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Drinking Cheap Wine with the Relatives

Byron, IL

Tasted February 26, 2010 - February 27, 2010 by Steve Jones with 900 views

Introduction

Six folks from my wifes family celebrate birthdays within about 9 days of each other. And so we did celebrate both Friday and Sturday nights. Broke out a lot of inexpensive stuff to poubd down with lots of pasta, pizza, and chicken marsala.

Flight 1 - Friday Night (5 notes)

Pizza. Lots of them.

White

2006 Château Le Thil Comte Clary Blanc France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

85 points

Mineral, some grass. Good cheap white bord.

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Red

2006 Château Le Thil Comte Clary France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

85 points

Nice simpler bord. Chewy and earthy, med finish.

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Red

2005 Frazier Cabernet Sauvignon Lupine Hill Vineyard USA, California, Napa Valley

86 points

Like the 2004 a bit better. Decent enugh cab, nothing really special.

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Red

2005 Jessie's Grove Winery Carignane Ancient Vine USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi

89 points

Huge, intense, rich. Bursting with berry and caramel and spice. Nice bottle!

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Red

2005 Renwood Primitivo Veauta USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Amador County

89 points

Strawberries. So many strawberries. Deep fruit and spice. Intense, complex. Better than expected.

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Flight 2 - Saturday Night (11 notes)

Pizza appetizer, chicken marsala, bowtie pasta and peas, torellini in cream, home made cream puffs with riccotta filling.

White

2008 J.W. Morris Riesling USA, California

85 points

Simple with some complexitiy. Apricot and pineapple. Nice- only $4-5.

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White

2007 Beringer Vineyards Riesling Founders' Estate USA, California

82 points

Meh.

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White

2008 LaCheteau Vouvray France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

86 points

Fragrant, tasty. Flowery nose with honey. Off dry and vewry pleasant.

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White

2005 Crandall-Brooks Chardonnay crandall-brooks USA, California, Napa Valley

87 points

I was the only one who liked this. Floral. No oak. No wood. No vanilla. Very interesting chard. Inexpensive.

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Red

1994 Renwood Zinfandel Eschen USA, California, Sierra Foothills, Fiddletown

90 points

Wonderfully complex, deep and flavorful. Berries and earth and spice and complexityh and an aged-ness. So complex and interesting. Nice finish, too.

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Red

2007 Cooper's Hawk Pinot Noir USA, American

89 points

Consistent. Rich round flavors. Very Washingto State. Earthy fruitiness. Full of mushroom and potting soil and cherry and stawberry and blackberry.

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Red

2007 Golden Grape Estate Australia, South Eastern

84 points

Tasted like coffee and bacon but was not too interesting; others at the party were more intrigued than I.

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Red

2004 Jessie's Grove Winery Petite Sirah USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi

88 points

Heavy dark rich and intense. Huge Blackberry, some vanilla, with cabbage? Spicy and deep.

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Red - Fortified

N.V. Vino Noceto Almirante USA, California, Sierra Foothills, California Shenandoah Valley

91 points

Really nice, deep complex traditional port.

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Red

2004 Cooper's Hawk Port Blend USA, American

87 points

Nice inexpensive port. Very zinfandel.

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Red - Fortified

2007 Vincent Arroyo Port USA, California, Napa Valley

94 points

Smooth. Mellow. So PS. Could use a tad more alcohol? Deep, complex aroma and flavors.

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Closing

Burp. Lots of non-starters and a couple of really good ones but fun anyway.

Drinking Cheap Wine with the Relatives

Byron, IL

Introduction

Flight 1 - Friday Night (5 notes)

Flight 2 - Saturday Night (11 notes)

Closing

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