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North Berkeley Imports Annual Tasting
Project One, San Francisco, California
Tasted Wednesday, January 14, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,327 views
Flight 1 - Dom. Arlaud (8 Notes)
Flight 2 - Alto Sol and other Chilean wines (6 Notes)
2007 Alto Sol Chardonnay 79 Points
Chile, Elqui Valley
Clear color; focused, wound, chalk and yellow fruit nose; light lime palate that drops out mid-palate; short finish
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2006 Alto Sol Syrah/Carménère 83 Points
Chile, Elqui Valley
Medium cherry red color; biting olive, VA and green chile nose; tart olive and herbaceous light-bodied palate, with a pepper note mid-palate; medium finish
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2006 Chono Riesling 83 Points
Chile, Bío-Bío Valley
Very, very pale yellow color; tightly wound floral and herbal nose; very tart stone fruit palate; short finish
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2006 Chono Carménère 83 Points
Chile, Maipo Valley, Isla de Maipo
Medium cherry red color; broad, herbaceous olive nose with dust; tart herbaceous plum and olive palate with high acidity; short-medium finish 83+ pts.
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2005 Chono San Lorenzo Estate 82 Points
Chile, Maipo Valley
Medium cherry red color; herbal, wintergreen and menthol nose; light bodied menthol, tart red fruit and plum palate; short-medium finish
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2007 Rayun Syrah 81 Points
Chile, Rapel Valley
Bright cherry red color; carbonic maceration and tart red fruit nose; herbaceous, carbonic maceration, tart red fruit and pepper palate; short-medium finish
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Flight 3 - Ca'vittoria Proseccos (2 Notes)
NV Ca' Vittoria Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Brut 87 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene
Very pale, white color; tart apple, citrus and chalk nose; ripe lime, chalk and mineral palate; medium finish
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2007 Ca' Vittoria Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Millesimato 88 Points
Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene
Very, very pale yellow color; fuzzy chalk and lightly herbal nose; nice, focused, ripe stone fruit, mineral, chalk and lime palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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Flight 4 - Dama del Rovere (3 Notes)
2007 Dama del Rovere Lessini Durello Brut 90 Points
Italy, Veneto, Lessini Durello
Almost clear in color; nice minty, wintergreen nose; very tart green fruit, mineral palate with good focus and acidity; medium finish
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2007 Dama del Rovere Soave Classico "Tremenalto" 85 Points
Italy, Veneto, Soave Classico
Very light yellow color; mineral and very light lime nose; narrow, herbal, green fruit palate; short finish
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2006 Dama del Rovere Garganega "Montebasalto" Veneto IGT 87 Points
Italy, Veneto, Veneto IGT
Light yellow color; light stone fruit and mineral nose; earthy, tart stone fruit and mineral palate with some depth; short finish
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Flight 5 - Josetta Saffirio (4 Notes)
2006 Josetta Saffirio Barbera d'Alba 86 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
Medium cherry red color; narrow tart plum and red fruit nose; soft but tart plum and charcoal palate; short-medium finish
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2006 Josetta Saffirio Langhe Nebbiolo 84 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Medium cherry red color; charcoal filtered red fruit nose; tight, earthy, tart plum palate; short finish
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2004 Josetta Saffirio Barolo 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Medium cherry red with clarity; high pitched, dried berry and charcoal nose; dried berry, dried red fruit palate; short-medium finish
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2004 Josetta Saffirio Barolo Persiera 88 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Medium cherry red color; focused, herbal, dried cherry and tangerine nose; tight but focused tart cherry, mineral and charcoal palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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Flight 6 - Dom. La Millière (4 Notes)
2006 Domaine La Millière Côtes du Rhône Cuvée Unique Vieilles Vignes 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Bright medium cherry red color; deep spicy berry nose with a touch of pepper; tasty, minerals, iron, graphite and tart plum palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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2007 Domaine La Millière Côtes du Rhône Cuvée Unique Vieilles Vignes 86 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
Bright cherry red color; a little reduction, sulfur, along with smoke and tart plum on nose; tight, tart black fruit, charcoal and mineral palate, a little disjointed; medium finish
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2007 Domaine La Millière Côtes du Rhône Villages Vieilles Vignes 87 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages
Bright red violet color; reduction, tight nose; tight plum and berry palate, with good acidity, needs time; medium finish 87+ pts.
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2007 Domaine La Millière Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Unique Vieilles Vignes 84 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; light dried cherry and tart baked plum nose; tight, tart berry and red fruit palate; short-medium finish
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Flight 7 - Dom. de La Tour (3 Notes)
2007 Domaine de La Tour Penedesses Faugères Montagne Noir 81 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Faugères
Opaque dark purple violet color; carbonic maceration, berry and plum nose; carbonic maceration, plum, extracted but still rustic palate; medium finish (50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre)
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2007 Domaine de La Tour Penedesses Carignan Coteaux du Languedoc Les Volcans 87 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc
Opaque red violet color; carbonic maceration, distant spicy plum and charcoal nose; concentrated black fruit, graphite palate with spicy plum mid-palate; medium-plus finish 87+ pts. (50% Grenache, 50% Mourvedre)
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2005 Domaine de La Tour Penedesses Coteaux du Languedoc Clos de Magrignan - Montée des Schistes 87 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc
Slightly cloudy dark red violet color; distant charcoal and tart plum nose; concentrated tart, spicy plum with sweet tannins; medium finish (95% Syrah, 5% Grenache)
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Flight 8 - Lioco (6 Notes)
2007 Lioco Chardonnay Sonoma County 85 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Very light yellow color; tart citrus nose; creamy, sweet lemon, simple palate; short-medium finish 85+ pts. (steel tank fermented, with native yeasts)
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2007 Lioco Chardonnay Demuth Vineyard 87 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Pale yellow color; lime and creamy citrus nose; lime and green fruit palate; medium finish
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2007 Lioco Chardonnay Heintz Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Very light yellow color; ripe peach and stone fruit salad nose; creamy peach, apricot and tart pineapple palate; medium finish
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2006 Lioco Indica 88 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County
Bright cherry red color; high pitched spicy plum, blackberry nose; tasty, light-medium bodied ripe berry, tart cherry and mineral palate with firm tannins; medium finish 88+ pts. (old vine field blend of Carignane 87% and Petite Syrah 13%)
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2007 Lioco Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Bright light medium cherry color; big tart cherry and sour cream nose; soft, plush tart cherry and red fruit palate with vanilla oak; medium finish
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2007 Lioco Pinot Noir Klindt Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley
Light red color with pale meniscus; apricot and tart cherry nose; tight, tart cherry and red fruit palate with good acidity; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Flight 9 - Mas Amiel and its Bordeaux (6 Notes)
2005 Château Haut Ballet Canon-Fronsac 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Canon-Fronsac
Bright red violet color; intriguging dried cassis, herbal and sage nose; tight, unusual tart cassis palate laced with tobacco and herbs, with good acidity; short-medium finish 87+ pts.
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2006 Château Jean-Faure Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 85 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Bright red violet color; coffee and tobacco nose; pinched palate (i.e., a sharp, pointed palate rather than an entry, mid-palate and finish) of tart red fruit, tobacco and light coffee; medium finish 85+ pts. (50% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot, 5% Malbec)
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2007 Mas Amiel Côtes du Roussillon Villages Notre Terre 84 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Dark red violet color; reduction, carbonic maceration nose; spicy, rustic, tart black fruit and herbs palate; medium finish
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2006 Mas Amiel Côtes du Roussillon Villages Carerades 88 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Bright red violet color; lavender, grapey, damson plum nose; damson plum and tart berry palate with depth and high acidity; medium-plus finish 88+ pts. (Grenache, Syrah and Carignane, in new oak)
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2006 Mas Amiel Maury Vintage 91 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Maury
Bright cherry red color; high-pitched tart berry, cherry, sweet plum nose; ripe berry and plum palate with depth and sweet tannins, port-like but lighter bodied than port; medium finish (15% alcohol; 100% Grenache)
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1990 Mas Amiel Maury Vintage 91 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Maury
Light bricking red color with pale meniscus; big nose of baked strawberry, berry, cream and caramel; appealing, light-medium bodied, spicy plum, dried berry and sherry palate, like a PX flavor profile without the motor-oil texture; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (16% alcohol)
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Flight 10 - Fattoria Nicodemi (4 Notes)
2007 Fattoria Nicodemi Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 87 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Light medium yellow color; sweet earthy herbal nose; creamy tart peach and mineral palate with good acidity; medium finish 87+ pts.
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2007 Fattoria Nicodemi Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Superiore Notari Bianco 88 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo Superiore
Mineral apple, earthy, nutmeg nose; soft fresh stone fruit and pear palate; short-medium finish
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2006 Fattoria Nicodemi Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 87 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Medium dark red violet color; spicy tart dried cherry, berry and white pepper nose; light-bodied spicy tart berry and white pepper palate; medium finish 87+ pts.
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2005 Fattoria Nicodemi Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane Notari 86 Points
Italy, Abruzzi, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane
Dark red violet color; reduction, pepper, graphite and tart plum nose; tart herbal plum, charcoal and brett on palate; medium finish
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Flight 11 - Terralsole (3 Notes)
2005 Terralsole Rosso di Montalcino 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Dark red violet color; graphite, black fruit and herbaceous nose; tart black fruit, charcoal and orange palate, with good acidity; medium-plus tannic finish
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2002 Terralsole Brunello di Montalcino 87 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Very dark red violet color; appealing dried berry and rose petal nose; tight, dried berry, cherry and mineral palate with high acidity; medium finish 87+ pts.
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2004 Terralsole Brunello di Montalcino 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Very dark red violet color; nice deep dried cherry, earth and minerals nose; tart, coiled, tight, minerally, dried plum, cherry and charcoal palate; medium-plus finish (needs 7-10 years)
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Flight 12 - Yves Boyer-Martenot (6 Notes)
2007 Yves Boyer-Martenot Bourgogne Blanc 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc
Light yellow color; deep salty lime nose, like the rim of a blended Margarita glass; light lime and very minerally palate; short-medium finish 88+ pts.
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2007 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault Les Narvaux 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Light yellow color; nice baked lemon and mineral nose; tart entry, mineral and tangy citrus palate, tight yet; medium finish
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2006 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault en l'Ormeau Cuvée Unique 84 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Light canary yellow color; light focused ripe lemon and floral nose; tight, tart grapefruit, with high acidity, a little out of balance; short finish
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2006 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault Les Tillets Cuvée Unique 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault
Light canary yellow color; nice focused floral and ripe lemon nose; tasty, floral, white flower, delicate lemon palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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2006 Yves Boyer-Martenot Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières Cuvée Unique 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Light golden yellow color; sea air, baked herbs and lemon nose with a savory note; tight, tangy, tart lemon, lime, mineral palate with a dropping line; medium finish 88+ pts. (needs a few years)
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2006 Yves Boyer-Martenot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Very light yellow color; appealing floral, hyacinth and vanilla nose; tight, sweet floral, orange blossom and mineral palate with a cliff short finish
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2006 Domaine Arlaud Bourgogne Roncevie 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
Light cherry red with pale meniscus; nice sandalwood, dried cherry and brown sugar nose; tart strawberry and cherry palate, light bodied with surprising charm and good acidity; short-medium finish
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2006 Domaine Arlaud Chambolle-Musigny 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Light cherry red color; tart cherry and red fruit nose with integrated oak; nice, delicate, ripe strawberry and cherry palate with good acidity; short-medium finish
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2007 Domaine Arlaud Chambolle-Musigny 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny
Very light cherry red color with clear meniscus; appealing, lifted strawberry and French vanilla nose; poised, delicate strawberry and framboise palate with a touch more depth than the '06, a little tight; medium finish 89+ pts.
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2007 Domaine Arlaud Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Aux Chéseaux 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Light cherry red color; poised tart cherry, red fruit, mineral and red earth nose; delicate, focused, tart red fruit, black cherry and minerals palate with complexity and a touch of savory mid-palate; medium finish
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2007 Domaine Arlaud Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Light cherry red color with clear meniscus; appealing, lightly spicy tart red fruit nose; tart, focused red fruit, strawberry palate, with silky mouth feel but not as complex as the Aux Chezeaux; medium finish 90+ pts.
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2007 Domaine Arlaud Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Ruchots 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Light cherry red color; ripe but focused cherry and brown sugar nose with depth; appealing, suave, ripe cherry and minerals palate with good acidity, should age nicely; medium finish
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2006 Domaine Arlaud Charmes-Chambertin 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Light medium cherry red color; appealing, minerally, roses and sous bois nose; light, delicate, tart cherry, sous bois and mineral palate with good acidity, needs a few years; medium-plus finish
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2007 Domaine Arlaud Charmes-Chambertin 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Pale red color; floral, light dried cherry and integrated vanilla oak nose; tasty, tart but elegant cherry, red fruit, mineral palate with good grip and acidity; medium-plus finish; tight, needs 5-7 years 92+ pts.
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