Wine Spectator Forum Peking Duck House Offline

PDH Midtown: 53rd between 2nd and 3rd
Tasted Saturday, September 19, 2009 by markjahnke with 790 views

Introduction

Another fun night with the Wine Spectator Forum posse at the Peking Duck House!

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

Flight 3 (8 Notes)

  • 1996 Domaine Daniel Rion et Fils Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vignes Rondes 88 Points

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

    lots of tar and rubber on the nose when this was first opened, with hints of must and ketchup. Ketchup? What? Really? Yes, big time, and it was odd! A bit of strawberry on the palate, but not showing a ton. Regardless, this opened up nicely later in the night.

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  • 2001 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    gorgeous dark color in the glass! Dark red fruits on the nose, with hints of a berry tart on the palate. Nice and earthy, and it opened up nicely. Pretty tight at first.

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  • 2000 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    Brought to Peking Duck House - 53rd Street Manhattan offline. Formal notes to come!

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  • 2002 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard 88 Points

    USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley

    Brought to Peking Duck House - 53rd Street Manhattan offline. This almost reminded me of a late harvest pinot or something, and was nothing at all like previous bottles we had in the cellar. Some dark plum and prune on the nose. Nothing but dark verripe fruit on the palate, and very thick, with a hint of sweetness. Total opposite from the last bottle we had that was almost sour. Weird!

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  • 2000 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve 88 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

    surprisingly, not a lot of WOW factor to this wine. Tons of maple syrup on the nose when this was first opened. Definitely needed time to open up. Some spice on the nose, with hints of plum, strawberry, and earth. On the palate, othing really stood out, just your typical dark fruits. Not much on the finish, and kind of boring. Bummer I held onto it for all these years. Was drinking much better 2-3 years ago.

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  • 2004 Thomas Pinot Noir Dundee Hills 90 Points

    USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills

    very subdued wine, with a bit of red fruit on the nose. Maybe some cherry and strawberry. On the palate, not a ton really, but more bright red, very subdued fruits. Someone said this wine was cooked, but I disagree 100%. I don't think I got to revisit this after it had opened up, but I have never been disappointed with Thomas.

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  • 2005 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Comptche Ridge Vineyard 91 Points

    USA, California, North Coast, Mendocino County

    nice wine with some seriously insane grapefruit on the nose. On the palate, some nice bright red ruits. Pleasant finish made for a very nice wine, which also opened up nice!

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  • 2006 Porter Creek Pinot Noir Fiona Hill Vineyard 85 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    this was by far my least favorite wine of the night. A bit of bright cherry on the nse, but that was about it. Some sweet fruit in the mouth with some serious heat and tannin. Tannic finish...was missing something, but not sure what...

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 2008 Charles Smith Riesling Kung Fu Girl 84 Points

    USA, Washington

    At this point, my palate was fried, and I didn't take any formal notes. I remember some citrus and apple, and a nice crisp acidity, along with a mellow sweetness. Not bad for the price, and would be a nice summer sipper. Fun wine for the money!

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