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Another Blind Sunday
Kirk's Apartment
Tasted January 2, 2011 by Kirk Grant with 671 views
Introduction
A small gathering for blind wines when most of us could probably still used time to recover from New Year's Eve
Flight 1 - Blind Whites (3 notes)
White
2005 Château Lynch-Bages Blanc de Lynch-Bages
91 points
Color: Pale yellow
Smell: Pineapple, floral, and delicate scents on the nose.
Taste: Pineapple, pear, honey, mineral, and hints of citrus
Overall: A delicate and elegant style that was just my style. Light-medium bodied with med acid, med fruit, and a finish that left me wanting to keep drinking this...I really like this style of wine
Smell: Pineapple, floral, and delicate scents on the nose.
Taste: Pineapple, pear, honey, mineral, and hints of citrus
Overall: A delicate and elegant style that was just my style. Light-medium bodied with med acid, med fruit, and a finish that left me wanting to keep drinking this...I really like this style of wine
White
2004 Domaine des Baumard Savennières
88 points
Color: Pale yellow
Smell: Rubber, salted nuts, saline,
Taste: green apple, lemon, lime,
Overall: Lean and mineral driven.
Smell: Rubber, salted nuts, saline,
Taste: green apple, lemon, lime,
Overall: Lean and mineral driven.
White
2007 Jean-Luc Colombo Côtes du Rhône La Violette
70 points
Color: deep golden yellow
Smell: woodsy, mushroom, banana bread, stewed apples,
Taste: graham cracker, lemon, baked yellow apples, astringent and hot
Overall: Big, and overblown with a slightly painful pang on my tongue…but not acidity…just pain.
Smell: woodsy, mushroom, banana bread, stewed apples,
Taste: graham cracker, lemon, baked yellow apples, astringent and hot
Overall: Big, and overblown with a slightly painful pang on my tongue…but not acidity…just pain.
Flight 2 - Something Unique (1 note)
Orange
2004 Radikon Jakot
90 points
Color: Bronze amber
Smell: Lambic, sour apples, baking spices, clove, orange peel, wood polish, pumpkin bread,
Taste: lemon curd, meringue,
Overall: Complex and wild….love it
Smell: Lambic, sour apples, baking spices, clove, orange peel, wood polish, pumpkin bread,
Taste: lemon curd, meringue,
Overall: Complex and wild….love it
Flight 3 - Off-Dry Whites (1 note)
Despite everyone's assertion that this is where they wanted to open this wine...I really thought it needed to be after the reds.
White - Off-dry
2006 Domaine Marc Kreydenweiss Riesling Kastelberg Vendanges Tardives
85 points
Color: Golden yellow
Smell: rubber, golden raisins
Taste: lemon, pear, honey, apricot, peach
Overall: A little too reductive on the palate for me…it seems like it’s from a warm vintage. About an hour later the nose is screaming....unfortunately the palate still has not reached that level of readiness.
Smell: rubber, golden raisins
Taste: lemon, pear, honey, apricot, peach
Overall: A little too reductive on the palate for me…it seems like it’s from a warm vintage. About an hour later the nose is screaming....unfortunately the palate still has not reached that level of readiness.
Flight 4 - Blind Reds (5 notes)
Red
2006 Moric Blaufränkisch Alte Reben Lutzmannsburg
92 points
Color: Ruby garnet (’06 Moric)
Smell: earth, black cherry, anise, mushrooms, menthol,
Taste: cassis, black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, faint vegetal, white pepper,
Overall: Elegant, light bodied, and delicate, yet powerful and precise flavors
Smell: earth, black cherry, anise, mushrooms, menthol,
Taste: cassis, black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, faint vegetal, white pepper,
Overall: Elegant, light bodied, and delicate, yet powerful and precise flavors
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Red
2007 Anton Iby Blaufränkisch Reserve
87 points
Color: Garnet ruby
Smell: earth, dark fruits, vanilla, mocha
Taste: dark and red fruits
Overall: Slightly hedonistic for me…
Smell: earth, dark fruits, vanilla, mocha
Taste: dark and red fruits
Overall: Slightly hedonistic for me…
Red
2001 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
90 points
Color: Garnet/Ruby
Smell: pyrazines, smokiness, oak, cigar box,
Taste: dark fruits, blueberry, cassis, granite
Overall: A well made wine that shows with some bright fruit and significant extraction. Med acid, med body, medium fruit.
Smell: pyrazines, smokiness, oak, cigar box,
Taste: dark fruits, blueberry, cassis, granite
Overall: A well made wine that shows with some bright fruit and significant extraction. Med acid, med body, medium fruit.
Red
2008 Château de Villeneuve Saumur-Champigny
84 points
Color: Violet/garnet
Smell: ripe, heat, dark fruits, blueberries
Taste: grape, blueberries, cassis, dark…
Overall: acid+, tannin +, fruit feels slightly over-extracted.
Smell: ripe, heat, dark fruits, blueberries
Taste: grape, blueberries, cassis, dark…
Overall: acid+, tannin +, fruit feels slightly over-extracted.
Red
2005 Bodegas y Viñedos de Murcia Jumilla Sierra Carche
84 points
Color: garnet
Smell: Pumpernickel bread, bloody meat, VA, nail polish, dark fruits,
Taste: dark fruits, blueberries, mocha,
Overall: heavy extraction, med body, med acid, med + fruit, a little astringent.
Smell: Pumpernickel bread, bloody meat, VA, nail polish, dark fruits,
Taste: dark fruits, blueberries, mocha,
Overall: heavy extraction, med body, med acid, med + fruit, a little astringent.
Flight 5 - Off-Dry Whites Part Deux (2 notes)
White - Off-dry
2004 Prinz zu Salm-Dalberg (Schloss Wallhausen) Berg Roxheim Riesling Spätlese
89 points
Color: light golden yellow
Smell: honey, scallion, faint green apple
Taste: apple, pineapple, kiwi, lime, and minerals.
Overall: Nice without being cloying. Good acidity and light in body with a delicate presence.
Smell: honey, scallion, faint green apple
Taste: apple, pineapple, kiwi, lime, and minerals.
Overall: Nice without being cloying. Good acidity and light in body with a delicate presence.
White - Off-dry
2001 Freiherr Heyl zu Herrnsheim Niersteiner Pettenthal Riesling Auslese
89 points
Color: golden yellow
Smell: Honey, lemon, creme brule, caramel.
Taste: Bretty, caramel, peach, nectarine, candied apples, and citrus.
Overall: The intensity and sweetness of the fruit masks the acidity of the wine.
Smell: Honey, lemon, creme brule, caramel.
Taste: Bretty, caramel, peach, nectarine, candied apples, and citrus.
Overall: The intensity and sweetness of the fruit masks the acidity of the wine.