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Slaton's 40th Pizza Making & Wine Bash
Ryan's pad, San Francisco, California
Tasted September 11, 2010 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 816 views
Introduction
Flight 1 - Whites and Champagne (5 notes)
White
2006 Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet
91 points
Light yellow color; vanilla, lemon chiffon nose; tasty, poised, citrus, mineral palate; medium finish
White - Sparkling
2002 Domaine Huet Vouvray Pétillant Brut
91 points
Light golden yellow color; nice green apple, mineral nose; tasty, focused, tart apple, mineral, lime, tangy palate with good grip; medium finish 91+ pts.
White
2004 Domaine Luneau-Papin Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine sur lie Vieilles Vignes Clos des Allées
flawed
Light yellow color; corked
White - Sparkling
N.V. Larmandier-Bernier Champagne Tradition Premier Cru
92 points
Light yellow color; nice yeasty, apricot, honey nose; very tasty, delicate, tart apple, quince, mineral palate; medium-plus finish
White - Sparkling
N.V. Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Cuvée de Réserve
93 points
From magnum - light yellow color; nice yeasty, mineral, chalk, deep nose; very tasty, tart peach, mineral, yeast, tart apple palate; medium-plus finish
Flight 2 - More whites and rosé (4 notes)
White
2005 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain
92 points
Petrol, peach, apricot, nectarine nose; nectarine, tart peach, mineral palate with good concentration; medium-plus finish
Rosé
2009 Clos Roche Blanche Pineau d'Aunis Touraine Rosé
92 points
Light pink color; carbonic maceration, apple, tart peach nose; tasty, light, tart peach, apple, mineral, lime palate with grip, one of the more interesting and appealing rosés I've had this season; medium finish
White
1994 Domaine aux Moines Savennières Roche aux Moines
87 points
Medium gold color; intense horseradish, onion nose; oxidized, horseradish, tart citrus palate; medium-plus finish
White
2002 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon
93 points
Nice straw, mineral, nutty, apple nose; tasty, oily-textured, mineral, nutty palate with depth; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
Flight 3 - Italian and other reds (13 notes)
Red
2005 Falesco Lazio Montiano
88 points
From magnum - opaque red violet color; berry, plum, olive nose; tight, tart plum, berry palate; medium-plus finish 88+ pts.
Red
2004 Travaglini Gattinara
91 points
Medium dark red color with pale meniscus; tart currant, dried berry nose; tasty, dried berry, tart currant, red berry, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (great pairing with sausage and charcuterie)
Red
1994 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT
90 points
Deep berry, earthy, iodine nose; tasty, mature, tart berry, tart plum, tart black fruit, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
Red
2005 Azienda Agricola Forestale Rigoloccio Il Sorvegliante
88 points
Iodine, tart black fruit, herbs, pepper nose; iodine, tart black fruit, herbs, pepper palate; medium-plus finish 88+ pts.
Red
2007 Arianna Occhipinti Il Frappato
92 points
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; big cranberry, berry, hibiscus nose; tasty, soft textured, round, cranberry, hibiscus, tart berry palate; medium-plus finish
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Red
1999 Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Cinque Querce
89 points
Maturing, tart black fruit, tart plum nose; tasty, dried berry, mature, tart black fruit, tar palate; medium finish
Red
1998 Sottimano Barbaresco Fausoni
89 points
Dried berry, tar nose; tight, tart berry, dried berry, tar palate; medium-plus finish
Red
2002 Palari Faro
91 points
Herbal, dried berry, oregano nose; tart berry, black fruit, herbs, dried berry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
Red
1991 Francesco Rinaldi e Figli Barolo Le Brunate
90 points
Mature, tart black fruit, tar nose; mature, tar, dried black fruit, layered palate; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
Red
2006 Morgante Nero d'Avola Sicilia
88 points
From magnum - deep berry,black fruit, blackberry nose; deep berry, black fruit, blackberry, simple palate; medium-plus finish 88+ pts.
Red
2009 Clos Roche Blanche Touraine Cuvée Gamay
90 points
Nice Gamay, tart berry, currant nose; tart currant, tart berry, Gamay palate; medium finish
Red
2008 Joseph Swan Vineyards Carignane Cotes du Rosa
87 points
Tart berry, baked berry nose; tart berry, tart plum palate; medium finish 87+ pts.
Flight 4 - Burgs and more refined reds (4 notes)
Red
1995 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Bressandes
91 points
Bricking medium red color with pale meniscus; very nice, sous bois, dried cherry nose; dried berry, dried cherry, mineral, sous bois, black cherry palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
Red
2001 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Château de Fonsalette Reserve
91 points
Big, tart berry, spice, plum, oak nose; tasty, tart berry, black fruit, spice palate; medium finish
Red
1999 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains
92 points
Dark cherry red color; lovely, tart cherry, framboises, black cherry nose; tart black cherry, black raspberry, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
Red
1999 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Champeaux Vieille Vigne
89 points
Bricking dark garnet red color; ripe cherry, raspberry, sous bois nose; tart red fruit, tart cherry, raspberry palate, lacking structure; short-medium finish
Flight 5 - Big Reds (4 notes)
Red
1997 Zenato Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
92 points
Deep chocolate, berry, black fruit nose; tasty, young, chocolate, baked berry, black fruit palate; long finish
Red
2001 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Cascina Francia
93 points
Nice plum, dried berry, spice, tar nose; tasty, tart berry, dried berry, tar palate with a sense of herbs; medium-plus finish
Red
2000 Cascina Luisin Barbaresco Rabajà
92 points
Rich berry, dried berry, tart black fruit, mineral nose; tasty, poised, baked berry, berry palate with depth; medium-plus finish
Red
1998 Alain Voge Cornas
92 points
Brett, bacon, herbal, mature nose; tasty, mature, bacon fat, tart black fruit, charcoal, beefy palate; medium finish
Flight 6 - Sweet finish (1 note)
White - Sweet/Dessert
1997 Domaine Huet Vouvray Moelleux Clos du Bourg
93 points
Lovely apple, brown sugar, cinnamon nose; tasty, rich, apple, baked apple, brown sugar, cinnamon palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
Closing
