France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Tasted double blind. Fresh red cherry to start but the wine became less clear and pristine fairly quickly. After 20-25 minutes this came across as somewhat muddy. While this could be a 2003 falling apart quite quickly, I'm inclined to think this was a flawed bottle.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Bright black fruit on nose. Needs some time to integrate oak, but that will only take a year or two. Really wonderful spice on nose and palate. Flavors slightly less black than nose, with black and red cherry, then even some intense strawberry. Power picks up in middle, with elegant tannins and acidity providing great texture and energy on finish.
Sweet fruit with Asian five-spice on nose. Earthy flavors, slightly dirty. Moderate length. Not close to the level of bottles from several years back, why have I kept my last few this long?
Tasted double blind. Ripe and intense black fruit with lots of super intense spice. Same black fruit on palate with big intensity. Borderline overripe, but this has enough structure and acidity that the wine comes across as concentrated. I guess this is something quite new, certainly quite interesting.
Tasted double blind. clearly New World in every way, showing big, lush black fruit. Moderate spice. Reasonable balance, drinking well now and probably for a few years.
Tasted double blind. Red currant and black cherry on nose, similar on palate. Lean fruit, not much spice, acid is quite prominent from first taste through to finish.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Tasted double blind. Spicy black fruit on nose accompanied by very charming spice showing cocoa, rosemary, white pepper. Palate shows both black cherry and red cherry, also nicely spiced, with very well integrated tannins and acidity providing wonderful mouth feel and finish.
2003 Domaine Rossignol Trapet Chambertin Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
Tasted double blind. Fresh red cherry to start but the wine became less clear and pristine fairly quickly. After 20-25 minutes this came across as somewhat muddy. While this could be a 2003 falling apart quite quickly, I'm inclined to think this was a flawed bottle.
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2009 Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Bright black fruit on nose. Needs some time to integrate oak, but that will only take a year or two. Really wonderful spice on nose and palate. Flavors slightly less black than nose, with black and red cherry, then even some intense strawberry. Power picks up in middle, with elegant tannins and acidity providing great texture and energy on finish.
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1994 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Claudia's Choice 90 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Sweet fruit with Asian five-spice on nose. Earthy flavors, slightly dirty. Moderate length. Not close to the level of bottles from several years back, why have I kept my last few this long?
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2007 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Matarocchio 92 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri
Tasted double blind. Ripe and intense black fruit with lots of super intense spice. Same black fruit on palate with big intensity. Borderline overripe, but this has enough structure and acidity that the wine comes across as concentrated. I guess this is something quite new, certainly quite interesting.
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1993 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasted double blind. Fading black fruit lost behind some fairly solid tannins.
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2001 Schloss Proschwitz Dornfelder Trocken Sachsen 55 Points
Germany, Sachsen
Tasted double blind. Repulsive, vegetal, rotten nose. Palate was worse.
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2008 K Vintners Syrah Royal City 90 Points
USA, Washington
Tasted double blind. clearly New World in every way, showing big, lush black fruit. Moderate spice. Reasonable balance, drinking well now and probably for a few years.
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1985 Château Léoville Poyferré 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Tasted double blind. Red currant and black cherry on nose, similar on palate. Lean fruit, not much spice, acid is quite prominent from first taste through to finish.
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1998 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 91 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Tasted double blind. Spicy black fruit on nose accompanied by very charming spice showing cocoa, rosemary, white pepper. Palate shows both black cherry and red cherry, also nicely spiced, with very well integrated tannins and acidity providing wonderful mouth feel and finish.
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2004 Louis Jadot Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 84 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Tasted double blind. Red fruit, seemed much older than 2004, no Vosne spice, not much charm. Slightly bitter on finish.
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1998 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen Flawed
USA, California, Sonoma County
Oxidized.
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