Regular dinner group

@ MH
Tasted Saturday, August 4, 2018 by Zweder with 228 views

Introduction

All wines were tasted fully blind.
However, we knew the first red wines were "Bordeaux blends" and the second set of reds were "Rhone blends".

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (8 Notes)

Flight 3 (5 Notes)

  • 1994 Château Haut-Brion 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    The bouquet is mature, exclusive and truly beautiful with still some dark berries, truffle and pleasant barnyard. On the palate the same impressions, earth, autumn, very classy, perfectly harmonious, beautiful acidity and tannin with a soft bite. Really great!

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  • 1994 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Beautiful and mature bouquet with dark berries and pleasant barnyard. On the palate dark berries, chocolate, beautiful oak, barnyard, autumn impressions and a firm amount of good acidity. Not as luxurious and harmonious as the Haut Brion we tasted beside it, but certainly a beautiful wine.

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  • 2001 Château Figeac 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Beautiful bouquet with red berries and some pleasant barnyard. On the palate red and black berries, autumn impressions, chocolate, beautifully fresh acidity. Elegant wine with a good length.

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  • 2003 Château L'Eglise-Clinet 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    A lot of dark berries, licorice, tobacco, earth and smoke in the bouquet. On the palate dark berries as well, barnyard, chocolate, firm acidity and a touch of sweetness. Not sure if this is a slightly off bottle. Anyway, the wine did not impress as much as 18 months ago.

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  • 2005 Errazuriz Viñedo Chadwick 92 Points

    Chile, Maipo Valley

    Beautiful bouquet with chocolate and lead pencil. On the palate a touch of pleasant barnyard, chocolate, nuts, good acidity and round, supple tannin. Excellent wine which is ready now and the next few years.

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Flight 4 (6 Notes)

  • 2007 Boekenhoutskloof Syrah

    South Africa, Coastal Region, Franschhoek Valley

    In the bouquet a smell which reminds of metal. On the palate leather, herbs and spices, juicy acidity and mineral impressions. The alcohol shows a bit. I was not really impressed about this bottle. No score.

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  • 2007 Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée du Quet 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Too busy socializing and enjoying the wine, so just a few short notes. Beautiful, slightly rustic bouquet with garrigue and dark berries. On the palate dark berries, coffee and chocolate. A lot of sweetness and also good acidity. Very beautiful wine which is ready for drinking.

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  • 2012 Cayuse God Only Knows 92 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley

    Still primary cherries, metal and leather in the bouquet. On the palate cherries, chocolate, leather and metal again. Good and fresh acidity. Harmonious and elegant wine.

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  • 2007 Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino Madonna delle Grazie 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    Dark berries in the bouquet. On the palate dark and red berries, firm acidity and slightly sticky tannin. The wine will probably improve with another 3+ years of ageing.

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  • 2012 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Les Greffieux 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Beautiful bouquet with red and dark berries, leather and spices. On the palate supple and round, leather again, juicy acidity and beautiful tannin. Also some impressions of metal. Beautiful and still youthful wine.

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  • 2010 Shafer Relentless 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    In the bouquet red berries, leather, metals and a touch of barnyard. On the palate a very full bodied wine with ripe red fruits like raspberries and cherries. Yoghurt impressions, good acidity and a lot of sweetness. Definitely a very beautiful wine, but for me it is still several years too young. For tonight I scored it 93++. In 5 years time probably a few points more.

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Flight 5 (1 Note)

Closing

Thanks MH. It was a great feast again with exceptionally good wines. :-)

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