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Tasted July 15, 2017 - July 22, 2017 by JerM with 503 views

Introduction

soulless note-taking according to wset2. Apologies!

Flight 1 (12 notes)

light and aromatic whites

White
2015 Fratelli Pighin Friuli Grave Pinot Grigio Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Friuli Grave
clear, pale, lemon
clean, light, aromatic fruit
dry, medium acidity, light bodied.
white fruit, short finish.
White
2015 Campo Viejo Rioja Blanco Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
clear, pale, lemon
clean, medium nose, floral, fruit, spice and oak.
dry medium body & acid, similar fruit and oak.
meh.
White
2014 Gilles Gaudron Vouvray Les Pierres Rousses France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
pale lemon. clean, pronounced nose of fruit, flower and spice.
off dry, low-medium acidity, citrus and long mineral finish.
White
2014 Trimbach Gewurztraminer France, Alsace
pale lemon, clean nose. medium intensity, aromatic fruit & spice.
just slightly off-dry, sprtiz, medium acidty. Tropical fruits, spice and oak.
long finish
White
2015 Radford Dale Chenin Blanc Renaissance South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
pale lemon gold. medium nose of tropical and stone fruit, nutty oak, smoke and creamy butter.
dry, high acidity, medium full palate, showing more fruit, creamy toasted oak, and a long finish.
White
2016 Ribbonwood Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
pale lemon, light-medium nose, forward fruit and vegetal nose, white pepper.
medium acid, light-medium body citrus, green fruit.
short-medium finish.
(high acidity is missing, as is characteristic gooseberry)
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White
2015 Pascal Jolivet Sancerre France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre
pale lemon, light intensity. green fruit and lemon.
dry, high acidity. light-medium body. citrus, and medium finish.
White
2016 Pewsey Vale Vineyard Eden Valley Riesling Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Eden Valley
pale lemon, light nose, citrus and minerality.
high acid, medium body, lime, lemon florals.
White - Off-dry
2013 Fritz Zimmer Spätlese Mosel Saar Ruwer Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
pale lemon gold. clean, light medium nose, white fruit, mineral and hessian.
medium sweet, high acid, white fruit, peach, minerality. medium finish.
White
2011 Folonari Soave Italy, Veneto, Soave
pale lemon. light-medium nose, fruit, herbaceous, white pepper.
dry, medium-high acid, fruit, herbaceous. medium finish.
(no chamomile)
White
2014 Epicure Wines Alma Spain, Galicia, Rías Baixas
clear medium gold. clean light-medium nose, minimal fruit, nutty, oak, and strange hessian?
dry, high acid, light, citrus, medium finish.
White
2013 Freemark Abbey Viognier USA, California, Napa Valley
pale lemon. sweet white fruit, white floral, peach, pear, oak. medium nose.
tinge residual sugar, dry-offdry. low-medium acid. Stone fruit, bitter oak, creamy, spices.
medium finish.

Flight 2 (2 notes)

rosé

Rosé
2015 Vinoamoryfantasia.com Más Amor Spain, Catalunya, Tarragona, Terra Alta
salmon pink, aromatic fruit, spice and oak.
off-dry, medium acidity, low tannin.
fruit, spice and oak. medium finish.
Rosé
2014 Gallo Family Vineyards / Gallo of Sonoma White Zinfandel USA, California
dark salmon, light fruit. medium acidity, medium sweetness, some spritz, low tannin. only red fruit, and a medium finish.

Flight 3 (6 notes)

light and elegant reds

Red
2014 Joseph Drouhin Beaujolais-Villages France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages
clear ruby. clean nose, red fruit, light oak, earthy spice.
dry, med-high acidity, medium tannin.
red fruit, spice, oak, ferrous earth.
medium finish.
Red
2015 Villa Girardi Valpolicella Classico Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico
bright, pale-medium garnet. clean medium nose of red/black fruit, spice, orange peel.
dry, medium acidity, medium tannin, medium-full body
fruit and spice, medium-long finish.
Red
2012 Prunotto Barolo Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
pale medium tawny-garnet. clean, pronounced nose of dark fruit, rose petals, spice, oak and tar.
dry, medium acidity, full body, high tannin. perfume fruit and spice; long finish.
Red
2015 Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel USA, California, Central Valley, Lodi
92 points
intense deep purple. pronounced oak, fruit, spice, juicy stew, licorice.
dry, medium acidity, high tannin, pronounced body, dark berries, spice, graphite on the long finish.
actually my favourite of the day's tastings...
Red
2014 Ribbonwood Pinot Noir New Zealand, South Island, Marlborough
pale ruby. clean, light-medium nose, red fruit, hint oak and spice.
dry, medium acidity, medium tannin. blue and red fruit, umami, and meaty finish.
Red
2013 Joseph Drouhin Côte de Nuits Villages France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Côte de Nuits Villages
pale ruby/ medium-pronounced nose of dark fruit, oak and spice.
high acid, high tannin, medium red fruits, spice and oak.

Flight 4 (4 notes)

chardonnay

White
2014 Pierre Henri Chardonnay France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d'Oc
clear pale lemon in glass, light palate, white fruit and oak.
dry, low acid, light body, fruit and oak, short finish.
White
2013 Isabelle & Denis Pommier Chablis 1er Cru Beauroy France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
pale lemon in glass. flinty, limestone, smoke, citrus.
high acid, medium body. citrus, oak, and limestone. long finish.
White
2014 Roux Père & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet Les Morichots France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet
pale lemon. pronounced white fruit, toasty, buttery, unctuous.
dry, medium high acid, toasted, nutty, oak and brilliant minerality.
very long finish. exciting.
White
2012 McGuigan Chardonnay The Shortlist Australia, South Australia, Mount Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Hills
gold, clean intensity on nose, white fruit, butter and smoke. dry sweetness, high acidity, medium body.

Flight 5 (8 notes)

big reds

Red
2014 Château d'Armailhac France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
clear, deep purple. clean, medium-pronounced nose, cassis, plum, cherries, leather, cinnamon, spice and oak.
dry, high acid, pronounced tannin. dark fruit, fullbody, spice, oak. medium-long finish.
too young!
Red
2009 Château Haut-Plantey St. Émilion Grand Cru France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
clear, medium-deep garnet. clean, medium-pronounced nose, dark fruit, oak, spice, leather, tobacco, cloves and earth.
dry, medium-high acid, balanced, full body. dark fruit, chocolte, leather, moss, spice. long finish.
Red
2013 Pierre Henri Merlot Vin de Pays d'Oc France, Languedoc Roussillon, Vin de Pays d'Oc
clear medium ruby. clean nose, medium intensity, black fruit, plums and oak.
dry, medium acidity, light-medium tannin, dark fruit and oak, short-medium finish.
Red
2014 Jim Barry Cabernet Sauvignon The Cover Drive Australia, South Australia, Limestone Coast, Coonawarra
deep ruby purple. clean medium-pronounced nose, black/dark fruits, vegetal, sweet spice, leafy, herbaceous, mint, hot.
dry, medium acid, medium high tannin.fullbodied.
chewy leather, green pepper, tea-sweet, blackfruit, spice, oak, herbaceous.
medium-long finish.
far too young.
Red
2013 E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
clear, medium-deep ruby-purple. medium nose, blackfruit, spice, oak and leather.
dry, medium high tannin. leafy sweetness, medium-full body.
black fruit, spice, oak, leather and ash. medium-long finish.
Red
2013 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
clear pale-medium ruby. clean medium-pronounced nose, red/black fruit.
dry, fruit sweetness, medium acid, medium-high tannin, fullbody.
meaty, spices, mint, eucalypt, ashy bitter, long finish.
Red
2013 E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
clear deep purple. clean, medium-pronounced nose. funky rich dark fruit, leather, vegetal, spice and tobacco.
dry, medium acid, high tannin. sweet dark leaf, dark florals, herbaceous, violts, leather, spice and dark fruit.
elegant, mid-long finish.
Red
2014 Earthworks Shiraz Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
clear deep purple. clean, pronounced nose, dark fruit, stewed plums, jammy prune, spice, pepper and black earth.
Dry, medium-high acid, high tannin, full and very extracted. leafy jammy bluefruits, violets, oak. long finish.

Flight 6 (6 notes)

other reds

Red
2015 Grandes Vinos y Viñedos Cariñena Gran Selección Marquès de Caranó Spain, Aragón, Cariñena
clear, medium ruby. clean, simple-medium nose, black/red fruit.
low tannin, low oak, young fruit, spice, herbaceous, medicinal. short finish.
Red
2011 Diosares Rioja Reserva Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
clear medium-deep ruby. cassis, leafy, spice, vegetal.
medium-high tannin, medium acidity. stewed red and black fruit, ashy, spice. medium finish.
(just a bit too stewed)
Red
2016 Terra Vega Carménère Chile, Rapel Valley, Colchagua Valley
deep purple. powerful nose, soft dark fruit, savoury, olive tapenade. odd canned tuna.
earth, blackfruit, herb, soft oak, spice, medium acid, medium tannin. sweet tea, blue fruit, black pepper, leafy.
Red
2014 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Ama Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG
medium-deep ruby-purple. flabby sappy nose, ashy black.
chewy stewed fruit, ashy, hot, flabby, sappy.
meh
Red
2016 The Winery of Good Hope Pinotage South Africa, Coastal Region, Stellenbosch
deep purple. dark fruit, leather, spice, burnt toast and rubber.
high tannin, herbal, smoky, meaty, cocoa, black pepper. short finish.
Red
2013 Luca Malbec Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco
nose is green fruit, peah, white fruit, and graphite.
sappy green tannin, chewy, stewed fruit, sweet leaf and graphite.

Flight 7 (4 notes)

sparkling

White - Sparkling
2015 Cantina Produttori di Valdobbiadene Prosecco Blu Millesimato Extra Dry Val d'Oca Italy, Veneto / Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Prosecco
[glera] clear pale lemon, delicate nose, white floral, nectarines.
fresh lemon, lime, sweet grass. light pink florals, white pith, fresh and clean, nectarines.
low-mid acid, off-dry sweetness, short finish.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Freixenet Cava Gran Seleccion Cordon Negro Brut Spain, Cava
pale lemon, fine bubbles. biscuit nose, slight autolysis, citrus.
brioche, soft sweet hint of citrus and synthetic florals.
light-medium body, dry, med-high acid. medium finish.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Domaine Chandon (Australia) Brut Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Yarra Valley
lemon-gold. autolysis, brioche, toasty cashew, saline.
bready funky nose, toast, yeast, oak. soft hessian and toasted hay.
yum!
White - Sparkling
N.V. Nominé Renard Champagne Brut France, Champagne
pale lemon gold. complex nose, rich toasted brioche, stewed citrus.
rich, honey, honeysuckle, beeswax, brioche. orange peel, complex hessian and some age.
rich, biscuit/brioche on a long finish. very yum!

Flight 8 (5 notes)

dessert

White - Sweet/Dessert
2016 Nederburg Special Late Harvest South Africa, Western Cape
[chenin blanc; 12%] pale gold, chamomile, honeysuckle, orange peel, white florals.
high acid, medium-full body. passion fruit, tropical fruit, oak. long, taut, impressive finish.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2013 Tempus Two Sémillon Botrytis Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley
marmalade, honey, banana, apricot.
sweet, high acidity, medium-full body. honey.
long finish.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2008 Patricius Tokaji Aszú 4 Puttonyos Hungary, Tokaji
Woah, mushroom, hay, tealeaf, straw. Complex!
high acid, sweet, clean, chewy, hessian, savoury, saline. Complex!
Yumm.
White - Fortified
N.V. Emilio Lustau Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Fino Jarana Spain, Andalucía, Jerez-Xérès-Sherry
Funky yeast, inky nose, no fruit, no acid, neutral nose.
neutral palate, savoury, saline and oceanic.
Red - Fortified
2008 Sandeman Porto Late Bottled Vintage Portugal, Douro, Porto
Oily, rich, clean nose. Dark leather, inky sweet, pitch, chewy, and too young!
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