My 50th extravaganza

Chez moi
Tasted Tuesday, September 22, 2015 by beatles with 424 views

Flight 1 (4 Notes)

Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1999 Domaine d'Auvenay (Lalou Bize-Leroy) Chevalier-Montrachet 96 Points

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

    Such a vibrant and mineral wine, showing real class and extreme precision. Citrus galore here, and wine seems extremely young – although approachable. Great wine in the making, and I would wait for it a couple of years still. Provinence JR

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  • 2011 Faiveley Bâtard-Montrachet 93 Points

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

    Fat and somewhat oaky, Faiveley is Faiveley (still), but the acidity is bright and the balance is there in spite of the richesse; spicy, smoky, mineral – and of course much better and more open on day two. A real batard!

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  • 1981 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Divine - nothing less - I knew this was a legend, but I have only tasted it once before, and tonight this was singing; everyone was guessing northern Rhône because of the cool, mineral style, that reveals itself initially, but with air this shows lots of local character, barnyard, sweet grenache, garrigue et al. Length is outstanding, and the freshness is quite unique. Singing now. #50extravaganza

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  • 1998 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Core of kirsch, mineral, lightness, elegant, intensity, still young, but very, very bright, precise and a point. Will keep 10 years, but hard to resist as of now. On the second day equally impressive with consistent notes.

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  • 1998 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Perfect cork, perfect fill; showing youthful and bright, quiet intense (though softer and more provencal than the VT), it is rich, with sweetness, garrigue, very much Grenache, very much neuf – but with no prunes or the like.

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  • 2001 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie Côte Brune 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Quite hard, tough in the attack; very young as well, lots to come here, it is flinty, mineral, and extremely concentrated. A great wine, but I still think this is a contradiction to what this domaine is and stands for.

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Flight 11 (2 Notes)

  • 1994 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection 96 Points

    USA, California, Napa Valley

    A very true cab from the top shelf; cool, calm and collected, firm with persistent notes of blackberry and minerals. Tannins are still here, but maturity is approaching, all though fans of the more developed style will have to wait – the fruit is still primary. This is a grand wine and showed no signs of decline even after two days open.

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  • 1992 Ridge Mataro Evangelo Vineyard 93 Points

    USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Contra Costa County

    Singing again – what a wine; very mourvèdre (mataro), very elegant, no signs of fatigue, it is intense though light on its feat with red berries still dominating over the more sauvage notes. Thank you, John (and thank you Paul Draper).

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Flight 12 (2 Notes)

  • 1996 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Chambertin Flawed

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru

    Sadlys, this was not op to par this evening; not corked, but a bit tired & one-dimenional. bad bottle, I fear. Tasted this ba couple of times before in my life, both memorable, so this was a dissapointment.

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  • 1999 Noël Verset Cornas 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Earth, iodine, minerals, stone – and the fruit, oh the fruit, that lies there – this is nature in a bottle, the peasant’s rough and firm handshake, that covers the true, soft nature of his being – and it is much, much better on the second day, this one takes time to open; RIP Nöel Verset.

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