Cellaraid - A Beef Odyssey - Coonawara Wine Dinner

Featuring 6 vintages of Katnook Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon
Some other wines of Cellaraid also featured : bin end wines as "apertif", some mystery wines also compared with Katnook

Crispy Pork Jowl with Miso Gula Melaka sauce
Crispy Fried Mantou

• 2009 Quinta de Chocapalha Arinto 87 Points

  Portugal, Lisboa, Vinho Regional Lisboa

  pale lemon; acidic, light, mild, pretty short; lime, peach, some lees, stone, brine

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• 2008 Eric Chevalier Chardonnay 89 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Val de Loire

  medium lemon; acidic, some weight and quite intense; lemon, mulberry, hawthorne, straw, stone, grass

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• 2007 Sebastien Riffault Sancerre 89 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre

  deep gold; quite tart, yet mild otherwise, but felt some complexity from ageing; apple, straw, grass, bits of caramel, honey, vanilla

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• 2007 Domaine des Chazelles Viré-Clessé Vieilles Vignes 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Viré-Clessé

  pale gold; quite intense and long; apple, peach, melon, grass, wet stone, bits of honey; very good wine, and drinking at its best now

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• 2006 Domaine Sainte Barbe Viré-Clessé Vieilles Vignes 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Viré-Clessé

  medium gold; quite filling, but pretty short; apricot, straw, hawthorne, spiced; think it has gone past its best drinking window

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• 2009 Domaine Henry Pellé Pouilly-Fumé les Boucanes 91 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé

  pale lemon; light, but long; honeysuckle, apple, straw, honey, wet stone; very good

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Crispy Pork Jowl with Miso Gula Melaka sauce
Crispy Fried Mantou

• 2006 Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Vin de Pays d'Hauterive Le Clos 87 Points

  France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays d'Hauterive

  deep garnet; tannins mostly resolved, full body; blackberry, cedar, chocolate, mushrooms, earthy, tobacco; think it has gone past its best

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• 2003 Maison Joulie Côte de Nuits Villages 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages

  pale garnet; acidic, quite mild, and short; blackberry, cassis, cedar, straw, grass

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• 2003 Maison Joulie Côte de Beaune Villages 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Beaune Villages

  pale garnet; acidic, and still some tannic structure, but quite short; blackberry, cassis, cedar, straw, grass

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• 2010 Forti del Vento Monferrato Ventipassi 91 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Monferrato

  deep purple; acidic, tannic, intense; cassis, plum, rose, hoisin, cedar, chocolate, grass, earthy

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• 2010 Forti del Vento Piemonte Altaguardia 90 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Piemonte DOC

  deep purple; acidic, tannic, and quite intense; blackberry, cedar, smoke, coffee, tea

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St Louis BBQ Pork Ribs Beer Braised with Burnt Onion sauce

• 2003 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Odyssey 93 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

  deep garnet; acidic, tannic, full body, intense, good length; cassis, plum, cedar, coffee, chocolate, smoke

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• 2006 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Odyssey 94 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

  deep garnet; quite tannic, full body, intense, long; cassis, plum, banana, rose, smoke, cedar; very good!

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• 2000 Domaine A Cabernet Sauvignon 93 Points

  Australia, Tasmania, Coal River

  deep garnet; quite acidic and tannic, full body, pretty intense; blackberry, plum, graphite, smoke, grass, earthy; tasted blind, and I guessed as a good left bank Bordeaux; very good though

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USDA Black Angus Beef Short Rib
Garang Vegetable Platter

• 2002 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Odyssey 90 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

  dep garnet; quite intense; blackberry, cedar, grass, straw, coffee

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• 2004 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Odyssey 90 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

  deep garnet; quite tannic and intense; blackberry, cedar, grass, straw, coffee

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• 2007 The Winemakers' Collection Andrea Franchetti Cuvée No. 3 Château d'Arsac 87 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

  deep garnet; quite acidic and tannic; blackberry, grassy, smoky; luckily tasted blind so that the horrid label did not get in the way...

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USDA Choice Prime Rib (top 14% grade)
Garang Rice

• 2001 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Odyssey 90 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

  deep garnet; quite tannic and intense; blackberry, grass, coffee, graphite

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• 2005 Katnook Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Odyssey 91 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

  deep garnet; pretty intense; blackberry, grass, tea, coffee, graphite, earthy

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• 2001 Highbank Basket Pressed Cabernet Blend 93 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra

  deep garnet; tannic, pretty intense; blackberry, cedar, smoke, graphite, earthy; very good!

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• 2007 Elderton Shiraz Single Vineyard Command 96 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa

  deep garnet; quite acidic, intense, long; cassis, cherry, cedar, tea, coffee, graphite, earthy; excellent!

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Awesome food, and the Katnook wines were very good, but still liked the Elderton Command (which I brought along to be shared) the best :)