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Monthly Tasting Group EEE #022; France Northern Rhône

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Tasted November 6, 2013 by Zweder with 205 views

Introduction

All wines were tasted blind.

Flight 1 (1 note)

White
2012 Weingut Hain Piesporter Riesling Trocken Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
86 points
Expressive bouquet with tropical fruits and some tart citrus. On the palate a lot of tropical fruits and some minerality. A bit fat. Dry. Concentrated. No extreme refinement or complexity, but this is a good and concentrated Riesling, nicely dry and without too much astringent acidity.

Flight 2 (2 notes)

White
2011 Domaine Des Hauts Chassis Crozes-Hermitage l'Essentiel Blanc France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
88 points
Beautiful bouquet with white fruits, some caramel and vanilla and yeasty impressions. On the palate soft yellow fruits, a touch of well dosed oak, low acidity and round. A really nice wine and a few years of ageing won't heart.
White
2010 André Perret Condrieu Chery France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Condrieu
89 points
The bouquet shows soft yellow fruit like banana, tangerine, flowers and limestone. On the palate grapes, melon and apricots. Aromatic wine with a good length.

Flight 3 (2 notes)

Red
2007 Domaine Rousset Crozes-Hermitage Les Picaudières France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
88 points
Cherries, minerals, stone, leather and pepper in the bouquet. On the palate firm dark cherries, loads of mineral, medium ripe forest fruits and a bit herbal. Firm acidity and tannin and a bit drying in the finish. Good complexity but not really refined in this stage. Probably wise to wait until 2017 or 2018. 88+ for now.
Red
2007 Domaine La Tache St. Joseph Cuvée Badel France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
88 points
In the bouquet sweet and ripe, almost jammy fruits. Same on the palate, a lot of sweetness, rose hips and minerals. Firm acidity and tannin with still a bite. Although the wine is showing maturity there is no real hurry.

Flight 4 (2 notes)

Red
2009 Domaine Des Hauts Chassis Crozes-Hermitage Les Chassis France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
89 points
Beautiful bouquet with ripe fruits and minerals. Same on the palate. Juicy red fruits, minerals, laurel and licorice. Many layers. A beautiful wine with good complexity. Early maturity now.
Red
2006 Pierre Gaillard St. Joseph Les Pierres France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, St. Joseph
89 points
In the bouquet good ripe cherries and some slightly lactic impressions. On the palate earthy and minerals, firm cherries, bell pepper and white pepper. Good acidity and fairly soft tannin. This wine is in its maturity stage now and can last easily another 3+ years.

Flight 5 (1 note)

Red
2001 Les Vins de Vienne Cornas Les Barcillants France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
90 points
Complex bouquet with ripe red as well as dark forest fruits leather and licorice. On the palate ripe red fruits, white pepper and clove. A firm amount of sweetness balanced by good acidity. Good minerality. Round and soft tannin with still a good bite. The wine is still very much alive and mature now, but it can easily last until 2015.
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