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Wine Connection 20th Anniversary Tasting Fair
Wine Connection @ Capital Square
Tasted December 1, 2018 by vinhonotte with 203 views
Flight 1 - Champagne (5 notes)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Ernest Rapeneau Champagne Brut
91 points
pale lemon; fairly acidic, light, goid intensity, with apple, lime, peach, mint, bread dough
White - Sparkling
2007 Ernest Rapeneau Champagne Brut Millésimé
91 points
pale gold; acidic, medium bodied, with pineapple, brioche, almond, honey
White - Sparkling
N.V. Charles Mignon Champagne Brut Premium Reserve
91 points
pale lemon; light, cool, breezy, with pear, apple, walnut, mint
White - Sparkling
N.V. Charles Mignon Champagne Premier Cru Grande Réserve Brut
89 points
pale lemon; straw nose, acidic, with lemon and straw
Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Charles Mignon Champagne Premier Cru Brut Rosé
88 points
medium salmon; fair acidity, medium bodied, a bit of tannins, with peach, a bit of strawberry, barnyard
Flight 2 - Mosel Saar Ruwer (4 notes)
White
White
2017 Selbach Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett
89 points
pale lemon; bit more than off dry, acidic, light, with apple, peach, grass
White
2017 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Riesling Kabinett trocken
91 points
pale lemon; dry, acidic, light, fresh, with green apple, lemon, limestone
White
2016 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Schlossberg Riesling Kabinett
89 points
pale lemon; medium sweet, acidic, with apple, pineapple, straw, grass, almond
Flight 3 - Alsace (4 notes)
White
White
2016 Wolfberger Pinot Gris
89 points
pale lemon; some elderflowers in the nose, acidic, good length, with apple, peach, bread dough, almond
White
2016 Wolfberger Gewurztraminer
91 points
pale lemon; pronounced nose of lavender and lychee, off dry, medium bodied, with melon, apricot, lychee, nectarine, grass; pretty good
Flight 4 - Bourgogne Blanc (8 notes)
White
2017 La Chablisienne Petit Chablis Pas Si Petit
92 points
pale lemon; pronounced nose, light bodied but intense, lemon, limestone, brine, oyster
White
2015 La Chablisienne Chablis La Pierrelée
90 points
pale lemon; good intensity, light, with apple, peach, lemon, a bit of cloves, elderflower, bread dough
White
2013 La Chablisienne Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles Château Grenouilles
87 points
pale gold, pronounced nose of summer fruits, apricots, acidic, fair intensity, apricot, mango, pineapple, brioche, cloves, cedar, vanilla; somehow felt like mainstream Southern Burgundy white, so while nice, didn’t feel that it quite described the Chablis terroir... quite a pity...
White
2016 Andre Goichot Chardonnay Bourgogne Blanc
89 points
pale lemon; acidic, medium bodied, with green apple, straw, grass
White
2016 Andre Goichot Montagny 1er Cru Les Vignes sur le Cloux Blanc
89 points
pale lemon; acidic, light, with lemon, grass, straw
White
2016 Château de Santenay Mercurey Blanc
89 points
pale lemon; medium bodied, with apples, lemon, straw, grass, cloves
White
2015 Château de Santenay Puligny-Montrachet
93 points
pale lemon; pronounced nose of dried apricot and mango, acidic, medium bodied, with ripe mango, dried apricot, brioche, straw, grass, and a good satisfying finish of hazelnuts and speculoos; nice!
White
2012 Château de Santenay Santenay 1er Cru La Comme Blanc
96 points
pale lemon; nose made for the kill! so pronounced, with mint, red apple, and almond; fair acidity, medium bodied, intense, with green apple, peach, apricot, sunflower seeds, almond, grass, Kimmeridgean marl, forest floor; fabulous!
Flight 5 - Bourgogne (6 notes)
Red
2016 Château de Santenay Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes
92 points
pale ruby; pronounced nose of cassis and strawberry, acidic, tannic, fresh, with strawberry, cherry, cassis, grass, tea
Red
2015 Château de Santenay Mercurey 1er Cru Les Puillets
91 points
pale ruby; pronounced nose, acidic, fresh, intense, with cassis, cherry, mint, grass, forest floor
Red
2015 Château de Santenay Aloxe-Corton Les Brunettes et Planchots
89 points
pale ruby; tannic, fair intensity, with red cherry, capsicum, herbal, nutmeg; frels closed up and need either time to breathe or several more years of bottle-ageing
Red
2015 Château de Santenay Gevrey-Chambertin
90 points
pale ruby; acidic, tannic, quite intense, with red cherry, cassis, elderflower, grass, earth
Red
2015 Andre Goichot Santenay 1er Cru La Maladière
91 points
pale ruby; pronounced nose, acidic and fairly intense, with strawberry, cassis, rose, straw, grass
Red
2015 Andre Goichot Pommard
91 points
pale ruby; acidic and tannic, fairly intense, good length, with cassis, cherry, strawberry, grass, earthy
Flight 6 - Bordeaux (3 notes)
Red
2015 Château Grand Pascaud
87 points
medium ruby; quite tannic, with cassis, blackberry, leaves, pepper, nutmeg
Red
2015 Château du Bergey "Cuvée Tradition"
89 points
medium ruby; fairly acidic, tannic, with raspberry, cassis, nutmeg, paprika, bit of stone
Red
2015 Château d’Argan
90 points
medium ruby; fairly acidic, tannic, fairly intense, with blackberry, cassis, leaf, pepper, paprika, graphite, cedar
Flight 7 - Rhône (5 notes)
Red
2015 Louis Bernard Côtes du Rhône Villages Louis
91 points
deep ruby; acidic, fresh, cool, with cassis, blueberry, rose, mint, Kimmeridgean, bit of meat
Red
2016 Gabriel Meffre Crozes-Hermitage Saint Pierre
89 points
medium ruby; acidic, tannic, full bodied and fleshy, but somewhat lacking in intensity, with raspberry, cherry, cassis, elderflower, leafy, earthy, bit of mushroom
Red
2014 Gabriel Meffre Gigondas Sainte-Catherine
93 points
medium ruby; acidic, tannic, full bodied, fleshy, powerfully intense, with cassis, cherry, cloves, rosemary, burnt wood, cigar, mushroom, forest floor; really great wine!
Red
2015 Gabriel Meffre Châteauneuf-du-Pape Saint-Théodoric
91 points
medium ruby; acidic, tannic, good intensity, blackberry, cassis, cloves, dill, sage, nutmeg, mushroom, forest floor, meaty
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Red
2015 Domaine Chante Cigale Châteauneuf-du-Pape
92 points
medium ruby; acidic, fair tannins, intense, with blackberry, cassis, cherry, leaf, smoke, cigar, mushroom, leather, braised meat
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