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A 65th Birthday Celebration

Schur House - Riverwoods IL

Tasted March 16, 2024 by Burgundy Al with 39 views

Flight 1 (21 notes)

White - Sparkling
N.V. Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 163eme France, Champagne
flawed
Shrill, clearly an off bottle.
White - Sparkling
2007 Bollinger Champagne La Grande Année France, Champagne
89 points
Small glass. Good weight, slightly tart, certainly bready. Not my fav style.
White
2017 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes-Dessus France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
93 points
Small glass. Rich apple and pear throughout, while also fresh and vibrant. Lots here, very good length. Upside from here.
White
2017 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
92 points
Small glass. Less power, more accessible and ripeness vs Charmes Dessus, this is very good now through the next 5 years.
White
2018 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
92 points
Small glass, tasted twice. Floral and well spice aromas with yellow and green apple. Excited aromas were met with brooding palate, really firm and unforthcoming for now. Give until 2028 forward.
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White
2018 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos du Cailleret France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
93 points
Small glass, tasted twice. Floral and minty start with ripe apple, with everything following through on the palate. Not a powerhouse, but so well balanced this is a real charmer. So goon now thru 2033 or so.
White
2017 Maison Albert Bichot Chablis Grand Cru Moutonne Domaine Long-Depaquit France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
92 points
Popped-and-poured. Tasted a couple times over the next hour. Classically bright Chablis with lemon, green apple aromas and flavors. Faintly floral support, then gobs of mineral textures. Very good elngth. Entering its peak drinking window.
Red
1995 Joseph Phelps Insignia USA, California, Napa Valley
Tired.
Red
2012 Lucien Le Moine Clos Vougeot France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Small glass, tasted twice. Popped-decanted-and-poured. Rich red cherry throughout, wonderfully spiced. More mature than I would expect from this producer/ appellation/ vintage, but still very rich and enticing. I'd say 92 points today, but not certain if representative.
Red
2012 Forman Cabernet Sauvignon USA, California, Napa Valley
90 points
Small glass. Rich aromatic start, less forthcoming flavors are much less giving or complete. Good now, unlikely to have further upside.
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Red
2019 VHR Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
93 points
Small glass, tasted twice. Alluring ripe black cherry and currant aromas and flavors with hints of cassis, anise, mint, and roasted beef. Still slightly taut in the middle, this is very tasty with enough reserve to open up well in the decade to come.
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Red
2019 La Pelle Cabernet Sauvignon Alluvium USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
Small glass. Rich and opulent, well made but in a style I don't appreciate as much as others clearly do.
Red
1992 Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Five USA, California, Napa Valley
89 points
Small glass. Charming and complex aromas with mature fruit and savory spice that doesn't fully re-emerge in the flavors. Also complex, but more mature and nearly hollow.
Red
1996 Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Five USA, California, Napa Valley
flawed
Faintly corked from magnum.
Red
2006 Cain Vineyard & Winery Cain Five USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
89 points
Small glass from magnum. Very lush aromatic start with ripe black fruits and liqueur. Less distinguished or distinguishing on palate, but still tasty while clearly ripe.
Red
2013 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
94 points
Decanted for almost an hour before tasting, then re-visited a few times over the next hour. Rich spice of both the savory and sweet variety with black cherry, plum, and liqueur that show wonderful richness with complexity layered together. Very good now with further upside.
Red
1990 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
flawed
Clearly stewed
Red
2018 Carlisle Zinfandel Carlisle Vineyard USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Small glass. So opulent this barely seems like serious wine to me, but I understand others like this.
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Red
2018 Carlisle Zinfandel Papera Ranch USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
86 points
Small glass. While not exactly my style, this is opulent and fleshy but with some proper degree of structural proportion, so I was able to find some enjoyment here, as opposed to the Carlisle Vineyard wine from the same vintage just tasted.
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Red
2001 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Trailside Vineyard USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Small glass. Faintly dirty but good black cherry and plum that made it through easily with good depth. 89 points to me today, but I'm not sure if representative.
Red
2014 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon "Old Sparky" Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
Small glass, tasted twice. Rich black fruit and liqueur, this is so opulent and nearly sweet, so not exactly my ideal wine style, but yet this easily manages a combination of fruit, spice, and structure that makes this come across as balanced and very interesting.
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