The Blind Drunks monthly tasting
Isabella's Estiatorio, Geneva, Illinois
Tasted Tuesday, April 25, 2006 by AllRed with 622 views
Introduction
Jay McDonald of EIEIO was in town so the group decided a blind Pinot-themed event was in order. We were hosted by Isabella's in Geneva. The first two flights were tasted blind before dinner.
Flight 1 - I. Blind Pinots. (6 Notes)
Flight 2 - II. Blind Pinots. (5 Notes)
The2nd wine in this flight was actually a 2002 Guillemette et Xavier Besson Givry 1er Cru Les Grands Prétans , which was corked.
Flight 3 - III. Dinner wines featuring EIEIO. (7 Notes)
This flight was served nonblind with dinner.
1994 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Oregon 89 Points
USA, Oregon
Served blind. Notes of cherries, spice and a faint earthiness. Flavors of plum, cherry, red fruit and raspberry. Fine tannins. Incorrectly guessed Burgundy.
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2002 WesMar Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Served blind. Candied cherry aroma, which follows through on the palate. Some additional flavors of spice and raspberry. I had no clue on region.
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1999 Springhill Cellars Pinot Noir Reserve 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Served blind. Fantastic nose of baking spices and mint. Firm palate, dark fruit and tannins. 92+. Correctly guessed Oregon.
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1999 Mongeard-Mugneret Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Narbantons
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru
Served blind. Nose of cola, cherry and rhubarb. Raspberry and cola flavors on the palate. No score written, but I did enjoy this wine. Incorrectly guessed California.
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2001 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Botella 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Served blind. Darkest wine in the first flight. Initially very muted nose. Some good fruit on the palate. Incorrectly guessed Burgundy. <edit: my notes certainly don't sound like a 91 point wine, so I must have revisited this and found somethig I liked, without jotting it down. Scores were in place before the wines were revealed>
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1990 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Served blind. Initially muted, later revealing spice and a depth of fruit. Fine tannins and lots of fruit on the palate. Incorrectly guessed '99/'00 Oregon. This was one of my favorites on the night.
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