Vintages

Question 1

Red Burgundy 2016

Answer 1

DJ, in sweet hut doorway, sad, moldy, weak
hail, frost, mildew
Low yields and concentration but needs time to find out for sure

Question 2

2015 red burgundy

Answer 2

in foyer sweet hut
IDOL, golden, intense
rule of five, low yields warm weather

Question 3

2014 red burgundy

Answer 3

Sweet hut turn left corner booth
Audrey elegant and tortured
Mild winter, warm spring, sucky summer
lighter wines

Question 4

2013 red Burgundy

Answer 4

Sweet hut second table down
Tammy struggling to eat, but getting better
Shitty early season with warmer September

Question 5

2012 red burgundy

Answer 5

Sweet hut further down corner booth
Tony going crazy, tiny, but happy on a pillow
Small crop
soft tannins

Question 6

2011 red burgundy

Answer 6

sweet hut, wall between booths
teeth, rotting out
Wet, rotting, uneven weather

Question 7

2010 red burgundy

Answer 7

Sweet hut, second booth corner past wall
Hades happy and balanced, rule of 5 very strong
higher acid than 9

Question 8

2009 red burgundy

Answer 8

Sweet hut middle table closer to Bathroom
dry, warm, soft tannins, lower acidity
spy basking in sun

Question 9

2008 red burgundy

Answer 9

Sweet hut, corner booth near Bathroom
Sophia vergera trapped under mold with vial of acid
A little bit of warmth in September saved some but mildew and coulure fucked everything up
high acidity

Question 10

red burgundy 2007

Answer 10

sweet hut bathroom hallway entrance
Sack filled with shit
Dank summer, rot

Question 11

Red burgundy 2006

Answer 11

Sweet hut first bathroom
Hasidic Jew, holding katana and acid vial
Pure and expressive but austere

Question 12

Vintages Champagne

Answer 12

2000 (okay) /2001 rot/wet
2-3 are all good, 2 and 4 best, 3 hot
3, 5 warm, lower acidity
6, 7, 8, 
9 very good, plump
10, 11 wet, sorting crucial
12 great, balanced
13 meh

Question 13

Best and worst of champer vintage

Answer 13

best 2, 4, 9, 12

worst 1, 10, 11

Question 14

1978 N Rhone

Answer 14

Sensational, legendary

Question 15

vintages luminescence made

Answer 15

15
13
1999

Question 16

N Rhone Vintages

Answer 16

1999-2001 great
2002- unripe poor weather
2003- heat wave
2004- wines developed too fast
2006- great, difficult around france but good here
2007- meh
2008- lots of rain, not great
5, 9, 10, 15 all great
11, 12, 13 meh
14, higher acid, Asian fruit fly, whites better

Question 17

Best and worst rhone

Answer 17

1999-2001, 05, 09, 10, 15

02, 04, 08

Question 18

Tuscany vintages

Answer 18

1999 exceptional ripening, strong
2000-2003 all not great (2000 too hot, the rest weak)
04 perfect growing season
05, exception to five year rule
06, strong balanced
07, intense, high acidity with strong alcohol
08, cool but classic intense wines for aging
09, jammy, best drunk soon
10, outstanding for montalcino, lower areas a little wet
11, ify for bottle aging but balanced enough for the short term
2012 fresh/light but good quality
2013 “classic”
2014, lighter, earlier ripening
2015 good concentration

Question 19

Best/worst Tuscany vintages

Answer 19

1999, 04, 6, 7, 8 (great), 10 (montalcino), 13

2000-2003, 05,

Question 20

Cali vintages

Answer 20

05-07 all lighter in style
8 very warm
10 restrained
12-13 great, 14 good

Question 21

Spain best/worst

Answer 21

Pretty uniform
4/5 very good
07 not great
08 elegant
09/10 powerful

Question 22

Chile Vintages

Answer 22

14/15 intense, rest is cool, 05 outstanding

2016 fresh
2015 lower acidity
2014 great concentration but lots of frost
2013 late ripening good carmenere
2012 fresh intense
2011 elegance
2010 bad earthquake. cool year

Question 23

Argentina vintages

Answer 23

15 not great
13 great quality
2012 intense tannic
2009 incredible

Question 24

Australia vintages

Answer 24

15 cooler and intense
13 hottest summer ever
11 tough, wet
05 great, super ripe

Question 25

Germany vintages

Answer 25

89/90, 01 phenomenal
05, 09, 11
06, 14 shitty