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Trinity Wine Fair
Tasted November 6, 2017 by kostaslonis with 173 views
Introduction
Trying wine at the annual wine fair
Flight 1 (28 notes)
White
2014 Poderi Aldo Conterno Langhe Bussiador
The wine shows creamy, buttery, brioche, ripe stone fruit and caramel notes in the nose and the same goes for the palate, where the body is rich, a few mineral notes and a long finish
White
2015 Maison Albert Bichot Chablis Grand Cru Moutonne Domaine Long-Depaquit
94 points
The nose shows medium intensity, buttery, nutty, brioche notes, very rich with high intensity full body, nutty mineral long finish. The wine shows a lot of nerve and its pretty much outstanding !
White
2014 de Ladoucette Sancerre Grande Cuvée Comte Lafond
94 points
Magnum bottle. Sancerre
The wine shows green fruit, mineral and leafy notes, citrus, lemon and asparagus in the nose. In the palate, the wine is very impressive, very rich with loads of lime and fresh green notes, citrus infused long finish, elegant and powerful
The wine shows green fruit, mineral and leafy notes, citrus, lemon and asparagus in the nose. In the palate, the wine is very impressive, very rich with loads of lime and fresh green notes, citrus infused long finish, elegant and powerful
White
2014 de Ladoucette Pouilly-Fumé Baron de L
93 points
The nose stands a bit lower in intensity compared to the palate where the wine is really powerful, high acidity, green notes, rich, mineral, high acidity, this one needs food, long finish. Outstanding and very young.
White
2016 Regnard Chablis Grand Regnard
90 points
Very rich in the palate but milder intensity in the nose, mineral, there is a strange Sauvignon blanc nuance in it (?), green fruit, lime, citrus, long finish
White
2015 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne
91 points
The wine is full oaky and nutty with high intensity and a few floral notes. The palate is rich, with ripe fruit, nutty again with a long finish
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Red
2012 Château Giscours
The wine is rich, ripe red fruit, coffee notes, earthy, oaky, elegant and light. The palate is rich, with red and black fruit, gamey, a few alcohol notes, medium body and finish.
Red
2011 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
90 points
The wine shows dense black fruit, mocca, rich with oak with black olives and bits of chocolate. The palate is rich, with ripe red and black cherry, oak and chocolate, firm tannins, medium body and finish.
Red
2014 Bodega Catena Zapata Malbec Catena Alta Historic Rows
89 points
The wine is very rich with ripe red and black fruit, thick oak frame, the palate shows the same profile, elegant, medium body, coffee infused medium finish. 89+
White
2015 Maison Albert Bichot Chablis
89 points
The wine is crunchy, citrus, lime, tart finish, elegant, tasty, fresh, for food and by the glass, refreshing and nice structure
White
2015 Maison Albert Bichot Pouilly-Fuissé
89 points
The wine shows green fruit, higher intensity in the palate than the nose, rich green fruit, citrus fruit, medium body and finish.
Red
2015 Maison Albert Bichot Moulin-à-Vent Rochegrès
89 points
The wine shows red ripe fruit, very fresh a beautiful in the nose, easy going in the palate, straightforward, medium to high acidity, fresh, nice depth.
Red
2014 Maison Albert Bichot Bourgogne Vieilles Vignes de Pinot Noir
87 points
The wine shows ripe red cherry, a few oak notes, feels like an entry level, the palate shows red fruit, refreshing acidity, a bit like bubble gum, elegant, straightforward, easy, crunchy, medium finish.
Red
2013 Maison Albert Bichot Chambolle-Musigny
90 points
The wine shows dense red fruit, oak, beautiful, earthy, nutty, light, dusty, oaky, elegant, spicy, cinnamon and nutmeg. The palate shows nutty notes, oaky, dense, nice acidity, a bit rough for now, medium to long finish. Very good but still a baby 90 for now
White
2014 La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc
89 points
Quite reductive in the nose, less so in the palate, very rich citrus, more lemony in the palate, has nice texture, refreshing, medium finish. Needs time
Red
2014 Château Quintus Le Dragon de Quintus
88 points
Merlot 60% Cabernet Franc 40%
The wine shows ripe red fruit, a few a few oak notes and slightly more earthy in the palate, easydrinking for food, light
The wine shows ripe red fruit, a few a few oak notes and slightly more earthy in the palate, easydrinking for food, light
Red
2012 Château La Mission Haut-Brion La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion
89 points
Reductive, low intensity in the nose, earthy, nice easy body, nice structure, medium finish, to have by the glass
Red
2012 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion
The wine shows density in the nose with ripe red and black fruit, oak notes, elegant, the palate has ripe fruit, bitter notes, slightly grippy tannins so could use food, medium body and finish.
Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Veuve du Vernay Brut Rosé
Easy to drink, low intensity, mostly red cherry with bits of strawberry
White - Sparkling
N.V. Nyetimber N Cuvée
70% chardonnay 305 Pinot Noir & Meunier
Easy drinking, a lot of carbonation, citrus notes
Easy drinking, a lot of carbonation, citrus notes
White - Sparkling
N.V. Nyetimber Classic Cuvée
Easy to drink, again a lot of carbonation, quite dry but I can’t really understand the hype
Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Nyetimber Rosé
the wine shows ripe red cherry, a few earthy notes, round in the palate due to elevated residual sugar, bland though
White - Sparkling
N.V. Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvée Prestige Brut
89 points
The wine shows crunchy citrus notes, lemon and lime, green apple, fresh, with palate showing a lot of carbonation, some oak notes with medium to long finish.
White
2015 Gilles Gaudron Vouvray les Vaux Louis
89 points
The wine shows ripe citrus, slight smoky notes in both nose and palate, wet wool, the palate is very rich with ripe stone fruit, medium acidity, a few residual sugar, mineral, strange but interesting
Red - Sweet/Dessert
N.V. Tsantali Avaton Agioritiko Liasto
This is a blend of xinomavro & Grenache rouge.
The wine shows sweet notes of dried red cherry, strawberry marmalade but not heavy, light and herbal. The palate is slight balsamic, sour cherry marmalade, cherry and strawberry, sticky, rich, medium acidity, interesting
The wine shows sweet notes of dried red cherry, strawberry marmalade but not heavy, light and herbal. The palate is slight balsamic, sour cherry marmalade, cherry and strawberry, sticky, rich, medium acidity, interesting
White
2015 T-Oinos Assyrtiko Clos Stegasta
89 points
Tasted from magnum bottle. The wine shows low intensity, citrus, medium intensity in the palate, floral, citrus, lime and lemon, medium acidity, the complexity is there but the magnum bottling keeps it way down, needs time
89 for now but it will grow
89 for now but it will grow
Red
2015 Thymiopoulos Xinomavro Gi kai Ouranos
The wine shows clean red cherry, ethereal with a tiny herbal freshness. The palate again shows clean red fruit, more tannins than usual, leather and gamey notes, high acidity, shows strength, long finish. This will be an interesting one to see it down the road