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1st Coravin tasting (and testing)
at Yoram Solberg
Tasted May 1, 2014 by Yagil with 336 views
Introduction
Since 3 of us bought the Coravin, we decided to taste few bottles, let them rest few months and then open them and taste once more to test the effectiveness of the Coravin.
Flight 1 (6 notes)
Red
1998 Château Pape Clément
92 points
Coravin tasting
dark red-purple
enjoyable nose with coffee, tobacco, autumn impressions, mushrooms and pleasant barnyard notes
lovely and enjoyable palate with autumn impressions, dark red fruits, balanced spices, coffee and creamy chocolate, good acidity, firm silky tannins, well balanced with great harmony, long enjoyable finish.
at peak now.
dark red-purple
enjoyable nose with coffee, tobacco, autumn impressions, mushrooms and pleasant barnyard notes
lovely and enjoyable palate with autumn impressions, dark red fruits, balanced spices, coffee and creamy chocolate, good acidity, firm silky tannins, well balanced with great harmony, long enjoyable finish.
at peak now.
Red
2003 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée
93 points
Coravin tasting
dark red-purple color.
rustic nose with a pleasant mix of funk, leather, barnyard, kirsch, and a prominent garrigue note followed by a smoke
palate has good intensity, powerful, full bodied, dark berries, vibrant, concentrated, fig paste, licorice, spiced, meaty, pepper.
the roast meat and spice stand out on the long finish.
dark red-purple color.
rustic nose with a pleasant mix of funk, leather, barnyard, kirsch, and a prominent garrigue note followed by a smoke
palate has good intensity, powerful, full bodied, dark berries, vibrant, concentrated, fig paste, licorice, spiced, meaty, pepper.
the roast meat and spice stand out on the long finish.
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Red
1999 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Méal
92 points
Coravin tasting
dark red-purple-black
great rustic nose with barnyard & spicy.
full bodied, firm silky tannins, dense & rich mouth filling juicy red & black fruits (cherries, black berries), liquorice, spice, oak-vanilla, elegant textured and complex, pleasant long finish.
dark red-purple-black
great rustic nose with barnyard & spicy.
full bodied, firm silky tannins, dense & rich mouth filling juicy red & black fruits (cherries, black berries), liquorice, spice, oak-vanilla, elegant textured and complex, pleasant long finish.
Red
2001 Pieve Santa Restituta (Gaja) Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille
93 points
Coravin tasting
dark red-black colour
mature & complex nose: dark cherries, leather, bouquet of spices, toasty oak, bay leaf, earth, smoke
rich, powerful, full bodied, soft tannins, nice acidity, structured, well balanced, intense, concentrated, cherry, kitsch, complex bouquet of spices, lingering black licorice aftertaste. long finish with similar flavours. Still young and can keep up to another decade.
dark red-black colour
mature & complex nose: dark cherries, leather, bouquet of spices, toasty oak, bay leaf, earth, smoke
rich, powerful, full bodied, soft tannins, nice acidity, structured, well balanced, intense, concentrated, cherry, kitsch, complex bouquet of spices, lingering black licorice aftertaste. long finish with similar flavours. Still young and can keep up to another decade.
Red
2004 Margalit Cabernet Franc Single Vineyard Binyamina
91 points
Coravin tasting
Dark red-black color with brownish rim
Ripe cherries, plums, bret, leather and wet earth aromas
dark forest fruits, licorice, caramel, long alcoholic after taste.
One of the best of Margalit CF, so far.
Dark red-black color with brownish rim
Ripe cherries, plums, bret, leather and wet earth aromas
dark forest fruits, licorice, caramel, long alcoholic after taste.
One of the best of Margalit CF, so far.
Red
2005 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes
Coravin tasting
bought 2 bottles from vinsgrandscrus.com on Oct 2010 and kept both in my wine cooler.
Coravin tasted the 1st May 1st, 2014.
Too stinky for a wine to be enjoyable. Something must be wrong with this bottle. I love CDP with all its earthy funky aromas. But this one was awful.
should be scored very low, e.g. 70 - but don't want to spoil Janasse CDP VV great records.
what a shame…. very disappointing...
bought 2 bottles from vinsgrandscrus.com on Oct 2010 and kept both in my wine cooler.
Coravin tasted the 1st May 1st, 2014.
Too stinky for a wine to be enjoyable. Something must be wrong with this bottle. I love CDP with all its earthy funky aromas. But this one was awful.
should be scored very low, e.g. 70 - but don't want to spoil Janasse CDP VV great records.
what a shame…. very disappointing...
Closing
It was a very enjoyable evening. Yoram prepared a wonderful table with many tasty dishes.