Pale yellow with lots of grass, lemon, and lime on the nose. Medium-bodied, off-dry, grassy, with white fruit. Moderate finish, 30-35s, with white fruit.
From magnum. Not decanted. Medium-dark/ruddy burgundy colour. Aromas of cocoa, cranberry, crushed plums, blueberry, and tobacco. Medium-full bodied, juicy, with herbs, spice, tobacco, plum, blueberry, currant. Moderate-long finish, with dark fruit and eucalyptus notes. Drinking very nicely.
Dark ruby colour. Aromas of coffee crisp, smoked meat, coffee, black fruit, sous-bois. Medium-full bodied, with notes of dark fruit, cocoa, sous-bois. Moderate finish, 35s, with more dark fruit.
Dark garnet/burgundy colour; opaque. Aromas of cherry, plum, earth, orange peel, currant, leather, blackberry. Medium-full bodied, crisp, with currant, cherry, earth, dried flowers. Moderate finish, a little austere still, with cherry, plums, and earth.
Opaque ruby/burgundy colour with black tinges. Aromas of eucalyptus, tomato leaf, balckburrant, pepper. Medium-bodied, with bell pepper, stems, cherry, and plums. Short-moderate finish, 20s, with red fruit. Disappointing.
Medium-dark garnet. Aromas of tar, cherry, plums, black licorice. Medium-full bodied, firm tannins, with tar, black licorice, kirsch. Medium-long finish, 40s, tannic, with blackberry and kirsch. Lovely!
Opaque purple/burgundy colour. Aromas of raspberry, vanillan/oak, peach/nectarine. Full-bodied, big wine, with blackberry, vanilla, and spice. Moderate finish, with black fruit, and a hint of alcohol.
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Dark ruby/garnet colour, almost opaque. Aromas of peach/nectarine, apricot, honey, vanilla. Medium-full bodied, with replays from nose, pepper, and black fruit. Moderate finish.
Amber colour. Aromas of apricot, honey, white flowers. Full-bodied, with replays from nose, with botrytis, honey, apricot. Great acidity to support the sweetness. Long finish, ~50s, with white flowers, apricot, and honey. Delicious! Drink now.
NV Bollinger Champagne Special Cuvée Brut 92 Points
France, Champagne
Medium-gold colour. Aromas of oatmeal biscuit, yeast, lemon rind, apple. Medium-bodied, lemon, ginger, oatmeal biscuit. Moderate finish, ~35s, with white fruit, ginger.
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2004 Peller Estates Sauvignon Blanc Private Reserve 87 Points
Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA
Pale yellow with lots of grass, lemon, and lime on the nose. Medium-bodied, off-dry, grassy, with white fruit. Moderate finish, 30-35s, with white fruit.
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1999 Viader 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
From magnum. Not decanted. Medium-dark/ruddy burgundy colour. Aromas of cocoa, cranberry, crushed plums, blueberry, and tobacco. Medium-full bodied, juicy, with herbs, spice, tobacco, plum, blueberry, currant. Moderate-long finish, with dark fruit and eucalyptus notes. Drinking very nicely.
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2003 Château Duhart-Milon 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Dark ruby colour. Aromas of coffee crisp, smoked meat, coffee, black fruit, sous-bois. Medium-full bodied, with notes of dark fruit, cocoa, sous-bois. Moderate finish, 35s, with more dark fruit.
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1997 Isole e Olena Cepparello Toscana IGT 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Dark garnet/burgundy colour; opaque. Aromas of cherry, plum, earth, orange peel, currant, leather, blackberry. Medium-full bodied, crisp, with currant, cherry, earth, dried flowers. Moderate finish, a little austere still, with cherry, plums, and earth.
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1999 Rocca delle Macìe Roccato Toscana IGT 86 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Opaque ruby/burgundy colour with black tinges. Aromas of eucalyptus, tomato leaf, balckburrant, pepper. Medium-bodied, with bell pepper, stems, cherry, and plums. Short-moderate finish, 20s, with red fruit. Disappointing.
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2001 Roberto Voerzio Langhe Nebbiolo Vigneti S. Francesco Fontanazza 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC
Medium-dark garnet. Aromas of tar, cherry, plums, black licorice. Medium-full bodied, firm tannins, with tar, black licorice, kirsch. Medium-long finish, 40s, tannic, with blackberry and kirsch. Lovely!
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1999 Peter Lehmann Shiraz Stonewell 89 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Opaque purple/burgundy colour. Aromas of vanilla, eucalyptus, blackberry, cream. Medium-full bodied, spicy, with pepper, herbs/eucalyptus. Moderate finish, 25s, with black fruit.
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2002 Karl Lawrence Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Opaque purple/burgundy colour. Aromas of raspberry, vanillan/oak, peach/nectarine. Full-bodied, big wine, with blackberry, vanilla, and spice. Moderate finish, with black fruit, and a hint of alcohol.
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1999 Elderton Shiraz Single Vineyard Command 91 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa
Opaque ruby/burgundy colour. Aromas of alcohol, blackberry, vanilla. Full-bodied, lush, soft, with alcohol, vanilla, blackberry, cranberry, licorice, and violets. Moderate-long finish, 40s, with blackberry and vanilla notes.
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2004 Hartford / Hartford Court Zinfandel Russian River Valley 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Dark ruby/garnet colour, almost opaque. Aromas of peach/nectarine, apricot, honey, vanilla. Medium-full bodied, with replays from nose, pepper, and black fruit. Moderate finish.
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1999 Yalumba Shiraz The Octavius 87 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Dark garnet/burgundy with black tinges. Full-bodied, with oak, oak, and more oak. Moderate finish, 30s, with oak and black fruit notes.
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2003 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Dust 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Rutherford
Aromas of smoke, blackberry, and glycerin. Full-bodied, with blackberry, raspberry, pepper, and alcohol. Moderate finish, 35s, with black fruit.
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1959 Château Suduiraut 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Amber colour. Aromas of apricot, honey, white flowers. Full-bodied, with replays from nose, with botrytis, honey, apricot. Great acidity to support the sweetness. Long finish, ~50s, with white flowers, apricot, and honey. Delicious! Drink now.
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