Cronin IV - Best of Cronin Tasting Dinner

Tom's House, Palo Alto, CA
Tasted Sunday, March 29, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 544 views

Flight 1 - White starters (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Cronin Whites (3 Notes)

Flight 3 - Blind Flight (Burgs vs. Cronin Peter Martin Rays) (5 Notes)

  • 2000 Domaine Alain Michelot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Aux Champs Perdrix 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru

    Medium cherry red color with clear meniscus; brett, tart red fruit, dried cherry, mineral and roses nose; ripe cherry, tart red fruit, mineral, rosehips palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (goes down hill after about an hour in the glass)

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  • 1994 Cronin Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray 90 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Slightly bricking light medium red color with pale meniscus; mature, earthy, mushroom, truffle and rhubarb nose; sweet red fruit, cherry and mineral palate with depth and good acidity; medium finish 90+ pts.

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  • 1997 Cronin Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray 91 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Medium red color with clear meniscus; mature mushroom, lamb jus and truffle nose; ripe, mature, cherry and tart red fruit palate with earthiness, rosehips and mineral; medium finish 91+ pts.

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  • 1994 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru

    Medium bricking red color with clear meniscus; mature, dried strawberry, cinnamon, dried cherry and hibiscus nose; tart, hibiscus, tart red fruit, roses and rosehips palate with firm tannins and high acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.

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  • 1996 Cronin Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray 83 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Bricking light medium red color with clear meniscus; oxidized, mature, raspberry, balsamic, port-like, cherry nose; mature cherry, port-like, raspberry syrup and balsamic palate; short-medium finish

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Flight 4 - More Cronin Pinot (& friend) (5 Notes)

  • 1993 Mount Eden Vineyards Pinot Noir 92 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Medium red color with clear meniscus; dried cherry, cinnamon and bay laurel nose; tasty, bay laurel, tart cherry palate; medium finish

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  • 1994 Cronin Pinot Noir Flawed

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Corked

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  • 1998 Cronin Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray 93 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Light medium red color with clear meniscus and lots of light, tiny floating sediment particles; roses, hibiscus and ripe cherry nose; ripe cherry, young yet, with caramel, ripe rhubarb, cherry, cinnamon and brown sugar palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.

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  • 1999 Cronin Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray 81 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Medium red color with clear meniscus; solid tart cherry, bay laurel, dried cherry nose; balsamic cherry syrup, tart rhubarb palate, oxidized and out of balance; medium finish

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  • 1992 Cronin Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray Flawed

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Bricking medium red color with clear meniscus; slightly corked, musty, mushroom nose; mature, iron and tart red fruit palate; short-medium finish

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Flight 5 - Downhill Peter Martin Ray (2 Notes)

  • 2006 Downhill Winery Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray 90 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Medium red color with pale meniscus; baked rhubarb, cherry and roses nose; tart cherry, rhubarb, mineral palate, tight; medium finish (needs a few years)

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  • 2007 Downhill Winery Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray 91 Points

    USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

    Just bottled that day - medium dark red color with pale meniscus; floral, roses, dried cherry nose; very ripe, intense, deep cherry, ripe raspberry palate with vanilla and caramel oak; medium-plus finish (needs 4-5 years)

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Flight 6 - Cronin meritage (3 Notes)

  • 1990 Cronin Concerto 89 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District

    Dark red violet color with pale meniscus; truffle, lamb and beef jus nose; tasty, maturing, beef jus and mushroom palate; medium finish

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  • 1998 Cronin Concerto 92 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District

    Dark red violet color with pale meniscus; subtle, mature, beef jus and mushroom nose; tasty, mature black fruit, cassis and plum palate; medium-plus finish

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  • 1986 Cronin Cabernet-Merlot Robinson Vineyard 83 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District

    From magnum - dark red violet color with pale meniscus; mature truffle, charbroiled beef and mushroom nose; mature, roast beef and mushroom gravy palate; medium finish (73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot)

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Flight 7 - Cronin Zins (2 Notes)

We meant to end with the Cronin Big Zin, a wonderful fortified Zin, but ended up the '80 regular Zin. Oh well.

  • 1997 Cronin Zinfandel 60% Mourvedre 40% Wolfinbarger Vineyard 79 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Clara Valley

    Tart black fruit, graphite and fig nose; tart, oxidized, plum, pepper and fig palate; medium finish

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  • 1980 Cronin Zinfandel Flawed

    USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Amador County

    Dark cherry red color with pale meniscus and large floating sediment particles; earthy, musty, graphite and black fruit nose, on which the TCA steadily bloomed; tart black fruit, graphite and balsamic palate; short-medium finish

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