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Sunfish 400th Tasting
Sunfish cellars
Tasted June 27, 2016 by galewskj with 570 views
Flight 1 (31 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Pol Roger Champagne Brut Réserve
90 points
2 small pours at a tasting, from a magnum. One taste before the tasting began was pleasant and non-descript. At the end of the tasting, we revisted the opened magnum and it had opened up with a lot more brioche, toast and caramelization.
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White - Sparkling
2004 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut
93 points
A small pour at a tasting. Quite impressive. Firing on all cylinders, big, lots of yeast, gunpowder, matching acidity.
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Red
2012 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton Domaine Prince Florent de Merode
91 points
A small pour at a tasting. Nice good flavor and spice. Good structure. At this young age, I don't feel it differentiates itself much from other quality pinot. Best to hold.
Red
2009 La Vinya del Vuit Priorat
91 points
A small tasting pour. Lots of fruit. Black earth, tar and oak. A bit modern, but I can dig it.
Red
2003 Montevertine Le Pergole Torte Toscana IGT
92 points
A small tasting pour. Lots of Bordeaux character. A touch of acid on the finish reminds you that it's from Italy.
Red
2013 Sadie Family Columella
91 points
A small tasting pour. Nice fruit, some funk, good spice. Enjoyable.
Red
2010 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée da Capo
92 points
A small tasting pour. As nice as this was, it didn't differentiate itself much compared to the regular Pegau. This seemed riper, with a lot of red cherry. I hope/imagine it will improve, if it doesn't become a science project.
White
2013 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos
90 points
A small tasting pour, didn't notice it was Grand Cru or $$$$ until after I'd drank it, and no strong indication in the taste of that. Pleasant enough as a Chablis, but absolutely crazy for that price.
Red
2012 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
92 points
A small tasting pour. After I complained that they were committing infanticide, I took a sip, and found a surprisingly open and delightful CDP. Good balance, nice earth and minerality.
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Red
2007 Spice Route Malabar
91 points
A small tasting pour. One of the better Malbec's I've had. Good spice, fruit, some complexity.
Red
2011 Figgins Estate Red Wine
89 points
A small tasting pour. Not that interesting. Big. Would have guessed Napa.
White - Off-dry
2010 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese
90 points
A small tasting pour. Rich, creamy, slightly sweet. A lot of flavor here. Good Riesling, but questionable QPR.
White - Sparkling
1997 Mestres Cava Gran Reserva Familiar Brut Mas Via
79 points
From a magnum, slight rancio, bitter bitter fruit, nail polish. I'm out of my depth here, don't understand why you'd drink this.
White
2011 Paul Pernot et ses Fils Bâtard-Montrachet
89 points
A small tasting pour. For Batard, quite uninspired. Forward, oak, not much going on.
Red
1991 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Bosconia
93 points
A small tasting pour. Wonderful complexity, nice fruit, a lot of mushroom, forest floor. A delight. I believe this is the first Lopez Heredia red I've had that wasn't oxidized to all hell.
Red
2013 Monastero Pinot Nero La Pineta Toscana IGT
87 points
A small tasting pour. Funky and pine needles. Not my cup of tea.
Red
2011 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau
92 points
A small tasting pour. Delicious. Great complexity, minerality, earth, good fruit. Makes me want to go buy some.
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Red
2013 Pahlmeyer Merlot
82 points
A small tasting pour. Not the kind of wine I want to buy or drink. Lots of oak, sweet, unbalanced, big.
White - Sparkling
2009 Caraccioli Cellars Brut Cuvée
88 points
A small tasting pour. Nice fruit and acid. Pleasant. Extremely overpriced.
White
2012 Azienda Agricola Valentini Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
92 points
A small tasting pour. This white was very interesting. Quite complex. Cured meats, a little spicy. Revisited at the end of the tasting and it seemed to have fleshed out a bit. I'm not sure I'm a buyer at this price, but the wine got my attention.
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White
2011 Château Simone Palette Blanc
90 points
A small tasting pour. Spicy, racy. Good acidity. It ends with a slightly bitter finish.
White
2014 Big Table Farm Chardonnay
88 points
A small tasting pour. Full-bodied, lots of malo, needs some acid.
Red
2009 Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis
88 points
A small tasting pour. I didn't get much out of this. Sour cherry, a bit of vanilla.
White
2013 Tendril Wine Cellars Chardonnay
87 points
A small tasting pour. Buttery, and that's all. This needs . . . something!
White
2013 Tendril Wine Cellars Pinot Noir The Pretender
92 points
A small tasting pour. I enjoyed this quite a big. Interesting for a white, nice fruit, nice flavor, creamy. This tastes different and enjoyable.
Red
2012 Tendril Wine Cellars Pinot Noir C Note
89 points
A small tasting pour. I'll keep my C-note. High oak, rich pillowy fruit. Quite soft.
Red
2011 Andrew Will Cabernet Sauvignon Champoux Vineyard
92 points
A small tasting pour. Surprisingly open and complex. Blue fruit. This was one of the better Andrew Will's I've had.
White
2013 Matthiasson White Wine
90 points
A small tasting pour. Interesting. Zippy and acidic, but good balance. Smells like slightly funky blue cheese.
White
2013 Scholium Project The Prince In His Caves Farina
89 points
A small tasting pour. I don't know what to make of this. Crazy tropical fruit on the nose, such that I started to wonder if it was a dessert wine. The palate is slihtly more subdued, still lots of tropical fruit. One-dimensial, I can't imagine wanting to drink much of this wine.
Red
Red
2011 Mark Herold Wines Cabernet Sauvignon
88 points
A small tasting pour. Soft, non-descript cabernet.