Wineflock Blind Tasting Competition
Ken's
Tasted Saturday, November 24, 2007 by winefool with 550 views
Introduction
This was a fun and challenging format where I scored reasonably well, but not in the top two. Entering old notes here, this event might have been on 11/24/06...
2004 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Bright purple color. Bright full licorice with tobacco and some canned notes. Full acidic earthy leather smoke on the palate. Young.
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1999 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Franc 92 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Napa / Sonoma
Full deep red color. big nose of black fruit and green pepper with a hint of heat. Nice round smoky black fuit on the palate.
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1997 Pertimali (Livio Sassetti) Brunello di Montalcino 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Full coffee red color. Full dusty red fruit aroma iwth hints of spice. Full black fruit with good acidity and a firm round finish.
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1993 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia 87 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Medium crimson red color. Pale aroma of cedar red fruit with an herbal vegetal note. Full tight almost austere tannic red fruit. A bit thin.
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2001 Bodega Numanthia Toro Numanthia 92 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Toro
Full opaque deep purple color. Forward concentrated hot blueberry nose. Deep jammy black fruit with some teat. Note of asphalt.
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2004 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Clear red color. Bright sweet red cherry fruit with a hint of acidity. Big strawberry red cherry flavors on the palate. Lots of acidity and a long somewhat tannic finish.
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1998 Penfolds Grange 94 Points
Australia, South Australia
Opaque black/red color. Full deep rich black fruit with coffee notes on the nose. Rich jammy candied black fruit with coffee and a bit of tar. Long tight smoky finish. This wine might have finally started to close down just a bit.
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1999 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Opaque black red color. Huge aroma of sweet pepper and black fruit. Big black coffee fruit with some chocolate notes. Lovely!
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2001 Paloma Merlot 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Opaque black red color. Bright, slightly stinky, warm red fruit aroma with spice cake notes. Big black tannic sweet fruit with just a bit of heat. Not quite as good as I remembered it last time.
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2001 Cuvée du Vatican Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve Sixtine 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Full deep red color. Bright red fruit with some spice and a hint of heat on the nose. Big forward spicy black fruit on the palate. Nice enough, but nothing special here.
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2000 Château Lynch-Bages 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Full opaque black fruit with some lightening. Full aroma of bright black fruit and some cedar. Full tight black fruit with a hint of sweetness.
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