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Cronin II Retrospective - mainly Bordeaux varietals
Julie's home, Menlo Park, California
Tasted Sunday, November 11, 2007 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 696 views
Introduction
Our chef Nick
Flight 1 - Champagne starter (1 Note)
Flight 2 - White Flight (5 Notes)
With oyster, Brie and champagne soup
1999 Cronin Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Dark golden yellow color; almond, hazelnut and butter nose; tangy tart citrus and butter palate; medium finish
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2000 Cronin Chardonnay Nancy's Cuvee 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Medium amber yellow color; elegant, lifted, lemon and floral nose; tasty, tangy, lemon and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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1995 Cronin Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc St. Charles Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Dark golden yellow color; almond and mineral nose; nice almond, creamy, sweet butter palate; medium finish
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1985 Cronin Chardonnay Ventana Vineyards 77 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Monterey County
Amber orange color; hazelnut, sherry, oxidized nose; pretty oxidized appleskins palate with oily texture; medium finish
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1992 Cronin Chardonnay Stuhlmuller Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
From magnum - medium yellow color; baked bread, herbs and hazelnut nose; tasty, tangy butter and lemon palate with light oily texture, at its peak now; medium finish
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Flight 3 - Cab Cuvees (4 Notes)
With duck confit salad
1993 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon "Sam's Cuvée" 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Garnet red color; narrow shitake mushroom and dried mushroom nose; mature, tasty, tart cassis and lamb jus palate; medium-plus finish
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1990 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon "Joe's Cuvée" 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Red violet color; cassis and mint nose; sweet beef jus, black fruit palate, like a mature St. Emilion, with good acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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1986 Cronin Shaw & Cronin Cuvee 87 Points
USA, California, San Francisco Bay
Garnet red color with clear meniscus; cassis, mint, mushroom and nut nose; French dip jus, shitake mushroom palate, narrow though; medium finish (86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot)
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1983 Cronin Shaw & Cronin Cuvee 89 Points
USA, California, San Francisco Bay
From magnum - mature sweet cassis and beef jus nose; good mature, fine grained, tart beef jus, green bean and horseradish palate; medium-plus finish
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Flight 4 - Cronin Cabs '87-'93 (3 Notes)
With oyster and portabello mushroom risotto
1987 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Garnet red color; dried mushroom, cocoa and meat jus nose; mature Cabernet, tart cassis palate; medium-plus finish (2/3's from Peter Martin Ray Vineyard)
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1989 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Garnet red color; big plum and black fruit nose; tart plum, tobacco and herbaceous palate with firm tannins; medium finish
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1993 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Red garnet color; boysenberry and cassis nose; youthful cassis and mint palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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Flight 5 - Cronin Cabs '94-'97 (4 Notes)
With braised beef shanks
1994 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Red violet color; lamb, plum and beef jus nose; drinking well now, balanced tart plum and cassis palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (WOTF)
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1995 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon 89 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Garnet red color; mature beef jus and cassis nose; mature, sweet beef jus and black fruit palate; medium finish
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1996 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Garnet red color; sausage and pepper nose with a bit of sulphur; tasty, pepperoncini, black fruit and dried fruit palate; medium-plus finish
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1997 Cronin Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Rich red garnet color; nice plum and cassis nose; tasty, nice tart plum, black fruit palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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Flight 6 - Concerto Flight (3 Notes)
1990 Cronin Concerto 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Red violet color; rich, beef jus nose; tasty, mature but good, sweet beef jus and cassis palate; medium-plus finish
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1991 Cronin Concerto 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Red violet color; beef jus and mushroom nose; very tasty, sweet beef jus palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish
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1998 Cronin Concerto 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Red violet color; mushroom and sweet beef jus nose; sweet black fruit and cassis palate, youthful; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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Flight 7 - Sweet close (1 Note)
Flourless chocolate cake and pears poached in red wine
2005 Domaine de la Rectorie Banyuls Cuvée Parcé Frères 93 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Banyuls
Red violet color; rich ripe plum and black fruit nose; yummy, ripe plum port, chocolate, boysenberry and black cherry palate; long finish 93+ pts.
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1998 Gaston Chiquet Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs d'Aÿ 92 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
From magnum - light yellow color; delicious tart lemon palate with some sweet lime and good acidity; medium finish
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