Tasting Notes for ryker01

Red

1961 Château Latour Grand Vin Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend (view label images)

8/28/2009 - ryker01 wrote:

From Magnum. Fantastic, still young. Quintessential bordeaux.

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1971 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche La Tâche Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

8/28/2009 - ryker01 wrote:

From 3L. Very ripe with a quite a bit of sweetness. Very floral with roses and a mix of red and black fruit. Doesn't have the acidity to be truly great like the 62.

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Red

1993 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Bonnes Mares Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

8/12/2009 - ryker01 wrote:

93 points

This was very nice and just entering maturity for my taste. Forest floor, rose, and red fruit on the nose. Long on the palate. If it were for the 99 rousseau clos de beze, it would have been a star.

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Red

1999 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Pinot Noir (view label images)

8/12/2009 - ryker01 wrote:

98 points

This was just gangbusters from beginning to end. Consumed over 3 hours it just went from strength to strength. An intriguing mix of red and black fruit on the nose. Great expansion on the palate and a huge amount of dry extract. Marathon finish.

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Red

2004 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Summa Vineyard Sonoma Coast (view label images)

12/12/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

96 points

Fantastic wine. Cranberry/raspberry fruit with some orange peel, pumpkin pie spice, and forest floor. Some pine needles to. Very long in the mouth with great texture. Terrific acidity keeps the wine fresh on the palate.

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1985 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses Pinot Noir (view label images)

11/27/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

99 points

Absolutely fantastic. Mushroom, underbrush, and tons of kirsch made this one of the best noses I have ever smelled. Persistent and long on the palate with a great finish.

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Red

1997 Calera Pinot Noir Selleck Vineyard Mount Harlan (view label images)

11/5/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

93 points

Incredible depth of minerality on the palate. Still quite young with bright cherry fruits and underbrush. Huge minerals and a very long finish.

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Red

1997 Littorai Pinot Noir One Acre Anderson Valley (view label images)

10/4/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

88 points

I nice bottle of wine, but most of the fruit is gone. Time to drink up....it won't be getting any better.

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Red

2003 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Ten Sta. Rita Hills (view label images)

7/20/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

90 points

Good pure fruit, but lacking in the pinot funk and forest floor elements that I like in pinot. Very well made, but almost too clean. For me it lack distinction.

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Red

2001 Le Macchiole Messorio Toscana IGT Merlot (view label images)

7/20/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

95 points

Beautiful nose of tobacco, cedar, and pure dark fruit. A bit a graphite and minerals balance everything nicely. Drink in 5 years when the tannins have resolved to a greater degree. Great wine.

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White

2004 Sine Qua Non The Rejuvenators California White Rhone Blend (view label images)

7/20/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

95 points

Great length. Citrus, Floral, Hazlenut oil nose. Crisp and pure on the palate. One of the best whites I've had from california.

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1983 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pignan Reserve Grenache (view label images)

6/10/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

flawed

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White

2006 Scholium Project Heliopolis Delu Clarksburg Verdelho (view label images)

6/2/2007 - ryker01 wrote:

60 points

All 5 bottles have been terrible. All saline and sulfur. Won't be buying next year.

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