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“Best Bottle” tasting in Fitzgerald, Rotterdam.
By JvT @ Fitzgerald
Tasted January 11, 2020 by Zweder with 262 views
Introduction
We all sent a shortlist of our best red wines for the others to vote for with a score for the wines. Everybody had to bring the red wine with the highest score. The whites were decided by everyone themselves. It was a beautiful selection of wines!
Flight 1 (1 note)
White - Sparkling
2008 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année
92 points
Really good bubble, but not mind blowing. Good freshness and acidity. No more notes.
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Flight 2 (14 notes)
White
2015 DuMOL Chardonnay Clare Hyde Vineyard
96 points
Beautiful and classical style with flint stone and elegant oak in the bouquet. On the palate the same impressions; full bodied, butter and beautiful acidity.
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White
2013 Giaconda Chardonnay Estate Vineyard
95 points
Citrus and vanilla in the round and friendly bouquet. On the palate beautiful citrus, some pleasant sweetness, full bodied, round and very tasty. Overall a beautifully round and harmonious wine.
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White
2000 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Blanc Le Méal
91 points
Yellow fruits, butter and caramel in the bouquet and on the palate. Very tasty, but the wine is starting to show age and it is imho not improving. Nevertheless a score for today.
White
2008 Maison Leroy Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Embrazées
93 points
In the bouquet creamy and floral. On the palate full bodied with beautiful acidity and a pleasant touch of sweetness. Good length.
White
2008 Domaine Ramonet Bâtard-Montrachet
95 points
In the bouquet flint stone and smoke. Same on the palate, good acidity and pleasant bitterness. Beautiful wine with a great length. 94 – 95
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White
2011 Dönnhoff Dellchen Riesling Großes Gewächs
94 points
Typically Riesling bouquet with impressions of slate. Same on the palate, lush fruits, good acidity and very tasty. Beautiful wine.
White
2015 Cantina Terlan Terlano Terlaner I Grande Cuvée
91 points
Rustic and green impressions in the bouquet. On the palate minerals, good acidity, some bitterness and impressions of tannin. Special wine. 91 for tonight.
White
2007 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne
95 points
Flint stone in the bouquet. On the palate very tasty and elegant with crustacean, beautiful acidity and length.
White
2004 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc
93 points
In the bouquet butter and ripe yellow fruits. On the palate very ripe yellow fruits, very full bodied and very sweet, maybe even some pourriture noble. Good acidity as well.
White
2015 Domaine de la Grange des Pères Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Blanc
92 points
Special bouquet with white and yellow fruits. On the palate a bit special as well. The same fruit impressions and good acidity and length.
White
2002 Guffens-Heynen Pouilly-Fuissé Clos des Petits-Croux
93 points
Caramel and bees wax. Full bodied, some botrytis? A firm amount of bitterness and mineral impressions.
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White
2015 Château Palmer Vin Blanc de Palmer
89 points
Bruised apples. Dry and pleasant acidity. No more notes. Not really impressive, but certainly ok.
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White
2015 Jean-Claude Ramonet Montrachet
94 points
Complex and beautiful bouquet with flint stone minerals. Same on the palate, beautiful acidity, some bitterness and a great length.
Flight 3 (13 notes)
Red
1978 Château Lafleur
94 points
Very mature and still beautiful wine. Earth, mushrooms, still juicy dark berries, forest floor, some pleasant sweetness and still fresh acidity. Imho the wine is past its peak, but still a feast to taste. I don’t know who brought this wine, but thank you! A unique experience!
Red
1986 Château Léoville Las Cases
flawed
In the bouquet and on the palate very earthy and the slightly corked impressions seemed to disappear, but the wine was not fresh. So no score.
Red
2006 Château Cheval Blanc
96 points
In the bouquet creamy red and dark berries. On the palate Cab. Franc and some bell pepper, but also beautifully ripe fruits. A bit rustic and earthy. Beautiful acidity and tannin. Still youthful. If I had a bottle, I would probably wait at least another 5 years.
Red
1986 Château Mouton Rothschild
96 points
Beautiful dark berries and impressions of earth in the bouquet. On the palate the same impressions, autumn forest, firm acidity and length. Lacks some refinement at the moment, but I think that is because the wine is still too young. Nevertheless a great experience again. 96+
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Red
2000 Château L'Evangile
97 points
In the bouquet dark berries, earth and autumn forest impressions. On the palate juicy dark berries, good acidity and tannin. Beautiful wine with still a good future of 5+ years.
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Red
2002 Dominus Estate
97 points
In the bouquet dark berries. On the palate a beautiful and classical wine with dark berries like cassis, earth and forest floor impressions. Juicy acidity. Great wine now.
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Red
2007 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Combe des Fous
96 points
Beautifully ripe red and dark berries as well as garrigue in the bouquet. On the palate juicy dark berries, chocolate, a firm dose of sweetness and beautiful acidity.
Red
2007 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina
97 points
Ripe red and dark berries in the bouquet. On the palate juicy and ripe dark berries, beautiful acidity and soft tannin. Delicious wine.
Red
2010 Alain Voge Cornas Cuvée Vieilles Fontaines
96 points
Blood and earthy impressions in the bouquet. On the palate juicy dark and red berries. Firm and good acidity and tannin. In fact still much too young. 95 – 96+
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Red
2012 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne
96 points
In the bouquet red berries, earth and iron. Same on the palate plus chocolate and a firm dose of good acidity. Needs more time in the bottle. 95 – 96
Red
2005 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
97 points
In the concentrated bouquet dark berries and chocolate. On the palate dark berries, chocolate, juicy acidity, a pleasant dose of sweetness and soft tannin.
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Red
2005 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
99 points
Beautiful and lush bouquet with a firm dose of sweetness. On the palate some pleasant sweetness and also beautiful sweetness and soft, round tannin. Delicious black berries and sweet spices. Truly great wine.
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Red
2010 Hundred Acre Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between
97 points
Sweet spices and dark berries in the bouquet and on the palate. A firm dose of sweetness, good acidity and soft but powerful and round tannin. A mouth full of great wine. Lacks a little bit in refinement. 96 - 97
Flight 4 (1 note)
White - Off-dry
1988 Jos. Christoffel Jr. (Christoffel-Prüm) Erdener Prälat Riesling Auslese
Soft and round. Full bodied, very mild acidity and sweetness. Mature and very soft.
Closing
Great tasting, great great dinner, great atmosphere. Thanks to all!!