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Weekly tasting group RWP #287: A random set of wines
@ DJ
Tasted May 21, 2018 by Zweder with 140 views
Introduction
All wines tasted fully blind
Flight 1 (17 notes)
White - Sparkling
2009 Dom Pérignon Champagne
93 points
Mild citrus, apples and a bit salty in the bouquet. On the palate some brioche, walnuts, full bodied, mild acidity and bitterness. Beautiful wine.
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White - Off-dry
1994 Wegeler Bernkasteler Graben Riesling Spätlese
91 points
Bruised apples, pineapple, honey and petrol in the bouquet. On the palate yellow fruits, caramel, a bit oxidized, nuts, pineapple and a bit fat. Very fresh. Special and beautiful.
White
1998 Gaja Langhe Chardonnay Gaia & Rey
93 points
Golden yellow. In the bouquet yellow fruits, honey and herbs and spices. On the palate a bit fat, yellow fruits including bananas, minerals, butter, good acidity. Beautiful wine.
Red
1948 Bacalhoa (Aliança) Bairrada Garrafeira Particular
Earth, mushrooms, rust, forest floor and a sweat in the bouquet. On the palate a bit musty, rust, earth, coffee and good acidity. Not completely fresh, but nevertheless impressive. No score.
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Red
1980 Caves Velhas Garrafeira
88 points
In the bouquet earth, mushrooms and autumn impressions. Same on the palate. Mild acidity and soft tannin. Very mature, but still beautiful.
Red
1985 Caves Velhas Dão
84 points
Bouquet with rust, nuts, flor and earth. On the palate medicine, earth, good acidity and some bitterness. Still ok, but not really great.
Red
1990 Quinta de Valsanto Aquim Anadia Bairrada Vale Cid
86 points
Beautiful, complex and mature bouquet with autumn impressions and mushrooms. On the palate earthy and fungi. The bouquet is a feast, but on the palate the wine disappoints.
Red
1995 Alves de Sousa Douro Quinta da Gaivosa
89 points
Beautiful bouquet with dark fruits, autumn, sweet spices, coffee and some soy. On the palate a lot of chocolate and forest floor, earth, sweet spices, green herbs, and good acidity.
Red
2003 João Portugal Ramos Vinho Regional Alentejano Marquês de Borba Reserva
92 points
Really beautiful bouquet with ripe dark berries, sweet licorice root, earth, cedar and cassis. Same on the palate. Full bodied, soft, beautiful acidity, dark berries, sweet licorice and melted tannin. A small feast.
Red
1996 Tenuta Farneta Bongoverno Toscana IGT
91 points
Chocolate, cinnamon and other sweet spices, coffee and dark berries in the bouquet. Same on the palate, good acidity, earth, autumn and black olives.
Red
1999 Constanza Malfatti Morellino di Scansano
90 points
In the bouquet coffee, cigar, smoke and chocolate. On the palate sweet spices like cinnamon, vanilla, good acidity and soft tannin.
Red
1996 Agricole Vallone Graticciaia Salento IGT
88 points
Garnet red brown color. In the bouquet raisins and quite mature impressions. On the palate chocolate, soy, sweet spices like cinnamon, good acidity and raisins.
Red
1998 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Conteisa
93 points
Beautiful and complex bouquet with smoke, toast and chocolate. Same on the palate, coffee and tobacco as well, good acidity and slightly drying tannin. Overall a very beautiful wine and at its peak now.
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Red
1998 Castello dei Rampolla Vigna d'Alceo
93 points
Complex bouquet with coffee, toffee, earth and autumn flavors. On the palate beautiful red and dark berries, sweet licorice, laurel, beautiful acidity and a pleasant touch of sweetness. Beautiful wine and ready now.
White - Sweet/Dessert
1999 Du Toitskloof Cellar Noble Late Harvest
Raisins, caramel, coffee candy. A lot of sweetness and also a firm amount of acidity.
Red - Fortified
1997 De Krans (Die Krans) Cape Vintage Port
Currants, chocolate, coffee candy and some heat in the finish.