95 Point or Higher Tasting - What would you take?

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KMP
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95 Point or Higher Tasting - What would you take?

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The local wine shop has decided to get a tasting group together by setting an entry fee of a bottle of wine that scored 95 or better. Putting aside the discrimination and point hunting aspects of this, what wine would you bring to such an event?

The advert is given below.

95 Points or Higher Tasting, July 15th, 6:30-8:00PM

"This will be something new! Many people have been asking for a tasting group to get together and try great wines, so we thought we would get one started. Once we are together, we will try all the wines and critique and comment on each. I would hope we could then set dates, times and themes for future tastings! Entry Fee: One bottle rated 95 or higher by Wine Spectator, Robert Parker, or Stephen Tanzer."


Mike

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Re: 95 Point or Higher Tasting - What would you take?

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KMP wrote:The local wine shop has decided to get a tasting group together by setting an entry fee of a bottle of wine that scored 95 or better. Putting aside the discrimination and point hunting aspects of this, what wine would you bring to such an event?

The advert is given below.

95 Points or Higher Tasting, July 15th, 6:30-8:00PM

"This will be something new! Many people have been asking for a tasting group to get together and try great wines, so we thought we would get one started. Once we are together, we will try all the wines and critique and comment on each. I would hope we could then set dates, times and themes for future tastings! Entry Fee: One bottle rated 95 or higher by Wine Spectator, Robert Parker, or Stephen Tanzer."


Mike


Hello Mike

not sure of course what is or is not available there, how about the

Kay Brothers Shiraz Block 6 (96-98) 2001


big big big, but balanced and very impressive wine?
regards

Gavin Trott

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Greenock Creek Cab 1997 (about 98pts from RMP.)

-want to crack the case, and have seen some ordinary reports on this wine, so a good time to try!!

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Aussie Johns wrote:Greenock Creek Cab 1997 (about 98pts from RMP.)

-want to crack the case, and have seen some ordinary reports on this wine, so a good time to try!!


Don't know about the '97 (didn't buy it), but the '96 Greenock Creek CS (94 pts, RMP) was DOA by 2002.
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Aussie Johns

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Doc Rock wrote:
Aussie Johns wrote:Greenock Creek Cab 1997 (about 98pts from RMP.)

-want to crack the case, and have seen some ordinary reports on this wine, so a good time to try!!


Don't know about the '97 (didn't buy it), but the '96 Greenock Creek CS (94 pts, RMP) was DOA by 2002.


.......thanks, Doc. :twisted: Bugger, I have a case of that somewhere :twisted: :twisted:

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A rare Rutherglen Muscat or Tokay.

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They often get 96-99 points from HRH.
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