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Blind Night - Kevin's place
Kevin Stoddard's house
Tasted February 12, 2008 by mattiasjansson with 706 views
Introduction
All wines served double-blind
Flight 1 (14 notes)
Rosé
2006 Edward Sellers Vineyards and Wines Grenache Rosé
88 points
Bubble-gum and water melon. Light. Slight heat on finish. Good for a rosé.
White
2006 Bodegas Rafael Palacios Val do Bibei As Sortes
88 points
Dominated by citrus/acidity. Some oak.
White
2005 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Herrenweg de Turckheim
87 points
Full-bodied, dry. Spicy. A bit unfresh and musty.
White
2005 Aubert Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard
94 points
Cloudy. Toasty oak. Still young, but very good. Aubert rarely disappoints.
Red
2004 Broc Cellars Grenache Dry Stack Vineyard
91 points
Some pinot characteristics. Jammy/smuckers cherry. Medium-bodied with a fair amount of oak. Some heat, but a good wine overall.
Red
1998 Tardieu-Laurent Hermitage
90 points
Smoky/funky. Some Cab-characteristics, but the acidity is much higher. Some brett and a bit metallic finish, but the underlying fruit is sound.
Red
1996 Paloma Merlot
Not sure if the bottle was flawed, but it was so bad I have to assume the bottle was off somehow. Searing hot - nearly undrinkable.
Red
1997 Château Lynch-Bages
90 points
Lean and on the astringent side, but I still liked it. Less tannic than the '86 I had the previous week.
Red
2001 Schweiger Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
90 points
Did not show as well as on other occasions. Young and tight with drying tannins. Very big.Vanilla. Toasty oak.
Red
2002 Robert Keenan Winery Cabernet Sauvignon
93 points
Sweet tannins. Intense, extracted fruit but not over the top. Vanilla, oak.
Red
2003 Match Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Butterdragon Hill
88 points
Very tannic. Astringent w/ some bitterness. Heavy oak. Good fruit but the finish is a bit odd.
Red
2002 Ojai Syrah Thompson Vineyard
91 points
Big, concentrated wine. Some heat, but the fruit wins the day. Sweet tannins. Bigger than I like but stil a good wine.
White - Sweet/Dessert
2004 Scholium Project Lydian Queen Oro Puro
93 points
Burnt sugar. Reminded be of a lighter version of a Yalumba Muscat.