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4x4 - Mini Tastings
Tasted June 30, 2018 by canan with 197 views
Introduction
All wines were served blind.
Flight 1 (4 notes)
White - Off-dry
2017 Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese
90 points
Pineapple driven fruit with some vanilla and a lovely flowers. Lots of residual sweetness.
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White - Off-dry
2017 Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese
92 points
Slightly bitter pineapple with a sweet chalky note. Some minerals showing nicely.
White - Off-dry
2017 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese
93 points
Pineapple and mange. Fresh and elegant with a bitter finish. Great stuff.
White - Off-dry
2017 Dönnhoff Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese
93 points
Creamy lemon flavors with lots of depth. Showing some minerals and a bitter finish.
This wine was decanted for 48 hours!
This wine was decanted for 48 hours!
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Flight 2 (3 notes)
The 3 wines in this heat were used to make a blend of the infamous Rudi version of Mouton Rothschild 1945. We were led to believe that we were tasting a rare bottle that not that this experiment were going on.
The Mouton 1945 was made of 25% Cos 88, 25% Palmer 90 and 50% Abreu.
It was a very strange experiment but it actually showed an aged Bordeaux wine with clear signs of age but also lots of fruit depth. Very interesting and fun to try :-)
We started with the Mouton 45 and were afterwards told the truth about the experiment. Afterwards we got to try to other wines individually.
Red
1988 Château Cos d'Estournel
91 points
Dusty and fragile with some fruit left but also some bitter chocolate.
Harsh tannins and not very pleasurable on its own.
Harsh tannins and not very pleasurable on its own.
Red
1990 Château Palmer
93 points
Manure and barnyard with a lovely and classic fruit of black currant (and leaves).
Feels kind of raw in its expression and has some rust, iron and other metallic notes to it.
Still, a very pleasurable wine!
Feels kind of raw in its expression and has some rust, iron and other metallic notes to it.
Still, a very pleasurable wine!
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Red
2000 Abreu Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Ranch
93 points
Beautiful lush flavors of sweet black currants mixed with coffee. The tannins are slightly rough but not in a disturbing way.
Lovely intensity and a great wine!
Lovely intensity and a great wine!
Flight 3 (4 notes)
Red
1992 Yarra Yering Dry Red N°2
94 points
Warm tomato plant and just packed with black currant fruit that are cool in its profile.
There is a pronounced sweetness but still a lot of acidity which maintains a lovely balance.
Amazing to try such a rare wine!
There is a pronounced sweetness but still a lot of acidity which maintains a lovely balance.
Amazing to try such a rare wine!
Red
1988 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707
94 points
Packed with fresh juicy young fruit. Almost blackberry in style. Has a lot of oak influence which is pronounced especially it the large amount of coconut that are present.
Still, an almost wild wine that is amazing to try!
Still, an almost wild wine that is amazing to try!
Red
1979 Henschke Cyril Henschke
96 points
Juicy, clean, creamy cool black currant fruit with a touch of menthol. The balance in this wine is just stunning and just a very lovely spicy aftertaste.
What an amazing bottle this was. It was really shining on the day! Very impressive.
What an amazing bottle this was. It was really shining on the day! Very impressive.
Red
2007 Two Hands Cabernet Sauvignon Aphrodite
93 points
Very dense fruit and still very young. Slightly too heavy on the alcohol and the wine seems a bit out of balance.
Flight 4 (4 notes)
Red
1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
94 points
Dark plum and coffee flavors with a very nice acidity and a lovely aftertaste.
Really showing nicely right now and seems to be mature.
Really showing nicely right now and seems to be mature.
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Red
1982 Château Cos d'Estournel
96 points
Sweet dark black currant fruit with an amazing intensity. Very juicy and clean flavors with a nice complexity also. Lots of spices, tobacco and cedar but the fruit is still dominating.
Huge wine and it is very close to its peak!
Huge wine and it is very close to its peak!
Red
1982 Château Gruaud Larose
92 points
Juicy and sweet fruit but also some harsh tannins and a significant amount of Brett.
There was a lot of discussion about this wine being defective but the owner claimed that this is just how this wine performs and is supposed to taste.
There was a lot of discussion about this wine being defective but the owner claimed that this is just how this wine performs and is supposed to taste.
Red
1982 Château Léoville Las Cases
98 points
Fresh and very "clean" fruit with an amazing balance and intensity. This wine is still extremely young but the fruit of plums and black currants are just amazingly charming.
A HUGE wine that keeps impressing me.
A HUGE wine that keeps impressing me.
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Flight 5 (4 notes)
White - Sparkling
2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut
96 points
Unfortunately, it never really opened up with the one glass. There was however still a lot of greatness and promise present.
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Flight 6 (1 note)
Flight 7 (1 note)
White
1994 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl
95 points
Huge amount of apricots mixed with black tea and soap. Very nice wine that really impressed.
Lovely acidity and great balance. Loved it!
Lovely acidity and great balance. Loved it!