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HWS Game dinner 2016
@ RvD
Tasted November 26, 2016 by Zweder with 347 views
Flight 1 (3 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Mas Codina Cava Brut Reserva
87 points
Fresh apples, some pear, mild citrus acidity and a touch of sweetness. No great complexity, but certainly a very pleasant bubble.
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White - Sparkling
2013 Perelada Penedès Castillo de Perelada Brut Nature Vintage
89 points
Apples, some minerality and nicely dry. No more notes, but a very ok bubble.
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White - Sparkling
N.V. Benoît Lahaye Champagne Grand Cru Brut Essentiel
90 points
Oxidized style with nuts and slightly sherry flavors. Ripe. 90% Pinot Noir. Complex and special, very tasty wine.
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Flight 2 (1 note)
White
2009 Schloss Lieser Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett
91 points
Not many notes but this is really a beautiful wine. A bit pleasantly stinky and minerals in the bouquet as well as on the palate. The wine is off dry and has a perfect balance between acidity and sweetness. A treat!
Flight 3 (2 notes)
White
2009 Van Volxem Wawerner Goldberg Riesling
90 points
The bouquet starts to show some maturity in a beautiful way. Yellow fruits like pineapple, a touch of petrol and a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness.
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White
2009 Van Volxem Scharzhofberger Riesling Pergentsknopp
93 points
Beautiful, tight and focused wine. Beautifully dry with good citrus acidity, a great concentration and length. Still much more youthful than the Goldberg and more complex as well. Great wine!
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Flight 4 (2 notes)
Red
2010 Umathum Haideboden
88 points
In the red berries, cherries, autumn and some rustic flavors. This is a blend of Zweigelt, Blaufränkisch and Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine has red and dark berries and cherries as well as some herbs/bell pepper impressions, ok acidity and tannin and ok bitterness in the finish.
Red
2003 Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve Colli della Toscana Centrale IGT
91 points
Beautiful and mature wine with a lot of sweet spices, autumn forest, some earth, mushrooms and a sweet note in the bouquet. On the palate the wine is very tasty and completely ready with sweet spices like cinnamon, some caramel, a beautiful balance between sweetness and good acidity. Completely ready now! Don’t wait too long! This note is about a magnum bottle.
Flight 5 (1 note)
Red
2005 Château Bouscassé Madiran
88 points
In the bouquet beautiful dark forest fruits and some earth. On the palate dark fruits, autumn forest, some earth and firm acidity. Not extremely refined, but a still youthful full bodied wine. Drank from magnum.
Flight 6 (2 notes)
Red
2000 Château Corbin Michotte
92 points
Beautiful and sophisticated bouquet with dark forest fruits, some earth and rustic flavors. On the palate dark and red forest fruits, some herbs and spices, beautiful vanilla from the oak, a good balance between acidity and sweetness and round tannin with still a good bite. Beautiful wine in its maturity stage. Depending on your preference; drink it now or wait a few more years. Until 2020 should be no problem. Beautiful and classical Claret.
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Red
2000 Domaine des Rémizières Hermitage Cuvée Émilie
91 points
In the bouquet red berries, minerals and some bacon. On the palate red berries, beautiful and elegant acidity as well as good minerals. Beautiful and mature which is not tired yet, but doesn’t need more ageing, although it can last a few years as well. 90 – 91
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Flight 7 (2 notes)
Red
2004 Domaine de la Solitude
87 points
Dark and red forest fruits, some earth, rustic flavors, good acidity. Not extremely concentrated. Pleasant wine. Ready now and the next few years. 86 – 87
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Red
2006 Domaine Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues
91 points
Beautiful bouquet with garrigue and good ripe dark forest fruits. Same on the palate with a good balance between acidity and sweetness, good acidity and tannin with still a good bite. Beautiful wine.
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Flight 8 (2 notes)
White
2005 Domaine Langlois-Château Saumur Vieilles Vignes
90 points
Just some short notes. Beautiful white fruits, good acidity, pleasant oak and a good concentration. Very beautiful wine.
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White
2012 Domaine Saint Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes Clairette
94 points
WOW! What a surprise and what a beautiful wine. Drank from magnum. Luxurious bouquet with ripe yellow and white fruits and a firm dose of luxurious oak. Concentrated, elegant and with a beautiful balance between every element. A truly great wine. I love(d ) it. A true feast now! 94+?
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Flight 9 (1 note)
White - Fortified
N.V. Barbeito Madeira Boal Reserva
90 points
Caramel, tangerine, a lot of sweetness and also a firm amount of acidity. Sweet but also dry. Full bodied and an enormous length. This type of wine is always special.