2023 New Year's Day Blind Tasting

Marietta, GA
Tasted Sunday, January 1, 2023 by Rezy13 with 118 views

Flight 1 - Starter Bubbles- non blind (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Main Event $150-$250 Value Double Blind (10 Notes)

Somewhat tight window so that we drink well, but nobody can buy the win. We also switch up the order, so the lineup is served double blind.

  • 1998 Maison Roche de Bellene Clos de la Roche Collection Bellenum 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

    Cloudy reddish violet; baked raspberry, tart, red and darker fruit, medicinal, iodine, black truffle, plum, almost Grenache-like, acid is a bit firm and almost tinny, beef blood, fresh, seems younger and intense, medicinal but not liqueured, getting softer and lower acid with air, lower alcohol; went back and forth between an elegant CdP and Burg, ended up calling 2010 Corton but looking back at my notes I clearly should have been in Morey and Clos de la Roche.

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  • 2013 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Deeper core with lighter violet rim; black pepper, granite dust, fresh, juicy, cooling menthol, dusty, mushroom, delicious, smoked meat, green peppercorn, a little blood, very precise; very good; called 2013 Jamet Cote Rotie.

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  • 1995 Château L'Evangile 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Darker garnet, maroon rim; great nose, green pepper, dusty earth, red currant, ash, age but good drive almost boring, seems like good vintage, still grippy, unmistakably Bordeaux, holly, some sweetness to the fruit; lots of people went Left Bank and I called 1996 Grand Puy Lacoste- I brought this wine but didn't recognize it.

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  • 2010 Comm. G.B. Burlotto Barolo Cannubi 94 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo

    Pretty deeper crimson with thin pale rim; sexy nose, sour cherry and strawberry, super savory, riper, menthol, really good, sandalwood, delicious, richer, very Piedmont-esque, super solid, young but accessible and lots of life; 2012 Il Marroneto Madonna?, fooled again, serious quality here though.

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  • 2011 Domaine Perrot-Minot Chapelle-Chambertin 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chapelle-Chambertin Grand Cru

    Deeper cloudier core; some VA, sweeter nose, exotic, 5 spice, prune, sandalwood, saddle leather, exotic, rich, savory, kind of a polarizing wine, aged, powerful and mouthfilling, a touch medicinal, why is it so dark; Mourvedre based CdP?- wow was not expecting that.

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  • 1995 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Deeper garnet with maroon rim; sexy nose, truffle, exotic spice, this seems like the L'Evangile I brought, red currant but a fleshier feel to it, cedar and luxurious wood, sandalwood, a bit abrupt on the finish and a bit of tannin suggest a little more aging would be best, also a little bit of sweat; maybe Left Bank but lots of Merlot if so; delicious, 94+, maybe it is still on the upswing because this was a magnum.

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  • 1989 Château Gruaud Larose 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Red crimson core with large red rim; funk and so much character evident on the nose, the nose is more developed and more complex than #6 ('95 Pichon Lalande), dirty, sweat, ash, green pepper, sweet red fruit, tobacco kissed, delicious, a little vapid on the mid-palate detracts, a touch of caraway emerges, sweet cedary finish; in a great spot but lighter finish; from magnum.

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  • 2006 San Giusto a Rentennano Percarlo Toscana IGT 92 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT

    Deeper core with reddish rim; chocolate, ripe nose, prune, dark cherry, oak and modern feel to it, raisin, grippy tannins, sweet and liqueured; modern Barolo?, 92+.

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  • 2008 Fattoria Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

    See through crimson, cloudy; stronger VA, sexy but sweet, unique and exotic, high toned, Burg-esque; delicious and fantastic in a style I really like; 2010 Rosso del Beppi?

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  • 2012 Louis Jadot Grands-Echezeaux 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Ruby see through, large pale rim; sexy nose, sweet oak, reduction, sweet cherry, picking up some sweat, soft sexy, grand cru weight and richness, some grip, a bit young and simpler now but shows nice potential; 2011 Perrot Minot?

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Flight 3 - Bonus Wines- blind (7 Notes)

Closing

An awesome tasting where quality levels were all very high and consistently good. Only one flawed bottle which is not bad.

#1- 1989 Gruaud Larose
#2- 1995 Pichon Lalande
#3- 2006 Percarlo

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