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Tasted March 11, 2011 by joshwoodward with 779 views

Flight 1 (42 notes)

White - Sparkling
N.V. Duval-Leroy Champagne Brut France, Champagne
90 points
Slightly foxy nose, delicious, nice acid, slightly foxy and sweet on palate. $43
White - Sparkling
2004 Duval-Leroy Champagne Clos des Bouveries Brut France, Champagne
89 points
Very slightly foxy. Good acid. Interesting. Slightly sweet. $75
Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Duval-Leroy Champagne Brut Rosé France, Champagne
91 points
Shy nose. Acidic. Very effervescent. $65
White - Sparkling
1998 Duval-Leroy Champagne Blanc de Chardonnay Brut France, Champagne
93 points
Yeasty nose. Round, not sweet. Complex. Creamy. $70
White - Sparkling
1995 Duval-Leroy Champagne Femme de Champagne France, Champagne
94 points
Shy nose. Very leesy. Complex. Medium effervescence. Good acid. Lemon. Biscuit. $140
White - Off-dry
2008 Carl Ehrhard Rüdesheim Riesling Kabinett feinherb Germany, Rheingau
89 points
Slightly effervescent, acidic. Dry, crisp. Slightly simple. Delicious. Lemony and leesy. $18
Red
2007 Monchiero Carbone Barbera d'Alba MonBirone Italy, Piedmont, Alba, Barbera d'Alba
89 points
Fruit forward, almost jammy nose. Tannic, acidic, tight. $17
Red
2007 Bastide de Beauvert Côtes du Rhône France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
85 points
Ripe. Tasty. Simple, new-world style.
White
2008 Xavier Monnot Chassagne-Montrachet France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
92 points
WTF? Blindfolded, I'd have guessed this to be a red Chianti Classico Reserva - tar, chemical, etc! Delicious, but very odd. $60
Red
2008 Chauvenet-Chopin Bourgogne France, Burgundy, Bourgogne
88 points
Medium body, red, tomato, light-medium tannin, acidic. $25
Red
2007 Domaine André Brunel Côtes du Rhône France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
88 points
Shy nose. Ripe, 07-y. Slight green olive. $15
Red
2007 Château Guiot Costières-de-Nîmes Cuvée Prestige France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Costières-de-Nîmes
91 points
Deep dark nose, dusty. Good structure, delicious, almost Brunello-esque. $19
Red
2007 Mas de Guiot Gard Cabernet/Syrah France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Gard
92 points
Wow, shy nose, but tannic, medium acid, even more Brunello-y. Delicious, great QPR at $25
White - Sparkling
2008 von Schleinitz Riesling Brut Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
91 points
Sekt. Nice+ acid, slight funk, solid. Malic bomb. $32
White
2008 von Schleinitz Riesling Slatestone Riesling Dry Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
85 points
Hollow. $15
White
2008 von Schleinitz Koberner Weissenberg Riesling Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
87 points
Slightly sweet nose. Richer. Sulphery. Sweet. $20
White - Off-dry
2008 von Schleinitz Koberner Weissenberg Riesling Spätlese Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
90 points
Diesel nose. Sweet, balanced, classic. Great acid. $23
White - Off-dry
2006 von Schleinitz Koberner Weissenberg Riesling Auslese Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
88 points
Rich nose - botrytis? Sweet, not quite balanced acid. $33
White
2008 von Schleinitz Koberner Weissenberg Riesling Nitor Kabinett Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
87 points
Botrytis nose, good acid.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Joël Falmet Champagne Tradition Brut France, Champagne
91 points
Band aid stinky foxy nose. Great+ acid. $40
White
2009 La Croix Gratiot Picpoul de Pinet France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Picpoul de Pinet
80 points
No nose. No palate. $14
Red
2007 Azienda Agricola Plozner Friuli Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli
88 points
Earthy, spicy, interesting. $17
Red
2005 Vitanza Rosso di Montalcino Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
90 points
Young nose. Slow ager, still very young. Red fruit, almost Brunello-quality. Slight Gary, Indiana funk. $25
Red
2007 Musella Valpolicella Superiore Vigne Nuove di Musella Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Superiore
89 points
Shy nose. Simple, delicious, medium+ structure, baby Barolo. $18
Red
2007 Musella Ripasso della Valpolicella Superiore Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Ripasso della Valpolicella Superiore
90 points
Bigger nose, similar to the Nuove. $24
White
2009 Cartlidge & Browne Sauvignon Blanc Dancing Crow USA, California, North Coast, Lake County
89 points
Lemon nose, representative. Grapefruit. Good acid, light grass, delicious. $14
White
2006 Chehalem Dry Riesling Reserve Willamette Valley USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
90 points
Diesel nose. Great acid, almost sour. Balanced-ish body. $20
White
2007 Chehalem Pinot Gris Reserve USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
89 points
Great acid, lemon, Riesling-y. $20
White
2009 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Blanc USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
87 points
Shy nose, slightly flabby, concentrated, itneresting. $20
White
2009 Bodegas y Vinedos Shaya Rueda Shaya Spain, Castilla y León, Rueda
87 points
Slightly closed nose. Decent acid. Medium body, lemony finish. $16
White
2008 Walter Hansel Winery Chardonnay Feeney Home Ranch USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
83 points
Weird stinky chemical notes. Ripe, sulphur. $28
Red
2009 Walnut City Wineworks Pinot Noir USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
88 points
Delicious, nice mouthfeel, good acid, spicy, medium tannins, medium- acid and body. $21
Red
2006 Wellington Cabernet Sauvignon Mohrhardt Ridge USA, California, Sonoma County
89 points
High-toned aged nose, ripe, slightly oaky. $20
Red
2008 Illahe Pinot Noir Willamette Valley USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
89 points
Ripe, medium- structure, strawberry, slightly spicy. $24
Red
2009 County Line Pinot Noir USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
89 points
Flabby. Spicy, nice mouthfeel. $28
Red
2008 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Ribbon Ridge USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge
87 points
Slight glycerin, strawberry, but simple. $37
Red
2006 Surh Cellars Syrah Page Nord USA, California, Napa Valley
87 points
Ripe, almost Aussie. Spicy, good structure. $29
Red
2008 Green & Red Vineyards Zinfandel Chiles Canyon Vineyards USA, California, Napa Valley
90 points
Classic nose. Ripe, spicy, sweet oak, good structure, a little tight. $25
Red
2008 Bodegas Tritón Tempranillo Spain, Castilla y León, Vino de la Tierra de Castilla y León
89 points
Spicy, pinoty, but ripe. Decent structure, dark. $20
Red
2004 Alonso del Yerro Ribera del Duero Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
92 points
Open nose, savory, tomato and red fruit, very acidic and tannic. $40
Red
2004 Celler Marti Fabra Empordà Masia Carreras Spain, Catalunya, Empordà
94 points
Deep, dark nose. Ripe. Very structured ager. Barolo-like flavors and elegance. Delicious. $40
Red
2008 Bodegas Avancia Valdeorras Avanthia Spain, Galicia, Valdeorras
87 points
Ripe, flabby, simple, easy. Medium tannins. $80
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