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Burgundies at the St. Clair Club
St. Clair Club, San Jose, California
Tasted Wednesday, July 16, 2008 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 852 views
Flight 1 - Opening wines (2 Notes)
Flight 2 - 1st Blind Flight (4 Notes)
1983 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Light medium brick red color with pale yellow meniscus; narrow herbal, tart red fruit, VA and duck skin nose (nose starts to decline after 20 minutes in the glass); good mature, sweet red fruit, cherry, with tang and a touch of cinnamon; medium finish
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1991 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Olivet Lane Vineyard 95 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Medium cherry red color with clear meniscus; gorgeous, classis, tart mature strawberry, horseradish and mushroom nose; gorgeous, rounded, spicy cherry, roses and rosehips palate with depth; medium-plus finish 95+ pts.
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1976 Maison Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Medium bricking strawberry red color with clear meniscus; lovely mature, sweet gravy, tangy strawberry, dried strawberry and baby powder nose; tart cherry, rosehips palate with good acidity and depth; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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1982 Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; animale, tart red fruit, rare beef jus and VA nose; focused, youthful, tart cherry, tart watermelon and cinnamon palate, with high acidity; medium finish 92+ pts.
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Flight 3 - 2nd Blind Flight (3 Notes)
2005 Aubert Chardonnay Lauren Estate Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Light yellow color; lovely lemon chiffon and vanilla nose; tasty, tart, bright lemon and vanilla, tropical fruit, oak; medium-plus finish
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2005 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Folatières 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Light yellow color; minerally, sea bream nose; tasty, tart lemon, green fruit, mineral, with structure and good acidity; medium finish 93+ pts. (WOTF)
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2005 Domaine Bernard Morey et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Light medium yellow color; light, rounded lemon, vanilla and sweet orange nose; tight lime, mineral, tart citrus palate, rather austere; medium finish 91+ pts.
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Flight 4 - 3rd Blind Flight (6 Notes)
1997 Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Mount Harlan
Medium dark cherry red color; ripe, black cherry, soy nose; tasty, tart but ripe black cherry with tart plum and lime notes; long finish
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1997 Domaine Robert Groffier Bonnes Mares 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; rich, tart cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, with minerals, horehound, depth, focus and acidity; long finish
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1996 Domaine Robert Groffier Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Dark cherry color with pale meniscus; lovely raspberry, black cherry and tart berry nose; rich, concentrated, cherry, tart cherry, gooseberry and mineral with good acidity; long finish 93+ pts.
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1988 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Richebourg 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Dark, bricking cherry red color; deep plum, ripe cherry, tart cherry with minerals and a sense of chaptalization; long finish
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1985 Georges Noëllat Romanée St. Vivant 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Medium, slightly cloudy cherry red color with pale meniscus; ripe, spicy cherry and Grenache, port nose; tart, cherry palate with high acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.
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1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
Medium cherry color with sediment and pale meniscus; gorgeous raspberry and tart cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, raspberry, spice palate with depth and good acidity; long finish
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Flight 5 - 4th Blind Flight (4 Notes)
2002 Arcadian Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Medium garnet red color; sexy, ripe, contained cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry palate with depth; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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2002 Domaine Michel Lafarge Beaune 1er Cru Grèves 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru
Dark cherry red color; reduction, and possible TCA on nose; tart red fruit, mineral, stemminess, lack of balance; medium finish
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2002 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir Casteel Reserve 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills
Dark cherry red color; sexy, black cherry and berry nose; tasty, ripe cherry, black cherry, good acidity, but an excess of oak; medium finish
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2002 Kistler Pinot Noir Cuvée Elizabeth Occidental Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Dark red violet color; sexy ripe raspberry, cherry, black cherry nose; black cherry, raspberry and vanilla oak palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
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Flight 6 - Sweet finish (3 Notes)
2004 Domaine Philippe Delesvaux Coteaux du Layon Sélection de Grains Nobles 91 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon
Medium orange color with yellow lights; sweet orange and ripe apple nose; very sweet, brown sugar and ripe apple palate; medium-plus finish
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2003 Sine Qua Non Gewürztraminer Mr. K The Ice Man 93 Points
USA, California
Golden yellow color; big, ripe Gewurtz nose; tasty, ripe lychee, honey, floral palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
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2003 Sine Qua Non Sémillon Mr. K The Straw Man 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley
Medium pink orange color; floral, baked apple nose; very tasty, sweet, baked apple palate with acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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2001 Domaine Denis Bachelet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
Medium cherry red color with clear meniscus; nice roses, tart red fruit and strawberry nose; good tart red fruit, roses, minerals palate with good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.
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1996 Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut Avize 94 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Light yellow color; ginger and lovely, ripe and tart stonefruit, ripe cherry nose with a floral/spice element; lacy, tart entry opening to focused but complex tart lime, citrus and ginger palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish
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