Minneapolis Wine Club
Client Appreciation Event
Saturday, December 12
The top wine event of the year. No one can match this wine club and this is the number one public event of 2009
2003 Mitolo GAM McClaren Vale Shiraz
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Violets, minerals, licorice
Taste: Blackberries, minerals, licorice, violets
Finish: Still big and concentrated. It has lost a lot of the eucalyptus qualities
Evaluation: Better then last 3 samples 93 points
2005 Tor Kenward Family Estates Las Madres Vineyard Carneros Syrah
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Black pepper, blackberries, violets
Taste: Black pepper, bell pepper, blackberries, smoke
Finish: Changed over 2 hours for the better. Concentrated and medium finish
Evaluation: Needs time and a nice surprise 92 points
2002 Betz Family Estates La Cote Rousse Red Mountain Syrah
Color: Dark purple
Nose: White pepper, coffee, minerals, raspberries
Taste: Coffee, cherry, raspberries, white pepper, chocolate
Finish: Medium and super balanced. Amazing
Evaluation: 95 points
2000 E. Guigal Hermitage
Color: Medium purple
Nose: White pepper, vanilla, cherry, raspberries
Taste: Cherry, floral, vanilla, white pepper, coffee,
Finish: Multi layered and light compared to the new world wines
Evaluation: Beautiful wine drinking well in 09 94 points
Bonus Bottle
2006 Rosenblum Kick Ranch Reserve Sonoma Syrah $$$$
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Floral, coffee grounds, black pepper, dust, spices
Taste: Crushed rocks, gravel, smoke, walnuts, exotic spices
Finish: Long and super concentrated. This is a big wine with multiple layers of flavor
Evaluation: Powerful wine with some serious concentration 94 points
1997 Penfold Grange Shiraz
Color: Dark purple
Nose: Subtle but nice with cocoa, white pepper, leather
Taste: Black pepper, leather, mineral, raspberries, cherry, bell pepper
Finish: A ton going on and concentrated. Really long finish
Evaluation: Not a great vintage but a beautiful wine 95 points
2006 Mollydooker Velvet Glove McClaren Vale Shiraz
Color: Black
Nose: Big and powerful with spice, blackberries, violets, coffee jumping out of the glass
Taste: WOW! Spice, meat, coffee, floral, some eucalyptus, and concentrated fruits
Finish: Super long and intense with some much going on
Evaluation: This is a special wine and was the only one of the tasting to over stimulate my palate. Top 3 wines of all time!!! 97+ points
This is the best wine tasting I have ever attended and the average scores are by far the highest.
What to you see the 2010 Client Appreciation Event!
