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Harts Restaurant, Nottingham
Tasted Friday, December 4, 2009 by andrewstevenson.com with 768 views
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All wines served blind.
Harts Restaurant, Nottingham
Tasted Friday, December 4, 2009 by andrewstevenson.com with 768 views
All wines served blind.
2001 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Grand Cellier d'Or 84 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Quite sherbetty initially on the nose, with some citrus. Goes flat very quickly. Lemony, sour apples. Good length. But you can get better still white wines than flat champagne. Disappointing bottle.
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2000 Vilmart & Cie Champagne Premier Cru Coeur de Cuvée 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Premier Cru
Crisp and biscuity on the nose with some pear fruit. Good attack. Round and creamy, with persistent bubbles in the mouth. Finishes a bit short.
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2007 Domaine de Montesquiou Jurançon Sec Cuvade Préciouse 89 Points
France, Southwest France, Jurançon Sec
A pale lemon colour. Apples, pears and some apricot on the nose. Fairly ripe fruit in the mouth, complemented by a massive acidity. Slightly briney and quite savoury.
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2005 Dr. Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Riesling Kabinett 90 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Quite petrolly on the nose already, with some very crisp citrus notes. Fairly sweet on the palate, but it has a really very good balance and the fine acidity means it resolves very dry. Lovely proper Kab, though perhaps feeling a bit more mature than it should - notably more mature thanthe Loosen 2005 Erdener Treppchen Kabinett. Both bottles bought at exactly the same time, both stored in the same case in identical conditions, both screwcapped. The difference must be terroir!
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2005 Dr. Loosen Erdener Treppchen Riesling Kabinett 89 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Much less petrolly on the nose, and much crisper and fresher and cleaner all round. Lovely light, bright riesling fruit on the palate. Lovely balance, though you don't quite notice it quite as much as on the UrzWurz.
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1991 Domaine Maroslavac-Tremeau Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru La Tennelotte Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault-Blagny 1er Cru
It has a deep, orangey colour and a fino sherry nose. On the palate, it's just oxidised and dead.
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2004 Firesteed Pinot Noir Oregon 85 Points
USA, Oregon
A light, youthful ruby appearance. There are bright raspberry fruit and pigeon breast on the nose. Much fuller palate, than the appearance and nose would suggest. Though it's quite muted overall. Lots of acidity. Rather sour. Not impressing me. 83/100
I didn't like this when first poured, but a smidge squeezed out of the bottle towards the end of the evening, revealed we'd done it a disservice in not decanting well in advance.
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1995 Querciabella Chianti Classico 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
A fairly even, not too young appearance. The nose has farmyardy red and black fruit. And cherries, which start to dominate. Good palate. This feels like it's starting to mature and has plenty of life ahead of it. There's some acidity, plenty of tannins and great balance. Very nice.
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2000 Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin
A light, bright colour. Lots of violet perfume on the nose and maybe a bit of tobacco? (I think this might have been one of the points when the smokers' exhausts outside the window sneaked in.) Lovely palate. Direct, buy with plenty behind it. Very silky initially, but then the tannins fill out across the mouth. Lovely stuff.
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2001 Bodega O. Fournier Alfa Crux Blend 90 Points
Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
Unbelievably, this was 70% tempranillo (20% malbec, 10% merlot). I would never in a 1000 years have guessed tempranillo.
Youthful, glass coating, very dark colour. Big black fruits nose. Rich and in your face on the palate with tight, almost leathery tannins. An interesting drink, and I rather liked its big South American gobby style.
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1994 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The nose has sweet black fruit and a real Chateauneuf meatiness. Very gamey, funky, wild, meaty palate. Very nice Châteauneuf.
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1994 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Laurence 94 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Quite manurey on the nose, almost smelling of drains. Then there's some licoricey black fruit. Seen more oak than the first, and I rather like the classy feel that that has given to the palate, though perhaps it's a bit tamed too.
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1999 Château Pradeaux Bandol 91 Points
France, Provence, Bandol
Honeycomb on the nose, then caramel. Actually, it smells a bit like I remember a Curly Wurly smelling in about 1974. On the palate, there's sweet fruit initially, then it becomes really rather savoury. Lovely soft texture. Something a bit odd about it, maybe even wrong, but I quite like it.
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1999 Marc Sorrel Hermitage 89 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
A slightly confected, gently lifted nose. Lovely palate with nice sweet fruit. Fairly direct and lacking any particular complexity, but very enjoyable.
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1996 Domaine de Trévallon 89 Points
France, Provence, Vin de Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône
The nose is slightly rubbery, with some stale tea and greenish notes. Very interesting fruit character on the palate. Some wine gums there. Good structure and good length. Though it doesn't really go anywhere.
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1997 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Riserva 90 Points
Italy, Campania, Taurasi DOCG
Gently sweetish, uncomplicated fruit on the nose. Lovely palate, with fairly precise, sweetish fruit. Very nicely structured.
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2000 Château la Dournie Saint-Chinian Elise 87 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Saint-Chinian
A very deep colour. Very concentrated, sweet black fruit on the nose, along with some orangey notes. Very ripe, sweet black fruit on the palate. There's quite a floral life on the palate too. Very soft and easy.
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1997 Domaine Cady Coteaux du Layon Saint-Aubin Les Bruandières Grains Nobles 90 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon Saint-Aubin
A fresh, subtle nose with some sweet honeydew melon. Lovely fresh palate: there's lots of lovely acidity to balance a gentle sweetness. Good length.
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