Wine Dinner Chez Sandy (Riesling, Raveneau, Burgs and Sweets)

tomato & onion soup

• 1989 Willi Haag Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett 88 Points

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Medium golden yellow color; mature, petrol and mushroom nose; mature, tangy, peach, lemon, earthy, mushroom palate; medium finish 88+ pts.

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• 2007 Von Hövel Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese 93 Points

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Light yellow color; bright lime, green apple, green melon nose; tasty, youthful, green apple, lemon, mineral and lime palate with good balance; medium-plus finish

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• 2001 Carl Schmitt-Wagner Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Riesling Spätlese 92 Points

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Light medium canary yellow color; light grapefruit and petrol nose; tasty and refined tart grapefruit, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium finish 92+ pts.

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French lentils and barbecued shrimp

• 1999 François Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Valmur 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

  Light golden yellow color; creamy, oaty, fennel and mineral nose; earthy, tart, citrus, oats, mineral palate, solid, with years to go; long finish 94+ pts.

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• 2004 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Forêt 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

  Light yellow color; ripe lemon, mineral nose; delicious tart lemon, mineral, concentrated palate with medium-plus acidity; medium-plus finish (best match with French lentils and barbecued shrimp dish)

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tuna sashimi

• 2007 Domaine Bruno Clair Marsannay Rosé 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay Rosé

  Medium pink color; deep floral, clove, tart cherry and red fruit nose; tart red fruit, cherry, mineral palate with "smack" and good acidity; medium finish (good pairing with tuna sashimi)

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• 2004 Soter Brut Rosé Beacon Hill 90 Points

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

  Light peachy orange color; nice lime, chalk, roses and smoky cherry nose; focused, tart cherry, raspberry, black cherry, chalk palate with lime acidity; medium-plus finish

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• 2006 Domaine du Pavillon de Chavannes Côte de Brouilly Cuvée des Ambassades 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Côte de Brouilly

  Dark cherry red color; tart beet, green cardamom and cherry nose; delicious, deep, complex tart cherry, red fruit, beet juice, mineral, earthy, beet stems, root vegetable, dandelion and basil palate; medium finish 92+ pts.

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gnocchis w/porcini dust

• 2007 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 89 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  Medium dark cherry red color; big, spicy cherry, tart plum nose; high pitched, somewhat candied, tart cherry palate, very youthful and a little aggressive; medium finish

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• 2004 Dupéré Barrera Côtes de Provence Nowat 92 Points

  France, Provence, Côtes de Provence

  Dark red violet color; smoky tart plum nose; ripe plum, berry palate with richness and depth, but noticeably subdued and shut down compared to when I last tried it a year and a half ago; medium-plus finish

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• 1999 Dominique Laurent Mazis-Chambertin 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru

  Medium red violet color; smoky, earthy, mushroom, barbecue sauce nose; lovely, complex, sous bois, shitake mushroom, mineral, raspberry, baked cherry palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.

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• 1999 Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Narbantons 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru

  Medium red violet color; tart cherry, iodine, saline, earthy, kelp nose (with distinct scent of lycopodium, per Renee, a doctor of herbal medicine); nice cranberry, tart red fruit and mineral palate with a touch of salinity; medium-plus finish

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• 2001 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 92 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Medium bricking red violet color with pale meniscus; tobacco, earthy, clove nose with a touch of brett; brett, roasted plum, cherry, clove, bark, horseradish and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

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• 2003 Weingut Ernst Bretz Bechtolsheimer Petersberg Silvaner Eiswein 92 Points

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Honey and peach nose; mulled honey, coconut, green melon, and dried, rolled apricot palate; medium-plus finish

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• 2003 Inniskillin Vidal Sparkling Icewine 91 Points

  Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA

  Grilled peach, hibiscus, orange and tart cherry nose; big, rich, concentrated, tart apricot, peach, mandarin orange palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.

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• 2005 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 94 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

  Nice lime, cream and chalk nose; big, tight, lime, lime cream, rich, honeydew melon palate, deep and focused; long finish (the screwcap was disconcerting on such a wonderfully ageworthy wine as this)

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