Minneapolis Wine Club
Another great Minneapolis Wine Club Tasting with the Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande being the wine of the night with 10 votes. Two votes for the Lascombes and one for the Dominus.
Once again the best wine club private or public in Minnesota with education!
- 2004 Château Léoville Las Cases - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien (6/24/2010)
Dark purple. Gravel, blueberries, cassis, and spice on the nose. Good concentration on the palate with good acidity. Medium finish and should improve with some age. (93 pts.) - 2002 Vérité Le Désir - USA, California, Sonoma County (6/21/2010)
Super wine! Nose of tobacco, minerals, black pepper, cherry and earth. Palate and finish are concentrated and balanced wine. Decanted 4 hours prior to tasting. (94 pts.) - 2004 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (6/21/2010)
Wow! I don't know if others decanted this wine prior but 5 hours opened it up. Also tasted blind. Blackberries, pepper, blueberries, and minerals on the nose. The palate had a beautiful perfume quality. Great structure and expressive fruits. Medium tannins. The finish is long and very complex. Wine of the night by the group by a land slide! (95 pts.) - 2002 Château Lascombes - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux (6/21/2010)
Top five wine of the vintage? What an amazing wine and features spice, floral, blueberries and cherries on the nose. The palate adds raspberries and a perfume expression. Smooth tannins and medium finish. This is drinking at peak performance! (94 pts.) - 2004 Château Cos d'Estournel - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe (6/24/2010)
Dark purple. Spices, floral, perfume and mulberries on the nose. There is a nice perfume quality throughout the wine and a good mix of fruit and earth elements. Medium finish and some cinnamon. (92 pts.) - 2003 Achaval-Ferrer Malbec Finca Altamira - Argentina, Mendoza, Valle de Uco, La Consulta (6/21/2010)
Tasted blind within a Bordeaux themed event and really out of place. Blackberries, roses, violets and spice. A little heat on the nose and medium finish. On its own it is nice but really can't work within a blind Bordeaux tasting. (91 pts.) - 2004 Dominus Estate - USA, California, Napa Valley (6/21/2010)
Spice, violets, and dark fruits on the nose. Concentrated wine and you can sense the alcohol on this one. Medium finish and new world to the bone. Overall nice but I would not pay over $50 for the wine. (92 pts.) - 2004 Château Calon-Ségur - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe (6/21/2010)
Old world funk on display. Red pepper, tobacco and cedar chips on the nose. Minerals and chocolate added on the palate and finish. No fruit showing on the wine. Medium finish. (92 pts.)
