Straw yellow color. Doughy nose with a slight oxidation. Tastes of apple and lemon with a strong soda minerality. Soft finish with some depth of fruit. 12% alcohol.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Deep yellow hue. Nose of tropical fruit with vanilla oak. Tastes of pear, apple, lemon, and lime. Full bodied with a heavy oak backbone. Rich finish with some interesting complexity. Changed significantly for the better as the night wore on. 13.5% alcohol.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Golden color. Pear fruit with some toasted oak and notes of cinnamon. Tastes of lime, lemon, and orange blossom. Very nice depth on the mid palate. Long elegant finish with some spicy notes. 13.5% alcohol.
Dark ruby color. Blackberry nose. Tastes of blackberry, charred oak, and earth. Mature fruit on the soft finish. Not overly exciting. Showed better 5 years ago. 13% alcohol.
Golden brown/orange color. Orange and brown sugar aromatics. Tastes of orange, cherry, lemon, lime, plumb, anise, and brown sugar. Rich finish. Almost port like. AP#25930493884.
Dark purple color. Plumb and anise nose. Tastes of plumb, cherry, anise, earth, mocha, spice, prune, and cedar. Impressive complexity on the mid palate and powerful finish. Very light on its feet for a port.
1999 Jean Vesselle Champagne Grand Cru Brut Prestige 90 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Straw yellow color. Doughy nose with a slight oxidation. Tastes of apple and lemon with a strong soda minerality. Soft finish with some depth of fruit. 12% alcohol.
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1993 Domaine Bachelet-Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Deep yellow hue. Nose of tropical fruit with vanilla oak. Tastes of pear, apple, lemon, and lime. Full bodied with a heavy oak backbone. Rich finish with some interesting complexity. Changed significantly for the better as the night wore on. 13.5% alcohol.
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2005 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Golden color. Pear fruit with some toasted oak and notes of cinnamon. Tastes of lime, lemon, and orange blossom. Very nice depth on the mid palate. Long elegant finish with some spicy notes. 13.5% alcohol.
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1992 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Windsbuhl Flawed
France, Alsace
Oxidized nose. Stewed fruit. Flat on the finish. Over the hill? 13.7% alcohol.
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1994 Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Ribera del Duero Janus Gran Reserva Pesquera 88 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Dark ruby color. Blackberry nose. Tastes of blackberry, charred oak, and earth. Mature fruit on the soft finish. Not overly exciting. Showed better 5 years ago. 13% alcohol.
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1982 Château La Dominique Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Corked. 12.5% alcohol.
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1983 Weingut Max Ferd. Richter Mülheimer Helenenkloster Riesling Eiswein 90 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Golden brown/orange color. Orange and brown sugar aromatics. Tastes of orange, cherry, lemon, lime, plumb, anise, and brown sugar. Rich finish. Almost port like. AP#25930493884.
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1994 Fonseca Porto Vintage 92 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Deep ruby color. Black fruit and charred oak on the nose. Tastes of plumb, anise, earth, and charred oak. Very well balanced. Rich finish.
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1994 Graham Porto Vintage 94 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Dark purple color. Plumb and anise nose. Tastes of plumb, cherry, anise, earth, mocha, spice, prune, and cedar. Impressive complexity on the mid palate and powerful finish. Very light on its feet for a port.
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