Tasting held at Computerland November 6th-2006. Theme was wines for game, wines were tasted double blind.
Wine #1:
Tight brick-red colour. The fine nose shows meat, earth, pepper, red berries. Some evolvement. Powerful and quite fruity in the mouth.
Still mostly primary fruit. Good concentration, much fruit, little fatness. Fruit shows dark berries, earth. Good structure, rich in
tannins, quite drying towards the end. Rich alcohol, but well-balanced. Shows more grenache-like fruit than Syrah.
Chateauneuf-du-Pape "La Crau" 1995, Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe, 14% alc.
Wine #2:
Brick red colour. Nose quite herbacious with hints of oak, red berries, some dill and vanilla. Spanish style. In the mouth this shows
a quite round structure, kind and also quite silky. Mature, fine fruit showing red berries, leather, vanilla, dill. Round acids and
light tannins in the back. Fully mature and nice.
Gran Coronas Gran reserva (black label) 1978, Torres, Vilafranca del Penedes, 12,55% alc.
Wine #3:
Deep brick-red colour. Fruitier nose, some earth, red berries, skin, oak. Powerful wine in the mouth, more peppery fruit here, some
smoke, very fine depth. More complex, but quite primary. Some sweetness. Structured wine and tannic. Needs some time. Fine.
Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1990, Chateau de Beaucastel, 13,5% alc.
Wine #4:
Tight dark purple colour. Young. Fresh nose of dark berries, pepper, some leather, some caramel. A lot of high notes. Young and fruity
style in the mouth. Fine, but a lot simpler style here. Nice and quite cool fruit. Some drying tannins in the back. Decent wine. One
to drink while it is young and has fruit.
Gigondas "Le brut du Foudre 56" 2001, La Cave Gigondas
Wine #5:
Brick-red colour. Nose shows skin, blackcurrant, tobacco, leather, oak, lead-pencil. Typical Bordeaux, quite merlotish. Powerful in
the mouth, evolved fruit, complex and very nice. Typical Bordeaux, shows some merlot-fruit. Quite kind and much fruit, but structured
and still tannins in the end. Great wine now, but will last.
Chateau Leoville-Poyferre 1982
Wine #6:
Tight very dark colour. Nose is quite fruity and cool. Hints of smoke, tobacco, fresh dark fruits. Powerful wine in the mouth.
Concentrated, showing a lot of fruit. Quite evolved and some complexity. Cool fruit. Kinder and rounder structured. A little low acids,
some tannins in the back. Fine wine. I like the fruit.
Edmunds-St.-John Fenaughty Vineyards syrah 1997 El Dorado County, 14,0% alc.
Wine #7:
Brick-red colour. Quite deep. Nose shows dark berries, leather, quite fresh and young. Some herbs, Cabernet-notes. Medium bodied wine
in the mouth. Kind and quit slim style. Fine fruit, a bit smokey, quite cool. Fine acids and some tannins. This is quite elegant
style. Fine.
Domaine de Chevalier 1995, Graves, 12% alc.
Wine #8:
Transparent, brick-red colour. Sour-sweet nose. Some red berries. Some caramel. Medium bodied in the mouth, quite sour-sweet fruit and
with some hints of caramel. Fine fruit, but a little simpler. Showing high alcohol in the finish.
Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1998, Chateau Mont-Redon, 14% alc.
Wine #9:
Brick-red colour. Nose shows meat, pepper, rotten leafs. Fine and very complex. Medium bodied in the mouth. Very fine fruit, evolved,
showing meat, leather, pepper. Elegant styled with fine acids and some tannins in the back. Foodfriendly. A little tannin left. Very
fine. I really like this style.
Crozes-Hermitage La Guiraude 1994, Alain Graillot, 12,5%
Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting notes: Nov-06