By: AJ McClellan
Yesterday was a great day with some excellent wines! The highlight of the show was the 89 Montrose which was drinking like a bathtub full of potting soil mixed with a blackberry smoothie… Good times.
1997 Muller Catoir Haardter Burgergarten Auslese Riesling – This wine was great. The nose showed light petrel notes followed by some seared apricot and big blue shale. The palate was round with a crisp acidity and great floral notes of lilies.
1997 Hudelot Noellat Vosne Romanee 1er Les Suchots – A beautiful bottle of Burgundy, Hudelot always delivers… I was very impressed with the delicate nose and palate of the wine showing black cherries, forest floor, and a great limestone note on the finish.
1989 Chateau Montrose – I thought the Montrose was delicious, although it definitely had a plethora of earthy characteristics. As one of our members said, the wine displayed a quite pungent aroma of “baked zoo dirt”.
1986 Le Colline Barbaresco – This was a very interesting bottle of wine. The nose started out showing huge burnt tar with purple pez and blooming violets. With sometime in the glass the wine mellowed out some but continued to evolve showing pleasant earth tones and lovely floral notes.
2009 Corra Cabernet Sauvignon – The Corra is a great example of what California Cabernet should drink like. Clove, cedar, black fruit, and sunshine in a bottle. The Corra had a great complex palate and long finish.