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• 2000 Domaine Dujac Echezeaux 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

  From 5L. Lots of red fruit, roses and some spice. Fresh, forward open and easy to enjoy. Really nice.

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• 1975 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 94 Points

  France, Champagne

  Outstanding toast and apple on the nose with a slight nutty note on the palate. Very very fresh.

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• 2001 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Started out very linear, but ended up round and creamy. Nice citrus and spice notes.

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• 1983 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 86 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  On the downward side of the hill. This was more interesting than enjoyable.

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• 1996 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 96 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Full frontal assault on the nose. Full rich citrus, oak and lovely minerality. Powerful and graceful. Long, oily finish.

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• 1996 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Tight, linear and not exciting. Still nice, but nothing compared to the Batard.

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• 1993 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 96 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

  Wonderful Leroy nose of bright spice, red and black fruit, dried roses and a bit of earth. Extremely fresh and forward. Wonderful vibrant texture and energy. Long finish with fantastic grip.

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• 1990 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

  This bottle was worse than the last one. A bit muddled and dirty. Black fruit and spice but this should be better.

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• 1991 Maison Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

  Didn't know there was both Domaine and Maison Leroy BM this year. Unfortunately this was flawed.

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• 1998 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru

  A pronounced nose of dark fruit, iron, bacon and some earth. This seemed much bigger and chunkier than the bottle I had last year. This example clearly needs much more time to round out and is more consistent with the 98s.

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• 1990 Emmanuel Rouget Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Cros Parantoux 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

  A bit stinky at first, but this gave way to wonderfully detailed black and red fruit, a lot of spice and a slight floral note. Great texture and complexity on the palate. Almost as good as the Ech.

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• 1990 Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux 96 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

  Wonderfully ripe red and black fruit on the nose and palate. Subtle but determined spice along with a hint of iron and earth. Ripe and forward yet elegant. The detail and harmony is really impressive. Long, tender finish.

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• 1998 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

  Big red fruit, huge spice. Very forward. More muscular and bold and lacked a bit of finesse. Love the big spice, but you have to be in the right mood for this.

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• 1995 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

  Much more evolved than the 98. More ferrous notes. The 98 had more stuffing but I liked this as much because it was slightly softer and less oblique than the 98.

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• 1980 Jacqueline Jayer Echezeaux 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

  Very cloudy, earthy and slightly muddled. But still an interesting drink.

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• 1999 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos Vougeot 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru

  Big red fruit comes on strong on the nose and palate. Not much elegance here, but very tasty. Nice grip on the medium+++ finish.

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• 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Echezeaux 97 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

  Absolutely superb nose of fresh red fruit, loads of spice, fresh roses, iron and a touch of earth. Vibrant and pure on the palate. I have had a few 1990 DRC's and none have impressed me as much as this bottle. It was everything I imagined. Thrilling.

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• 1991 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

  I was excited to try this having had a few wonderful 1991 burgs recently, but this bottle seemed tired and uninteresting for what it is. That said, it was still damn good with excellent spice and complex nuanced fruit.

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• 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

  Bright, ripe and forward.

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• 1995 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

  Quite a bit of funk on this nose, then moved to earth and finally black fruit over the 3min I kept smelling this before taking a sip. Love that complexity. Very structured, more red fruit on the palate. Medium finish. Needs time.

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• 1990 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

  A lot of dark fruit and chocolate on the nose. More bacon, beef and iron on the rich round palate. Love the depth and balance and interplay between the beautiful fruit and mature Burg characteristics. It was young and old at the same time.

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• 1993 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Bonnes Mares Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

  Corked and stripped of all the fruit I wanted.

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• 1988 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru

  Mature, sexy spice on the nose. The fruit on the palate seemed angular and somewhat disjointed.

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• 1999 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Musigny Grand Cru

  Nice fresh fruit on the nose, but the palate seemed muddled. Probably not correct.

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• 1989 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

  Black fruit, bacon and faded spice. I was fading too at this point, but the wine didn't stand out.

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