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Matter of Taste: Wine Advocate Tasting
Miami, FL
Tasted September 26, 2015 by cliffkol with 834 views
Introduction
"A Matter of Taste". Saturday, Sept 26, 2015 at the Moore Building, 4050 NE 2nd Ave, Miami. 150 Iconic wines of Spain, Argentina and Chile. Presented by Robert Parker and Wine Advocate. Luis Guiterrez represented the Wine Advocate at the tasting. Single local retail sponsor: Sunset Wines.
Flight 1 (32 notes)
White - Off-dry
1939 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Corono Blanco
94 points
Solid, liquid gold with flavors that went on forever. An amazing wine
Red
2011 Abadia Retuerta Cabernet Sauvignon Pago Valdebellon
91 points
Dark fruits, slight oak, complex and layered flavors. Grippy tannins. Needs at least 5 more years; winemaker agreed. (Doris 93 YES)
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Red
2011 Bodegas y Viñedos Alión Ribera del Duero
91 points
A good future, but very young right now.
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Red
2012 Bodegas Borsao Garnacha Campo de Borja Tres Picos
85 points
A very ordinary wine, but made for the masses and is very popular. (Doris - caramel nose. #1 of the Campo de Borja wines.) Dwight from Total Wine
Red
2012 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Garnacha Campo de Borja
91 points
aged in 60% American oak. 15-20 yr old vines. Higher elevation and smaller plots. Very good structure and balance. Nice depth and concentration. Complex wine. Nicely done. (Doris 89) (Dwight from Total Wine)
Red
2012 Bodegas Alto Moncayo Campo de Borja Veraton
89 points
Bottle was just opened so might have affected my rating. But this bottle was more tannic, grippy than prior bottles. Fruity as before, blue fruits. Aged in 60% french oak. (Doris 88) (Dwight from Total Wine)
Red
2013 Castell d’Encús Costers del Segre Acusp
84 points
100% Pinot Noir, not a particularly good grape to grow in this region. The wine reflects that.
Red
2012 Castell d’Encús Costers del Segre Thalarn
87 points
Spicy, soft flavors, medium color. 100% Syrah. (Doris 92)
Red
2013 Castell d’Encús Costers del Segre Quest
87 points
Classic Bordeaux left bank blend, majority Cabernet Sauvignon. Light color, light flavors, nice blended wine though. (Doris 91. smooth, blend. Done in hole in ground)
Red
2008 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Cune Gran Reserva
87 points
Fruity, mature cherries, slight oak, earth. Not a complex wine but nice with company. Grippy tannins. (Doris 89-90)
Red
2009 C.V.N.E. (Compañía Vinícola del Norte de España) Rioja Imperial Reserva
90 points
Woody, blue fruits. Nicely balanced tannins. Good structure. Could use 3 more years.
Red
2008 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Reserva
89 points
Lighter and softer than the Gran Reserva. More feminine.
Red
2005 Bodegas y Viñedos del Contino Rioja Contino Gran Reserva
92 points
Majority Tempranillo. Drinks like a blend, delicious. Nice tannins, a bit grippy but powerful. Complex, layered. (Doris - 92 YES)
Red
2011 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla El Nido
91 points
70% cabernet sauvignon, 30% monastrell. Aged for 24 months in new French and American oak. Young, very fruity, soft tannins. Needs 5-10 more years. (Doris 91)
Red
2011 Bodegas El Nido Jumilla Clio
90 points
70% Monastreil, 30% cabernet sauvignon. Aged 24 months in oak barrels. More feminine, softer than El Nido. Minerals, blue fruits, slight oak. Tannins need more time for resolving. Another 5 years.
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White - Fortified
N.V. Bodegas Hidalgo Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Amontillado Pastrana
85 points
Chocolate, spices, oak. Very dry, non-descript taste. Doris loved this wine. White sherry style.
White - Fortified
N.V. Bodegas Hidalgo Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Palo Cortado Viejo
89 points
Fortified. One of Doris's favorite wines of the tasting. White sherry style (Doris 95)
Red
2010 Viña Koyle Auma
90 points
Chewy, complex, Bordeaux style blend. Slight oak, spices. Needs at least 5 more years. (Doris 88)
Red
2013 Zorzal Eggo Tinto de Tiza
82 points
90% malbec, 5% cabernet sauvignon, 5% cabernet franc. Funky and fun, but not for me.
Red
2012 Passionate Wine Demente
80 points
Malbec/cabernet franc blend. Soft, light, mild flavors, soft tannins. Not interesting.
Red
2011 Montes Alpha M
91 points
Well balanced, complex blue fruits, concentrated flavors, not jammy. Nice structure. slight oak foundation. (Doris 90-91)
Red
2009 Bodega O. Fournier Urban Blend
89 points
80% cabernet franc, 10% cabernet sauvignon, 10% syrah. Decent blend, nothing great. (Doris 80)
Red
2007 Bodegas Pintia Toro Pintia
92 points
Delicious, well balanced. Blue fruits, mature, slight oak. This is a well made, structured wine. Nicely done.
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White
2013 Tabalí Sauvignon Blanc Talinay Coastal Limestone Vineyard
92 points
Citrus, stone fruits, floral, minerals, slight sweetness. Very fresh, clean, crisp. Nice depth, slightly complex. Well done! (Doris 93. GREAT)
Red
2010 Trapiche Malbec Terroir Series Finca Suarez Lastra
87 points
Of the Terroir Series tasted, this was the driest, most tannic and least body and flavors. Overall though, still a decent wine.
Red
2010 Trapiche Malbec Terroir Series Finca Orellana de Escobar
88 points
Light but well balanced and decent structure. Very fruity.
Red
2010 Bodegas Bianchi Enzo Bianchi
92 points
Bordeaux blend. Cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, petit verdot, malbec. Still very young, needs at least 3-4 more years. The winemaker brought this vintage since the 2007 is sold out from their inventory. Forest floor, cassis, oak, dark cherries, spices, floral. Tannins are beginning to resolve, but still have more to go. $55 approx retail. (Doris 92. YES)