Blind Red Wine Tasting
Plymouth, MN
Tasted November 22, 2014 by GoBlue2002 with 387 views
Introduction
3 flights consisted of a welcome wine, the tasting, and then port afterwards.
Red wines were consumed blind, and tasters had to rank and guess the varietal for each wine. The list of varietals was: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend, Syrah, Zinfandel (2), and Red Blend (2).
Flight 1 - Welcome Wine (1 note)
Flight 2 - Blind Tasting (8 notes)
All wines were drunk blind, with each person starting on a different wine.
For blind tasting:
I guessed Bordeaux, 88 pts. 3rd place.
Marianne: Zinfandel, 86 pts. 5th place.
Overall 3rd out of 8 wines.
For blind tasting:
I correctly guessed zinfandel blend, 77 pts, 8th out of 8 wines.
Marianne: Correctly guessed Zinfandel, 84 pts, 6th out of 8 wines.
Overall 7th out of 8 wines.
For blind tasting:
I correctly guessed zinfandel blend, 85 pts, 7th out of 8 wines.
Marianne: guessed syrah, 80 pts, 8th out of 8 wines.
Overall 8th out of 8 wines.
For blind tasting:
I guessed merlot, 91 pts, 1st out of 8 wines. My last wine of the tasting.
Marianne: guessed Bordeaux blend, 88 pts, 7th out of 8 wines.
Overall 4th out of 8 wines. This one split the group, with 3 1st place votes and 4 7th (2nd to last) place votes. This appeared to need some time, with those tasters who went back to the wine enjoying more than 2nd time around.
For blind tasting:
I correctly guessed red blend, 88 pts, 5th out of 8 wines.
Marianne: Correctly guessed red blend, 87 pts, 4th out of 8 wines.
Overall 2nd out of 8 wines.
For blind tasting:
I guessed syrah, 88 pts, 2nd out of 8 wines.
Marianne: guessed cabernet sauvignon, 90 pts, 1st out of 8 wines.
Overall 1st out of 8 wines.
This was clearly the group favorite, and was also the 1st bottle finished by the group, even before the results were announced.
For blind tasting:
I guessed cabernet sauvignon, 89 pts, 4th out of 8 wines.
Marianne: Correctly guessed bordeaux blend, 89 pts, 3rd out of 8 wines.
Overall 6th out of 8 wines.
Flight 3 - Finishing Wine (1 note)
Closing
Group Scores (low score is better):
Wine A - 2004 McPrice Myers Syrah Les Galets - 31 pts
Wine B - 2010 Rua - 36 pts
Wine C - 2012 Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois Red - 46 pts
Wine D - 2011 Quivira Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley - 49 pts
Wine E - 2012 William Hill Winery Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast - 35 pts - the love it or hate it wine
Wine F - 2013 Ravenswood Besieged - 28 pts
Wine G - 2011 Ramos Pinto Douro Duas Quintas Reserva - 26 pts
Wine H - 2009 Château La Gorre - 37 pts