Vino 100 (Tinderbox), Cherry Valley, IL
Tasted Friday, December 7, 2007 by Steve Jones with 897 views
Ever since the Tinderbox moved off mall and went to being a wine store I've enjoyed their wines. The Vino 100 concept was 100 wines for under 25. The owner supplements that with other stuff and some high end vodka, scotch, tequila, cognac and rums. I had not been there in a long time, so when I got the email announcing this I was excited.
I got there about 8 PM and there was a good crowd. Some cigar smoke wafted through the air. I was expecting this to be some of the new 2005 reds, but there was a mix of stuff from prior years with 4 whites and a Sauternes. As I perused the bottles I only recognized 2 names, which was not a good sign.
They had run out of wine glasses and I got a dreaded plastic cup. It was bad because I could get no nose from almost any of the wines. I finally got one of the girls who work there to find me a wine glass and they found a small stemless Reidel for me to use. It only helped a little as they all turned out to be pretty blah wines.
Nothing spectacular here. The more Semillon, the less flavor I tasted.
Less special wines here. Disappointing.
A nice finisher.
I was highly disappointed in the event. I picked up some (3) South American wines and a Washington wine along with a CAO Triple Maduro cigar that was quite tasty. At least the tasting was free; it would have been bad to have paid to sample these mediocre Bordeaux wines.
2005 Château de Cadillac Blanc 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
50% Sauvignon Blanc, 50% Semillon Vino 100 Bordeaux Tasting
Nice grass in the nose. A very typical white bourdeaux. A bit overpriced at $20.
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2004 Château Beauregard Ducasse Blanc 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves
70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon Vino 100 Bordeaux Tasting
This would turn out to be the best wine of the night. There was a flinty stoniness (a Graves) to the nose with a nice balanced flavor and acidity. Nothing spectacular, but a good solid white bourdeaux. There was no price to be found with the wine.
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2005 Maison Sichel Bordeaux Blanc Sirius 84 Points
France, Bordeaux
62% Semillon, 38% Sauvignon Blanc Vino 100 Bordeaux Tasting
Some floral in the nose. Very light flavors. Far too light to be very good, but not bad at all. $16 is a bity high for the value.
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2006 Armand Roux Verdillac Blanc 85 Points
France, Bordeaux
70% Semillon, 30% Sauvignon Blanc Vino 100 Bordeaux Tasting
Some floral, grass and tar in the nose. Interesting. Again a light wine. Didn't catch the price but it was similar to the others, a fair value at best again here.
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