Regular dinner group
@ My place
Tasted Saturday, January 21, 2023 by Zweder with 154 views
Introduction
We take turns. The host provides the dinner and all the wines. There is no theme and all wines are poured fully blind. The wines are poured one at a time.
NV Varnier-Fanniere Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Peter & Elise 27 June 2018 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
See also my previous notes. Still fresh and fairly complex.
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2002 Weingut Knoll Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Loibenberg 93 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Mature and still beautifully soft and lush bouquet. On the palate a creamy wine with very mild acidity. Soft and round, fully mature wine.
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2008 Rudi Pichler Riesling Smaragd Wösendorfer Kirchweg 90 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Mature bouquet with yellow fruits and a touch of petrol. On the palate nicely dry with soft and fresh, good acidity, some mineral impressions and a touch of bitterness in the finish.
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2009 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs 96 Points
Germany, Nahe
Beautiful and complex bouquet with a slight touch of petrol. On the palate very clean and complex as well with firm and beautiful acidity, mineral impressions and a slight, pleasant touch of sweetness and an enormous length.
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2011 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck Riesling 95 Points
Germany, Rheingau
In the bouquet fresh apples, some honey and mineral impressions. On the palate very clean and focused, fresh acidity, mineral impressions and delicious, complex juice. Great wine.
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2014 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Brand 92 Points
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Honey and tropical fruits in the bouquet which shows some development. On the palate a slightly sweet start. Round and lush with pineapple and fresh acidity and tropical fruits.
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2005 Alexandre d'Almeida Buçaco Branco Reservado 94 Points
Portugal
Very special and complex bouquet with flint stone and fireworks, some nutmeg and brown spiced biscuit. On the palate many layers, minerals, oak, juicy acidity and good complexity. Great length.
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2012 Jobard-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Poruzots 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Expressive and intense bouquet with stone fruits. On the palate dry and focused with good mineral impressions, pineapple, good acidity and a pleasant touch of oak.
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2009 Verget Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Beautiful, mature and complex bouquet, expressive and with a beautiful dose of oak and tropical fruits. On the palate a full bodied wine with tropical fruits, beautiful mineral impressions and a pleasant dose of beautiful oak. Great wine which is at its peak now! Pity it was my last bottle.
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2009 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc De L'Orée 98 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Beautiful and complex bouquet, full bodied, lush and luxurious and not showing any serious ageing at all. Tropical fruits, beautiful acidity and a pleasant touch of sweetness. Extremely luxurious and beautiful wine.
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2001 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5° 94 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Beautiful bouquet with dark berries, licorice and black olives. On the palate red and dark berries, a firm amount of good and fresh acidity, melted tannin with a beautiful and very soft bite. Good length. Beautiful wine at its peak now.
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2007 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 95 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark berries, herbs and spices, licorice and some chocolate in the beautiful bouquet. Same on the palate, garrigue, clove, juicy dark berries, beautiful acidity and mild tannin with still a lovely bite. The wine is at its peak now and will probably stay on this level for a few years. I have a few more, so there will be follow ups on the development of this excellent wine.
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2015 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina 95 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
I uncorked this bottle in the evening before tasting and decanted it 4 hours prior to the tasting. Kept the leftover for the next day at room temperature. The following tasting note is of day 2. Beautiful bouquet with tempting garrigue and Grenache impressions and dark berries. On the palate dark berries, still very primary, beautiful acidity, round tannin, full bodied and with an enormous length. Great wine with a great future.
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2018 Pierre Graffeuille et Matthieu Dumarcher Odyssée 94 Points
France, Vin de France
This is a note about bottle 3775 of 8112 bottles produced. A very special “vin de France” made of Cabernet from Haut Medoc, Grenache from the southern Rhone and some local Counoise. The result is a beautiful and fruity wine with primary dark berries in the bouquet. On the palate youthful dark berries, beautiful acidity, supple and round, powerful tannin and a great length. Delicious and excellent wine with a good future. 94+
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1989 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 94 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
In the bouquet dark berries, sweet spices, pleasant vanilla and in fact still surprisingly youthful. On the palate juicy dark berries, good acidity and still round tannin with a beautiful and firm bite. This wine still has a future of several years.
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2000 Château Pontet-Canet 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Ruby red. In the bouquet dark berries and vanilla. On the palate red and dark berries like cassis, blackberry and bell pepper, firm acidity and tannin. Quite focused but lacking some finesse, nevertheless certainly an excellent wine.
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2005 St. Clement Cabernet Sauvignon Armstrong Ranch 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Diamond Mountain
Mature bouquet with dark berries, sweet licorice, chocolate and vanilla. Same on the palate, well integrated oak, beautiful acidity and powdery, round tannin. Overall a beautiful wine which is at its peak now, but don’t wait too long anymore.
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2002 Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon 20th Anniversary Selection 97 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Deep and complex bouquet with dark berries, licorice and sweet spices. On the palate dark berries like blackberries, licorice, black olives, dark chocolate, beautifully integrated oak and cedar, some graphite, beautiful acidity and round tannin. Overall a mouth full of beautiful and complex wine which is still in its young maturity stage. A Feast!
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2017 Les Pagodes de Cos 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Out of curiosity I put a bottle of this baby in the lineup. Uncorked it the evening before tasting and decanted the next morning. In the bouquet still very primary cassis and other dark berry fruits. On the palate the fruits are supple and juicy with a firm dose of acidity. The tannin is still very youthful, but round and with an ok bite. I will not open my next bottle before 2027 and around 2030 - 2032 it will probably enter its maturity stage. Time will tell. 90 - 92+
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2017 Château Léoville Poyferré 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Beautiful and luxurious bouquet with dark berries, beautifully dosed oak and vanilla. On the palate juicy dark berries, luxurious well dosed oak and cedar, graphite, good acidity and round tannin with a firm bite. This is a luxurious baby. Wait at least another decade. It will probably enter its maturity stage in the early 2030’s. I have a few, so there will be a follow up on this tasting note. 93 – 95+
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2009 Château Pontet-Canet 97 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Beautiful and luxurious bouquet with dark berries and beautiful oak, cedar and leather as well as licorice and graphite. Same on the palate, juicy and beautifully ripe dark berries, good acidity and round, powerful tannin. Very beautiful wine with a very long future ahead.
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2018 Keplinger Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Ranch Vineyard 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
In the bouquet dark berries and a lot of sweet impressions and eucalyptus. On the palate a sweet start, ripe dark berry fruits, sweet spices, beautiful acidity. Overall a sexy and lush wine.
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