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Tuesday Night Double Blind <$40

Alpharetta, GA

Tasted November 1, 2016 by Rezy13 with 291 views

Flight 1 (14 notes)

Red
1998 Clos des Pontifes Châteauneuf-du-Pape France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Dead.
Red
2011 Mondot France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Darker core, reddish maroon rim; fresh nose, fruity, spice, red and dark fruit, raspberry, black tea, some graininess, mineral, more grip comes out with air; almost reminded me of Priorat; became more classic Right Bank with more airtime.
Red
2007 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges
Very pale crimson core with pale rim; soft red fruit, delicate, slight green note, cranberry; more intense fruit on the palate, firm acid, very zingy, leaner tart red fruit, grippy finish; was in NSG but missed vintage.
Red
2012 Bouchard Père et Fils Monthélie Domaine France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Monthélie
Pale dull ruby; slight sulfur, deeper darker edge, fresh plum and cherry, raspberry; sulfur shows on palate too, good depth of fruit, firmer structure; ok.
Red
2011 Terrazze dell'Etna Etna Carusu Italy, Sicily, Etna DOC
Maroon core with pale crimson rim; roses, elegant nose, fresh, hints of sandalwood, slight orange peel; great texture, nice caressing tannin, sour cherry and plum, orange, currant; tasty, was on Nebbiolo because I never got the volcanic character.
Red
2002 Luigi Righetti Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Capitel De' Roari Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Darker core with brown rim, lots of chocolate in the transition; soy, brown sugar, maple, fennel, aged nose; palate shows bruised cherry, cedar, sweet wood, brown sugar; not much fruit left in this, past peak.
Red
2006 Pahlmeyer Merlot USA, California, Napa Valley
Opaque core with thinner reddish violet rim; strong oak, pen ink, cedar, sweet, big, nutty, dill, very NW; thick texture, sweet, fig and blackberry preserves, still young and monstrous.
Red
2014 Domaine Tempier Bandol France, Provence, Bandol
Super purple, bright magenta rim; burning tires, violets, purple fruit; grippy tannin, shorter finish; hard to evaluate this young; from a different bottle tasted later in the day.
Red
2010 Jean Luc et Paul Aegerter Pommard 1er Cru Réserve Personnelle France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru
See through duller ruby, pale rim; pine, bit of brulee, cherry pit, sweeter, simpler; ok, needs to settle a little bit, no familiarity with producer.
Red
2011 J.L. Chave Sélection Hermitage Farconnet France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Dark core with reddish violet rim; black olive, chocolate, young, powerful, spice, granite, violets, stank, black pepper, slight green note; great texture, some grip, cedar, finishes with more velvety tannin; tasty though quite young still; WOTN.
Red
2006 Le Chiuse Brunello di Montalcino Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Dark core with crimson rim; nutty, leather, cedar, sappier, oak, plum, cherry, rubber, still a little reductive but a good wine underneath.
Red
2010 Fratelli Grasso Barbaresco Vallegrande Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
See through crimson, onion skin rim; mint, cedar, strawberry, sandy, sweet cherry; good sweetness on palate, restrained tannin; very pleasant.
Red
2004 Le Ragnaie Brunello di Montalcino Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Darker core, deep crimson, browning rim; fennel, smoke, cherry, chocolate, cedar, sandalwood; intense cherry, black tea, citrus, cherry, aged; better on the palate than nose suggests.
Red
2006 Paolo Scavino Barolo Riserva Rocche dell'Annunziata Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Darker perspective to this bottle, sandalwood, roses, balsamico, deep, layered, structured, youthful though a pleasure to drink.
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