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Tasted August 4, 2010 by Dave Dalluge with 349 views

Flight 1 (5 notes)

Red
2003 Turley Zinfandel Dogtown Vineyard USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
91 points
No notes taken but this showed very well. Enough Zin spice, but with an elegant personality. I'm inclined to drink the rest of my '03 Turley's over the next 6-9 months as they seem to be past peak (but still plenty good).
Red
2000 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
90 points
No notes taken but this is still a very understated wine. Good red fruit and garrigue but none of the fireworks from the '98.
Red
2000 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
91 points
No notes taken. Clean red fruit flavors with no CdP funk. Elegant, understated demeanor. Good not great.
Red
2005 Prats and Symington Douro Chryseia Portugal, Douro
Popped and poured. Nose is literally dripping with oak and ripe black fruit. Large scaled with more ripe fruit and oak on the palate. There's not a lot of obvious structure discernable at the moment. Still fairly tannic. Decent finish. Comes across as obnoxious stuff right now, but I'm left mildly optimistic for the future. I plan to lock up the remaining bottles in hopes of having a better experience in say 5 years or so.
Red
1997 Oliver Caldwell Petite Sirah Aida Vineyard USA, California, Napa Valley
88 points
A recent purchase that likely suffered from sub-standard storage. No notes taken. Decanted about 30 minutes before serving. Smelled and tasted much older than I expected it to. The nose reminded me of an older Bordeaux (say '66) with mild dark fruit, dried herbs and some funk. Barely mid-weight in the mouth, but the texture is fairly smooth for Petite Sirah. Mild fruit flavors, fairly compact. Not much tannin. OK finish. I don't think I'll hold the other bottle I bought for lone as these particular bottles are past peak.
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