Monthly Tuesday group The Dead Sparrow; Dinner at "A lot of taste" in Delft, Netherlands.
By RW
Tasted Tuesday, May 21, 2024 by Zweder the teacher with 117 views
Introduction
All wines were brought by Ruud. Great! And many thanks!!!
Except for the last bottle of sweet wine, all wines were from magnum.
Flight 1 (11 Notes)
Closing
Good food and great company. This was a very nice evening. Thank you all:)
NV Ruinart Champagne Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Nicely dry and crisp with brioche and white fruits. Fresh acidity.
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2016 Schloss Vollrads Riesling Volratz 89 Points
Germany, Rheingau
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2017 Philipp Kuhn Zeller Schwarzer Herrgott Riesling Großes Gewächs 92 Points
Germany, Pfalz
At first still a bit reticent in the bouquet. Later minerals and citrus. Same on the palate, good acidity and length. Still very youthful. 92+
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2015 Scali Blanc 90 Points
South Africa, Coastal Region, Paarl, Voor Paardeberg
Yellow fruits in the bouquet and on the palate. Minerals, complexity, beautiful acidity, mouth spreading and a good length. Really beautiful from magnum.
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2005 Domaine des Baumard Savennières Clos de Saint Yves 92 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières
Chalky minerals, nicely dry, some development and a pleasant touch of sweetness. Great length.
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2019 Vie di Romans Chardonnay Vie di Romans 91 Points
Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Isonzo
Ripe yellow fruits, no oak, matured on the lees. Complex and full bodied with good acidity and a slight touch of sweetness. Young maturity stage now.
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2016 Louis Latour Santenay 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Santenay
Red berries and a pleasant dose of oak. Good acidity and slightly sticky tannin. Ready now, no real hurry.
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2015 Cave St. Pierre Pinot Noir Réserve des Administrateurs 87 Points
Switzerland, Valais
Not many notes, sorry. Red berries and a firm amount of acidity. A bit drying in the finish.
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2014 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Beautiful bouquet with red berries and herbs and spices. Same on the palate, juicy acidity. Good length. Drank from magnum. Ready now and the next few years.
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2011 Château Phélan Ségur 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
Juicy dark berries and pleasant oak in the bouquet and on the palate. Some chocolate and the tannin still has a firm bite. Young maturity stage, but this wine has a future of 5+ years. 90 - 91
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2019 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 94 Points
Germany, Nahe
No notes taken this time. Drank from a 75 cl. bottle. See also my note from 7/29/2020. Beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness and still very youthful.
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