Old Pinots and Cabs - Chez Niederauer and Plumed Horse

The Plumed Horse Restaurant, Saratoga, California
Tasted Friday, May 23, 2008 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 654 views

Introduction

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Flight 1 - SQN Rose Starter (1 Note)

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  • 2006 Sine Qua Non Autrement Dit 92 Points

    USA, California

    Light red color with clear meniscus; savory, tomato, spicy nose; tasty, like a tart cru Beaujolais with spice and tart plum; medium-plus finish

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Flight 2 - Flight 1 - Old Pinot (4 Notes)

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  • 1980 Acacia Pinot Noir St. Clair Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros

    Medium bricking orange red color with clear meniscus; barnyard and iodine nose; iodine, very tart mature red fruit with minerals and iron; medium-plus finish

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  • 1978 Congress Springs Pinot Noir Private Reserve St. Charles Vineyard 89 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Brick red color with clear meniscus; mature, tart cherry nose; mature, a little oxidized, smoky, oaky, tart black cherry with dark earthy notes and high acidity; medium-plus finish

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  • 1980 Clos du Val Pinot Noir 87 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Medium brick red with pale meniscus; nice tart red fruit nose; acidity and minerality with a core of savory, tangy gravy; medium finish

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  • 1980 Kalin Cellars Pinot Noir 89 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County

    Medium raspberry red color, cloudy, with clear meniscus; slightly musty nose; a little forced, fruity, high pitched cherry, tangy raspberry, spice, huckleberry and cumin palate; medium-plus finish

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Flight 3 - Flight 2 - Young Chard (2 Notes)

Soft egg ravioli with morels
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Flight 4 - Flight 3 - Old Pinot (4 Notes)

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  • 1979 Chalone Vineyard Pinot Noir Chalone 94 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Chalone

    Bricking dark cherry color; deep, tart black cherry and iodine nose; tasty, elegant, tart black cherry with a touch of cola and sassafras palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1982 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Northern Sonoma 81 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Northern Sonoma

    Intriguiging tart, slightly green, asparagus nose; green bean souffle, over the hill palate with high acidity; short-medium finish

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  • 1989 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir 95 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; lovely mature, Burgundian nose; delicious, elegant, juicy cherry, black cherry, rounded palate with minerals; long finish 95+ pts.

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  • 1992 Dehlinger Pinot Noir Reserve 90 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    Reticent, mature, mushroom nose; good, mature black cherry, beef jus and rosehips palate with dark notes and high acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.

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Flight 5 - Flight 4 - Old Cabs (4 Notes)

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Flight 6 - Flight 5 - Misc Reds (3 Notes)

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Flight 7 - Sweet Flight (2 Notes)

yuzu souffle
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Closing

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