Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Excuse Club Tasting with Dominique Tu 2006/10/21

 Year  Wine  Price  Rating 
1996 Freemark Abbey Bosche Vineyard Cabernet, Napa
black tea, plummy, mineral, extremely long evolving finish - so - ws
60 ****
1996 Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock Shiraz, Victoria
Initially the nose felt a bit oxydized. The problem went away only after 3 hours or so. Flavor is concentrated, plummy, orange zest, licorice. Long finish. - so - ws
60 ***½
2001 Massolino Barolo, Barolo
cherry, stony, mineral, a hint of beef, chalky. - so - ws
45 ***½
2002 Haut-Bages Liberal, Pauillac
hint of green pepper, herbs, blackcurrant, tobacco, somewhat simple although quite enjoyable. - so - ws
30 ***
2003 Reserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac
A lot of ripe plummy, blackberry fruit, new world in style with some Bordeaux elegance. Hint of earth. Med body, med finish. - so - ws
33 ****

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