Cellaraid - Chardonnay Corfefe Luncheon and red wine based Dinner

Very long day across 2 sessions in Tonny's restaurant
Really thanks to Alex who invited me to this, and all the guys (and ladies) who joined - a great, fun day

Blind tasting, and some really interesting thing came out of it.
(Case in point, one participant who had been dissing the Leeuwin Art Series, actually chose it as his favourite - literally ate his words haha)

I also found my judgement totally mixed up... wrongly judging a Batard as an American... still not experienced enough...

But what an eye-opener

The Kistler was the voted wine of the afternoon, so everyone had to pay for their lunch :(

• 2001 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Art Series 92 Points

  Australia, Western Australia, South West Australia, Margaret River

  clear, deep lemon; clean nose of medium intensity, with aromas of peach, lemon, apricot, toast, dry, with medium acidity, medium alcohol, full body, intensely flavoured, with peach, apricot, toast, grass, long finish; good wine; can drink now, but has potential for ageing

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• 2013 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga I Sistri Toscana IGT 85 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

  clear, deep lemon; clean, pronounced nose of green apple, biscuit, toast; dry, acidic, low alcohol, medium body, green apple, toast, grass, flint, honey, medium finish; acceptable wine; drink now

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• 2015 Cantina di Venosa Vignali Chardonnay Basilicata IGT 85 Points

  Italy, Basilicata, Basilicata IGT

  clear, medium lemon; clean nose of medium intensity; with aromas of melon and honey; dry, acidic, medium algohol, light body, medium intensity, with flavours of green apple, grapefruit, foast, flint, honey, medium finish; good wine; can drink now, but with ageing potential

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• 2008 Domaine Roger Belland Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  clear, medium lemon; clean, pronounced nose of lemon, pineapple, apricot; lemon; dry, medium acidity, high alcohol, medium body, with flavours of lemon, pineapple, toast, medium finish; good wine; drink now

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• 2005 Louis Lequin Bâtard-Montrachet 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  clear, deep gold; clean nose of medium intensity, with aromas of apricot, melon, toast, vanilla; dry, acidic, medium alcohol, full body, intensely flavoured, of peach, apricot, melon, vanilla, with a medium finish; very good wine; can drink now, but has ageing potential

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• 1994 Etienne Sauzet Bâtard-Montrachet 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  clear, deep gold; clean, pronounced nose, with aromas of lemon and honey; dry, acidic, high alcohol, medium bodied, medium intensity, with flavours of lemon, honey, grass, wet stone, with a long finish; very good wine; can drink now, but has ageing potential

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• 2005 Moret-Nominé Meursault 1er Cru Charmes 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  clear, deep gold; clean, pronounced nose, with aromas of stewed fruit, apricot, melon, honey, chives; dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity, with flavours of lemon, apricot, chives, grass, medium finish; good wine; drink now

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• 2009 Maison Leroy Chassagne-Montrachet 86 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet

  clear, medium lemon; clean, pronounced nose, with aromas of lemon, melon, biscuit; dry, acidic, medium alcohol, medium body, medium intensity, with flavours of lemon, melon, wet stones, with a long finish; have to say I tasted it blind, and never expected myself to rate a Leroy as only acceptable, among other Chardonnay; can drink now, but best to age for a few more years

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• 2008 Vincent Dancer Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  clear, deep lemon; clean, pronounced nose of melon, honey and chives; dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol, full body, intensely flavoured, of lemon, melon, wet stones, with a medium finish; good wine; drink now

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• 1999 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard 94 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Mountain

  clear, deep gold; clean, pronounced nose, with aromas of apricot, hawthorne, Lingzhi; dry, medium acidity, medium alcohol, full body, intensely flavoured, of apricot, bergamot, hawthorne, thyme, with a medium finish; very good wine, in fact the wine of the afternoon; can drink now, or perhaps age a few more years

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• 1998 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault Clos de la Barre 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

  clear, deep gold; clean, pronounced nose, with aromas of apricot, bergamot and chives; dry, medium acidity, low alcohol, medium body, medium intensity, with flavours of apricot, bergamot, rosemary, with a medium finish; good wine; drink now

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• 2014 Marc Colin et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 85 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

  clear, pale lemon; clean nose of medium intensity, with aromas of lemon and stones; dry, acidic, low alcohol, medium body, medium intensity, with flavours of lemon and stones, with a medium finish; acceptable only; drink now

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• 1995 Penfolds Chardonnay Yattarna 88 Points

  Australia, South Australia

  clear, deep gold; clean, pronounced nose, with aromas of apricot, honey and grass; dry, acidic, low alcohol, medium body, medium intensity, with flavours of apricot, honey, bergamot, grass, with a medium finish; good wine; drink now

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The notes are not complete, and not in the standard systematic format - to which I apologise.
There were 3 more wines which I can't really remember the notes, so I chose to exclude.

However, I do have to say this lineup was one of the most impressive I had come across by far...

• 2008 Thibault Liger-Belair Clos Vougeot 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

  recall the colour as pale ruby, nose packed with red charries, plums and mushrooms, medium finish; pretty good wine, and best to drink now and not age any further

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• 2003 Maison Leroy Gevrey-Chambertin 85 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin

  yet again, I rated a Leroy down... perhaps my palate is not too attuned to their wines, pity... that aside, the colour was deep ruby, with mostly blackcurrant flavours, to the point I thought it was nothing much more than dry, alcoholic Ribena... minus points in the complexity department

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• 2001 Nicolas Potel Romanée St. Vivant 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

  this one was good; clear, deep ruby; pronounced nose of cherries, blackberries, and some tertiary characteristics of tar, ceadr and meats; also had similar congruent flavours on the palate, finished long; can expect more good years to come from this

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• 1994 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 98 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  this was my wine of the night! in fact, while I was initially hesitant by many reviews of this wine getting past its peak, its performance during the dinner surprised me! very well balanced in cherries, blackberries, plums, herbs, and cedar both on the nose and palate; felt really like a great fine wine at its very best; definitely won't recommend to age further, do drink up all of this nectar in your cellars within the next year - it'll be a pity to see it slide

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• 2010 Woodstock Shiraz The Stocks 96 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

  still, like the previous bottle, it showed intense power and flavours, of black fruits and toasty coffee and chocolates, jointly ranked this 2nd with the DRC

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• 2003 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 96 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

  to give this one justice, I try to remember as much as I can from that drunken night. this really punched above most of the rest (sans the Hermitage, but that's just me). complex flavours of red cherries, plums and blackcurrant, and with fresh thyme herbs, mushrooms, chacuterie, graphite and forest floor; one can only imagine what the perfect Burgundian can be like. really enjoyed this bottle. and yes, my virgin DRC :)

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Ended up so sloshed, and even had some alcohol amnesia, and struggling to remember the reds that I tasted in the evening.
Was well worth it given the excellent wines put up!
Will be a long while before I allow myself to get so over-indulgent again