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Second Sunday Group: Bandol

Frank's

Tasted February 11, 2018 by AllRed with 240 views

Introduction

The 2nd Sunday group gathered for our regular double blind tasting. For this group, we are presented a couple of double blind warm ups before the main flight. The warm ups are discussed & unveiled before moving on to the themed main flight. We spent forty five minutes or so tasting and evaluation the eight wines for the main flight before ranking the wines and then making guesses as to what we were tasting. Wines are ranked 1-8, one point for each place, and then unveiled from last place to first place. After the tasting, dinner is served with the additional wines brought by the group, nonblind. For this tasting we had twelve tasters and the cost was $35.

Flight 1 - Warm ups (2 notes)

White

2015 Louis Jadot Mâcon-Villages France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Mâcon-Villages

88 points

Double blind. Billowy white fruit and mineral notes. Light body, orchard fruit and tropical tones. Bright acidity. Drank more like a pinot blanc than chardonnay.

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Red

2015 Château La Roque Pic St. Loup Cuvée Les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvedre France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Pic St. Loup

90 points

Double blind. Deep color. Dark fruit, pepper and spice, slight meaty note; subtle tapenade quality too. Chewy tannins. Flavors of dark fruit, pepper and spice; jammy in a good way. Nice finish. My initial thought was northern Rhone, but I quickly moved on and guessed Languedoc blend as it reminded me a good bit of thr Puech-Haut Cuvee Prestige.

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Flight 2 - Main flight (8 notes)

This was a fairly easy flight to determine what they were not- I was quickly able to toss out pinot and other "light" varieties, but after a short while it became difficult to figure out what they were given what I had eliminated. Often times when I find myself in that situation the wine ends up being tempranillo or malbec and it was fairly easy to eliminate tempranillo too, so I guessed malbec. They were definitely not new world so I guessed this was a flight of wines form Cahors.

Red

2011 Domaine La Suffrene Bandol Cuvée Les Lauves France, Provence, Bandol

87 points

Double blind. Dark color. Meaty dark fruit and spice aromas. Firm tannins, with flavors of dark berry fruit and spice, with spice continuing through the finish. Develops a bit of a bouillon-like note which is a bit distracting.

My #3, Domino's #6
Group #8, 67 pts

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Red

2013 Domaine Tempier Bandol France, Provence, Bandol

90 points

Double blind. Meaty dark fruit to start, along with tar and burnt rubber. Medium tannins. There's loads of dark fruit on the palate that has a pleasant jammy ripeness, along with rose water. Finishes with nice length and balance. 90-91 pts.

My #1, Domino's #1
Group #2, 44 pts

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Red

2013 Tardieu-Laurent Bandol France, Provence, Bandol

90 points

Double blind. Pine resin, dark fruit, spice and floral notes. Firm tannins with flavors of herbs, dark fruit, spice and pepper with a nice finish. The resin note turns to rosemary stem; dark fruit with plenty of balancing acidity.

My #2, Domino's #2
Group #6, 59 pts

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Red

2011 Domaine Bunan Bandol Moulin des Costes France, Provence, Bandol

84 points

Double blind. Aromas of dark berry fruit, cherry and sandalwood. Flavors of dark fruit and dill- jammy. Medium+ tannins. Develops a plastic chemical aroma and turns a bit sour on the finish.

My #8, Domino's #3
Group #5, 55 pts

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Red

2014 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Tourtine France, Provence, Bandol

86 points

Double blind. Herbal resiny dark fruit with a perfumed floral undertone. Firm tannin. Dark berry fruit and spice with a soft, jammy fruit dominated finish. Becomes overly acidic and sour. Pepper-tinged finish.

My #5, Domino's #7
Group #1, 42 pts

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Red

2014 Domaine Tempier Bandol La Migoua France, Provence, Bandol

85 points

Double blind. Dark fruit aromas dominate. Chewy tannins; dark fruit with a short finish. Develops red fruit and herb nuances. Simple.

My #7, Domino's #5
Group #3, 46 pts

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Red

2014 Château Puech-Haut Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drézéry Bosc Negre France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drézéry

85 points

Double blind. Pretty blue fruit and violet notes with black fruit undertones. Soft jammy fruit on the palate. Turns sour and acidic as it sits. 85-86 pts.

My #6, Domino's #4
Group #4, 55 pts

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Red

2013 La Bastide Blanche Bandol France, Provence, Bandol

86 points

Double blind. Sour, weedy and vegetal at first. Tannic; dark fruit on the palate. This changed more than any of the others as the vegetal qualities fade leaving dark fruit and spice. Nicely balanced; finishes with decent length.

My #4, Domino's #8
Group #7, 64 pts

Comment

Flight 3 - Dinner/dessert (10 notes)

Enjoyed with gumbo, nonblind.

White - Sparkling

N.V. Champagne Jeeper Champagne Brut Grande Réserve France, Champagne

88 points

Apple, honecomb and fresh apple juice aromas. Medium bead; good acidity. Apple and vanilla creme flavors.

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Red

1985 Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Cent-Vignes France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Beaune 1er Cru

86 points

Opens with a bouillon cube note, followed by dried cherry and tea. Better on the palate than the bouquet suggests, with flavors of cherry and white currant. In decline, drink now.

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Red

2009 La Pousse d'Or Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Feusselottes France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

93 points

Lovely dark cherry and floral notes with a subtle earthy undertone. Medium-bodied. Cherry, raspberry and earth flavors. Balanced; lengthy finish.

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Red

2000 Hauts de Pontet-Canet France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

88 points

Tobacco and red berry fruit. Medium-bodied, with softened tannins and flavors of red fruit and iron. Medium(-) finish.

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Red

2009 Lokoya Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain

93 points

Aromas od dark fruit, cassis and white pepper. Full-bodied with firm but fine-grained tannins and flavors of cassis, black fruit, vanilla and spice. Long finish. Youthful; decant or hold.

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Red

2015 Frederic Esmonin Gevrey-Chambertin France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin

88 points

High-toned cherry and red fruit notes. Cherry and mineral on the palate with bright underlying acidity. Needs a bit of time I think to settle in.

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White - Off-dry

2015 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese Germany, Nahe

94 points

AP 77530101816. Gorgeous slate, apple, peach and mineral tones in the bouquet and on the palate. Terrific weight across the palate with bright underlying acidity and a long finish. Excellent.

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Red

2009 Gary Farrell Syrah Ramal Vineyard Carneros USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros

88 points

Dark fruit, pepper, blue fruit and caramel tones. Softened tannins. Nice peppery note on the finish. 88+ pts.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

1997 Château Suduiraut France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

93 points

Deep golden amber color. Notes of apricot liqueur, marmalade, coconut and botrytis spice. Rich texture. Peach and honeyed citrus and mango flavors carrying the finish. Excellent.

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Red - Fortified

1992 Fonseca Porto Vintage Portugal, Douro, Porto

93 points

Spice, dark fruit, cassis and cherry notes. The palate mirrors the bouquet. Still on the youthful side. 93+ pts.

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Second Sunday Group: Bandol

Frank's

Introduction

Flight 1 - Warm ups (2 notes)

Flight 2 - Main flight (8 notes)

Flight 3 - Dinner/dessert (10 notes)

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