Idag dricker vi, provningsnoteringar och diskussioner

[Skumpagne]

Vad torde man inmundiga till dagens fångst? Funkar bubblor mån tro?

 

[magnum]

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En gammal Bollinger!

 

[Emanuel]

Visa bifogad bild 2412 Vad torde man inmundiga till dagens fångst? Funkar bubblor mån tro?

Fifan vad najs!
Jag ser framför mig en riktigt mustig trattkantarellrisotto där man mixat delar av den stekta svampen i buljongen först för att få en sådär ubergrym-halleluleja-trattsmak på hela anrättningen. Till det dricks ju allting bra men jag hade nog landat på en Barolo... Eller en BDX, eller nåt från Rhone eller... Vafasen, jag har inte druckit vin på en månad, till och med en maltesisk Cab hade funkat bara det var vin...

 

[Skumpagne]

Fifan vad najs!
Jag ser framför mig en riktigt mustig trattkantarellrisotto där man mixat delar av den stekta svampen i buljongen först för att få en sådär ubergrym-halleluleja-trattsmak på hela anrättningen. Till det dricks ju allting bra men jag hade nog landat på en Barolo... Eller en BDX, eller nåt från Rhone eller... Vafasen, jag har inte druckit vin på en månad, till och med en maltesisk Cab hade funkat bara det var vin...

Tog 1 timme att plocka ihop dessa helt sjukt mycket.
Postar över lite om du postar över en Maltesisk Cab

 

[Emanuel]

om du postar över en Maltesisk Cab

*hehe* Man skall vara försiktig med vad man önskar sig, vem vet vad som dyker upp på nästa vininferno...

 

[m_trobeck]

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En sherry brukar aldrig sitta fel.

 

[StefanAkiko]

Dagens vinträning på World of Wines regelbundna vinmässa i Kamiooka (Yokohama). Små prover, men man kunde alltid be om flera på raken. Förde inga anteckningar och fotade inte. Dessa är de viner jag minns tydligt både smak och namn, årgång. Trevligt och fullt med folk. Smuttade på ytterligare några fantastiska viner: Ett NZ PN som välte min kiosk, men väl dyr (500kr ca och hustrun fnös) och Joël Robuchon's restaurangserie med re-lablerade viner av Jaboulet. Ssk den Crozes-Hermitages som de visade upp var duktigt bra. Tanninstruktur som en bättre Hermitage (Årgång?)
Sen provade vi och provade tills dess vi kände att det var dags bege oss hem och dressa om för att gå på gym. De portugisiska röda stod ut riktigt bra! Bdx, Bgn och Champis stod ut som äckeldyra.

Som i Sverige?
Precis!
Gratis, inga tillstånd behövs, ingen leg-kontroll, köp och bär med dig de viner du gillar, vinlotteri, "fyndpåse", extrapriser på rivna etiketter o dyl, vinauktion på plats osv.
Nästan lika liberalt som i Sverige!

Vi inhandlade också 2 fl 2010 Pin La Spinetta för ett bättre pris än SB.

2011 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
I LIKE THIS WINE: 92 points
Perfectly intense and old fashioned CdP with restrained Grenache and a winderful amount of Brett. Very likeable even if incredibly young. Unexpecedly elegant with great poise. Better in 10 yrs.

2002 Château Montus Madiran Cuvée Prestige Tannat
I LIKE THIS WINE: 91 points
Leather, earth and fine maturity embracing us.
In the mouth there are both playful youthful aspects as well as little tired ones. Acids and tannins are screaming out youthful expressions. The fruit has two sides, both early maturity (as in 'fruitiness' going away) and very mature (as in small 'porty-oxidized' notes).
Twice the European price.

May have been an over-stored btl under cork.

2011 Quinta das Maias Dão Red Blend
I LIKE THIS WINE: 90 points (Edit)
Fabulous structure with velvety, yet grippy M+ tannins, lively acids and rich, luscious, dark Touriga fruit. Mencia sporty spice, fat spice and altoghether perfect mouth fill and great length. Very young but clearly has the future for it.

Among the "cheap" wines, three wines from Portugal stood out, and this one most of all. So we got ourselves a btl. (Had I not been on the wagon, a case or two would have seemed just about right.)

2009 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
I LIKE THIS WINE: 90 points
Restrained, quite young, CS on the nose.
In the mouth a restrained and well build CS, more French than "Napaesque". Quite a lot better then all the previous btls (decades ago) of this and made me stop buying them... Maybe I will begin again

2007 Château Montus Madiran Tannat Blend, Tannat
flawed
Quite underwhelming with exaggerated tart acids, overwhelming the fruit. There might have been something wrong with this btl, especially compared to other TN's here and what this wine SHOULD have been like.

2012 Hahn Meritage Central Coast Red Bordeaux Blend
I LIKE THIS WINE: 91 points
Surprisingly punching well above its weight, pricewise.
Rich, balanced and with a great structure. Displays some maturity that was a pleasant change compared to the other US-wines on display.
So we bought a btl.

 

[Mattias Schyberg]

Dagens vinträning på World of Wines regelbundna vinmässa i Kamiooka (Yokohama). Små prover, men man kunde alltid be om flera på raken. Förde inga anteckningar och fotade inte. Dessa är de viner jag minns tydligt både smak och namn, årgång. Trevligt och fullt med folk. Smuttade på ytterligare några fantastiska viner: Ett NZ PN som välte min kiosk, men väl dyr (500kr ca och hustrun fnös) och Joël Robuchon's restaurangserie med re-lablerade viner av Jaboulet. Ssk den Crozes-Hermitages som de visade upp var duktigt bra. Tanninstruktur som en bättre Hermitage (Årgång?)
Sen provade vi och provade tills dess vi kände att det var dags bege oss hem och dressa om för att gå på gym. De portugisiska röda stod ut riktigt bra! Bdx, Bgn och Champis stod ut som äckeldyra.

Som i Sverige?
Precis!
Gratis, inga tillstånd behövs, ingen leg-kontroll, köp och bär med dig de viner du gillar, vinlotteri, "fyndpåse", extrapriser på rivna etiketter o dyl, vinauktion på plats osv.
Nästan lika liberalt som i Sverige!

Vi inhandlade också 2 fl 2010 Pin La Spinetta för ett bättre pris än SB.

2011 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
I LIKE THIS WINE: 92 points
Perfectly intense and old fashioned CdP with restrained Grenache and a winderful amount of Brett. Very likeable even if incredibly young. Unexpecedly elegant with great poise. Better in 10 yrs.

2002 Château Montus Madiran Cuvée Prestige Tannat
I LIKE THIS WINE: 91 points
Leather, earth and fine maturity embracing us.
In the mouth there are both playful youthful aspects as well as little tired ones. Acids and tannins are screaming out youthful expressions. The fruit has two sides, both early maturity (as in 'fruitiness' going away) and very mature (as in small 'porty-oxidized' notes).
Twice the European price.

May have been an over-stored btl under cork.

2011 Quinta das Maias Dão Red Blend
I LIKE THIS WINE: 90 points (Edit)
Fabulous structure with velvety, yet grippy M+ tannins, lively acids and rich, luscious, dark Touriga fruit. Mencia sporty spice, fat spice and altoghether perfect mouth fill and great length. Very young but clearly has the future for it.

Among the "cheap" wines, three wines from Portugal stood out, and this one most of all. So we got ourselves a btl. (Had I not been on the wagon, a case or two would have seemed just about right.)

2009 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
I LIKE THIS WINE: 90 points
Restrained, quite young, CS on the nose.
In the mouth a restrained and well build CS, more French than "Napaesque". Quite a lot better then all the previous btls (decades ago) of this and made me stop buying them... Maybe I will begin again

2007 Château Montus Madiran Tannat Blend, Tannat
flawed
Quite underwhelming with exaggerated tart acids, overwhelming the fruit. There might have been something wrong with this btl, especially compared to other TN's here and what this wine SHOULD have been like.

2012 Hahn Meritage Central Coast Red Bordeaux Blend
I LIKE THIS WINE: 91 points
Surprisingly punching well above its weight, pricewise.
Rich, balanced and with a great structure. Displays some maturity that was a pleasant change compared to the other US-wines on display.
So we bought a btl.

Blir lite nyfiken på pinoten från NZ?

 

[StefanAkiko]

Blir lite nyfiken på pinoten från NZ?

Tyvärr kan jag för mitt liv inte minnas vilken av de 7-8 olika det var av dem vi provade... Jag minns inte alls ngn av dem, producenter ajg aldrig hört talas om. De hade fö en Australiensisk Tempranillo som var som klippt och klistrad från en Riojaproducent med lätt moderna drag... Minns inte vad den hette heller...
Sorry!

 

[magnum]

Dagens vinträning på World of Wines regelbundna vinmässa i Kamiooka (Yokohama). Små prover, men man kunde alltid be om flera på raken. Förde inga anteckningar och fotade inte. Dessa är de viner jag minns tydligt både smak och namn, årgång. Trevligt och fullt med folk. Smuttade på ytterligare några fantastiska viner: Ett NZ PN som välte min kiosk, men väl dyr (500kr ca och hustrun fnös) och Joël Robuchon's restaurangserie med re-lablerade viner av Jaboulet. Ssk den Crozes-Hermitages som de visade upp var duktigt bra. Tanninstruktur som en bättre Hermitage (Årgång?)
Sen provade vi och provade tills dess vi kände att det var dags bege oss hem och dressa om för att gå på gym. De portugisiska röda stod ut riktigt bra! Bdx, Bgn och Champis stod ut som äckeldyra.

Som i Sverige?
Precis!
Gratis, inga tillstånd behövs, ingen leg-kontroll, köp och bär med dig de viner du gillar, vinlotteri, "fyndpåse", extrapriser på rivna etiketter o dyl, vinauktion på plats osv.
Nästan lika liberalt som i Sverige!

Vi inhandlade också 2 fl 2010 Pin La Spinetta för ett bättre pris än SB.

2011 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
I LIKE THIS WINE: 92 points
Perfectly intense and old fashioned CdP with restrained Grenache and a winderful amount of Brett. Very likeable even if incredibly young. Unexpecedly elegant with great poise. Better in 10 yrs.

2002 Château Montus Madiran Cuvée Prestige Tannat
I LIKE THIS WINE: 91 points
Leather, earth and fine maturity embracing us.
In the mouth there are both playful youthful aspects as well as little tired ones. Acids and tannins are screaming out youthful expressions. The fruit has two sides, both early maturity (as in 'fruitiness' going away) and very mature (as in small 'porty-oxidized' notes).
Twice the European price.

May have been an over-stored btl under cork.

2011 Quinta das Maias Dão Red Blend
I LIKE THIS WINE: 90 points (Edit)
Fabulous structure with velvety, yet grippy M+ tannins, lively acids and rich, luscious, dark Touriga fruit. Mencia sporty spice, fat spice and altoghether perfect mouth fill and great length. Very young but clearly has the future for it.

Among the "cheap" wines, three wines from Portugal stood out, and this one most of all. So we got ourselves a btl. (Had I not been on the wagon, a case or two would have seemed just about right.)

2009 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
I LIKE THIS WINE: 90 points
Restrained, quite young, CS on the nose.
In the mouth a restrained and well build CS, more French than "Napaesque". Quite a lot better then all the previous btls (decades ago) of this and made me stop buying them... Maybe I will begin again

2007 Château Montus Madiran Tannat Blend, Tannat
flawed
Quite underwhelming with exaggerated tart acids, overwhelming the fruit. There might have been something wrong with this btl, especially compared to other TN's here and what this wine SHOULD have been like.

2012 Hahn Meritage Central Coast Red Bordeaux Blend
I LIKE THIS WINE: 91 points
Surprisingly punching well above its weight, pricewise.
Rich, balanced and with a great structure. Displays some maturity that was a pleasant change compared to the other US-wines on display.
So we bought a btl.

Vinprovning sen Gym, Heja Norrland!

 

[Anders Landström]

Visa bifogad bild 2412 Vad torde man inmundiga till dagens fångst? Funkar bubblor mån tro?

Pinotdominerad. Kommer själv dricka en Paul Dethune BdN

 

[Mattias Schyberg]

Tyvärr kan jag för mitt liv inte minnas vilken av de 7-8 olika det var av dem vi provade... Jag minns inte alls ngn av dem, producenter ajg aldrig hört talas om. De hade fö en Australiensisk Tempranillo som var som klippt och klistrad från en Riojaproducent med lätt moderna drag... Minns inte vad den hette heller...
Sorry!

Det låter olikt en man av diger ordning att missa sådant viktigt.

 

[magnum]

Selosse Rose, deg, 10 oct 2012. Laxrosa färg, stänk av koppar. Doft av ek, rosor, hav och röda bär. Smak, smultron, hallon och en stänk kiwi massvis av energi. Otrolig läcker!
Selosse Sous le Mont, (Mareuil sur AY) deg, 27 jan 2012. Mörk guldgul färg. Doft av ek, murkna löv, lite oren toner. Smak, aningen rå och lite hög syra, citrus omogna plommon, gula äpplen. Superlång smak.

 

[StefanAkiko]

Det låter olikt en man av diger ordning att missa sådant viktigt.

Var där för att njuta och studera inte för att leta inköpspotentialer. Skall ju VERKLIGEN försöka få källaren att krympa.
Hade dessutom varit snudd på omöjligt hinna skriva ngt vettigt och KUNNA skriva ngt vettigt. Trångt, varmt, många som ville fram till stånden osv.

 

[Mattias Schyberg]

Var där för att njuta och studera inte för att leta inköpspotentialer. Skall ju VERKLIGEN försöka få källaren att krympa.
Hade dessutom varit snudd på omöjligt hinna skriva ngt vettigt och KUNNA skriva ngt vettigt. Trångt, varmt, många som ville fram till stånden osv.

Att krympa din källare låter som en baggis. I juletider så kan jag tänka mig att hjälpa till att få ordning på saldot.

 

[Magnus L]

Lördagen gick i Barolos tecken. Fick chansen att genomföra en Elio Altare vertical på deras Vigneto Altare från 1985-2005. Fick sällskap av bland annat @Matlen med fru! Oerhört trevligt, oerhört blött och det är först nu jag återhämtat mig någorlunda för att sammanställa vinerna. Poängen, speciellt dom mot slutet bör som vanligt tas med en nypa salt.


FLIGHT 1 - THE WHITES(5 NOTES)

• 1996 Roger Brun Champagne Reserve Familiale Grand Cru Extra Brut93 Points
  France, Champagne, Aÿ, Champagne
  (10/12/2014)
  
  Really enjoyed this Champagne! Big, mature vocal nose full of ripe apples, mashed apples, canned corn, nuts, pine resin and lots of yeast. Amazingly focused acidity, crazy high but still round and perfectly integrated. Really good intensity and a long aftertaste. More oxidised than other champagnes I've had with the same ages, I'm not very familiar with Brun so it could be a part of their style.
  
  
  
  
• 2005 Bouchard Aîné et Fils Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières94 Points
  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  (10/12/2014)
  
  Absolutely fantastic right now. Lots of oak, but with an amazing depth on the nose. Stony sulfuric minerality, popcorn, coffee, browned butter, cream and green apples. High just slightly tart acidity with a round and creamy body. Impressive concentration and a long, long finish. Not usually a big fan of oak, but this sits just right with me tonight!
  
  
  
  
• 2009 Château de Puligny-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières93 Points
  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
  (10/12/2014)
  
  Less oaky compared to the Meursault it partnered with. Dominated by minerality, flint, smashing stones together and matchbox. All more or less derived from sulfuric components. There is also lots of funk and tropical fruit, pineapple and star fruit. Great palate with a high fresh acidity, long lingering intensity. Really nice and apparently great QPR as well!
  
  
  
• 2012 Spier Creative Block 287 Points
  South Africa, Coastal Region
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Classic Sauvignon blanc nose. Green grass, elderflower, asparagus, grapey and some rubber mineral. High acidity, but with less edges than the white Burgundies that came right before it. More fruit, rounder, fuller body with a good length and just a tad warm finish. The bigger impression had me thinking new world but couldn't get further than that.
  
  No big fan of the SB nose in general and even though this is a very good wine I wouldn't go look for it.
  
  Just now looking it up properly this is apparently a white Bordeaux aspirant with 80% SB and 20% Semillon. Beats me why they just don't bottle it in a Bordeaux bottle then! The wine spent 5 months on its lees but without any contact with oak whatsoever.
  
  
  
  
• 2007 Josmeyer Riesling Le Kottabe88 Points
  France, Alsace, Alsace AOC
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This stood out as an odd ball in the white flight. Much lower acidity on the palate with a round, almost oily full body and lacking slightly in the intensity compartment. There is distinct Riesling aromas on the nose, apples, pears, redcurrants, mushrooms and a good portion of petro-chem.
  
  I would love to say I enjoyed this as I've tasted some of Josmeyers stuff before and loved it, but tonight this is not good enough. Side by side with some lovely white burgundies this just feels flabby and unfocused.
  
  
  

FLIGHT 2 - THE ELIO ALTARE VIGNETO ARBORINA VERTICAL(8 NOTES)

• 1982 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato92 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  First wine and reference wine in a vertical of Elio Altare Vigneto Arborina.
  
  Very mature nose with lots of cabbage soup, black tea, leather, peat and prunes. For me this is over the top aroma-wise. The oxidation takes over and ruins some of the complexity. Still very nice and enjoyable.
  The palate is more vital with round mature fruit, good acidity but with almost no tannins and a medium body. Very good length and intensity.
  
  This collected most points from the other participants and won the WOTN-award. Not my WOTN though.
  
  
  
  
• 1985 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina91 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Lots of maturity going on here. Nose is very dried with leather, tobacco, cherries, hay, earth, dirt and raisins. Very similar on the nose to a mature vintage port. Distinct tannins on the palate, but fine and in no way grippy in their structure. Fruit is somewhat rescinded but with a really good intensity and length. Tasty!
  
  
  
  
• 1986 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina92 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  What surprised me the most during this Altare Vigneto Arborina vertical was how different some of the wines were. Had imagined them to be a lot closer to each other.
  
  This could almost have fooled me for a lighter, matured northern Rhone Syrah hadn't it been for the very grippy Nebbiolo tannins. Nose is full of spices, pepper, perfumed flowers, fermented sausage, mushrroms and earthy barnyard. Palate is dominated by the tannins, but with a medium body, great intensity and mature fruit. Really liked this one, but without food this was a bit to tannic. With the Gabagoul and Serrano this was pure heaven!
  
  
  
  
• 1988 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina95 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This was the WOTN for me.
  
  Lots of meat on the nose, tartar steak, liquid smoke, sour cherries, barnyard and tar. The palate is not without tannins, but a lot rounder and in great balance with the wine. Great intensity and length.
  
  For me this was in perfect harmony and tasted just fabulous on its own. Not something I can say about some of the other wines in the vertical.
  
  
  
  
• 1993 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina94 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  For me the fight tonight was between this wine and the 88' vintage. Had a touch of the meatiness that the 88' had, but with a lot more dirt and forest undergrowth. Dried green herbs, oregano and basil together with marmite. A very foodish nose! But there is also hints of oak, coffee and butter.
  
  Slightly rounder tannins than the 88', but still quite astringent. Good round mature fruit with a great length and intensity. Right up my alley!
  
  
  
  
• 1996 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina93 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Lot more classic Barolo character to be found here than in the previous wines. Cherries, with a hint of raspberry candy, fennel, olives and stony minerality. Very tannic on the palate, gripping and coating the entire mouth. Behind this there is a great intensity and a very good length.
  
  But for me the tannins take away some of the enjoyment. With some food this really shines though!
  
  
  
  
• 2001 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina92 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  If the 96' was showing a lot of tannins this is just a step above. Outrageously astringent. High fresh acidity and high quality intensity and length. This is a stunning wine, but needs some years in the cellar to get rounder and more pleasant. The nose is the most typical Piemonte Nebbiolo in the flight with slightly candy cherries, raspberries, flowers, oak and cookie dough.
  
  It says a lot that one of my least favourite wines in the flight scores 92!
  
  
  
  
• 2005 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina93 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This is a very rich and concentrated Barolo. All the classic aromas are there, cherries, cranberries, rose petals, tar and raspberries. But there is also lots of bretty barnyard and plastic rubber smell. The tannins are pronounced and somewhat floating on top of the wine. Behind them is a medium body with high intensity and a very focused acidity. Long, long aftertaste. This has a promising future to look forward to!
  
  
  

FLIGHT 3 - THE BONUS BOTTLES!(7 NOTES)

• 2006 Diesel Farm Breganze Nero di RossoFlawed
  Italy, Veneto, Breganze
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This was even worse than the previous bottle. Nose is completely ruined by oxidation. Cabbage soup, the juice you get from defrosting frozen strawberries, more cabbage, prunes and some funk. Palate is just slightly better with mature, dried fruit, distinct acidity, some astringency and a light body. Had this been a cheap red burgundy from the early 80's it had been ok, but this shouldn't be this mature.
  
  I will be nice and call it flawed, but this is the third bottle and all has been prematurely oxidized. And considering they want about 100€ for the latest vintage I would have expected more.
  
  
  
  
• 2012 Schubert Pinot Noir Marion's Vineyard88 Points
  New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Typical new world pinot nose with christmas spices, cinnamon, pepper, clove, liquorice and blood orange. Quite fruity on the palate with a high, but soft acidty and a decent length. Was slightly surprised to learn that this was a NZ Pinot, would expect a bit more structure and freshness. Still quite nice and easy drinking.
  
  
  
  
• 2005 Château Fourcas Hosten90 Points
  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Listrac-Médoc
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Tasted this wine earlier this year, and even though I liked it then it really impressed me a lot more tonight. Very much Bordeaux on the nose with cedar cigar box, coffee, blackcurrants, barnyard and a touch of raw bell pepper. Good acidity and a good intensity. Some tannins but still very approachable right now. I liked this a lot!
  
  
  
  
• 2008 Roger Sabon Côtes du Rhône87 Points
  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
  (10/13/2014)
  
  A decent CdR with all the expected attributes. Syrah pepper on the nose together with some matured red Grenache fruit, olives, bay leafs and prunes. Good structure and good intensity but nothing to get excited about.
  
  
  
  
• 2005 Louis Latour Corton-Clos de la Vigne au Saint89 Points
  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This was very nice, but I thought it lacked a bit of structure and was a bit to fruity for a red Burgundy. Still a very nice Pinot nose with some spiciness, toasted oak and lots of red berries. Very fruity on the palate with a good but very round acidity and no tannins to speak about. Decent length. Don't really see in what way this is a 40€ wine, but then again we are talking about Burgundy...
  
  
  
  
• 1999 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Josephshöfer Riesling Auslese85 Points
  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Hard not to like, but hard not to get disappointed when you know how fantastic it could be. Nose is right there with the Petroleum, honey, apricot, citrus but the palate is not. No freshness at all and some were even entertaining the idea that this could be some poor attempt at a Sauternes.
  
  
  
  
• 1996 Bonny Doon Vineyard RoussanneFlawed
  USA, California
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Completely oxidized. Had I had it blind I would have guessed some sort of Sherry. Decent palate though and I'm sure it was a good quality wine from the beginning.
  

 

[Mattias Schyberg]

Lördagen gick i Barolos tecken. Fick chansen att genomföra en Elio Altare vertical på deras Vigneto Altare från 1985-2005. Fick sällskap av bland annat @Matlen med fru! Oerhört trevligt, oerhört blött och det är först nu jag återhämtat mig någorlunda för att sammanställa vinerna. Poängen, speciellt dom mot slutet bör som vanligt tas med en nypa salt.


FLIGHT 1 - THE WHITES(5 NOTES)

• 1996 Roger Brun Champagne Reserve Familiale Grand Cru Extra Brut93 Points
  France, Champagne, Aÿ, Champagne
  (10/12/2014)
  
  Really enjoyed this Champagne! Big, mature vocal nose full of ripe apples, mashed apples, canned corn, nuts, pine resin and lots of yeast. Amazingly focused acidity, crazy high but still round and perfectly integrated. Really good intensity and a long aftertaste. More oxidised than other champagnes I've had with the same ages, I'm not very familiar with Brun so it could be a part of their style.
  
  
  
  
• 2005 Bouchard Aîné et Fils Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières94 Points
  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  (10/12/2014)
  
  Absolutely fantastic right now. Lots of oak, but with an amazing depth on the nose. Stony sulfuric minerality, popcorn, coffee, browned butter, cream and green apples. High just slightly tart acidity with a round and creamy body. Impressive concentration and a long, long finish. Not usually a big fan of oak, but this sits just right with me tonight!
  
  
  
  
• 2009 Château de Puligny-Montrachet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières93 Points
  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
  (10/12/2014)
  
  Less oaky compared to the Meursault it partnered with. Dominated by minerality, flint, smashing stones together and matchbox. All more or less derived from sulfuric components. There is also lots of funk and tropical fruit, pineapple and star fruit. Great palate with a high fresh acidity, long lingering intensity. Really nice and apparently great QPR as well!
  
  
  
• 2012 Spier Creative Block 287 Points
  South Africa, Coastal Region
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Classic Sauvignon blanc nose. Green grass, elderflower, asparagus, grapey and some rubber mineral. High acidity, but with less edges than the white Burgundies that came right before it. More fruit, rounder, fuller body with a good length and just a tad warm finish. The bigger impression had me thinking new world but couldn't get further than that.
  
  No big fan of the SB nose in general and even though this is a very good wine I wouldn't go look for it.
  
  Just now looking it up properly this is apparently a white Bordeaux aspirant with 80% SB and 20% Semillon. Beats me why they just don't bottle it in a Bordeaux bottle then! The wine spent 5 months on its lees but without any contact with oak whatsoever.
  
  
  
  
• 2007 Josmeyer Riesling Le Kottabe88 Points
  France, Alsace, Alsace AOC
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This stood out as an odd ball in the white flight. Much lower acidity on the palate with a round, almost oily full body and lacking slightly in the intensity compartment. There is distinct Riesling aromas on the nose, apples, pears, redcurrants, mushrooms and a good portion of petro-chem.
  
  I would love to say I enjoyed this as I've tasted some of Josmeyers stuff before and loved it, but tonight this is not good enough. Side by side with some lovely white burgundies this just feels flabby and unfocused.
  

FLIGHT 2 - THE ELIO ALTARE VIGNETO ARBORINA VERTICAL(8 NOTES)

• 1982 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato92 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  First wine and reference wine in a vertical of Elio Altare Vigneto Arborina.
  
  Very mature nose with lots of cabbage soup, black tea, leather, peat and prunes. For me this is over the top aroma-wise. The oxidation takes over and ruins some of the complexity. Still very nice and enjoyable.
  The palate is more vital with round mature fruit, good acidity but with almost no tannins and a medium body. Very good length and intensity.
  
  This collected most points from the other participants and won the WOTN-award. Not my WOTN though.
  
  
  
  
• 1985 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina91 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Lots of maturity going on here. Nose is very dried with leather, tobacco, cherries, hay, earth, dirt and raisins. Very similar on the nose to a mature vintage port. Distinct tannins on the palate, but fine and in no way grippy in their structure. Fruit is somewhat rescinded but with a really good intensity and length. Tasty!
  
  
  
  
• 1986 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina92 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  What surprised me the most during this Altare Vigneto Arborina vertical was how different some of the wines were. Had imagined them to be a lot closer to each other.
  
  This could almost have fooled me for a lighter, matured northern Rhone Syrah hadn't it been for the very grippy Nebbiolo tannins. Nose is full of spices, pepper, perfumed flowers, fermented sausage, mushrroms and earthy barnyard. Palate is dominated by the tannins, but with a medium body, great intensity and mature fruit. Really liked this one, but without food this was a bit to tannic. With the Gabagoul and Serrano this was pure heaven!
  
  
  
  
• 1988 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina95 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This was the WOTN for me.
  
  Lots of meat on the nose, tartar steak, liquid smoke, sour cherries, barnyard and tar. The palate is not without tannins, but a lot rounder and in great balance with the wine. Great intensity and length.
  
  For me this was in perfect harmony and tasted just fabulous on its own. Not something I can say about some of the other wines in the vertical.
  
  
  
  
• 1993 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina94 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  For me the fight tonight was between this wine and the 88' vintage. Had a touch of the meatiness that the 88' had, but with a lot more dirt and forest undergrowth. Dried green herbs, oregano and basil together with marmite. A very foodish nose! But there is also hints of oak, coffee and butter.
  
  Slightly rounder tannins than the 88', but still quite astringent. Good round mature fruit with a great length and intensity. Right up my alley!
  
  
  
  
• 1996 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina93 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Lot more classic Barolo character to be found here than in the previous wines. Cherries, with a hint of raspberry candy, fennel, olives and stony minerality. Very tannic on the palate, gripping and coating the entire mouth. Behind this there is a great intensity and a very good length.
  
  But for me the tannins take away some of the enjoyment. With some food this really shines though!
  
  
  
  
• 2001 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina92 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  If the 96' was showing a lot of tannins this is just a step above. Outrageously astringent. High fresh acidity and high quality intensity and length. This is a stunning wine, but needs some years in the cellar to get rounder and more pleasant. The nose is the most typical Piemonte Nebbiolo in the flight with slightly candy cherries, raspberries, flowers, oak and cookie dough.
  
  It says a lot that one of my least favourite wines in the flight scores 92!
  
  
  
  
• 2005 Elio Altare Barolo Vigneto Arborina93 Points
  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This is a very rich and concentrated Barolo. All the classic aromas are there, cherries, cranberries, rose petals, tar and raspberries. But there is also lots of bretty barnyard and plastic rubber smell. The tannins are pronounced and somewhat floating on top of the wine. Behind them is a medium body with high intensity and a very focused acidity. Long, long aftertaste. This has a promising future to look forward to!
  

FLIGHT 3 - THE BONUS BOTTLES!(7 NOTES)

• 2006 Diesel Farm Breganze Nero di RossoFlawed
  Italy, Veneto, Breganze
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This was even worse than the previous bottle. Nose is completely ruined by oxidation. Cabbage soup, the juice you get from defrosting frozen strawberries, more cabbage, prunes and some funk. Palate is just slightly better with mature, dried fruit, distinct acidity, some astringency and a light body. Had this been a cheap red burgundy from the early 80's it had been ok, but this shouldn't be this mature.
  
  I will be nice and call it flawed, but this is the third bottle and all has been prematurely oxidized. And considering they want about 100€ for the latest vintage I would have expected more.
  
  
  
  
• 2012 Schubert Pinot Noir Marion's Vineyard88 Points
  New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Typical new world pinot nose with christmas spices, cinnamon, pepper, clove, liquorice and blood orange. Quite fruity on the palate with a high, but soft acidty and a decent length. Was slightly surprised to learn that this was a NZ Pinot, would expect a bit more structure and freshness. Still quite nice and easy drinking.
  
  
  
  
• 2005 Château Fourcas Hosten90 Points
  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Listrac-Médoc
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Tasted this wine earlier this year, and even though I liked it then it really impressed me a lot more tonight. Very much Bordeaux on the nose with cedar cigar box, coffee, blackcurrants, barnyard and a touch of raw bell pepper. Good acidity and a good intensity. Some tannins but still very approachable right now. I liked this a lot!
  
  
  
  
• 2008 Roger Sabon Côtes du Rhône87 Points
  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône
  (10/13/2014)
  
  A decent CdR with all the expected attributes. Syrah pepper on the nose together with some matured red Grenache fruit, olives, bay leafs and prunes. Good structure and good intensity but nothing to get excited about.
  
  
  
  
• 2005 Louis Latour Corton-Clos de la Vigne au Saint89 Points
  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
  (10/13/2014)
  
  This was very nice, but I thought it lacked a bit of structure and was a bit to fruity for a red Burgundy. Still a very nice Pinot nose with some spiciness, toasted oak and lots of red berries. Very fruity on the palate with a good but very round acidity and no tannins to speak about. Decent length. Don't really see in what way this is a 40€ wine, but then again we are talking about Burgundy...
  
  
  
  
• 1999 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Josephshöfer Riesling Auslese85 Points
  Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Hard not to like, but hard not to get disappointed when you know how fantastic it could be. Nose is right there with the Petroleum, honey, apricot, citrus but the palate is not. No freshness at all and some were even entertaining the idea that this could be some poor attempt at a Sauternes.
  
  
  
  
• 1996 Bonny Doon Vineyard RoussanneFlawed
  USA, California
  (10/13/2014)
  
  Completely oxidized. Had I had it blind I would have guessed some sort of Sherry. Decent palate though and I'm sure it was a good quality wine from the beginning.

Ypperligt sammanfattat!
Mina anteckningar var en stor oreda framåt kvällen, så tur att du höll huvudet kallt nog att minnas allt vi drack!

 

[Magnus L]

Ypperligt sammanfattat!
Mina anteckningar var ett stor oreda framåt kvällen, så tur att du höll huvudet kallt nog att minnas allt vi drack!

Tack. Hade varit kul att höra lite vad du tyckte!

 

[Mattias Schyberg]

Tack. Hade varit kul att höra lite vad du tyckte!

Tyckte framförallt att Elio Altare 05 var kvällens överlägset bästa vin, men de flesta årgångarna höll måttet (82- och 85:an var dock lite tveksamma, smakade mer sherry än rödvin) Mycket intensiv och sträv men med massor av mognadstoner. Mest typisk Barolo dessutom. Sanslöst bra årgång! 95p

Bland de vita så tyckte jag de båda vita Bourgognerna hade hög objektiv kvalitet, men var lite trista (ingen fan av ekad Chardonnay). Runt 90p på båda dock. Gillade det sydafrikanska SB-vinet mycket (brukar tycka SB är trist). Komplext men uppenbart med fläder, sparris och citrus. Lite skitiga svaveltoner och feta honungstoner gjorde det delikat. 89p?

Håller med om att Fourcas-Hosten var väldigt bra i lördags, minns den som ruggigt medioker när vi hade den som forumsvin.

Tyckte om Schubert och Corton rejält. Hyfsat enkla men ruggigt goda! 87p och 89p

Till skillnad mot dig så gillade jag Auslesen ganska mycket, men den tiden på dygnet så funkade nog det mesta.

Men blåbärsölet (vad det nu hette?) var ruggigt trevligt också. Smakade som en blandning av öl och Chinon!

Summering:
Skitkul att testa en vertikal med Barolo av väldigt bra slag. Även om jag plockade temat blint så var det långtifrån självklart att det bara var Barolo i glasen. Under aromfasen (dvs innan jag smakat på vinerna) så kändes Grenache väldigt rätt. Det var först i munnen temat blev självklart. Mycket hallon, tranbär, tjära och lakrits, förutom diverse fat och mognadstoner.

Man får tacka för en sanslöst trevlig provning!

 

[StefanAkiko]

Att krympa din källare låter som en baggis. I juletider så kan jag tänka mig att hjälpa till att få ordning på saldot.

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