Occasional dinner group; Best bottles in white and red.

@ Bottles; Sas van Gent, Netherlands
Tasted Saturday, June 29, 2019 by Zweder with 345 views

Introduction

We all sent a shortlist of a few of our best red wines to the person organizing this tasting. Then we voted for which of the wines we wanted to be in the tasting. The whites were free. Everyone had to bring a wine of which he thought was worthy of the tasting.

We tasted all wines blind one by one and in the meantime we had a great dinner.

It was a fabulous evening.

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

Flight 2 (14 Notes)

Flight 3 (14 Notes)

  • 2005 Château Pape Clément 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    In the bouquet beautiful red and dark berries as well as beautifully dosed oak. Same on the palate. Good acidity and still sticky tannin. Great length. The wine will improve with another 5+ years of ageing. For now 95 – 97+

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  • 2010 Giuseppe Rinaldi Barolo Brunate 93 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    In the bouquet dark berries, earth, autumn forest and some volatile impressions. On the palate dark berries, red berries, some sweetness and sticky tannin. Give it another 8+ years of cellaring. 92 – 93 for now.

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  • 1982 Château Léoville Las Cases 97 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    In the bouquet beautiful earthy and autumn impressions. On the palate the same impressions, tertiary, but also still so powerful and complex. The acidity is lovely fresh and the tannin has in fact still a good bite for another decade or so. Fantastic wine! Blind scored it the same as my previous occasion.

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  • 1989 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Fantastic and rustic bouquet with horse stable and earth in the nose. On the palate earth, red and dark berries, a lot of fresh acidity. Complex, elegant and a good length. Beautiful wine.

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  • 1961 Château Palmer Flawed

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    This wine is in the top 3 of my wish list. And then it is enormously corked. Grrr.

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  • 1980 Penfolds Grange 96 Points

    Australia, South Australia

    Beautifully ripe red and dark berries in the bouquet. On the palate juicy red berries, autumn impressions, delicious acidity and round, soft tannin. Fantastic wine with a great length.

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  • 2008 Cayuse Syrah En Chamberlin Vineyard 97 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley

    Rustic bouquet with beautiful horse stable smells. On the palate juicy red and dark berries, leather, soft acidity and round tannin. Beautiful wine.

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  • 1978 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 97 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    In the bouquet autumn impressions, earth and tobacco. On the palate juicy acidity, leather and beautifully round tannin. Mature, but still very much alive and great complexity.

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  • 2010 Château Pape Clément 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    In the bouquet a lot of sweet spices and dark berries. On the palate beautiful dark berries. Chocolate and good acidity. Very full bodied and powerful. This is still a baby. Wait another 10 – 15 years. For now 94 – 96++

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  • 2009 Château Bellevue Mondotte 97 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Dark berries in a youthful, but already very tempting bouquet. On the palate very round dark berries and sweet licorice, very harmonious and really delicious already. Fantastic wine.

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  • 2013 Cayuse Syrah Bionic Frog 99 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley

    Very special, but beautiful bouquet with iron and sweet impressions. Same on the palate, beautifully fresh acidity and round and soft tannin. Really delicious.

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  • 1989 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Dark berries and beautiful oak in the bouquet. On the palate dark berries, licorice, beautiful acidity and powerful but round tannin. Good freshness and an enormous length.

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  • 2010 Château Trotanoy 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Dark berries and beautiful oak in the bouquet. On the palate a juicy wine with good freshness, beautifully round, but firm tannin, oak and bitterness. Beautiful and juicy wine which is still in its infant stage. I have only one bottle which I plan to drink somewhere in the 2030’s. For now 95 – 97++

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  • 2014 Sine Qua Non Syrah Piranha Waterdance 98 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast

    Beautiful Syrah bouquet and also in the mouth. The alcohol shows a bit, but for the rest the wine is so full bodied and perfect so you forget about that. Delicious and a great end of this fantastic evening.

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Closing

Thank you Peter, John and Jens!

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