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Wine dinner @ Home
Milford, CT
Tasted February 28, 2015 by mdefreitas with 274 views
Flight 1 - SPARKLING WINE (1 note)
White - Sparkling
2011 Under The Wire Sparkling Chardonnay Brosseau Vineyard
88 points
A fun, refreshing, clean and crisp palate cleanser. No hard edges here, I could drink this all night. I would probably buy more, but for the price ($55 with delivery), I think I could find better value.
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Flight 2 - WHITES (2 notes)
With roasted cauliflower and Asiago cheese soup.
White
2012 von Winning Sauvignon Blanc I
91 points
Lovely wine, with tangy, electric acidity. Melons, lemons, and just a hint of celery, but definitely not green. There is a roundness in the mid-palate which suggests some oak treatment, but this finishes clean and mineraly. Above average persistence. Quite nice.
White
2013 Alzinger Riesling Smaragd Dürnsteiner Hollerin
94 points
A piercing wine that poked through my palate like a ice pick. So much detail precision and energy. Layered, complex, refined and very lengthy. Superb... can't wait to taste the other Alzinger Rieslings from 2013.
Flight 3 - REDS (3 notes)
With a cataplana.
Red
1969 Viuva José Gomes da Silva & Filhos Colares Reserva Tinto
94 points
The labels, capsules and cork looked very new, suggesting this is a re-corked, recent library release. The color was still a deep red with some bricking on the edges. Flamboyant nose and a deep, autumnal palate (think dried leaves and mushrooms). Still some fruit here, with a bit of earth and rust. A complex, ever-evolving wine. Next time I will probably decant a bit. Perhaps not as silky as my last bottle, but still gorgeous.
Red
1998 Rene Rostaing Côte-Rôtie Côte Blonde
94 points
Drinking really well right now, with a meaty, spicy, leather and smoky profile. Tannins are well resolved. My last remaining bottle might be drunk sooner rather than later based on this showing.
Red
1999 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage
78 points
I can't say I was really impressed here. A little smoke and aged beef notes on the nose, but the palate was hollow and thin. Faded from the palate far too quickly. On the second day, this showed a marked oxidation character. Hopefully this was an off-bottle?
Flight 4 - DESSERT (2 notes)
With pasteis de nata
Red - Fortified
1961 Kopke Porto Colheita
92 points
This hit the spot after dinner with loads of figs, caramel, oak spice and chocolate. Dessert in a glass. My only complaint is that I would prefer a bit more acidity to balance the sweetness.
White - Off-dry
1998 Müller-Catoir Mußbacher Eselshaut Rieslaner Auslese
95 points
A wonderful wine on day 1 and spectacular on day 2. The quarter of a glass that was left over and sampled on the next day showed more verve and acidity. Lots of tropical fruits here, but I thought the sweetness needed a bit more acidity on day 1; this really firmed up on day 2. Thanks Salil.