Gala Dinner with Daniel Boulud *** and Jean-Philippe Delmas
Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany
Tasted Monday, March 8, 2010 by Xavier Auerbach with 601 views
Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany
Tasted Monday, March 8, 2010 by Xavier Auerbach with 601 views
2004 Taittinger Champagne Brut Millésimé 92 Points
France, Champagne
Charming, lovely yellow chardonnay fruit, cream and brioche, fine minerality. Now - 2014.
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1997 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Spätlese 92 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Beautifully full and ripe, waxy, honeyed, peach and minerals, spicy depth, a true Gräfenberg, sève, lots of potential, petrol, not as powerful as the 1992. Now - 2022.
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2006 Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Beautifully long and intense, mouthfilling but great finesse, geared towards elegance rather than power, still closed, supremely stylish, less weight than the HBB 2005.
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2005 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 97 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Incredibly intense and deep, vegetal, oak and minerals, layered and majestic, will take its time. Will be great.
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1999 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Wonderfully soft and ripe 1999-fruit, depth, masculine, touches of iron and steel, spicy oak, lovely Merlot, touch of beefstock. Now - 2019.
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1996 Château Haut-Brion 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Layered and refined nose, pepper and gingerbread from the Cabernet franc, elegant and complex, still a bit tight on the palate but lovely exotique in the sweet fruit, long, needs time. Drink 2013 - 2026.
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1990 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Stewed beef, velvety tannins, rich, iron and wonderful fruit, amazing length, not as complex as the HB 1985 but much more powerful. Stunning wine. Drink now - 2025.
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1985 Château Haut-Brion 97 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Cedar, delicious fruit, leather, warm brick, fully mature but great potential still, fine bones, the epitome of finesse, length, beautiful. Now - 2020.
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2001 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Gräfenberg Riesling Beerenauslese Goldkapsel 92 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Very rich fruit, honey and caramel, fragrant, lacks a bit of fascination and excitement on the palate, big and full but lowish acidity. Rich rather than elegant.
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