Another Wednesday at Heidi's
Tasted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 by Dave Dalluge with 558 views
Introduction
Four of us met for food and wine at our usual Wednesday night haunt.
Flight 1 (7 Notes)
Closing
WOTN was the Bonneau, just barely edging out one of my favorites -- Usseglio's 2000 Mon Aieul.
NV Jacques Selosse Initial
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Interesting nose of citrus fruit (orange) and mineral with some oxidative notes. In the mouth this shows as light-bodied but with good flavor. A decent start to the meal.
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1986 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 92 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
The nose is very expressive featuring dark fruit, iron/mineral, earth and tobacco. On the palate this is very impressive, with fully resolved tannin, good acidity, and great length. Nothing to complain about here. Awesome stuff holding up very well.
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1995 Famille Gonnet Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Etienne Gonnet 88 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dark red color. Awesome nose showing a good dose of tobacco and dried herbs. On the palate this seemed angular and rustic, delivering flavors of dark fruit (bordering on sur maturite) with chocolate. Overall this was pretty good, but probably a bit past peak.
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2000 Domaine Pierre Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée de mon Aïeul 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The cleanest bottle of this wine I've had. Reserved nose of dark fruit, pepper and garrigue. The taste is dominated by concentrated dark fruit. Great concentration. Nice texture. Balanced. Still pretty tannic. Awesome stuff that still needs more time in the cellar.
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2001 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The nose is huge and not particularly enjoyable featuring very ripe red fruit, brown sugar and some notes of nail polish. Way too new world smelling right now for me. In the mouth this delivers sweet red fruit with a nice weight. Bottles of this in my cellar will remain buried for many years if I don't decide to sell them.
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2001 Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape 94 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The nose delivers knock-out aromas of dark fruit, garrigue, cinnamon/spice and pepper. Very elegant. In the mouth this is awesome with great flavor, perfect balance and a silky texture. The best '01 CdP I've had. Beautiful stuff. I need to reload on this one.
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2007 Familia Zuccardi Caladoc Textual
Argentina, Mendoza, Maipú
A small taste courtesy of the table next to us. The nose is all red fruit and oak. In the mouth this shows red fruit and oak in a fat, generic style. Not a wine I'll be seeking out.
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