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Bordeaux and Smoked Long Bone Beef Rib Roast
Brandon and Kendall's, Mpls
Tasted November 30, 2019 by rocknroller with 192 views
Introduction
This was a great little event with seven of us attending. My first time with most of the group too. Brandon and Kendall did a wonderful job hosting, and Brandon just nailed the long bone ribs. These were right out of the Flintstones they were so big - and perfectly smoked too. The group provided some splendid wines with a number of bonus bottles from the group. It was a great time and I appreciate being included as well as everyone's generosity. Great night!
Flight 1 (1 note)
White - Sparkling
N.V. Vazart-Coquart Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut
93 points
Light gold color. Drank a glass over 45 minutes. By far the best bottle of this I've had. Bold aggressive bead, brilliant burst of Ocean sea air on the nose with pear, sour dough, and lemon. The palate is medium full bodied and very tangy with dry stones, pear, Meyer lemon, melon, and sour dough. Loved the energy and brightness tonight.
Flight 2 (2 notes)
White
1981 Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc
95 points
Medium dark gold color; fully saturated cork. PNP, drank a glass over an hour plus. This was a very pretty bottle, mature and complicated nose of toffee, beeswax, lacquer, lemon, lemon peel, earth, and more subtle white flowers. The palate offers a melange of lemon confit, beeswax, lanolin, lacquer, minerals, golden fruits, and toffee. This is mature yet it maintains freshness and vibrancy. Very much a treat to drink.
White
2014 Château Carbonnieux Blanc
91 points
Pale gold color. Drank 1 glass over 45 minutes. Youthful, citrus, crisp, mineral, grapefruit, saline, well balanced. Still has upside, gotta be patient though. 91+pts.
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Red
1985 Château Rausan-Ségla
94 points
Dark red color, very fine sediment, with a 3mm tranisitional margin. PNP, drank 2 glasses over 3 hours. The nose is striking with it's intense mix of tobacco, fine cigar, and pencil shavings, along with funky damp leaves, red fruit, leather and an infused violet nose. The palate is more feminine, medium full bodied, bold cigar and pencil, dusty fine tannins, cherry, dark red berries, dried wood and nice acidity. Outstanding nose and very nice integrated palate. The cigar and pencil really tend to dominate. No rush. 93+ to 94pts.
Red
2000 Château Kirwan
89 points
Very dark red/purple color. PNP, followed a glass over 90 minutes. Dried wood, dark fruit, but not well delineated; full bodied, cassis, woodsy, firm tannins, austere and firm. This still drinks like it needs another 5 years. I am worried that the wood and tannins may long out live the fruit now though. 89 to Borderline 90pts if you like a firm, sturdy claret.
Flight 4 (2 notes)
Red
2000 Clos du Marquis
flawed
Lightly corked. Much like the '00 Kirwan served beside it, this drinks rather austere and firmly. I'm not sure the it would have been much better even if not corked.
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Red
1970 Château Lynch-Bages
92 points
Medium murky dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over 90 minutes. Very musty on opening; takes a good fifiteen minutes to start to blow off and open, funk and wet earth, brow sugar, lots of leather, vegetal, dried spice, little sour, dried red fruits, graphite, slightly metallic, still has some grip to the tannins. Still good, but I'm guessing this bottle wasn't a primo example of this either.
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Red
1996 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
94 points
Very dark purple/red color. PNP, drank a glass over 90 minutes. Fine pencil shavings, earthy, cassis, plum and blackberries on the nose, a lot of leather, dried dillweed and dried herbs. The palate is full bodied, powerful and dense, black fruits of cassis, plum and blackberry, pencil, leather, herbs, dried earth, and fine grained tannins with some firmness. This is very nice; it needs some air or more time to be at peak. Long life ahead. 93+ to 94pts.
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Red
2012 Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Very dark purple/red color. Unknown treatment if any; drank a glass over an hour. Dark berries, scorched earth, lots of wood and a wall of tannins. Very promising, just needs time. I'm not ready to attach a score at this point, but I'm excited about it down the road.
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Flight 6 (1 note)
Red
1969 Domaine du Haut des Terres Blanches Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve du Vatican
flawed
Very much gone; maderized badly.
Flight 7 (1 note)
White - Sparkling
2014 J. Laurens Crémant de Limoux brut nature la matte
88 points
I believe the blend is 60C, 30CB, and 10Mauzac. Lots of crisp citrus, lemon-lime, wooly chenin minerality, a little stark with zero dosage. Solid and a good value.
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Red
2007 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Estournelles-St.-Jacques
92 points
Medium dark red color. PNP, small glass; this was another generously supplied late entry bonus bottle. Earth, red fruits, cherry and red currants, a bit of sauvage, tart with nice spice character, just a little wood and on a fairly elegant framework. Well put together, agree with Paul S on this. 91+ to 92pts.
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White - Sweet/Dessert
2009 Château Guiraud
94 points
Light-medium gold color. Drank a glass over 30 minutes. This was delicious and a very easy drinker hitting the first sweet spot at 10 years of age. Lovely, creme brulee, sweet nectarines, tangerine, baked pear, very energetic, excellent texture and the acidity is quite racy so even though this is creamy, honeyed, and full bodied it is not the least bit cloying. In fact this really glides across the palate very gracefully and ends with beautiful savory spice notes. This is very poised. Highly recommended.
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White - Sweet/Dessert
2013 Bott Pince Tokaji Aszú 6 Puttonyos
93 points
Medium dark gold color. Small glass from 500ml. Yet another bonus bottle. Rather stunning intensity, a melange of tropical and orchard fruits, apricot sweet tarts is out front, apple, peach, tangerine and pineapple, really taut acidity, very bright. Just spot on. 93+ to 94pts.