Vin-forum offline tasting

• 1996 Agrapart Champagne Grand Cru Millésimé Brut Blanc de Blancs 87 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Musk, unripe apple and yeast. Good and complex taste with very nice acidic structure. Perhaps a somewhat metallic finish. The finish is very long with apple flavors. Very pure, but too much yeast. Still very young

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Just an odd bottle to start with. The owner expected that it was over the top, but served it blind for us to guess the age.

• 1928 Château Lascombes Flawed

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

  Very light with orange rim. Oxidized leafs on the nose. Over the top…. The first sip showed some promise, but already on the next it falls apart and dries out.

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• 2001 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric Emile 85 Points

  France, Alsace

  Immediately very open, with typical Alsatian characteristics. The fruit shuts a bit down after a while. Very pronounced acidic structure, lots of backbone but little flesh. Very mineral, nice finish.

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• 2005 Weingut Keller Kirchspiel Riesling Großes Gewächs 88 Points

  Germany, Rheinhessen

  Almost no color at all. Open nose with peaches and minerals (i.e. not dominated by textbook apple and lemon). It starts a bit sweet in the mouth, but has an excellent finish. The acid is there but could've been more upfront. Very concentrated. It develops nicely during the evening.

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• 2001 Nigl Riesling Privat 87 Points

  Austria, Niederösterreich, Kremstal

  Pure Riesling nose, intense and dense. Very high acid levels with a somewhat burning finish. It isn't entirely out of balance, but a very good classical, yet powerful, Riesling.
  Identical notes after four hours, it hadn't moved in any direction.. (is that good or bad?)

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Very impressive flight of chardonnays. Both the Vaillons and Chalumeaux were probably served a few years too young as they improved dramatically during the evening. The Corton was stunning from start to finish.

• 2004 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

  Nice mineral nose, starts a bit simple but develops a lot during the course of the tasting. Probably the wine that improved the most, but fortunately my notes was from the initial taste. After some hours it drinks well now, but it would be a shame not to wait at least 3-4 more years

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• 2002 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Corton-Charlemagne 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Great nose of honey and oak. Incredibly rich, almost creamy. The mouth is better than the nose. Very concentrated and in perfect balance. Wine of the night?

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• 2004 Domaine Matrot Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chalumeaux 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Typical Chardonnay nose, but also quite a bit lemon on the nose. The taste is more restrained, but shows some minerals. Nice citric acid in the finish.

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• 1999 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  I didn't get this one at all. For me it showed an almost synthetic nose and a very bitter taste. Dry with a fairly soft and short finish. The nose sweetens after a while. After about an hour it gradually transforms into more classical Bordeaux. Not rated.

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• 2005 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Chaignots 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Beautiful and very pure Pinot nose. Mature but typical cool climate fruit. Perfect balance and drinks perfectly well already.

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• 1999 Antichi Vigneti di Cantalupo Ghemme Collis Breclemae 90 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Northern Piedmont, Ghemme

  Very muted immediately after opening, but improves dramatically throughout the evening. A massive wine with great nose and a typical Nebbiolo mouth feel, very dry tannins in the finish. Has great potential to stay at least another ten years if not more.

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• 1996 Château Chasse-Spleen Flawed

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc

  Corked

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• 1999 Veenwouden Classic 87 Points

  South Africa, Coastal Region, Paarl

  Served a bit to cold? Nevertheless, at low temperature it comes across as an incredibly juicy wine with lots of fresh fruit. Throws a lot of sediment. Over time and at higher temperature it seems somewhat sweet with a metallic taste. Short finish.

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• 1994 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea 87 Points

  Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

  Starts out very sweet with earthly elements. The taste follows with very earthy taste. Intense and in great balance. Blind I thought it was an oaked Barbaresco from a great producer. After some air it sweetens with vanilla notes, and the finish is somewhat unbalanced. Yet a very good wine which drinks very well at this stage.

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• 1997 Fontanabianca Barbaresco Sori Burdin 86 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco

  Oak on the nose, and intense fruit on the palate - yet it feels very drinkable and available. Great finish.
  A great wine, but perhaps too much work done in the winery; over oaked and over extracted?

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• 1999 Balthasar Ress Hattenheimer Nußbrunnen Riesling Auslese 88 Points

  Germany, Rheingau

  Sweetish nose with hints of confined sweat (!), but fortunately also some lemon and peach. Very light on the palate, and not as sweet as expected. Drinks very well, but lacks some complexity and precision.

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