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A good wine friend's 50th birthday.
@ PCr
Tasted November 30, 2018 by Zweder with 222 views
Introduction
We brought a few wines, but most of the wines were served blind by our host.
Flight 1 (16 notes)
White
2012 Reichsrat Von Buhl Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling Großes Gewächs
94 points
No formal notes, but a really beautiful, complete and harmonious Riesling.
White
2006 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard
93 points
Creamy, ripe, yellow fruits, luxurious oak and smoke. Still a beautiful wine.
White
2013 World's End Chardonnay Rebel Rebel Reserve
92 points
Just a few notes; minerals, melon and beautiful freshness. Still a lovely wine.
White
2006 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvée Roussanne Vieilles Vignes
95 points
Concentrated and full bodied. Complex, caramel, a bit fat and beautiful acidity. Great wine with a great length.
Red
2004 Fattoria Petrolo Galatrona
94 points
Chocolate, coffee, cassis, beautiful acidity and powdery tannin. Truly beautiful wine which is fully mature now.
Red
1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
flawed
This bottle was corked (again). I just saw that the bottle I tasted in 2012 was corked as well. Tonight’s bottle was from a different retailer.
Red
2010 Domaine Saint Préfert Châteauneuf-du-Pape Collection Charles Giraud
Dark berries like cassis and plums in the rich bouquet which shows some development and also still some lactic impressions. On the palate a bit rustic, cassis, chocolate, coffee, dates, good acidity and firm, still powerful tannin. Special in this stage.
Red
2012 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
95 points
Licorice and dark berries, beautiful oak, caramel and sweet spices in the bouquet. On the palate juicy dark berries, some chocolate and beautiful acidity and tannin. Very beautiful and classical wine.
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Red
2010 Alain Voge Cornas Cuvée Vieilles Fontaines
96 points
In the bouquet dark berries, sweet spices like cinnamon, leather and minerals. On the palate a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. Beautiful and mild tannin. Beautiful and harmonious wine. The bouquet is a feast by itself. 96+
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Red
2006 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia
95 points
Dark berries and Cabernet Sauvignon impressions in the bouquet. On the palate bell pepper, good berries and sweet spices. Beautiful and juicy wine.
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Red
1998 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
95 points
Beautiful and expressive bouquet with earth and sweet spices. On the palate complex and still powerful, some autumn impressions and beautifully juicy acidity. Still a great pleasure.
Red
2004 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
97 points
Intense bouquet with dark berries and licorice. On the palate a concentrated wine with dark berries, good acidity. bitterness and slightly sticky tannin. A great beauty now and probably for another 8+ years.
Red
2013 Ridge Monte Bello
97 points
This is still a baby, but a beautiful one. Concentrated berries, beautifully dosed oak, good acidity and youthful but yet round and sticky tannin. Great beauty and a great future! 96 - 98+
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Closing
Thank you Pascal. It was a true feast!!