Verkostungsnotiz Februar 2008: Zwischendurch

 

 

2000 Rostaing, Cote Blonde, Cote Rotie, Rhone, France: 89

Medium bright ruby. Clean red fruit in the nose. Medium to slim body, delicate red fruit, good acidity, sliky tannins. Medium long finish. Good match with food but stand alone a bit thin.
Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 89.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one

 

2003 Quinta do Crasto, Vinha da Ponte, Douro, Portugal: 93

Medium purple, dense tears, tiny floating sediment parts - certainly not filtered. Dark berries in the nose like Vintage Port, velvety, clean despite some volatile phenols. Rather full body, intense dark berries, good integrated acidity, velvety tannins, good balance. Long satisfying finish. Clearly not near maturity but no longer this primary.
Score: 50 + 5 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel Vinum Syrahglass

 

2003 Wine & Soul, Pintas Vintage Port, Douro, Portugal: 91

Black purple, fat tears. Dense primary dark berries. Full body, concentrated dark sweet primary berries, soft acidity, slightly hard tannins, bit unbalanced due to the added spirit. Very long finish with intense grip. Would be a perfect Vintage Port for a steak with green pepper sauce.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Generic white wine stemware

 

2005 Negly, La Falaise blanc, Languedoc, France : 91

Red yellow gold, floral, nuts, good acidity, soft tannins. Very satisfying.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 91.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one

 

1990 Beaucastel, Chateauneuf du Pape rouge, Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhône, France: 90

Light ruby with garnet rim and very heavy sediment. Nose brett, very mature red fruit. Medium body, soft red fruit, good acidity and mature tannins. Signs of overmaturity.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 90.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one

 

2005 Beaucastel, Chateauneuf du Pape rouge, Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhône, France: 91

Dark ruby, fat tears. Sweet dark fruit, velvety, clean. Full body, very sweet very primary dark fruit, good acidity well integrated, intense tannins, good balance. Very long finish, persistent black sweet tannins in the aftertaste. Nearly as primary fruity as Vintage Port and not very Beaucastel. The seemingly over the hill 1990 vintage drunken parallel stood its ground very well - this is for the primary fruit fans.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91.

Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one

 

2003 Latour, Corton-Charlemagne, Burgundy, France: 90

Light golden yellow, oak and yellow fruit, nuts and yellow fruit, good acidity, soft tannins, nice finish. Nice wine with bad QPR.
Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 90.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Generic Restaurant Burgundyglass

 

 

2003 Aldo Conterno, Chardonnay, Piedmont, Italy: 88

Light yellow, bright, oaky, exotic fruits, floral notes, nuts, good acidity, soft tannins, bit thin in the end. International Chardonnay. Good match with sea brasse.
Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 88.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Generic restaurant stemware

 

1990 Guigal, Hermitage Rouge, Hermitage, Rhône, France: 93

Medium ruby. Touch of brett, mature red fruit. Medium body, crisp acidity, delicate mellow red fruit, soft tannins, good balance. Long finish, velvety fruity tannins in the aftertaste. Very nice example for a prototype mature Hermitage.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one.

 

1998 Mordorée, Reine des Bois, Chateuaneuf du Pape, Rhone, France: 93

Dark purple. Hint of barnyard, dark berries. Full body, dense dark fruit, soft acidity, velvety tannins, excellent balance. Very long finish, some sweetness in the end. Excellent wine stand alone, but hard to match with food. Example for a not so good match: Osso Bucco.
Score: 50 + 5 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 93.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one

 

1999 Vignalta, Gemola, Colli Euganei Rosso, Italy: Corked

Corked.
NoScore. Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Bottle count reduced by one

 

2000 Radikon, Oslavje Bianco, Collio, Italy: 89

Amber golden, slightly dusty, fat tears. Austere nose, low fruit, dried flowers, fermentation aromas. Medium body, austere, low fruit, shy oxidized note, good acidity. Medium long finish, clean aftertaste. Very interesting wine, made with mash fermentation and without addition of sulphur. Avoid usual stemware as such a special wine requires different glasses.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 89.

Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Glass bowl. Bottle count reduced by one.

 

1989 Prunotto, Montestefano, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy: 91

Medium garnet, fat tears, some baked sediment. Soft and sweet velvety nose. Medium body, soft sweet red fruit, silky acidity, good balance. Medium long finish, clean in the aftertaste. Good match with Folio d'Autumno, quite mature, not as excellent as expected.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one.

 

1990 Aldo Conterno, Bussia Soprana, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy: 92

Light ruby, fat tears, lots of sediment. Nose bit resinous, some dark red fruit. Medium to full body, resinous red fruit, good masked acidity, velvety persistent tannins, earthy note, hint of truffles, good balance. Long finish, persistent tannins in the aftertaste. Slight off note due to the resinous touch. Quite mature now.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one.

 

1956 El Grifo, Malvasia, Lanzarote, Canarias, Spain: 84

Light amber, bright, some flloating sediment. Sweet raisin nose. Medium body, very sweet raisins, soft finish. Not a great wine but nice with dessert and a nice memory from past holidays.
Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 11 for bouquet + 15 for taste + 5 for overall = total score of 84.
Short note from memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one

 

2008-03-03/Schriftführer e.h.