Jerome and Gija's Going Away Night
Tasted Saturday, November 10, 2007 by J_Hayden with 534 views
Flight 1 - Dinner at H & G's (6 Notes)
Five of us did these bottles in over 4 hours and some of Garrett's amazing pepper and cheese stuffed duck breasts.
Flight 2 - Party at Jerome's (3 Notes)
There were many other bottles at this gathering, I was unable to focus on the labels long enough to document them.
Closing
The wine of the whole evening for me was the Wolf Blass Shiraz.
2000 Husch Vineyards Chardonnay Special Reserve 86 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino
Medium gold/amber color, with moderate aged aromas of pear, honeysuckle, pineapple and butter. Light body with smooth acid and weak, soft tannin. Moderate flavors of oak, citrus, pear and spice. Complex and interesting wine with decent balance. Pleasant finish.
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2005 Gallo Family Vineyards / Gallo of Sonoma Pinot Noir Sonoma Reserve 83 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Medium garnet color, moderate aroma of red berry, cherry and plum. Light body with fresh/smooth acid and medium astringent tannins. Moderate flavors of black cherry, plum and boozy heat. Short finish. Not complex, not great. Couldn't stand up to the spicy duck breasts (not surprisingly). Won't likely return to this wine.
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2005 Ted the Mule Ventoux 85 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Ventoux
Medium ruby color, with moderate aromas of plum, blackberry, cherry, a little tight. Medium body with lively acid and medium soft tannins. Flavors of plum, blackberry, spice and smoke. Good balance, tight. 60% Syrah 40% Granache
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2004 Big House Wine Company Big House Red 85 Points
USA, California
Medium ruby color with moderate aromas of red berry, cherry and heat. Medium body, fresh acid, and medium astringent tannin. Plum, cherry, blackberry and maybe some oak/wood on the palate. Longish finish. Big drying tannins, decent balance, good QPR as always.
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2005 Ravenswood Zinfandel Vintners Blend 86 Points
USA, California
Medium ruby color, aromatic earth, plum, blackberry, pepper, heat and more pepper. Medium body, fresh acid and high astringent tannins. Plum, blackberry, wood/earth, pepper and jamminess on the palate. Boozy, classic, frisky and a bit harsh this time around.
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1998 Bully Hill Vineyards Vidal Blanc Late Harvest 75 Points
USA, New York, Finger Lakes
This bottle had been opened for many months (I had, in fact, had a glass from this bottle a year earlier), oxidized and rough. Would like to try a fresh bottle.
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