Musty, oxidized nose, but perfumed with yellow stone fruit. Not too concentrated on the palate, and I detected some light oak usage. Slightly metallic finish.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Brutally sulphured nose. Nutty, rich, steely, and minerally. Judicious oak use, with great balance everywhere. Lovely '08-style acidity, and a very long finish.
Spicy nose, with lots of secondary characteristics on the nose. Smoky, peppery, and spicy aromas. On the palate, the fruit is dissipating; there are flavours of tobacco, leather, and smoke. Seems dried out.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Somewhat youthful on the nose; but there are also some slight musty notes. Also present are some dusty earth notes. Sweet and earthy on the palate, but not too concentrated. Seems to be fading.
From magnum. Incredibly rich nose. Perfumed and refined. Powerful fruit-driven aromas with no hint of oxidation. No sense of oak influence; the acidity has a steely mineral quality to it. Linear, concentrated and powerful. Incredible.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
From magnum. Brown baking spice on the nose, but a bit of greenness is noticeable. Slightly astringent nose; it's like you can smell the stems. On the palate, this has good red berries and floral flavours, but still suffers from the greenness of the vintage. In context however, this is very good.
Really inky. Very concentrated nose, with some soy sauce notes as well as notes of sour cherry and other red fruits. Very big and ripe on the palate as well. It's enjoyable but there just anything else to keep interest. Gets cloying.
Cedary, vegetal nose. Slightly stemmy. Sweet on the palate; smooth tannins. Exuberant; I feel that this could use a bit more structure. For me, it just seems too hedonistic and ripe.
Slightly fecal aromas on the nose, but definitely identifiable as Bordeaux. On the palate, this is a bit too sweet, with dissipating tannins. A hedonistic wine. Great but not mindblowing.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The more I drink it, the more I realize I dislike Chateauneuf-du-Papes. An animalistic, barnyard-inflected funky nose. Very alcoholic and lots of acidity, but there is a feeling of unripeness in the wine that makes me wonder how one would use such green grapes to make such alcoholic wine. Astringent, and not pleasant.
Rich and ripe nose on which you can already detect the extraction. A small hint of chlorine. On the palate, this is very ripe and very, very sweet and fruity. The suaveness hides the high alcohol content which I'm guessing is around 15%. Seems like a vintage port without the bite of any spirits.
1988 Gosset Champagne Célebris 90 Points
France, Champagne
Musty, oxidized nose, but perfumed with yellow stone fruit. Not too concentrated on the palate, and I detected some light oak usage. Slightly metallic finish.
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2008 Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Caillerets 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Brutally sulphured nose. Nutty, rich, steely, and minerally. Judicious oak use, with great balance everywhere. Lovely '08-style acidity, and a very long finish.
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1985 Vieux Château Certan 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Spicy nose, with lots of secondary characteristics on the nose. Smoky, peppery, and spicy aromas. On the palate, the fruit is dissipating; there are flavours of tobacco, leather, and smoke. Seems dried out.
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2000 Denis Mugneret Père et Fils Clos Vougeot 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Somewhat youthful on the nose; but there are also some slight musty notes. Also present are some dusty earth notes. Sweet and earthy on the palate, but not too concentrated. Seems to be fading.
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1985 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut 95 Points
France, Champagne
From magnum. Incredibly rich nose. Perfumed and refined. Powerful fruit-driven aromas with no hint of oxidation. No sense of oak influence; the acidity has a steely mineral quality to it. Linear, concentrated and powerful. Incredible.
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2004 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
From magnum. Brown baking spice on the nose, but a bit of greenness is noticeable. Slightly astringent nose; it's like you can smell the stems. On the palate, this has good red berries and floral flavours, but still suffers from the greenness of the vintage. In context however, this is very good.
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2005 Ovid Red Wine 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Really inky. Very concentrated nose, with some soy sauce notes as well as notes of sour cherry and other red fruits. Very big and ripe on the palate as well. It's enjoyable but there just anything else to keep interest. Gets cloying.
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1999 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Cedary, vegetal nose. Slightly stemmy. Sweet on the palate; smooth tannins. Exuberant; I feel that this could use a bit more structure. For me, it just seems too hedonistic and ripe.
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1990 Château Montrose 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Slightly fecal aromas on the nose, but definitely identifiable as Bordeaux. On the palate, this is a bit too sweet, with dissipating tannins. A hedonistic wine. Great but not mindblowing.
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2001 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Centenaire 83 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The more I drink it, the more I realize I dislike Chateauneuf-du-Papes. An animalistic, barnyard-inflected funky nose. Very alcoholic and lots of acidity, but there is a feeling of unripeness in the wine that makes me wonder how one would use such green grapes to make such alcoholic wine. Astringent, and not pleasant.
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2000 Sine Qua Non Syrah In Flagrante 93 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
Rich and ripe nose on which you can already detect the extraction. A small hint of chlorine. On the palate, this is very ripe and very, very sweet and fruity. The suaveness hides the high alcohol content which I'm guessing is around 15%. Seems like a vintage port without the bite of any spirits.
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