This was a fun, budget-minded winetasting dinner (meaning that we bypassed the cost of a restaurant dinner, for a change, by bringing our own take-out food). It was a free for all in terms of what to bring, but knowing that a couple of the participants are extremely focused on Burgundy, most of us decided to bring white or red Burgs, and a few of us brought Groffier (knowing that’s a favorite of Jayaram). The WOTN was the '96 Groffier Les Amoureuses, very closely followed the the '98 version of the same wine. Also delicious were the '98 Groffier Les Hauts-Doix, the '01 Kistler Pinot Cuvee Catherine (probably the best Kistler Pinot I’ve ever had), and the '97 Fuligni Brunello. The '97 Kathryn Kennedy Cab was very disappointing, and neither of our sweet wines really rocked my world either. Definitely a fun and relaxing gathering though. Thanks to Suzanne for arranging the space, and David and Mark for organizing us and our food.
White Flight
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2002 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Valmur - France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Light medium gold color; a little oxidized, butterscotch, hazelnut nose; tart lemon, mineral, citrus, vanilla palate with some oxidation; medium finish (88 pts.) -
1998 Bert Simon Serriger Würtzberg Riesling Spätlese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Bright light yellow color; nice petrol, baked lemon, witch hazel nose; tasty, tart stone fruit, lemon, mineral palate; medium finish (92 pts.) -
2002 Foreau Vouvray Moelleux Domaine du Clos Naudin - France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
Light medium gold color; earthy, apple, apple peel nose; apple peel, apple, sherry palate with good acidity; medium finish (89 pts.) -
2006 Domaine Marquis d’Angerville Meursault 1er Cru Santenots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Bright light medium yellow color; nice fresh lemon, vanilla, lime nose; light bodied, lime, mineral, citrus palate; medium finish (91 pts.)
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1997 E. Fuligni (Cottimelli) Brunello di Montalcino - Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Dark red violet color with pale meniscus; nice baked cherry, tar, roses, ripe raspberry, oak nose; tasty, tart cherry, black cherry, tar, smoke, fig palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish (93 pts.) -
1997 Kathryn Kennedy Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains
Dark red violet color; cassis, menthol nose; dull menthol, cassis palate; medium finish (84 pts.) -
2001 Kistler Pinot Noir Cuvée Catherine Kistler Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Very dark garnet red color; lovely, ripe and rich cherry, cherry pie, black cherry nose; rich framboise, tart cherry, spice, tart blueberry palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (93 pts.) -
1988 Domaine Francois Lamarche Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Malconsorts - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Bricking medium red color with pale meniscus; dried cherry, mushroom, tart red fruit, mineral, broiled eel nose; tart red fruit, mushroom, menthol, mineral palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ pts. (90 pts.)
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1996 Domaine Robert Groffier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Slightly bricking very dark red violet color; tart red fruit, tart cherry, tart berry, mineral nose with a touch of brett; maturing, tart cherry, red fruit, tart raspberry, mineral palate with good structure; medium-plus finish 94+ pts. (94 pts.) -
1998 Domaine Robert Groffier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Very dark garnet red color; rich, complex, tart cherry, raspberry, black raspberry, mineral nose; powerful but elegant tart cherry, mineral, black raspberry palate that’s rather edgy right now, needs another few years; long finish (much better than the last time I tried it, a couple years back) (94 pts.) -
1998 Domaine Robert Groffier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Hauts-Doix - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Medium dark garnet red color; roses, tart cherry, raspberry nose with depth; tart raspberry, tart cherry, mineral palate with character and good balance; medium-plus finish 93+ pts. (93 pts.)
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1996 Joseph Phelps Eisrébe Ice Wine - USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
From 375 ml - medium orange red color
1st bottle - tart baked apple, nectarine nose; peach syrup, apple palate with very little acidity; medium-plus finish 89 pts.
2nd bottle - tart apricot, nectarine nose; tart nectarine, tart peach palate with some acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ pts. (90 pts.) -
2000 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain - France, Alsace, Thann, Alsace Grand Cru AOC
Medium apricot orange color with red lights; reductive, earthy, mushroom, orange rind nose; tart orange marmalade, mushroom, chlorine palate; medium-plus finish (91 pts.)
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