TN: Catching up with TN's including QC vertical
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 8:39 pm
- 1993 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, Washington (5/31/2014)
Medium garnet. Nose was all that-black fruits, dried herbs. Best nose of the vertical and no blueberry jam to be found. Taste was initially shy, but with airing it opened like a flower, similar taste to nose. Best of show and does this mean that QC needs 20 years?? (95 pts.) - 2002 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, Washington (5/31/2014)
Deep garnet. Nose all black fruit and fresh herbs. Taste was mouthfilling, berries, herbs. Decanted 6 hours before serving. This is really good and really young. Recent published notes suggest a hot mess-not this bottle at all-bought from winery and stored in an active cellar. (94 pts.) - 2011 Peter Michael Chardonnay Mon Plaisir - USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley (5/31/2014)
Green gold. Nose was citric, vanillins, clove. Taste was smooth, rich, pear, mango. Lovely, young. (94 pts.) - 2003 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, Washington (5/31/2014)
Deep garnet. Nose was nostril filling, dark fruits, blueberry among them. Taste was all fruit with some clove, tannins quite present. Very young, lots of potential. (93 pts.) - 2010 Aubert Chardonnay Reuling Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (5/31/2014)
Green gold. Nose was muted, but shows vanilla, clove, mango. Taste was smooth, mango, good. Very good, kinda wanted more. (93 pts.) - 2010 Aubert Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (5/31/2014)
Gold yellow. Nose was more citrus, vanilla, hint of anise. Taste was licorice, lemon, cream. Very good. (93 pts.) - 2005 Château Larcis Ducasse - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru (5/31/2014)
Deep garnet. Nose was almost a copy of a young Shafer Hillside-all sweet, berries, hint of mocha. Taste was surprisingly shy, hard to get much even after airing, vigorous swirling. I will taste the remaining bottle tomorrow, but I'm still surprised. Nose 99; taste 82-overall 90+ (90 pts.) - 1998 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, Washington (5/31/2014)
corked badly. Too bad. NR (flawed)