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UWS; early spring dinner
@ CdW and KvdK
Tasted February 9, 2019 by Zweder with 226 views
Introduction
Beautiful dinner with ditto wines in great company. A feast! Due to socializing some tasting notes are too short.
Flight 1 (22 notes)
White - Sparkling
2002 Claude Cazals Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Clos Cazals
93 points
No formal notes, but again a beautiful wine with crisp acidity and some pleasant nutty impressions. Good length.
White
2008 Weingut Keller Hubacker Riesling Großes Gewächs
93 points
No formal notes. Beautiful play between acidity and sweetness. Candy flavors. Elegance and concentration. Beautiful wine.
White
2009 Verget Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir
93 points
No formal notes. Beautiful crisp acidity and impressions of minerals. Very tasty and inviting wine.
White - Sweet/Dessert
White
2015 Alexandre d'Almeida Buçaco Branco Reservado
91 points
Special. Dry, complex and some slightly nutty impressions.
White
2010 Château Mouton Rothschild Aile D'Argent Blanc
91 points
Soft minerals, ripe yellow fruits, mild grapefruit and a bit fat.
White
2001 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc
92 points
Beautiful, mature and complex bouquet. Minerals, some nuts, spiciness and pleasant acidity. Beautiful wine.
White
2014 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
95 points
Beautiful and complex bouquet with creamy butter candy. Enormous length and beautiful acidity. Really great wine. For now 94 - 95
Red
1976 Domaine Michel Voarick Romanée St. Vivant
93 points
Mature and complex bouquet with autumn forest and forest floor impressions. Same on the palate, iron, some salty licorice, mushrooms, beautiful acidity and even some pleasant and mature tannin. Beautiful and really impressive considering its age.
Red
2004 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Colonnello
92 points
Rustic bouquet with iron, autumn forest and some impressions of cheese. Same on the palate. Complex and with beautifully fresh acidity.
Red
1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape
93 points
In the bouquet sweet spices, garrigue and a pleasant touch of brett. On the palate chocolate, cinnamon and good acidity. This bottle was fully mature.
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Red
2004 Domaine de la Grange des Pères Vin de Pays de l'Hérault
92 points
Slightly rustic and mature bouquet. On the palate autumn forest, leather, metals, juicy fruits and acidity and tannin with still a soft bite.
Red
2013 Domaine Gayda Vin de Pays d'Oc Chemin de Moscou
87 points
Dark berries, vanilla and pleasant acidity. No more notes. Correct wine.
Red
2016 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Réserve
97 points
Ripe dark berries and good garrigue in the bouquet. On the palate beautifully ripe fruits and garrigue. Beautiful sweetness and acidity. Great length. Really nice a friend brought a magnum to this dinner/tasting. I have a few, so there will be a follow up on this note. Although truly great already, I personally prefer the wines with a little more age on it, so with a score of just 97 for tonight, I am spoiling the average a bit ;-)
Red
2000 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
94 points
Beautiful bouquet with fresh herbs and spices. On the palate some rustic impressions, juicy red berry fruits and beautiful acidity. Still a very great wine at its perfect peak.
Red
2003 Château Troplong Mondot
90 points
In the bouquet dark berries and vanilla. On the palate juicy dark berries and good acidity, but the tannin is a bit drying and showing some age.
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Red
2001 Château Talbot
91 points
Tasted from magnum. Rustic bouquet with dark berries. Same on the palate. Beautiful dark berries, autumn forest and fresh acidity.
Red
2000 Château Léoville Poyferré
95 points
Modern bouquet with beautifully ripe dark berry fruits, vanilla and beautiful oak. On the palate ripe and sweet dark berries, beautifully dosed oak, fresh acidity and beautifully round tannin.
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Red
2009 Familia Nin-Ortiz Priorat Nit de Nin Mas d'en Cacador
93 points
In the bouquet sweet spices, ripe dark berries and smoke. On the palate sweet spices, ripe berries, beautiful acidity, a firm amount of sweetness and soft tannin.
Red
2006 Spectacle Vins Montsant Espectacle
93 points
Smoke, toast and coffee in the beautiful bouquet. On the palate ripe and sweet dark berries, sweet spices, good acidity and length. A beautiful and tasty wine.
White - Off-dry
1999 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese
93 points
Beautiful bouquet with candy flavors and a pleasant touch of petrol. Same on the palate. Beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. Delicious and refreshing wine.
Red - Fortified
1985 Fonseca Porto Vintage
93 points
No formal notes. Beautiful dark berries, raisins, beautiful sweetness and some pleasant acidity. Mature and well balanced wine. I don’t think this wine will really improve.
Closing
Great evening again! Thanks to all!!