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| David L. Kahn |
Wine Tasting Club |
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Wine Tasting Summary
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In the list below, winery names are linked to their respective Web sites.
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Malbec |
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March 19, 2005 |
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Producer, Selection |
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Variety |
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Price * |
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Score + |
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| 1999 |
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Luca |
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Argentina |
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Malbec |
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$30.40 |
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86.5 |
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| 2003 |
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Trapiche, Oak Cask |
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Argentina |
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Malbec |
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$8.00 |
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85 |
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| 2002 |
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Montes Reserve, Oak Cask |
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Chile |
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Malbec |
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$8.00 |
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84.5 |
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| 2001 |
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Bodega Catena Zapata |
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Argentina |
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Malbec |
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$17.60 |
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82 |
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| 2001 |
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Tikal Amoria |
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Argentina |
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Malbec |
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$22.40 |
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81 |
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| 2002 |
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Bodegas Balbi |
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Argentina |
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Malbec |
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$6.40 |
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79 |
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For this tasting, we liked the most expensive wine (Luca) the most and the least expensive wine (Balbi)
the least. Other than these two endpoints, our preference was in reverse price order. While we do
sometimes like the expensive wines, price continues to be uncorrelated to our rating overall.
Featured Dessert: Homemade baklava (2 varieties - walnut and pistachio)
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* The Price reflects the club discount for non-sale wines purchased at
Kappy's Liquors
in Sudbury and Grape Ideas in Wayland. Any purchases at the club price
must be coordinated through me.
+ The Score represents the average rating of the group at this tasting, on
a scale from 50 to 100. We each assign a value of 0-4 for appearance, 0-6 for aroma, 0-6
for flavor and 0-4 for our overall impression resulting in a total score from 0-20. These
are averaged, the result is multiplied by 2.5 and then 50 is added. The resulting 50-100
scale is the same range used by Wine Spectator
though their process may be different.
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