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Annual Customer Appreciation Tasting 2016
Tasted December 12, 2016 by andrewdodd86 with 396 views
Flight 1 (14 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Cuvée No. 739
94 points
toast, yeast, crisp acid, would be great w/food, dry
White
2015 Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera
88 points
Far as Pinot Grigio goes, not half bad, nose better than palate, needs some acid
White
2015 Saint Cosme Côtes du Rhône Blanc
92 points
Viognier makes it more aromatic w/o being waxy, nice
White
2014 Failla Chardonnay Sonoma Coast
91 points
Good but missing complexities of single vineyard bottlings
White
2014 Kistler Chardonnay Sonoma Mountain
93 points
Huge step up from Failla, but different style, more oak, big butter, less restrained than other recent Kistlers I've had (single vnd)
White
2014 Paul Hobbs Chardonnay Russian River Valley
94 points
Less oak than Kistler, but a little more elegant and complex
Red
2014 Failla Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
93 points
Tart cherry, elegant, silky smooth
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Red
2013 Capiaux Cellars Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard
93 points
Less dense and structured than previous vintages (like '06), and pales in comparison to estate Pisoni (which we drank last night), still good, just a little thin
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Red
2014 Domaine Paul Autard Châteauneuf-du-Pape
91 points
Modern red ripe fruit, not recognizable as CDP really, spice
Red
2013 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
96 points
Drinking superbly tonight, very modern, very aromatic, red fruit central, not as good as HM or MV but amazing stuff to drink tonight
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2013 Pride Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
94 points
Modern fruit, fairly tannic, O'Shaugnessey ran circles around this
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2010 Bodega Catena Zapata Nicolás Catena Zapata
97 points
Big, tannic, red fruit driven Bordeauxesque, beautiful but desperately needs some cellar time
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