Regular dinner group
@ My place
Tasted Saturday, April 22, 2017 by Zweder with 453 views
Introduction
We take turns. The host provides the dinner and all the wines. There is no theme and all wines are poured one at a time and fully blind. This time it was my turn, so my notes are not blind.
2008 André Robert Champagne Grand Cru Le Mesnil 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Not many notes. Beautiful bubble with good acidity, minerals and citrus. Very clean.
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2009 Weingut am Stein Würzburger Innere Leiste Silvaner Großes Gewächs 90 Points
Germany, Franken
Just a few notes. Still a beautiful wine with white fruits, some petrol, maturity and mild acidity.
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2013 Domaine Le Conte des Floris Coteaux du Languedoc Lune Blanche 89 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc
Last bottle and it was the best…. The bouquet is still a bit locked. There is some bees wax and white fruits. A firm amount of vanilla and good minerals.
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2006 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Beautiful bouquet with yellow fruits, butter, oak and vanilla. On the palate a mouth full. Good yellow and white fruits and good acidity.
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2013 Janotsbos Chassagne-Montrachet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
Bought last week in Burgundy and uncorked a bottle tonight while giving it six hours of air after decanting. The bouquet showed smoke, minerals and ripe yellow fruits. Firm but pleasant citrus acidity. Classical wine. 92+
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2011 Stagård Riesling Steinzeug Limited Edition 93 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal
In the bouquet some petrol, minerals and white fruits. On the palate the same impressions. A beautiful, concentrated and mature wine with a future of several years.
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2011 Raul Pérez Rías Baixas Sketch 92 Points
Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
In the bouquet white and yellow tropical fruits. On the palate very tasty with ripe fruits and a lot of spiciness. Firm acidity and tropical fruits. Good citrus and good acidity. Good concentration as well. 91 - 92
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2016 Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Gallimardes Blanc 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Opened a bottle at home with a dinner group. Beautiful and youthful wine. Same notes. I have one more bottle and I will wait a few years before I open it. Tn will follow.
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2010 M. Chapoutier St. Péray Lieu-Dit Hongrie 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Péray
Yellow fruits in the bouquet, butter and some nuts. On the palate ripe white and yellow fruits, some butter, full bodied and good acidity.
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2009 Calera Chardonnay Mount Harlan 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Mount Harlan
Expressive wine with ripe yellow fruits and a firm amount of vanilla from the oak. Same on the palate. A mouth full of wine. Ready now and no real hurry. 91 – 92
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1999 Château Rieussec 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Still going strong. See all my other notes. Good fruits, acidity and sweetness.
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1994 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Beautiful and classical bouquet with dark forest fruits, smoke and graphite. Same on the palate, good acidity and slightly drying tannin. Ready now and no real hurry.
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2001 Château Bahans Haut-Brion 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
In the bouquet earth, autumn, tobacco, dark forest fruits, and also good oak and cedar. On the palate the same impressions, good acidity and a touch of sweetness. Mature and soft tannin with still a little bite. Beautiful and mature wine. Drink now or the next two years.
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2004 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5° 92 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
In the bouquet ripe red berries and dark forest fruits. Same on the palate, a firm amount of acidity. The tannin is still youthful. Beautiful and fresh wine in its young maturity stage. Will probably show some more finesse 4+ years from now. Beautiful wine.
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2006 Tua Rita Giusto di Notri Toscana IGT 94 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
See also my note from November 2016. Beautiful and still youthful wine. No celery this time. Complex and powerful and there is finesse as well. A beauty.
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2006 Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon Franschhoek 92 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Franschhoek Valley
Red berries, sweet licorice, cigars, beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness and mild tannin. The wine is fully mature now and really beautiful.
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2009 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
I really hope this is an off bottle. The wine was still nice, but too much developed for its age. In the bouquet a lot of sweet spices and chocolate. Same on the palate. Good acidity as well, but a bit too tertiary. Will try another bottle soon if I have the time to dig it out of my cellar.
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2009 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Grand Grenache 66 95 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas
See my notes from March 3rd. Drank that bottle with a friend and I wanted to taste it from my own cellar with another tasting group. And the wine performed perfectly. Possibly even a bit better. Pity I have only one bottle left. Drink between now (with a decant) or wait until 2023+. A great beauty.
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2001 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
This is a beautiful and great wine with still a lot of youthful power. Beautiful bouquet with roses, red and dark berries, sweet spices, forest floor and beautifully dosed oak. On the palate the same impressions. Beautiful balance between some sweetness and juicy, fresh acidity and mild tannin with a lovely soft bite. Harmonious and beautifully balanced wine. Young maturity stage now and this can easily last another 5+ years.
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2009 Clos Fourtet 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
I was really curious about this wine so time to open a bottle with a dinner group. In the concentrated and youthful bouquet creamy dark forest fruits and cassis. On the palate dark forest fruits, beautiful acidity and round tannin. No more specific notes, but this wine is still in its youth. Wait until 2024+ For tonight 95+
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