Rhone Varietals, NYC June 2009
Tribecca Grill
Tasted Monday, June 22, 2009 by rstark with 567 views
Introduction
Thanks to Jeff Lewis for putting together a great tasting! Tribecca is one of those restaurants that us out-of-towners forget about, but they always comes through foodwise. Ryan, the sommelier, provided great service, too.
Jeff's wine, the '04 Colgin, came in first place with 16 points (two 1sts and five 2nd places), Jay's Aquilon received 2/2/2 for 12 points. Greenock Creek (Nano's?) received 8 points for third. All wines received at least one third place vote. The Cornas (mine, boo hoo) and the Ojai came in last with 1 and 2 points respectively.
In attendance: Nano, Jeff, Matt, Drew, Ramon, Scott, Jay & his Charming Wife
2005 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Amythest color, truffle aroma. Fresh strawberry, less earth than promised on nose. Young tannins. Still angular
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1997 Ojai Syrah Santa Barbara County 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Nose of Bright fruit, cola. Light plum, a little spice. Some nice acidity but it doesn't all integrate on the finish.
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1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 90 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Some age on color, nose. Cooked fruits, a little funk. Missing acidity and stucture. Flatlining? In a dumb phase?
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2004 Colgin Syrah IX Estate 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Color shows this is going to be a big one. Dark high-pedigree fruit. Long lasting pepper, new oak finish. Great acidity.
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2003 Alban Vineyards Syrah Lorraine 88 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley
Talcum powder on nose. Sweet blend of toasty oak, overripe fruit. This wine was made from raisins!
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2004 Greenock Creek Shiraz Alices 88 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Off-putting nose. Rotting fruit? Overly sweet, strawberry, spiced fruit. Syrupy, sticks-to-the-front-of-mouth finish.
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1995 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 95 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Older, dusty plum color. Earth, grilled meat juices on nose and palate. Soft, beautiful. Long finish.
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2004 Thierry Allemand Cornas Chaillot 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
Dusty color. Meat juices on nose. Grilled meat overtakes fruit on palate. Softened tannins. Light, pretty texture.
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2002 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Garnacha Aquilon 92 Points
Spain, Aragón, Campo de Borja
Bright dark opaque color. Strawberry fruit. Big time baking spices! Very interesting. Spice and fruit, nicely integrated.
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