BYOB - FIFA World Cup, Finewines.se

The theme was wines from countries the year they participated in the FIFA World Cup. All wines served blind.

Some starters before the tasting.

• 2018 Bodega Garzón Pinot Noir Rosé 74 Points

  Uruguay, Maldonado

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• 2014 Greenock Creek Grenache Cornerstone 87 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  High acidity, gravelly tannins, shallow mid palate, very different grenache

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• 1990 J.B. Becker Martinsthaler Rödchen Riesling Spätlese trocken 75 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Lots of stuff happening on the nose, honey, glue, green apple. Unfortunately the palate is only about the high acidity, no fruit to back it up, flat, short.

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• 1998 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling Spätlese 90 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Wallpaper glue, coal, wet rock after a summer rain, petroleum, a bit funky that goes away with some air. Great balanced acidity to the sweetness, lots of apricots.

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• 2002 Paul Bara Champagne Grand Cru Comtesse Marie de France 91 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Fresh aroma, massive, red apples, bread, some maturity. On the palate more youthful, a bit short and not so intense acidity. In a perfect stage right now.

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• 2002 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 88 Points

  France, Champagne

  This is a very good wine but not my preferred style. Mature, massive aroma, brioche, oak, nutty, feels like the dosage is a bit high (guess it's not), medium acidity, tart

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• 1990 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese 86 Points

  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

  Retro 70's style, hoy flowers, bee wax, smurf figures (soft plastic), apricot. Quite light mouth feel, minimal acidity.

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• 2006 Capezzana Carmignano Villa di Capezzana 86 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Carmignano

  Funky, cherries, damp vegetation, asphalt, acidity m+, tannins m+, good length, some heat. Lacks the fruit to feel complete.

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• 2010 Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 89 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

  Lactic acid, green, way too young to be drunk now, lots of air helps but will surely benefit from cellaring. High acidity, massive tannins. Served blind I ended up with a young Tannat from Madiran.

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• 2006 Saltram Shiraz No.1 92 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa

  Generous fruity, somewhat bombastic nose, pencil, licorice, vanilla, silky texture, smooth tannins, marvelous balance. Simply a beautiful Barossa that I would love to try again.

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• 1990 Fattoria La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 88 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

  Sweet fruity nose, stable, pepper, truffles, mushroom. Matured palate. A very good wine but a bit to mature for my taste.

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• 2014 Bodegas Orben Rioja Malpuesto 92 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alavesa, Rioja

  This is a marvelous wine. Pencil, caramel, dark berries, coffee, plum. Very smooth structure, intense ending with pepper, tannins m+, some bitterness from oak that adds another dimension.

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• 1938 Château Villargeil Rivesaltes 91 Points

  France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Rivesaltes

  What an amazing wine. So alive despite its age. No formal notes, I just sat back and enjoyed it with some cheese and chocolate cake.

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