Wine Disorder OL

Slaton is a terrific host, amazingly calm creator of all kinds of good foodstuffs (chorizo maramalade on goat cheese, assorted pizzas with freshly made crusts), and the great group of wine geeks who gathered at his place Saturday afternoon also brought tasty edibles (juicy Peking duck, Utah artisanal cheese that tastes like coffee, baked fennel) and wines that contributed to a delightful afternoon and evening. The standout wine for me was the 2000 San Leonardo, but there were lots of really wonderful bottles, including the '05 Roche aux Moines Savennieres, '05 Clos des Briords Muscadet, '02 Eyrie Reserve Pinot, and assorted older sweet wines. It was great to meet Nathan, Scott, Cory, Emily and J.C., and Slaton's wine-geek phobic roommate. I missed a couple of the bottles that were taken later to Terroir, but recorded most of what was opened as follows:

• 2005 Domaine de la Pépière Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Vieilles Vignes Clos des Briords 92 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Pays Nantais, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie

  Light butter yellow color; nice lime, tart green melon and mineral nose; tart, minerally, green fruit, tart melon palate, complex, but light and poised; medium finish 92+ pts.

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• 2005 Domaine aux Moines Savennières Roche aux Moines 91 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières Roche aux Moines

  Light butter yellow color; white flower and fresh lime nose; tasty, spicy, tart melon, lime, mineral, stony palate with bracing acidity; medium-plus finish

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• 2005 Weingut Bürgerspital Würzburger Stein Riesling Kabinett trocken 92 Points

  Germany, Franken

  Light yellow color; wintergreen, herbal and lime cream nose; solid, tart lime, wintergreen, herbal, tart orange and mineral palate; medium-plus finish

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• 2002 Domaine Huet Vouvray Pétillant Brut 91 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray Pétillant

  Light medium golden yellow color; apple, herbal, green fruit nose; tart green fruit, herbal palate with medium acidity; medium finish

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• 1983 Rene Schmidt Gewurztraminer Selection Particulière 92 Points

  France, Alsace

  Dark golden yellow color; earthy, a little oxidized, gardenia nose; nutty, creamy, spicy, lychee palate; medium finish

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• 2006 Avanguardia Rkatsiteli Cristallo 89 Points

  USA, California, Sierra Foothills

  Very pale yellow color; pungent, herbal, green almond and lime cream nose; tart, pointed, green fruit and green almond palate, with surprising complexity; short-medium finish

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• NV Catherine et Pierre Breton La Dilettante Méthode Traditionnelle 85 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

  Light butter yellow color; tart green apple and lime nose; tart, spicy green fruit, green apple, lime palate; short finish

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• 2006 Alice et Olivier De Moor Chablis Rosette 78 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis

  Tart green fruit nose; oxidized, tart lemon palate, disjointed; short-medium finish

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• 2002 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve Dundee Hills 93 Points

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

  Light medium orange red color with garnet lights; evocative tart strawberry and orange spice nose; tasty, tart, smoky, orange and tart red fruit palate with minerals and lime acidity; medium-plus finish

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• 2000 Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir 79 Points

  New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough

  Medium red color with pale meniscus; dried plum, graphite, VA and prune cake nose; tart, over-the-hill, pruney, plum palate; short-medium finish

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• 2005 Domaine Comte Peraldi Ajaccio Comte De Poix 93 Points

  France, Corsica, Ajaccio

  Light medium strawberry red color with pale meniscus; tart red fruit, red grapefruit, smoke and dried orange nose; elegant tart red fruit, roses, mineral and tart orange palate with good balance; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.

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• 1977 Lytton Springs Winery Zinfandel Sonoma County 92 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County

  Cloudy dark raspberry red color; nice mature spicy plum, wood ear mushroom and berry nose; tart berry, mature tart plum and orange spice palate; medium-plus finish

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• 2004 La Stoppa Ageno 91 Points

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Emilia IGT

  Bright medium orange color with yellow lights; big tart kumquat, quince, dried apricot and sulfur nose; tart, rancio, dried apricot, kumquat, lime and mineral palate, with tart tannins; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.

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• 2006 Cá de Noci Notte di Luna 92 Points

  Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Vino da Tavola

  Medium orange color with yellow lights; preserved orange, pistachio and smoky green nose; tart, pinched but complex, tangy, lightly oily, tart citrus, tart green fruit and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts. (could age interestingly)

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• 2006 Domaine Poupat Coteaux du Giennois "Trocadero" 91 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Coteaux du Giennois

  Medium dark red violet color; minerally, dried cherry, dried red fruit and dried apricot nose; tasty, tart, tangy dried red fruit, mineral and rosehips palate; medium-plus finish

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• 2001 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-Champigny 92 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny

  Light medium red color with clear meniscus; earthy, dried mushroom and mineral nose; good tart mature red fruit, mushroom and truffle palate; medium finish 92+ pts.

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• 2007 La Clarine Farm Mourvèdre Cedarville 87 Points

  USA, California, Sierra Foothills, El Dorado

  Medium red violet color with pale meniscus; tart black fruit, mineral and graphite nose; tart, tangy, plum, boysenberry and charcoal palate; short-medium finish

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• 2001 Johann Schwarz Rot 92 Points

  Austria, Burgenland, Neusiedlersee

  Medium dark cherry color with clear meniscus; bacon, roasted fruit and smoky nose; tart berry, black fruit, tar, spicy and nervy, with depth; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

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• NV Avanguardia Gamay Amatore 81 Points

  USA, California, Sierra Foothills

  Light medium cherry red color with clear meniscus; graphite, sweet spicy plum nose; narrow, tart spicy plum palate; short-medium finish

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• 2005 Union Vignerons de Saint Pourçain Saint-Pourçain Domaine de la Croix d'Or 91 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Saint-Pourçain

  Light minerally tart red fruit nose; tart, minerally, cherry and red fruit palate with orange acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.

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• 2007 Domaine de la Tournelle Poulsard Arbois L'uva Arbosiana 88 Points

  France, Jura, Arbois

  Very light red color with clear meniscus; tart, very herbal, oregano and bay laurel nose; light bodied, tart herbal, oregano, bay laurel and tart red fruit palate; medium finish

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• 2000 San Leonardo San Leonardo 94 Points

  Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trentino, Vallagarina IGT

  Slightly cloudy and opaque medium dark red violet color with pale meniscus; nice maturing tobacco, herbaceous, olive nose; tart black fruit, mineral, tar, graphite, tart plum palate with depth; medium-plus finish 94+ pts.

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• 1992 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rotenberg Vendange Tardive 91 Points

  France, Alsace

  Medium apricot color; smoky, baked apple, mulled pear nose; tart mulled pear, apricot, mineral and acid palate; medium-plus finish

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• 2005 Domaine Ostertag Muscat Fronholz 90 Points

  France, Alsace

  Lovely honeyed, orange blossom nose; fairly dry, solid, Muscat, orange blossom and orange honey palate; medium finish 90+ pts.

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• 1988 Goldene Rebe Bereich Mittelhaardt Riesling 92 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  From 375 ml - medium dark orange color with red lights and pale yellow meniscus; baked apple, figgy pudding and prune nose with a touch of petrol; nice, mature, tart plum, prune, baked cherry and tart apricot palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

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• 1989 Dr. Bürklin-Wolf Wachenheimer Königswingert Gewürztraminer Auslese 92 Points

  Germany, Pfalz

  From 375 ml - medium golden yellow color; spicy Gewurtz, old roses nose; tasty, poised, juicy pear, ripe green fruit, peach palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish

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