Distributor Tastings (CV)

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Tasted Wednesday, September 2, 2009 by RajivAyyangar with 437 views

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • 2007 Wellington Vineyards Chardonnay 82 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley

    med gold in the glass. N: light pear, apple, hints of caramel and oak funk. P: med+ body, med + acid. A little on the hot side, but otherwise good balance. Chardonnay bitter creaminess. lacks depth and complexity ("realness") but is clean, with good fruit on the palate, medium-length finish. Not bad.

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  • 2006 Thomas Henry Wines Zinfandel Russian River Valley 79 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    C: med+ ruby. N: clear tone of grape candy, like the Sinskey merlot, but less overpowering. Hint of barnyard on back end. P: med body, spicy, hint of oak, good acid. Chips used, but not obvious. Serviceable.

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  • 2004 Wellington Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Mohrhardt Ridge 78 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County

    C: med+ garnet. N: IBMP - low, probably below most people's thresholds. Not a lot of fruit, though - incomplete grape ripening. Well-integrated oak (apparently, large Foudres of french oak - I guessed Fr!). P: med body, med- tannins, med acid. Some bitterness, but not bothersome. I like this, but it's a bit one-dimensional. Not what most people are looking for in CA cab.

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  • 2007 De Forville Barbera d'Alba 50 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba

    C: dark garnet. N: FECAL. Not barnyard - this reminds me of some indigenous American varietals, and home-made wines. I can't stomach this. Hints of candy syrup underneath. P: FECAL, syrupy sweet, ok acidity. It would be interesting/bit syrupy without the fecal aromas. Can't swallow this. I'm going to guess this is a bacterial contamination - flawed winemaking.

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  • 2007 De Forville Langhe Nebbiolo Flawed

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

    Oxidized.

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  • 2007 Les Fontanelles Vin de Pays de Caux 78 Points

    France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays de Caux

    C: med+ ruby. N: a tone of sinskey-like sweet candy fruit. hint of rounded oak treatment. Simple, sweet (hints of maple syrup). P: a bit of RS, round, sweet, plush, a bit crude. Cleanly made and not bad for the price, but out of balance (sweetness).

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

Between the pinot blanc and the zin:

07 vermentino campo vernino Maremma toscana (Agricoltori del geografica: very light tinged with green in the glass. Nice nose of single tone - detergent like with tropical fruit. Strongly reminiscent of moscato d'asti of.... Vajra, I think. In the mouth, light body, med- acid (acid deficient). strong bitterness. really bitter finish. medium frizzante.

70 points.

  • 2005 René Barth Pinot Blanc Vignoble de Bennwihr 80 Points

    France, Alsace

    C: very light tinged with green. N: tropical fruit, passionfruit? hint of grapefruit bitterness and... cashew? Good nose. P: med sweetness. Creamy texture. Full body, a little acid-deficient (needs chill). Daniel: "more RS than I've seen in an Alsace Pinot Blanc." unbalanced and atypical, but with a good nose.

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  • 2007 Starry Night Zinfandel 60 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley

    C: dark purple. N: offensively fake strawberry jam. P: huge, fruity, sawdusty from oak. chips? Blech.

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