Tasted Saturday, October 31, 2009 - Saturday, January 2, 2010 by gorm with 847 views
November and december were busy months with little time to post, but here is a brief round up of some of the more interesting wines I came across and haven't posted on before (in addition to the Uncorked tastings of 2007 Chateauneuf-du-Pape and mature Napa I posted on earlier this week).
Another great Morlet and a newly released HSS.
Easy warm-up to our Uncorked DK tasting and perfect christmas wines.
Quite a lot of these with an emphasis on 2005 and 2008.
Also quite a lot including checking in on 1999 and 2005 and sampling one of the few 2007's that I've bought.
A nice QPR and a wine opened much to prematurely.
Sweet and great.
2007 Morlet Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Joli Coeur 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
(10/31/2009)
Dark red. Day 1: a bit shy nose with sweet and cool dark fruit, but also some bitterness. In the mouth it is very high pitched showing a bit of heat as well as pepper and juniper bitterness. Day 2: much better with a more open and seducing nose with the typical lush Morlet fruit. Also in mouth this is better balanced and less bitter. More tightly wound that the En Famille which I actually enjoyed more.
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2007 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Clark & Telephone Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
(12/3/2009)
Dark red. Dark and spicy nose with cherries, pepper and cinnamon. Dark fruited and spicy pinot showing just a bit of heat.
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2005 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
(12/4/2009)
Dark red. Nice nose with blackberries, blackcurrant, cinnamon and smoked meat. In the mouth this clearly acts as a very young wine with plenty of fruit and tannins. A couple of hours of air makes it appear pretty balanced and nice to drink. Probably bigger than the 2004 HSS, but not as approacheable at the moment. 95++.
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