OL-tasting

 Most of the wines below were tasted blind. Some we knew was in a flight, most we didn't. Wines are unfortunatelly not all in the order tasted at blogspot seems sometimes unable to upload the pictures in the order you ask for. There are also some different size letters and spaces between the lines that doesn't show up until its posted that I cannot fix, as its not seen from where I post. Maybe its time to change to a more proffesional system.

 

 1980 Pommery Cuvée Spesiale Louise:

Pale amber, gold tint. Yeast, chalk, some coffee and orange peel. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, refreshing palate, elegant almost flinty minerals. Long finish. 93

2008 Salwey Kirchberg GG Spätburgunder:

Bright ruby. Some herbs behind slightly unripe strawberries, towards scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, light mid-palate, a little bit warm finish. Mineraly and herbal finish. A bit edgy texture. Good length.  88

 

2008 Kistler Vine Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley                                                Lemon yellow. Rich, buttery, minerals, apples and creamy feel to the nose. A whiff of popcorn and ripe lemons. Fresh acidity, creamy texture, minerals, almost smoky, ever so slightly warm touch, vanilla and extreem length. Visqous and seemless. Nailed producer. 93+

2006 Hervé Souhaut Sainte Epine

Deep ruby. Cherries, some minerals, touch of yeast and lots of fresh, ripe fruit. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, raspberries, a bit hollow and some popcorn. Good length. Easy going and very fruity.  87

1990 Chapoutier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Barbe Rac: 

Ruby, garnet rim. Extremelly scented, layered, red berries, some licorice and raspberries. Some VA and ever so slightly oxidized. Dying off quickly in the glass. Fresh acidity, tannins start to polish up, warm touch (13,8) and lacks something. Not optimal bottle. (Bought directly at Chapoutier this summer, so they need to check the wines in their storage. Bad cork has let in air).  89

1990 Henri Bonneau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Marie Beurrier:

Deep ruby, garnet rim. Black- and blueberries, touch og VA, licorice, warm feel.     Fresh acidity, ripe and high of tannins, cherries and stone from stone fruit, a bit dry after palate, and not too long.  90

1999 Schiavenza Barolo Riserva

Bright ruby, garnet rim. Tar, roses, licorice and cherries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, some strawberries, but a bit short. 88

1978 Scarpa Barbaresco Tettineive:

corked

1988 Giacomo Conterno Monfortino:

Faulty storage, cooked.

1999 Giacomo Conterno Monfortino:

Towards bright ruby. Some tar, roses, somewhat scented, subdued and closed.  Licorice, sometimes intense, sometimes evasive. Hay. Ever so slightly of glue. Fresh and high acidity, unripe apples and high tannins. Edgy texture, elegant for Monfortino but hardly elegant compared to most wines. Slightly warm finish. Long. Opened up a bit after two hours in the glass. 93

1988 Pio Cesare Barolo:

Deep ruby, thin brick rim. Dusty, rose hips, tar, some licorice. Asphalt. More scented with air. High acidity, a bit lean, high of ripe tannins, chocolate and mature feel, getting into dusty teritory. Short. 87

1964 Fransesco Rinaldi Barolo:

Bright ruby, amber rim. Cooked plums, dried and dusty, some VA. Oxidized. Tired palate, dry.

 2002 Château d'Issan:

Deep ruby. Somewhat scented, cassis, leather, on the rich side. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ever so slightly raw, some minerals, touch of herbs, a bit boring. After two hours plus, floral and elegant cassis. 88

2002 Château Haut-Bailly:

Deep ruby, garnet rim. Rich nose, blueberries, blackberries, ever so slightly herbal and some minerals. Some alcohol. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresher palate, licorice, candy apples, rich for the vintage. Not too complex, nailed producer but not vintage. After it had been open for two hours, much more typical with minerals and more classic nose.  90

1983 Zilliken Saarburger Rauch Riesling Auslese:

Lemon yellow. Medicinal, apples, wax and some honey. Fresh acidity, rounded, refreshing, pure apples, lovely playfullness. Elegant, vibrant, apples and ripe, sweet lemons. Long. 93

2003 Clos des Papes

Deep ruby. Sweet, ungainly and alcoholic nose. Very sweet. Intense licorice. Sweet, massive, alcoholic, all over the place, unbalanced. Terrible. 76

2005 Ramey Sonoma Coast Syrah:

Black with purple rim. Rich, ungainly, ripe alcoholic and so sweet. Lazy acidity, so ripe and alcoholic that you must be in a coma to taste it again. Awful. 75

1999 Clos des Papes:

Deep ruby. Rich, sweet, licorice and blueberries floating in 60% proof. Some acidity, so sweet, unbalanced. 78

2003 Domaine du Pegau Châteauneuf-du-Pape:

Deep ruby. Blueberries, blackberries and plums. Sweet. Has some acidity, so sweet and again ungainly. Alcohol and sweetness all the way. 77

 Katop Dionis Club (Moldovian sweet  fortified red wine)

Deep ruby. Sweet licorice, alcohol and overripe fruit.

Alf falling in love with the Riesling