Ft Wayne Dinners
Tasted Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by mwneil with 34 views
Introduction
Dinner 1- pizza and salad and ending with hot fudge sundaes. We opened wines and finished them on Day 2.
Flight 1 - Dinner 1 (5 Notes)
Also tried Muga Seleccione Especial 2009 but it was corked. Pape Clement was the star, Leoville Barton was better on day 2,Tinata was a pleasant surprise.
Flight 2 - Dinner 2 (2 Notes)
Day 1 wines did well on day 2.
Closing
Dinner - cheeses, salad, Maine lobster tails, strip steak, appsparagu, string beans, roasted potatoes, dessert of blueberry- raspberry mix with shortbread and whipped cream (chez Panisse blueberry cobbler)
2016 Château Pape Clément 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
(3/19/2024)
Nice bouquet, dark color, great balance with smooth tannins and complex flavors, drank over 2 nights, would drink again.
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2009 Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(3/19/2024)
Similar to previous tastes, flat, boring, low tannin, ok fruit, not my style, drank over 2 days.
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2015 Château Troplong Mondot 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
(3/19/2024)
Drank over 2 nights with other wines, 15.5% abv, well balanced with no noticeable alcohol taste, complex flavors, full bodied, never soared but enjoyable in small amounts, would try again.
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2015 Monteverro Tinata Toscana IGT 95 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
(3/19/2024)
Drank over 2 nights, a really nice Syrah, funky bouquet, spicy fruit, medium body, subtle fruit with complex flavored, enjoyed, will drink again.
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2010 Château Léoville Barton 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
(3/20/2024)
Drank over 2 nights with other wines, better on the second day but still a bit tart, good fruit, nice tannins, complex flavors, would drink again.
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