This is in a lovely spot at the moment, with some of the harsher acid on release receding and delightful toast notes on the midpalate. Lively and complex, happy to drink these now and over the next 5 years.
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A dusty top note (Brett?) overlays a nose of bramble and flecks of dark fruits. It's packed with grippy nuggety tannins, very much in the savoury spectrum - dried herb and garrigue midpalate. Some attractive pinot noir fruit peeks out from behind the curtains at the finish. Has the structure and depth for further aging.
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This is around the mark for the price. Attractive cedar, cassis and bay leaf on the nose; medium-plus bodied and slightly plump, the high Merlot content is quite prominent, still with some chunky tannins. 90-91 point range and serviceable.
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12/7/2022 3:08:00 AM - Lightning, you bugger, you left me nowhere to go but to the emotional stuff, because you said it all in terms of the wine as wine! Great review. I bought 6, they are probably going to outlive me and, generally, I don't buy Chardonnay for the cellar. Love your work, keep it up.
10/12/2022 2:37:00 PM - Appreciate the very generous feedback, comrade. I see you like John Wade's work - wasn't he a true master? It is a comment on how fickle I can be and how emotion plays a significant role in wine, that I really struggled to stay with Howard Park after he moved on. I have to have another crack. Any thoughts on HP in the post-Wade era?
2008 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé
4/29/2024 - lightning wrote: 92 Points
This is in a lovely spot at the moment, with some of the harsher acid on release receding and delightful toast notes on the midpalate. Lively and complex, happy to drink these now and over the next 5 years.
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2018 Domaine Lamy-Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot Rouge
4/26/2024 - lightning wrote: 90 Points
A dusty top note (Brett?) overlays a nose of bramble and flecks of dark fruits. It's packed with grippy nuggety tannins, very much in the savoury spectrum - dried herb and garrigue midpalate. Some attractive pinot noir fruit peeks out from behind the curtains at the finish. Has the structure and depth for further aging.
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2010 Château Siran
4/7/2024 - lightning wrote: 91 Points
This is around the mark for the price. Attractive cedar, cassis and bay leaf on the nose; medium-plus bodied and slightly plump, the high Merlot content is quite prominent, still with some chunky tannins. 90-91 point range and serviceable.
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