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DAMN WiNOS: Dune 2
Rye Restaurant, Eugene
Tasted March 16, 2024 by Grinner with 24 views
Introduction
We resurrect this Dinner And Movie Night WIth No Opposite Sex when my wife doesn't want to see some Sic-Fi or Fantasy (Lord of the Rings) type flick. Fun to eat, drink, watch a movie and NOT drive after the dinner!
Flight 1 - The Main Course (3 notes)
With duck confit poutine and mussels apps. Smoked duck and lamb pasta mains.
Red
2010 Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
92 points
Opened for a hour before pouring, this had a nice mix of fruit and savory notes. Ripe black cherry, black raspberry, fig jam and then the leather, spice and kelp show up. Still has 5 years.
Red
2010 Château Monbousquet
94 points
Opened for an hour, this has added back a couple points since my last one. Great balance and structure! similar notes as before:
11/6/2021 rated 92 points: The Nearly Annual Lyon 10 Year Retro Tasting (Lyon's Den): Medium bodied wine that smoothly presents its black and blue fruit, mocha, tobacco, stone and tar notes. Day 2: 92+! (2372 views)
12/21/2013 rated 94 points: PHMG WAG: The 2010 Bordeaux (Chateau Lyon): My WOTN, this was probably the darkest, most structured wine of the night but also in balance! The deep black and blue fruit have a supporting cast of traditional Bordeaux non-fruit notes: tobacco, stone, cedar, tar,... This could outlive a few of us. (6104 views)
I still think this could make really old bones, so no rush!
11/6/2021 rated 92 points: The Nearly Annual Lyon 10 Year Retro Tasting (Lyon's Den): Medium bodied wine that smoothly presents its black and blue fruit, mocha, tobacco, stone and tar notes. Day 2: 92+! (2372 views)
12/21/2013 rated 94 points: PHMG WAG: The 2010 Bordeaux (Chateau Lyon): My WOTN, this was probably the darkest, most structured wine of the night but also in balance! The deep black and blue fruit have a supporting cast of traditional Bordeaux non-fruit notes: tobacco, stone, cedar, tar,... This could outlive a few of us. (6104 views)
I still think this could make really old bones, so no rush!
Red
2010 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate
95 points
My WOTN! Opened for 1.5 hours before we got to it AND it kept getting better! Blackberry, black cherry, plum, loam, eucalyptus, cigar and oak notes go on and on. Deep and long, next in 2030!
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Flight 2 - Dessert (1 note)
Great with chocolates!
Red - Sweet/Dessert
2014 Ridge Essence Geyserville
93 points
Very similar to my last, I cannot tell that this has aged:
2/18/2017 rated 94 points: PHMG WAG Blind Pairs: Quality vs. Price (The Lyon's Downed Tree House): Like falling into a briar patch! Blackberry and raspberry syrups poured over flowers and wet stone (but done so from a great height!). BLAMMO! Better with chocolate than a great Rogue Creamery blue cheese. Didn't survive for day two tasting... (3415 views)
We had this with cute little handmade chocolates at Rye, great pairing. Now-2034.
2/18/2017 rated 94 points: PHMG WAG Blind Pairs: Quality vs. Price (The Lyon's Downed Tree House): Like falling into a briar patch! Blackberry and raspberry syrups poured over flowers and wet stone (but done so from a great height!). BLAMMO! Better with chocolate than a great Rogue Creamery blue cheese. Didn't survive for day two tasting... (3415 views)
We had this with cute little handmade chocolates at Rye, great pairing. Now-2034.
Closing
Great group, wines and movie!