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The Sorting Table / Glunz Grand Wine Tasting
Webster's Wine Bar - Chicago, IL
Tasted May 12, 2008 by beezer6 with 1,201 views
Introduction
Fabulous tasting for trade only.
Flight 1 - Table 1 (6 notes)
Red
2006 Domaine Henri Boillot Volnay 1er Cru Les Chevrets
90 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
White
2006 Domaine Henri Boillot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos de la Mouchère
92 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
White
2006 Henri Boillot Meursault
88 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
White
2006 Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet
91 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
White
2006 Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru La Maltroie
92 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2006 Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils Volnay 1er Cru Santenots
91 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Flight 2 - Table 2 (8 notes)
Red
1978 Remoissenet Père et Fils Richebourg
94 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Gorgeously aged garnet/brown color.
The nose is still very lively. Some nice spice with earth and mulled red berries.
Palate is elegant and supple. Very nice finish. Excellent balance and acidity.
Still some life in this bottle after nearly thirty years.
Depth and complexity are stunning with secondary aromas of leather and charred cedar.
Gorgeous. First Richebourg experience is a plus.
Gorgeously aged garnet/brown color.
The nose is still very lively. Some nice spice with earth and mulled red berries.
Palate is elegant and supple. Very nice finish. Excellent balance and acidity.
Still some life in this bottle after nearly thirty years.
Depth and complexity are stunning with secondary aromas of leather and charred cedar.
Gorgeous. First Richebourg experience is a plus.
Red
1959 Remoissenet Père et Fils Clos Vougeot
94 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Beautiful garnet color. Such an experience tasting a wine that's twice as old as myself.
Lovely depth with gorgeous red berries. Chewy finish showing some signs that's it's time to drink.
Excellent length with multiple layers in the finish. Subtle notes of mushroom and wet earth are accompanied by a unique sweet spice.
What an honor it was to sample this juice.
Beautiful garnet color. Such an experience tasting a wine that's twice as old as myself.
Lovely depth with gorgeous red berries. Chewy finish showing some signs that's it's time to drink.
Excellent length with multiple layers in the finish. Subtle notes of mushroom and wet earth are accompanied by a unique sweet spice.
What an honor it was to sample this juice.
White
2005 Remoissenet Père et Fils Bâtard-Montrachet
94 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Best white wine tasted at the event.
Awesome nose of citrus, apples and gorgeous roasted nuts.
Perfectly balanced with great acidity and a seamless finish. Long long finish.
Best white wine tasted at the event.
Awesome nose of citrus, apples and gorgeous roasted nuts.
Perfectly balanced with great acidity and a seamless finish. Long long finish.
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Red
2003 Castello di Ama L'Apparita Toscana IGT
92 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2004 Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Vigneto La Casuccia
92 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
1999 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Bussia
flawed
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2001 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Bussia
91 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2000 Poderi Aldo Conterno Barolo Riserva Granbussia
93 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Flight 3 - Table 3 (5 notes)
Red
2003 Twomey Merlot Napa Valley
92 points
Very nice and feminine wine.
Lovely velvet purple color. The nose is very ripe. Attacking the palate with ripe plums, vanilla and baked goods.
The palate is very elegant and shows excellent tannins that are well integrated with both the alcohol and lovely acidity.
This is a solid bottle. There's a lot ofhype around Twomey Merlot and often aficionados scoff at it.
I think it's a solid bottle of vino. Can you get a better Merlot for $50 -- probably.
Lovely velvet purple color. The nose is very ripe. Attacking the palate with ripe plums, vanilla and baked goods.
The palate is very elegant and shows excellent tannins that are well integrated with both the alcohol and lovely acidity.
This is a solid bottle. There's a lot ofhype around Twomey Merlot and often aficionados scoff at it.
I think it's a solid bottle of vino. Can you get a better Merlot for $50 -- probably.
Red
2004 Hyde De Villaine Belle Cousine Hyde Vineyard
91 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2005 Hyde De Villaine Syrah Hyde Vineyard
92 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
White
2005 Saintsbury Chardonnay Brown Ranch
90 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2005 Oakville East Cabernet Sauvignon Exposure
93 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Flight 4 - Table 4 (7 notes)
Red
2005 Bacio Divino Vagabond
87 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2005 Bacio Divino Cabernet Sauvignon Janzen Cloudy's Vineyard
92 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2005 Bacio Divino Cabernet Sauvignon Janzen
88 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2005 Snowden Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
90 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2003 Howell Mountain Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
88 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2006 Howell Mountain Vineyards Zinfandel Bear & Lion Old Vine
89 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Red
2005 Howell Mountain Vineyards Zinfandel Beatty Ranch
87 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Flight 5 - Table 5 (5 notes)
White - Off-dry
2004 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Brand Vendange Tardive
96 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Holy smoke! This was a SPECTACULAR wine experience. Absolutely the WOTN.
So much going on in the nose. Tons of apples and honey. Roasted walnuts, burnt caramel. So rich.
The palate is neverending. Lush tropical fruits. Some excellent sweetness on the mid-palate but the acidity holds the wine together with such finesse.
This is by far the best riesling I have ever tasted. This is absolutely mind blowing. The balance of acidity, sweetness and alcohol is flawless.
Well done.
Holy smoke! This was a SPECTACULAR wine experience. Absolutely the WOTN.
So much going on in the nose. Tons of apples and honey. Roasted walnuts, burnt caramel. So rich.
The palate is neverending. Lush tropical fruits. Some excellent sweetness on the mid-palate but the acidity holds the wine together with such finesse.
This is by far the best riesling I have ever tasted. This is absolutely mind blowing. The balance of acidity, sweetness and alcohol is flawless.
Well done.
White
2006 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot d'Alsace
87 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
White
2005 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling
85 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
White
2006 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Herrenweg de Turckheim
87 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Very lively and tart on the palate.
Very lively and tart on the palate.
White
2004 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Heimbourg
87 points
Tasted at the Sorting Table / Glunz event @ Webster's Wine Bar.
Sweeter on the palate with some nice minerality.
Sweeter on the palate with some nice minerality.
Closing
Incredible experience trying some world classic red and white Burgundy, stunning California Cab, and one of the best German Rieslings I've ever experienced!