiraz Single Vineyard Command 94 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa
94+ Not sure if it was due to the massive amount of cabs I had tasted prior or what, but not only did this stand out as a solid quality wine, it wasn't the giant fruit bomb I was expecting. Had an herbal quality which I thought nicely accented the dark fruit base and a slight austerity that I really enjoyed. Should be better with some more time on its back.
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2012 Harlan Estate 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
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2012 Kapcsándy Family Winery Roberta's Reserve State Lane Vineyard 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Yountville
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2012 Kapcsándy Family Winery Estate Cuvée State Lane Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Yountville
92-93
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2013 Law Estate Wines Beguiling 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles Adelaida District
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NV Louis Roederer Champagne Blanc de Blancs 91 Points
France, Champagne
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2010 Henschke Shiraz Hill of Grace 95 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
95+ One of the best wines at the day tasting. This was a WOW factor wine for sure.
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2012 Penfolds Shiraz St. Henri 92 Points
Australia, South Australia
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2013 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
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2013 Realm Cellars The Bard 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
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2013 Realm Cellars The Absurd 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
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2013 Boars' View Pinot Noir The Coast 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Solid pinot, CA to the core so if you don't like the style not for you, for me lies somewhere in the middle.
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2013 Schubert Pinot Noir Marion's Vineyard 92 Points
New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa
92+ Had this next to Schrader's Boars view. For me this was better. More finesse, more elegant and purity/terroir over sheer power.
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2012 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
93-94: Needs time
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2002 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
94-95: Was very good, however not where I expected it to be given its 100 pt score and 14 years of age. Maybe my score is dampened a bit by my disappointment as I was expecting a much more profound wine and experience.
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2012 Torbreck The Factor 93 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
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2009 Torbreck RunRig 94 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
94+
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2005 Torbreck Descendant 95 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
94-95: From magnum, great Ausi Shiraz character
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Flight 3 - BYOB Dinner (10 Notes)
NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 94 Points
France, Champagne
93-94; Showing great as Krug usually does if you enjoy the style. Masculine Champagne with a full body, rich, voluptuous, yeasty, brioche, all while maintaining great balance and elegance. Never disappointed with these. Great start to our dinner.
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1986 Château Climens 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
95-96: Showing great at 30 years! Over ripe pineapple, honey, dried apricot, nice acidity to balance it all out. Finish was a decent length and overall stunning bottle.
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2007 Marcassin Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
90-92: Gaining some age, not as much fruit coming through, nice rounded edges, creamy, very rich and viscous on the palate. This didn't show as well as I had expected. Could have been outshone by other bottles of the night, either way QpR is tough for me to justify on this wine.
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1995 Château Gruaud Larose 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
90-92: PNP, really should have decanted, opened with a nose of dark fruit, cedar and bell pepper. The bell pepper started to blow off after a few hours. Showed nice mature Bordeaux characteristics and had plenty of structure. I really enjoyed this.
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2003 Sine Qua Non Syrah The Inaugural Eleven Confessions Vineyard 97 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
97+ This was one of if not the best wine of dinner. Showing very well, but I do believe its best years are still to come.
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2010 Kapcsándy Family Winery Rapszodia 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Yountville
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1990 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
92-93
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1989 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux 1ère Trie Le Mont Flawed
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Corked, so sad
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1992 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
A perfectly aged treat, this was another highlight of the night for me.
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2008 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sorì Tildìn 94 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
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2014 Domaine Georges Vernay Condrieu Coteau de Vernon 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
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2013 Domaine Bernard Gripa St. Péray Les Figuiers 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray
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2009 Michel & Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie Cuvée la Belle Hélène 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
90-92+
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2009 Michel & Stéphane Ogier Côte-Rôtie Cuvée Lancement 97 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
96-97+ This wine was bursting with aromatics. Probably the most approachable red of the group. Very much a finesse wine as it was completely elegant in delivery. Bright red fruit, some subtle meatiness and laser like focus. One of my favorites in this flight.
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2009 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 95 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
95+ Very big, dark fruit, gravel, great structure. While this wine was very good, it seemed to be a little too tight and possibly closed up a bit. I think this is just way too soon to be drinking these. Id love to see this in another 10 years or so.
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2009 Delas Frères St. Joseph Sainte-Epine 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
90-92+ Outshone by other heavy hitters at the tasting, dont remember a whole lot about this one.
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2009 Domaine Bernard Gripa St. Joseph Cuvée Le Berceau 90 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
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2009 Emmanuel Darnaud Crozes-Hermitage Au Fil du Temps 90 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
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2009 M. Chapoutier Crozes-Ermitage Les Varonniers 90 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
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2009 Delas Frères Hermitage Les Bessards 97 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
96-97+ This is a huge wine, definitely decant or wait a while before opening if you can. Black fruit, meaty, black olive, gravel, very good sense of place. Amazing wine.
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2009 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Méal 95 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
94-95+ Another tight and relatively closed down wine for me. 2nd BIG wine that is seemingly closed for business. Loads of dark fruit, gravel, very tannic and not too much else that stuck out to me. This definitely has the guts to go the distance though. Great structure, good acidity and I imagine this will be absolutely sublime in another 10-15 years.
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2009 Alain Voge Cornas Cuvée Vieilles Fontaines 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
94+ Lots of spice, vanilla, oak a little more prevalent than others tasted at this sitting. Not as rustic as I'd like, but very nice none the less.
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2009 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 96 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
96+ Huge and dense, rustic nose of star anise, ripe plum, other blue/black fruit and a touch of brett which offers a very nice austereness to the wine. Mineral/gravel core, full bodied, this is my style wine. Needs more time to mature but very fun now.
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