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By EM @ Bottles

Tasted January 13, 2018 by Zweder with 261 views

Introduction

We take turns. The host provides the dinner and all the wines. There is no theme and all wines are poured fully blind.

Flight 1 (24 notes)

White
2015 Francis Jourdain Valençay Cuvée Chèvrefeuille France, Loire Valley, Valençay
88 points
Beautiful bouquet with butter and white fruits. On the palate ripe yellow fruits as well, vanilla and good acidity. Full bodied and a good length.
White
2012 Domaine des Deux Roches Saint Véran Les Terres Noires France, Burgundy, Mâconnais, Saint Véran
88 points
In the bouquet ripe yellow fruits and some smoke. On the palate creamy white tropical fruits, soft and fresh acidity and pleasant vanilla from the oak.
Red
2014 Bodegas Copaboca Ribera del Duero Roble Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
86 points
In the bouquet primary fruits like cherries, bell pepper and herbs and spices. On the palate red berries, bell pepper, ok acidity and round tannin.
Red
2011 Bodegas Luis Cañas Rioja Reserva Selección de la Familia Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
flawed
Corked unfortunately
Red
2008 Bodegas Luis Cañas Rioja Reserva Selección de la Familia Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
89 points
Beautiful bouquet with a lot of sweet spices and vanilla. On the palate the same impressions, beautiful red and dark berries as well as some bell pepper impressions. Beautiful wine.
White - Sparkling
N.V. Bouché Pere & Fils Champagne Blanc de Blancs France, Champagne
90 points
In the bouquet brioche, minerals and clean fruits. On the palate beautiful acidity and mousse. Pleasant bitterness in the finish. 89 - 90
White
2013 Rapet Père et Fils Pernand-Vergelesses Les Combottes Blanc France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pernand-Vergelesses
88 points
In the bouquet white fruits and minerals. On the palate dry white fruits, flint stone, lime stone, good acidity and length.
White
2012 Château Mouton Rothschild Aile D'Argent Blanc France, Bordeaux
In the bouquet peach and ripe yellow apples. On the palate a bit reductive, yellow fruits and marzipan. Some of the tasters thought this was a faulty bottle. I am not sure, but nevertheless no score from me.
White
2003 Bodegas Julián Chivite Navarra Coleccion 125 Spain, Navarra
91 points
Yellow fruits and minerals. Full bodied, a lot of vanilla and beautiful acidity. No more notes, but a beautiful wine.
White - Off-dry
1998 Willi Schaefer Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
flawed
Corked unfortunately
White
2010 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Prestige France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
95 points
In the bouquet ripe white and yellow fruits. On the palate full bodied, ripe fruits, some sweetness, a bit fat, some vanilla. Good fresh acidity. An excellent wine.
White
2004 Domaine de la Grange des Pères Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Blanc France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays de l'Hérault
94 points
Drank from magnum. In the intense bouquet white and yellow fruits, smoke, nuts, toast, vanilla and gunpowder. Same impressions on the palate. Full bodied, good balance between acidity and sweetness, some herbs as well. Really beautiful.
Red
2003 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
94 points
In the bouquet red and dark berries, plums, smoke and sweet spices. On the palate red berries, a lot of sweet spices, medicine, some sweetness, good acidity and round tannin. Beautiful wine. 93 - 94
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Red
2008 Château Clinet France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
92 points
Beautiful bouquet with red and dark berries as well as autumn forest and some mushrooms. On the palate red berries, sticky tannin and a slight touch of sweetness. Today I have a slight doubt of the balance in this wine. Time will tell.
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Red
1982 Château Léoville Las Cases France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
97 points
The bouquet is at first a bit dusty with barnyard and stable smells. On the palate red and dark berries, autumn forest and mushrooms. Firm acidity and tannin. I wrote down : "Much too young, needs at least another 5+ years of cellaring" Unlike the other wines in this tasting this wine was popped and poured (blind) . Everybody thought this was a wine from this century… 95 for this evening, but with a potential for 98 or 99, I put 97 in CT as my score.
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Red
2006 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
92 points
In the bouquet red and dark berries and green herbs. On the palate juicy red and dark berries. Beautiful wine with fresh acidity and still powerful tannin. 92+
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Red
2000 Château Malescot St. Exupéry France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
93 points
The bouquet shows some maturity with dark and red berries, autumn forest and spiciness. On the palate juicy dark berries, some bell pepper and good acidity. Ready now, but with several years of future as well. 92 - 93
Red
1999 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
94 points
Concentrated and deep bouquet with smoke, cigar box and beautiful dark berries. On the palate the same luxurious impressions, juicy acidity, sweet spices, soft acidity and tannin. A very tempting wine.
Red
2008 Château Lynch-Bages France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
91 points
In the bouquet dark berries, cigar and graphite. Same on the palate. A firm amount of acidity and tannin. Beautiful wine, but it needs more time. Try around 2022. 91+ for today.
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Red
2009 Dominio Pingus Ribera del Duero Flor de Pingus Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
94 points
In the bouquet chocolate, dark berries, some red berries as well, sweet spices, leather and animals. Same on the palate. Beautiful and juicy dark berries. Very good balance between acidity and sweetness. Round and friendly tannin and a good length. Excellent wine.
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Red
2008 Château Léoville Las Cases France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
The wine is still locked and I did not make many notes. Red and dark berries and some soy(?) in the bouquet. On the palate juicy acidity and drying tannin. Needs probably at least another decade. No score for today.
Red
2008 Château Pontet-Canet France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
92 points
In the bouquet red and dark berries as well as (green) herbs and spices. On the palate juicy dark berries and in fact some elegance. There is smoke, oak and also some green bell pepper. Firm acidity and tannin. The wine will improve with more ageing. Try around 2022 or a few years later. 92++ for today.
Red
2010 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
94 points
Beautiful and complex bouquet with red and dark berries, garrigue and vanilla. On the palate juicy berries, beautiful acidity and tannin. Pleasant bitterness. Beautiful wine and it will improve with more ageing. 2025 will not be any problem.
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Red
2008 Château Montrose France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
93 points
The bouquet is a bit dusty and quite locked, but there are a lot of dark berries and vanilla. In fact the same on the palate. Red and dark berries, bell pepper and a good length, but the wine hardly shows any finesse yet. Wait until 2024+ at least. 93++ for today.
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