CoolVines Tasting 2: Paris vs. France

CoolVines
Tasted Saturday, August 30, 2008 by RajivAyyangar with 475 views

Introduction

Tasting at CoolVines - the theme was France vs. America, loosely related to the Paris 1976 tasting (very loosely!).

Either the wines were muddled, or the glasses were too small, or my palate just wasn't on today. Maybe I lost a bit of confidence after I couldn't discern anything in the first wine (I think it was just very diluted). anyhow, my scores should be taken as +/- 4 points.

Flight 1 (4 Notes)

  • 2007 Les Caves du Mont Tauch Vin de Pays d'Oc Temperament du Sud 78 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d'Oc

    Light straw in the glass. Muted nose of melon and citrus. On the palate, light, muted mp fruit, med acid, med- body. Balanced, clean and light. 13% BORING.

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  • 2006 Wellington Vineyards Chardonnay 65 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley

    Light straw in the glass. Faint melon underneath a nose of pure, en pointe sawdust. Seriously, I feel like I'm in Home Depot and just ATE a friggen 2x4. Low+ sweetness, med-to-med+ acid, med- body. Pleasant structure, but in the mouth it really feels like I'm eating sawdust. Kinda cool, actually. I bet they teabagged this wine with oak. Yes I said that.13.9%

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  • 2002 Château Clarke 81 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Listrac-Médoc

    Dark ruby, full colored in the glass. Nose of clear Brett, with good black cherry, plum, and black raspberry. On the palate lots of dark fruit, more bret, med body, slight dusty tannins, followed by med++ tannins (a little bitter). Med acid. Balanced, punchy, with drying tannins. Not spectacular, but definitely my kind of wine. 13%

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  • 2005 Panacea Wine Co. Cabernet Sauvignon Aviemore 83 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Took a while to open up, but when it did, it beat out the Medoc wine by a little bit.
    Med+ ruby in the glass. The nose has raisinish-character, with weird detergent and clean diaper notes, some raspberry, light pyrazines, some plum. On the palate: med- fruit, med+ body, med acid, med tannins.

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