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On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 10:53:41 AM UTC-6, Mark Lipton wrote:
> With various meals recently:
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> 2011 Navarro Ros� 'Mendocino' (13.5% ABV)
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> nose: minerals, fresh strawberry
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> palate: crisp acidity, light body, lightly fruity
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> This wine was a pale salmon color and probably the finest ros� from CA
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> that I've tasted (sorry, Steve E!). It's not a profound wine by any
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> stretch but it's delicious now and hides its (for me) high ABV well.
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> Any wine that makes me think of Baudry's Chinon Ros� is all right in my
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> book. No idea what grapes go into this, but it's a winner and decent
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> QPR ($15 from the winery).
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> 1998 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Estate
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> nose: pencil lead, brambly dark berry fruit
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> palate: chalky tannins, medium body, balanced acidity
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> With grilled ribeye steaks, this was a fine example of a restrained
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> CalCab. Much less fruit-driven than the norm from the region and also
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> less fruity than other years, it was a fine example of a savory CalCab.
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> 2008 Dom. de Terres Dor�es (J.P. Brun) C�te de Brouilly
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> nose: tart red fruits, juicy
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> palate: bright acidity, light body, slightly hot finish
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> Without food, this was strikingly tart, but with roast chicken it
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> rounded out beautifully and seemed much richer. We probably drank this
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> too young, but Jean wanted gamay and the rest of our Beaujolais are from
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> '05, '09 and '10.
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> Mark Lipton
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Odd markings in your posting. Don't know what that was. Still have the '99 Montelena two unopened bottles. One of my favorites.