SF WSET Winetasting Group Southern France tasting

Atilla's home, San Francisco, California
Tasted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 903 views

Introduction

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Flight 1 - pre-tasting new bottling of Merryvale SB (1 Note)

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  • 2008 Merryvale Sauvignon Blanc 91 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    Light yellow color; light grassy, lime and stony nose; light-medium bodied, tasty, lime, mineral and lemon grass palate with good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts. (just bottled earlier that day; 75% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Semillon)

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Flight 2 - Flight 1 - International Varietals (Blindtasted) (6 Notes)

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  • 2007 Domaine des Cantarelles Gard Syrah de Fayel 88 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Gard

    Dark cherry red color; big, spicy, tart plum, pepper and graphite nose with a sense of some carbonic maceration; narrower tart plum on palate, with menthol, graphite, pepper; medium-plus finish (needs 1 to 2 years)

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  • 2006 Domaine André Brunel Grenache Vaucluse 87 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Vaucluse

    Dark garnet red color with pale meniscus; nice cassis and tart berry nose; rounded, tart red fruit palate with oregano and sage notes and good acidity; short finish

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  • 2007 Domaine Antugnac Pinot Noir 87 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Haute Vallée de l'Aude

    Dark cranberry red color with clarity and pale meniscus; bright strawberry, cherry, berry and sous bois nose; tasty red fruit, Pinot, with juiciness and lime acidity, fairly simple though; short-medium finish 87+ pts.

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  • 2006 Château Fontanès Cabernet Sauvignon les traverses de Fontanes 89 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d'Oc

    Slightly cloudy dark red violet color; minerally, berry, blackberry nose with sense of some carbonic maceration; tasty, Cali Cab-like cassis, tart berry and menthol palate with structure; medium finish (good value at $12)

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  • 2007 Domaine de l'Attilon Vin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône 83 Points

    France, Provence, Vin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône

    Dark cherry red color; spicy plum, carbonic maceration, licorice and herbal nose; less interesting on palate than nose, with plum and herbs, carbonic maceration, lacks acidity and complexity; short finish

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  • 1998 Domaine Alain Chabanon Coteaux du Languedoc Montpeyroux Domaine Font Caude 93 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc Montpeyroux

    Slightly cloudy, bricking, dark cranberry red color with pale meniscus; lovely mature, lifted, marmalade, truffle, roasted meat and black fruit nose; tasty, mature, roasted meat, beef jus, meaty palate, that fades somewhat after 40 minutes in the glass, taking on more of a gravy profile; medium-plus finish (80% Syrah, 20% Grenache)

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Flight 3 - 2nd Flight - Southern France (6 Notes)

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  • 2006 Mas Champart Saint-Chinian Causse du Bousquet 88 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Saint-Chinian

    Vivid dark cherry red color; graphite, sweet smoke, floral and orange nose; light-medium bodied, tart spicy plum, berry, graphite and pepper palate; medium finish 88+ pts. (65% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 10% Carignane, 10% Mourvedre)

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  • 2006 Château Sainte-Eulalie Minervois-La Livinière La Cantilène 84 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Minervois-La Livinière

    Dark red violet color; bright, lifted berry and dried orange nose; light bodied, juicy, tight, narrow tart plum palate with orange acidity; short-medium finish

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  • 2006 Mas Champart Saint-Chinian Clos de la Simonette 88 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Saint-Chinian

    Dark red violet color; very tart plum, graphite and smoke nose; tight, angular, smoke, tart plum, forest floor and herbal palate; medium finish (70% Mourvedre, 30% Grenache)

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  • 2005 Domaine de Fontsainte Corbières 82 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Corbières

    Dark red violet color with pale meniscus; intriguing berry, lavender and orange nose; more disappointing and murky on palate of tart spicy, herbal plum and black fruit; cliff short finish

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  • 1993 La Bastide Blanche Bandol Longue Garde 89 Points

    France, Provence, Bandol

    Bricking medium cranberry red color with clear meniscus; mature, barbecue smoke, mushroom bisque, lamb jus and sage nose; more youthful on palate of spicy berry, black fruit, herbs, sage, charcoal and smoke; medium finish

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  • 2006 Maxime Magnon Corbières Campagnès 86 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Corbières

    Dark, somewhat opaque, deep red violet color; reduced, sulfur, earthy, dried mushroom and loam nose; tart black fruit, herbs palate, but tight and lacking complexity; short-medium finish

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Flight 4 - 3rd Flight - Southern Rhone (8 Notes)

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