The December 5 2019 Event: Noble Estates Wines and Spirits: Selective Portfolio Consignment tasting

The Date and Time: Thursday December 5, 2019  5PM to 8PM

The Event: Noble Estates Wines and Spirits: Selective Portfolio Consignment tasting

The Venue: Vintage Conservatory Yorkville

The Target Audience: clients, wine media

The Availability/Catalogue: everything is available by consignment.

The Quote/Background: It was a pre-Christmas show of wines available for personal consumption and for gifting.

The Wines: Thirty wines were available at variable cases of 3, 6, or 12, but not for each brand. Licensee prices.

 

**** BEST -- Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle $199.95   [my FAVE of the night]

-Domaine Vincent Delaporte Sancerre Blanc 2018 $35.99

-Cloudsley 20 Mile Bench Chardonnay 2017 $35

-Antonella Cordo Vermentino $27.95

-Sokol Blosser Pinot Noir Old Block Vineyard 2014 $51.99

-Brancaia Ilatria 2007 $99.95  [best red of the night]

-Remelluri Reserva 2012 $44.99

-Sette Ponti Oreno 2017 $86.95

-Orma 2017  $92.95

-Kathryn Hall Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 $269.95

-Ceretto Barolo Brunate 2015 $199.95

 

***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Catena Zapata Malbec 2017 $131.99

-Bellavista Alma Gran Cuvee Franciacorta $49.95

-13th Street Gamay Blanc de Noirs 2017 $34.95

-Ceretto Arneis 2017 $37.99

-Francis Ford Coppola Chardonnay Gold Label 2016 $22.99

-Serpens Tokaji Furmint 2017 $19.99

-Clos d'Eglise Macon Charnay 2017 $25.99

-Quinta do Vale Meandro White 2018 $24.99

-Xavier Cuvee Anonyme Chateauneuf du Pape 2015 $59.95

-Ceretto Monsordo 2016 $46.99

-13th Street Whitty Vineyard Gamay 2017 $23.95

-Matchbook Cabernet 2017 $24.99

-Badia a Coltibuono Cbianti Classico 2016 $29.99

-Horseshoes and Handgrenades NV Red $24.99

-Torbreck Woodcutters Shiraz 2017 $35.99

-Petra Hebo 2017 $26.99

-Cloudsley Pinot Noir 20 Mile Bench 2016 $34.95

-Greystone Pinot Noir Omihi 2016 $41.99

-Quinta do Vale Meandro Reserve Port $25.99

 

The Food: cheese and charcuterie platter, augmented by serving platters of diverse hors d'oeuvre.

The Downside: I had to leave early to attend a concert

The Upside: a chance to taste some select high end wines with Riedel glasses.

The Contact Person: joea@nobleestates.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 91

 

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