40 yr anniversary tasting

Bodø, Norway
Tasted Saturday, June 8, 2024 - Sunday, June 9, 2024 by Torchy with 153 views

Flight 1 - Bubbly (7 Notes)

  • NV Agrapart Champagne Grand Cru Minéral Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 91 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    (6/8/2024)

    Lot 2018, Deg. oct 21. Mineral nose. The wine has doughy notes, is fresh with acidity on the palate, and has some citrus. It feels a bit closed and simple.

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  • 2014 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs Les Montjolys 93 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

    (6/8/2024)

    The wine is light straw yellow, with large and lively bubbles. The nose is slightly closed but has apples, salt, and floral notes. On the palate, the wine features fizzy candy, green apple, salt, and some spice. It has high acidity, is complex, and is fresh on the palate. A textbook Blanc de Blancs

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  • 2014 Marguet Sapience 92 Points

    France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru

    (6/8/2024)

    Nose with banana chewing gum, flowers, honey, and some vanilla. It has a sweet aroma. On the palate, the wine has a creamy mousse and a delightful acidity. Purple flowers, honey, brewer's yeast, and candies. The wine finishes with a slightly drying sensation.

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  • NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 170ème 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    (6/8/2024)

    The wine is light straw yellow with lively bubbles. The nose has a mature character, with notes of tobacco, gunpowder, fireworks, melted wax, wood, and dried meat. On the palate, the wine has a very good punch, echoing many of the same flavors as on the nose. It has high acidity, some mushroom tones, and comes across as mature and well-defined.

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  • 2004 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 96 Points

    France, Champagne

    (6/8/2024)

    The wine is golden yellow with large bubbles. The nose is filled with lively fruit, yellow apple, some malt, wax, stone, and slate. On the palate, the wine is tart and crisp, clean, and elegant. It features citrus, yellow apples, and a stony minerality.

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  • NV Aurore Casanova Champagne Brut 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    (6/8/2024)

    The wine is pale and watery. The nose has gunpowder, tar, rugged leather, grilled lemon, and tomato stem. On the palate, it features gunpowder, sulfur, burnt matchstick, and underripe honeydew melon. The wine is fresh and crisp, but characterized by burnt notes.

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  • 2004 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    (6/8/2024)

    The wine is golden amber. The nose has ripe apple fruit, honey, and malt. On the palate, it is rich and mature, with flavors of malt and overripe apples.

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Flight 2 - Whites (5 Notes)

Flight 3 - Reds (8 Notes)

  • 2014 Coche-Dury Bourgogne 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

    (6/8/2024)

    The wine is dark red with some browning towards the edge. The nose has some flatulence, earthiness, blood, metal, and cold potato. On the palate, the wine is a bit angular with mashed raspberries and a metallic finish.

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  • 2014 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

    (6/8/2024)

    The nose of this wine is round and inviting. Red berry fruit, pepper, perfume, and flowers. Delicate mouthfeel. Wonderful red berry fruit, pepper, and some feminine perfume tones.

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  • 2014 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Cras 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

    (6/8/2024)

    Dense and lush nose with five-spice, perfume, mashed red berries, summer berries, and hints of licorice. On the palate, the wine is fresh, with red berries, mint, herbs, and licorice. The wine has a charming tannic bite and is long.

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  • 2014 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Charmes-Chambertin 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

    (6/8/2024)

    Nose that carries hints of agriculture, soil, leather, toast, wax, cherry, pepper, and oak. The wine is equally complex on the palate, much of the same as on the nose. The wine is fresh, long, and has a tight structure.

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  • 2014 Domaine Anne Gros Echezeaux Les Loachausses 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    (6/8/2024)

    Sour nose with red fruit, metal, and blood. On the palate, it's easy to just say that the wine is very good. It has red fruit, tart berries, hints of licorice, and ripe red apples.

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  • 2021 Guilbert Gillet Savigny-lès-Beaune 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune

    (6/8/2024)

    On the nose, this wine has a scent of wax, metal, and fast food. A fragrance reminiscent of how it smells when a candle has just been blown out. On the palate, there are notes of pepper, spice cake, and tart red berries. French fries with barbecue seasoning. The finish has a hint of tomato stem.

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  • 1992 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Fay 93 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    (6/8/2024)

    Dark red with some browning towards the edge. Looks mature. The nose is slightly metallic with some sour-sweet fruit, stable or barn with a bit of wax. On the palate, there are notes of mint, coffee, cola, caramel, almond, and marzipan. Light and fresh.

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  • 1984 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    (6/8/2024)

    Dark red with a brown edge. Mature. Nose with sour-sweet fruit, cedarwood, spices, tobacco, and ashtray. On the palate, the wine is relatively fresh - eucalyptus, red fruit, and spices. Smooth tannins. An old wine in good condition.

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Flight 4 - Dessert (1 Note)

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