R&D's
Tasted Sunday, March 8, 2020 by AllRed with 179 views
The 2nd Sunday group gathered for our regular double blind tasting. For this group, we are presented a couple of double blind warm ups before the main flight. The warm ups are discussed & unveiled before moving on to the themed main flight. We spent forty five minutes or so tasting and evaluation the eight wines for the main flight before ranking the wines and then making guesses as to what we were tasting. Wines are ranked 1-8, one point for each place, and then unveiled from last place to first place. After the tasting, dinner is served with the additional wines brought by the group, nonblind. For this tasting we had thirteen tasters and the cost was $50.
These had been double-decanted a little over three hours before the flight. By the time I got to wines D and E, I thought we were tasting Chateauneuf-du-Pape, it was just a matter of figuring out the vintage. They had some tannin and structure, but also showed a little age in their color, particularly at the edge. My initial thought was 2009 or 2010, and since these weren't overly ripe and raisiny as a group, I guessed 2010.
With a sausage stew and spice cake.
Thanks, R&D for another fun tasting.
2004 Launois Pere et Fils Champagne Grand Cru Special Club Blanc de Blancs 89 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Nonblind before the warm ups. Nice and yeasty, with with orchard fruit underneath, and there's also a slight hint of butterscotch. Medium bead. Apple and wet dough flavors. Mature-will drink our remaining two by year's end.
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2018 Château Beauchêne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Vignobles de la Serriere 89 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Double blind. Light color. Leads with bright citrusy fruit and in fact my initial thought was sauv blanc. Turns slightly floral. White fruit on the palate, with bright acidity, but there's also a richness there as well. Sauv/semillon blend? Others picked out Rhone almost immediately but I struggled with this one.
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2017 Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Blanc 88 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Double blind. Pale color. Opens with a nice smoky toasted oak top note with orchard fruit and citrus underneath. Round and fat on the palate with citrus fruit. 88+ pts.
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