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Michael hosted SOBER Monday in his newly renovated kitchen (4 dishwashers, multiple ovens and cooktops, a salamander- yes, I'm jealous). We were greeted with a creamy dip with carrots and the best fried eggplant I've ever had (brined, dipped, rolled in a mix of regular breadcrumbs, panko and sesame seed); bubblies were served.
NV Camille Saves Rose Champagne Lovely- red fruit, toasted bread, chalk. Plenty of body yet refined. B+/A- NV Barnaut "Grand Cru" Blanc de Noirs Champagne Some didn't care for, I liked. Lots of citrus, pearl, plenty of floral notes. Elegant. B+ First blind flight served with smoked trout, horseradish aioli, spinach salad. Andy got Alsace right off bad and PG shortly after. We flailed at vintages. Wine # 1 Driest, youngest, peach fruit and good acids, just not as complex. 2011 Zind-Humbrecht "Rotenberg" Pinot Gris B Wine # 2 Sweet but with good acids, very floral, exotic (I thought for a minute maybe Gewurz), complex. 1997 Zind-Humbrecht "Clos Jebsal" Pinot Gris B+ Wine # 3 I thought this was at least VT. Sweet, honied, full-throttled, some people's fave, my least fave 1995 Zind-Humbrecht Rangen de Thann, Clos St Urbain" Pinot Gris .. B- First red flight I thought 1 & 2 could be ripe vintage Bordeaux, but someone quickly guessed Cali Cab. But we all thought older than they turned out to be Wine # 4 Seems youngest, a bit tart and tannic, black plum and a little herb 1997 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon B Wine # 5 Sweet, ripe, but with acids and tannin to hold up, but just a little oxidative edge. Very developed, but still drinking well overall 1997 Mt Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon B+/B Wine # 6 Ripe to overripe, developing pruney notes, tired. 1997 Alta Mura Cabernet Sauvignon C+/C Second Red Flight I think Dan got Amarone quickly, once confirmed Franco immediately said Bertani. I'm not a big Amarone drinker, so take my notes with a few extra grains of salt. All pretty similar,all surprisingly (to me) tasty. Wine # 7 Ripe, complex, herby. 1967 Bertani Amarone B+ Wine # 8 Similar, a little more anise-y. 1976 Bertani Amarone B+ Wine # 9 Sweet, fleshy, others favorite 1983 Bertani Amarone B Quickly table settled on Bordeaux, these need some time Wine # 10 Tight, tannic, but with nice core of cassis fruit. 2000 Pontet-Canet B/B+ Wine # 11 Brooding, but with solid base of black fruit, cedar. 2000 Leoville Las Cases B+/A- Wine # 12 Most open, redder fruit, plush 2000 Pape-Clement B We finished with a dessert wine, a 1989 Lingenfelder Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese. Pretty tasty, though without the wow factor one might expect from TBA with a bit of age. Slightly clunky, with applesauce, cinnamon, and apricot. B Fun night! Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency. |
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