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Potluck and wine dinner
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Tasted April 22, 2017 by vinhonotte with 182 views
Introduction
Hosted friends, where they bring the food and I supply the wines and drinks
Food: Pizza, chicken wings, sushi, yam cake
Flight 1 (5 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Louis Royale Gold
90 points
clear, deep gold with fine beads, and gold flakes; clean, medium nose of apricot, nectarine, honey, bread yeast; dry, low acid and tannins, medium body, apricot, nectarine, honey, cream, bread yeast, petrol; been aged a few years, but surprised it still held pretty well
White
2016 Paua Bay Wines Sauvignon Blanc
90 points
clear, pale lemon; clean, pronounced nose of lemon, grapefruit, minerals; dry, acidic, low tannins, medium body, lemon, grapefruit, minerals; simple and refreshing
Red
2011 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Porêts Saint-Georges
94 points
clear, pale ruby; clean, medium nose of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, grass, mushroom, minerals, tar; dry, acidic, medium tannins, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, mineral, tar, leather, smoked meat; lovely and elegant!
Red
2014 Le Grand Noir Pinot Noir Black Sheep
80 points
clear, pale purple ruby; clean, medium nose of blackcurrant, avocado, mint, grass, cocoa, tar; dry, acidic and very tannic, light body, blackcurrant, red apple, honeysuckle, lemon zest, grape jam, leather, tar, coffee; vastly different from a Burg, somewhat like a very watered-down Merlot or Grenache, but in a way, bit enjoyable given its lightness... indeed, Languedoc seems a very wrong region for Pinot, in that such wines face the real danger of becoming uncharacteristic
Red
2012 Duchessa Lia Barolo
92 points
clear, medium ruby; clean, medium nose of blackberry, mint, licorice, mineral, chocolate, smoked meat, leather, tar; dry, medium acid, tannic, blackberry, blackcurrant, mint, licorice, mineral, tar, long finish; the complexity is interesting...
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Closing
Great dinner where all enjoyed