Artale Wine Company Benefit
Spring Creek Road
Tasted Friday, November 13, 2009 by Steve Jones with 1,319 views
Introduction
4 tables of average to great stuff, food from Josef's made for a fun night!
Flight 1 - Table 1 (10 Notes)
By far the best of the 4 tables. The cab was spectacular, the SB quite nice, the PN fun, the Stonestreet very well done and Yangarra was a blast.
Flight 2 - Table 2 (10 Notes)
MCK was the hit here. Good stuff. The cab and malbec were very nice.
Flight 3 - Tbale 3 (8 Notes)
The most disappointing table. Give me the Cab and Carmenere, keep the rest
Flight 4 - Table 4 (8 Notes)
The port, cab, syrah blend and perhaps the merlot showed ok.
Closing
The Louis Martini was the clear star of the night with the MCK also standing out. These two were the really exceptional wines offered out of all of them.
2007 Frei Brothers Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Nice herbal, acid balanced, grassy wine!
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2008 Maso Canali Pinot Grigio Trentino 79 Points
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trentino
Nice nose, blah flavors.
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2006 Ghost Pines Chardonnay Winemaker's Blend 84 Points
USA, California
Nice and crisp but flavors were on the light side.
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2007 Carmel Road Pinot Noir Carmel Valley 86 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Carmel Valley
Musty earthy nose and flavors. Brambly cherry fruit. Nice inexpensive PN!
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2005 Ghost Pines Merlot Winemaker's Blend 82 Points
USA, California, North Coast, Napa / Sonoma
Mild, fading flavors. Just not there.
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2007 Frei Brothers Zinfandel Redwood Creek 83 Points
USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
Spicey nose, flavors were lacking.
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2004 Stonestreet Fifth Ridge 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley
Tannic, medium to full bodied, old world bordeaux flavors. Tight and closed still, nice wine!
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2003 Domaine Lignères Corbières Aric 87 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Corbières
Big flavors, nice Rhone styled blend. Mineral, dark fruit, rosey, intense.
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2006 Yangarra Estate Shiraz McLaren Vale 88 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale
Bright rosey flavors. Old world corssover but has new world charm. One of the better offerings.
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2004 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Best of the tasting. Beautiful, intense cab with depth and full flavors.
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