Really tightly wound, nose of lemon oil, pear, quince. On the palate, citrus oil, green apple. Finishes with an oily moutfeel and laser acidity. Actually needs a little more time. Not scored.
Wonderful nose of apricot, honey, botyris, orange peel. On the palate, apricot, spice, honey, Finishes with a lovely kick of acidity. Drink or hold, this has a lot of life ahead of it.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Slight funk on the nose with roasted game, black fruit, olive, sage. On the palate, black fruit, olive, roasted game. Finishes clipped and very short with a weird metallic taste. Not score, may have been flawed.
Popped and poured. Nice floral nose with black fruit, cedar, hint of tobacco, vanilla, spice. On the palate, cassis, cedar, tobacco, mocha, vanilla, spice. Finishes with a nice mouthfeel. Definitely near the end of its slumber. Hold over the medium term. Not scored
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Nose of leather, black fruit, olive, sage. On the palate nice full expression of black fruit, raspberry, olive, roasted meats. Finishes with crips acidity. 3rd bottle I have tried (all courtesy of jar1) and they have all been a little different. Drink or hold.
Nice nose of orange rind, apricot, pineapple, spice, honey. Very rich on the palate with dried apricot, dried pineapple, spice, honey. Finishes with less acidity than expected. Still, very nice.
2004 Damien Laureau Savennières Le Bel Ouvrage
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières
Really tightly wound, nose of lemon oil, pear, quince. On the palate, citrus oil, green apple. Finishes with an oily moutfeel and laser acidity. Actually needs a little more time. Not scored.
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1988 Château Coutet Barsac 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Wonderful nose of apricot, honey, botyris, orange peel. On the palate, apricot, spice, honey, Finishes with a lovely kick of acidity. Drink or hold, this has a lot of life ahead of it.
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1994 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Slight funk on the nose with roasted game, black fruit, olive, sage. On the palate, black fruit, olive, roasted game. Finishes clipped and very short with a weird metallic taste. Not score, may have been flawed.
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2003 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Popped and poured. Nice floral nose with black fruit, cedar, hint of tobacco, vanilla, spice. On the palate, cassis, cedar, tobacco, mocha, vanilla, spice. Finishes with a nice mouthfeel. Definitely near the end of its slumber. Hold over the medium term. Not scored
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2003 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Nose of leather, black fruit, olive, sage. On the palate nice full expression of black fruit, raspberry, olive, roasted meats. Finishes with crips acidity. 3rd bottle I have tried (all courtesy of jar1) and they have all been a little different. Drink or hold.
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2003 Château Branaire-Ducru
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Muted nose of black fruit not much else. On the palate, faint black fruit and graphite. Finishes short and clipped. Not much there. Not scored.
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2003 Château Guiraud 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Nice nose of orange rind, apricot, pineapple, spice, honey. Very rich on the palate with dried apricot, dried pineapple, spice, honey. Finishes with less acidity than expected. Still, very nice.
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