On Jul 14, 10:55?am, "Bill S." > wrote:
> Monthly blind tasting lunch notes
>
> Carles Andreu Cava Brut (nv) - excellent persistent mousse, lots of
> green apple in the nose, finishes just very slightly off dry with good
> acidity. Nice Cava.
>
> 1998 Champagne Lenoble Brut Rose- a pinkie made from 80% chard 20% PN.
> No apples in the nose here - it was all strawberry ( or some thought
> raspberry). Nice.
>
> 2000 Louis Michel Chablis Prem. Cru Montee de Tonnerre - dry mineral
> nose, soft, pleasant and possibly overly subtle in terms of flavour....
>
> 2004 Petales d'Osoyoos - BC Bordeaux blend made by affiliate of
> Gruaud. Medium dark colour, a nose of ripe sweet fruit amply laced
> with dill and a hefty whack of pepper which instantly lets it out of
> being mistaken as Bordeaux.. Decent wine at $25 Can.
>
> 1989 Ch. Haut Batailley - I'd had this wine young when it was all
> about fruit, but hadn't tried it for some years. This time around it
> showed a slightly perfumed nose otherwise typical fruit and a bit of
> oak, and on palate, while it still had sufficient fruit it was no
> longer lavish, ending with good length, quite dry. Quite a change but
> still a nice claret.
>
> 2000 Ch. Lanessan - this usually modest Haut Medoc showed quite well.
> Dark, with a sweet ripe fruit nose, and low acidity iot is ready to
> roll - and that means I better start hunting my cellar for mine (I
> also see I am supposed to have some 95 and a solitary, and probably
> deceased 1978!)
>
> 1990 Ch. Montrose - I don't think I can recall a nose with as much
> animal or Burgundian funk from a Bordeaux - a real barnyard
> performance, but not off-putting at all, at least for me. While the
> tannins seemed almost resolved on initial tasting, it was clear as
> that perception changed with airing that there was still a strong
> backbone to this wine - it stiffened up as you looked at it. Drinkable
> now, it has a long life ahead. Should be about ready to drink by the
> time I find mine in the cellar...
>
> 2000 Alban Grenache Eden Valley - this one had us all over the place
> as we just couldn't' nail the varietal. Purple wine with a sweet nose,
> and pretty good fruit, a tad flat in the middle, but ending well.
>
> 2001 Alban Reva Syrah - similar, but a step up in terms of nose -
> sweeter, with the telltale black pepper, much more Rhonish and with
> better length.
>
> 1999 Castello Banfi Brunello - good showing from the regular bottling
> - dark with still firm tannins, but good fruit and excellent with food
> at this point.
>
> 2000 Sette Ponti Oreno - ended with a Super Tuscan (cab, merlot and
> sangio). Dark, with thick legs, a bit warm in the mouth and a marked
> bitterness in the dry finish, this wine was relegated to last serving
> position simply because the restaurant hadn't tasted it before, but it
> worked out well as a cheese wine.

Great notes. I agree regarding the Montrose barnyard funk. I've had
it many times and even recently I drank it next to a 1990 Lafite and
it was by far stiffer and funkier but in a good way. Hope you find
your bottle before 2050.