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Broken Wings and New Things

Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)

Tasted September 7, 2019 by rocknroller with 143 views

Introduction

Small gathering to get Judith out of the house and an excuse to meet her new friend. Always a fun time.

Flight 1 (11 notes)

White - Sparkling
2004 Le Brun-Servenay Champagne Exhilarante Vieilles Vignes France, Champagne
93 points
Light gold cclor. Drank a glass plus over 30 minutes. This bottle was back on point. Lots of minerality on the nose, citrus, lemon, and quince. The palate is medium plus bodied, fleshy citrus, lemon, citrus pulp, a mix of wet stones and chalk, apple peel, with quince spice. This was in a very nice spot, good lift and length. 93+pts.
Rosé - Sparkling
2012 Schramsberg Vineyards Brut Rosé USA, California, North Coast
90 points
Pale salmon color. From magnum; Drank a glass over 40 minutes. Red berries and some red cherry and cream on the nose. The palate is lighter bodied, elegant, creamy mousse, strawberry, good length, well balanced. 90+pts.
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White - Off-dry
2005 Weingut Josef Leitz Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling Spätlese Germany, Rheingau
92 points
Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Sweet nose of ripe peach and apple, modest fusil, ripe mango. The palate is a little fat, with a very nice round plush texutre, sweet, ripe apple, mango, wet stones, good depth, long finish. Very nice, and little more acid would really energize it.
White
2012 Les Caves du Sieur d'Arques Limoux Toques et Clochers Haute Vallée France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Limoux
89 points
Light gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. Muted nose with mineral and subtle fusil. The palate is mineral driven, dry stone, white fruit, and a little smoke.
White
2013 Shafer Chardonnay Red Shoulder Ranch USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
92 points
Light gold color. Drank a glass over an hour. Nose shows pear, stone, quince, almond. The palate is medium bodied, pear, quince, fairly lean, modest wood spice, medium length. Very good, drinking better than previous bottles. probably at peak.
Red
2012 Domaine Bruno Clair Marsannay les Grasses Têtes France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Marsannay
89 points
Medium red color. PNP, drank a glass over 2 hours. Dark cherry nose, lots of iron and blood meal, a bit rustic at first. The palate is iron and mineral, red cherry fruit, and just a little earth; round tannins. Fleshes out over the first hour and is a little less rustic. Quite good. 89+ to 90pts.
Red
2008 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Temperance Hill Vineyard USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Eola - Amity Hills
94 points
Medium red color. PNP, drank 2 glasses over 2 hours plus. Oh my, this is so pretty tonight. Great nose, lovely perfume, filled with dried flowers, leather and spice, red fruits, cherry, red berry, earth and an almost exotic note. The palate is seamless, elegant, and has such great texture, presence, and balance. Everything on the nose is right there, such purity, lifted, soil, wet earth, sappy (in a good way) red fruit, very engaging fruit, mineral and gravel, red licorice, very long with a spiced finish. Loved it. I suspect this is at peak; I think it can go 5 years easily and probably 10 depending on what you're looking for.
Red
2012 Colene Clemens Pinot Noir Adriane USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Chehalem Mountains
92 points
Medium plus red color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour plus. Deep cherry nose, wet earth, spice. The palate is cherry, ripe but not overly so, spices and wood, soft texture, medium plus body and alittle green tea. 91+ to 92pts.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2014 John Howard Cellars of Distinction Riesling Megalomaniac Coldhearted Icewine Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA
92 points
Light godl color. Small pour from 200ml. Sweet, honey, tangerine, orange peel, orange blossoms on the nose. The palate shows tangerine, tart orange, medium body, honey, good acid and a tropical edge. Just wish the bottles were bigger.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2010 Joseph Phelps Eisrébe USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
90 points
Light medium gold color. Small glass, from 500ml. Sweet apricot nose, honey butter, caramel. The palate is full bodied, sweet, less acid, unctuous, ripe baked apricot, very sappy, flabby, but tasty. 89 to 90pts.
Fruit/Vegetable Wine
N.V. Maiden Rock Winery Dolgo Crabapple USA, American, Upper Mississippi River Valley
Orange blush color. Small taste. Apple wine. Apple, not overtly sweet, actually fairly crisp abd barely off-dry, just a little deeper earthy character to it. Would be fresh and tasty for a hot day as an alternative.
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