Verkostungsnotiz Juli 2005:
Zwischendurch
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1982 Lascombes, Margaux, Bordeaux, France: 93 |
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Date: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:46 am Wilfried |
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1982 Lascombes, Margaux, Bordeaux,
France: Deep ruby, really brilliant, some fine sediment. Nicely perfumed,
lovage. Medium to medium light body, excellent balanced mature fruit, acidity
and soft tannins. Medium long finish, quite nice aftertaste. By no means a
great wine but excellent drinking now. Short note: Pretty woman. Score: 50 +
4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of
93. Not blind. Not decanted. G&Co Bordeaux glass |
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1990 Beaucastel, Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge, Rhone, France: 94 |
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Date: Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:16 pm Wilfried |
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1990 Beaucastel, Chateauneuf du
Pape Rouge, Rhone, France: Medium ruby, dense tears, strong sediment. Dark
cool fruit in the nose, espresso, very nice. Medium to medium full body,
mature soft dark red fruit, soft but persistent tannins, very well balanced. Long
finish, quite persistent fruit, velvety tannins. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14
for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94. Not blind. Decanted
for sediment. Riedel Vinum Burgundy glass. Bottle count
reduced by one |
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1990 Brumont, Montus Prestige, Madiran, France: 92 |
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Date: Sat Jul 02, 2005 3:02 pm Wilfried |
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1990 Brumont, Montus Prestige,
Madiran, France: Dark purple, clear, dense tears, heavy baked sediment. Nose
slightly sauvage, dark fruit, some rooty notes. Medium to medium full body,
some rooty earthy note, intense dark fruit, good tannins, good acidity, good
balance, bit rustic maybe. Long finish, soft velvety tannins, well integrated
acidity. It is nice to have an intense tasting wine with this low alcohol
content of 12.5%. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8
for overall = total score of 92. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel
Vinum Chardonnay glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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1990 Moccagatta, Bric Balin, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy: 89 |
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Date: Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:47 pm Wilfried |
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1990 Moccagatta, Bric Balin,
Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy: Light ruby, dense tears, lots of sediment. Soft
mature red fruit nose. Medium to full body, caramelised note, sweet spice
like cinnamon, velvety tannins, slightly hot. Medium long finish, sweet
tannins. Amazing bottle, strange character compared with the other bottles I
had in the last years from this wine. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for
bouquet + 16 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 89. Not blind. Decanted
shortly before tasting. Small ISO type tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by
one |
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1993 Masi, Mazzano, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy:
94 |
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Date: Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:09 pm Wilfried |
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1993 Masi, Mazzano, Amarone della
Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy: Medium to dark ruby, very bright, dense
tears, nearly no sediment. Whiff of barnyard, bitter-sweet fruit behind,
cool. Full body, very intense flavors similar to dark chocolate (you want to
keep this in your mouth and delay swallowing), slightly bitter sweet red and
dark fruit, good acidity, persistent tannins, well balanced if a bit hot (big
deal with 15,5% vol. alc). Very long and nice aftertaste. Nice experience.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall =
total score of 94. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel Vinum Burgundy glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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1994 Allemand, Chaillot, Cornas, Rhone, France: 91 |
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Date: Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:37 pm Wilfried |
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1994 Allemand, Chaillot, Cornas,
Rhone, France: Dark garnet/light ruby, bright, good viscosity, some tartrate
sediment. Bit austere nose, cool moss, mushrooms, dried spices. Medium body,
lush black and red fruit, good decent acidity, slightly smoky tannins, good
balance. Long finish, persistent smoky tannins. Very nice now. Score: 50 + 4
for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of
91. Tasted2005Jul. Score91. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Small
ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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1994 Leoville Las Cases, St. Julien, Bordeaux, France: 92 |
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Date: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:35 am Wilfried |
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1994 Leoville Las Cases, St.
Julien, Bordeaux, France: Brilliant ruby, fine tears, little sediment. Mature
nose, dark fruit, classic St. Julien nose. Medium body, soft liquorice, fine
acidity, velvety tannins, good balance. Long finish, persistent but soft
tannins. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for
overall = total score of 92. From memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Generic
red wine glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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1994 Montrose, St. Estephe, Bordeaux, France: 91 |
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Date: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:31 am Wilfried |
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1994 Montrose, St. Estephe,
Bordeaux, France: Dark purple, dense, bit of sediment. Soft fruity nose, dark
berries. Medium body, nice dark fruit, good acidity, velvety tannins, well
balanced. Medium long finish, velvety tannins. Not a great wine but nice
drinking in the evening. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste
+ 7 for overall = total score of 91. From memory. Not blind. Not decanted. Generic
red wine glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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1994 Pichon Longueville Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France: 92 |
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Date: Sat Jul 23, 2005 1:14 pm Wilfried |
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1994 Pichon Longueville Lalande,
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France: Dark ruby, bright, fat tears, not much of
sediment. Hint of green pepper, dark berries, clean nose. Medium body, nice
liquorice fruit, fine acidity, decent tannins, well balanced. Medium long
finish, silky persistent tannins. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet +
17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92. Not blind. Decanted shortly
before tasting. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by
one. 1994 is the only Bordeaux vintage with a significant number of bottles
in my cellar. Until now I was not very happy with this. But as the wines
approach maturity now I find these wines very attractive, especially when I
remember the low prices |
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1994 Troplong Mondot, St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France: 90 |
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Date: Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:27 am Wilfried |
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1994 Troplong Mondot, St. Emilion,
Bordeaux, France: Nice purple, fat tears, little sediment. Soft nose, kitchen
spices, dark berries in the nose. Medium body, some dark fruit, good acidity,
not too velvety tannins, hint of hard edge but only at first sip. Medium to
long finish, tannins persistent. Not for the lover of fat wines, good wine
for the dinner table with the right food. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for
bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 90. From memory. Not
blind. Not decanted. Generic red wine glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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1995 Peyre Rose, Clos des Cistes, Languedoc, France: 91 |
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Date: Sat Jul 16, 2005 11:33 pm Wilfried |
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1995 Peyre Rose, Clos des Cistes,
Languedoc, France: Brilliant medium ruby, nice tears, bit of sediment.
Slightly animal nose, red and dark fruits, hint of vegetables. Medium to
medium full body, nice intense fruit, good acidity, bit coarse tannins, good
balance. Medium to long finish, fruity tannins in the end. Versatile with food.
Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall =
total score of 91. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Small ISO type
tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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1996 Mauro, Vendimia Seleccionada, Tudela de Duero, Spain: 91 |
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Date: Wed Jul 13, 2005 9:13 am Wilfried |
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1996 Mauro, Vendimia Seleccionada,
Tudela de Duero, Spain: Dark purple, fat tears, tints slightly the glass, no
sediment, tiny bubbles in the rim. Cosy nose, dark berries, soft. Medium to
medium body, soft dark fruit, decent acidity, velvety tannins. Medium long
velvety finish, slightly sweet aftertaste. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for
bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 91. From Memory. Not
blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel Vinum
Syrah glass |
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1996 Ramirez de Ganuza, Reserva, Rioja, Spain: 94 |
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Date: Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:10 pm Wilfried |
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1996 Ramirez de Ganuza, Reserva,
Rioja (90% Tempranillo, 10% Graciano), Spain: Dark brilliant purple, really
dense tears, bit of floating plus good deal of tartrate sediment. Animal
nose, dark spicy fruit, honeycomb, bit resinous, quite a nose. Medium full to
full body, dry resinous dark fruit, great acidity (could fool you to take
this for a light bodied wine), black pepper tannins. Very long finish,
persistent black pepper tannins in the aftertaste. I don't think I would
guess here Rioja, but nevertheless not of international (too much acidity
here) but very specific style. I like this wine a lot. Score: 50 + 4 for
optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94.
Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel Vinum
Burgundy glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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1998 Delas, Les Challeys, St. Joseph, Rhone, France: 91 |
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Date: Fri Jul 15, 2005 8:34 am Wilfried |
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1998 Delas, Les Challeys, St.
Joseph, Rhone, France: Brilliant medium ruby, fat tears, tints slightly the
glass, some tartrate sediment. Clean nose after crushed grapes. Medium body,
nice fruit, good acidity, velvety tannins. Medium long finish, nice
aftertaste. Versatile with food. Good drinking now. Score: 50 + 4 for optic +
13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91. Decanted
shortly before tasting. Riedel Vinum Burgundy glass. Bottle count
reduced by one |
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2000 Ktima Kir-Yianni, Xinomavro Rammista, Imathia, Greece: 92 |
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Date: Tue Jul 19, 2005 10:25 pm Wilfried |
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2000 Ktima Kir-Yianni, Xinomavro
Rammista, Imathia, Greece: Light ruby, dense tears, brilliant, heavy tartrate
sediment. Decent sweet mineral nose, could be a Barolo. Medium body, nice red
fruit, very good acidity, persistent velvety tannins, good balance. Long
finish, persistent tannins. It is a pleasure to drink this wine. Score: 50 +
4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of
92 Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel
Vinum Burgundy glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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2001 Abbazia Santa Anastasia, Litra, Cabernet Sauvingon, Sicily, Italy:
90 |
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Date: Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:56 pm Wilfried |
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2001 Abbazia Santa Anastasia,
Litra, Cabernet Sauvingon, Sicily, Italy: Very dense purple, tints the glass,
no or not much of sediment. Velvety dark fruit in the nose, good deal of oak.
Medium full to full body, slightly overoaked dark sweet fruit, low acidity,
coarse velvety tannins. Despite the intense taste a rather short finish. Hard
to pair with food, best with dried plums. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for
bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 90. Tasted2005Jul.
Score90. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Small ISO standard
tasting glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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2001 Beck,
Blauburgunder, Neusiedlersee, Austria: 90 |
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Date: Thu Jul 14, 2005 8:43 am Wilfried |
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2001 Beck, Blauburgunder (Pinot
Noir), Neusiedlersee, Austria: Light brilliant ruby, fat tears, no sediment. Red
fruity Pinot Noir nose with a dark hint. Medium body, clean red fruit, soft
acidity, soft velvety tannins. Long finish, tannins very persistent. Versatile
with food. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for
overall = total score of 90. From Memory. Not blind. Decanted shortly before
tasting. Riedel Vinum small white wine glass |
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2001 Le Bocce, Il Paladino, Rosso Toscano IGT, Panzano, Tuscany, Italy:
88 |
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Date: Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:58 pm Wilfried |
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2001 Le Bocce (Stefano Farina), Il
Paladino, Rosso Toscano IGT, Panzano, Tuscany, Italy: Very dark ruby, fat
tears, no sediment. Soft sweet dried fruit nose, slightly
alcoholic. Medium to medium full body, rather soft dark fruit, low acidity,
bit bitter and coarse tannins. Medium long finish, dry coarse tannins. Score:
50 + 4 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 6for overall = total score
of 88. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Small ISO standard tasting
glass. Bottle count reduced by one |
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2001 Quinta de la Rosa, Reserva, Douro Tinto, Portugal: 95 |
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Date: Mon Jul 11, 2005 10:39 pm Wilfried |
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2001 Quinta de la Rosa, Reserva, Douro
Tinto, Portugal: Violet purple, brilliant, dense tears, no sediment. Very intense
dark fruit, velvety, some ascending alcohol, decent hint of compost, honey
comb, quite complex. Medium full to full body, remarkable good acidity, nice
dark fruit, intense tannins, excellent structure. Very long finish,
persistent dark tannins. Excellent bottle, may be not a lot of finesse but
everything here. Good match with braised pork filets with mozzarella, Parma
ham and lots of vegetables. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 15 for bouquet + 18 for
taste + 8 for overall = total score of 95. Not blind. Decanted shortly before
drinking. Riedel Vinum Burgundy glass |
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2001 Tormaresca, Masseria Maime, Negroamaro, Salento, Puglia, Italy: 90 |
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Date: Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:22 am Wilfried |
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2001 Tormaresca, Masseria Maime,
Negroamaro, Salento, Puglia, Italy: Very dark purple, fat tears, nearly no
sediment. Fruity nose with a good deal of wood. Medium to medium full body,
nice red and dark fruit, good acidity, soft tannins, good balance, bit
intense taste. Medium long finish, nice aftertaste. Not very complex but nice
drinking. Despite the local grape variety rather international in taste. Score:
50 + 4 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total
score of 90. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Small ISO standard
tasting glass |
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N.V. Bonneau, Les Rouliers, Vin de Table, Rhone, France: 75 |
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Date: Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:42 am Wilfried |
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N.V. Bonneau, Les Rouliers, Vin de
Table, Rhone, France: Light garnet, austere nose, light body, low fruit, some
acidity, some tannins, probably high dose of sulphur. Not much to write about
this very basic wine - had to buy it to get some other Bonneau wines I
wanted. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 9 for bouquet + 9 for taste + 4 for overall
= total score of 75. Not blind. Not decanted. Generic wine glass. Bottle
count reduced by one |
2005-07-31/Schriftführer e.h.