Markus' 50th birthday
Markus' house
Tasted Friday, March 21, 2014 by G_H with 442 views
Introduction
Great wines across the globe and across 5 decades was the brief. Very generous host and great company!
Markus' house
Tasted Friday, March 21, 2014 by G_H with 442 views
Great wines across the globe and across 5 decades was the brief. Very generous host and great company!
1964 Château Cheval Blanc 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
An amazing Cheval Blanc, sone orange peel, leather, nice mouthfeel, cedar, cigars, licorice, nice elegance and nice length, black tea and camomile tea, great wine!
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1986 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Vino da Tavola
Slightly medicinal at the beginning, some cherries, a hint of tomatoes with a very distinct acidity revealing the italian origins of this wine. Nice
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1995 Antinori Solaia 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Asparagus, pear and a hint of bitterness in the nose. Slightly medicinal and green tomatoes with medium astringency and a very present acidity
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1996 Château Mouton Rothschild 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
A bit backwards, some tomatoes, a hint of caramel, pencil shavings, graphite, huge acidity and quite some bitterness, lots of oak but slightly green. Not a fan of 1996 Bordeaux in general...
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1983 Penfolds Grange 96 Points
Australia, South Australia
Huge wine with still a bright future ahead. Coke hard candy, blueberries, very dense, fat, very nice length yet retaining a great elegance
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NV Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único Reserva Especial 1985, 1990, 1994 (2000 Release) 93 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
1970, 1985, 1990
Licorice, cassis and blueberries, nice elegance, quite mature, significantly more evolved than previous bottles with the acidity more integrated, nice!
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1998 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto Toscana IGT 95 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Banana, chocolate, hazelnuts, nice elegance and some great minerals with a super powerful and seemingly never ending finish. Great great wine , surely the best Italian red I ever had!
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2005 Opus One 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Ivy, chocolate chip, banana, vanilla, rather fat but reasonably elegant. But when compared to the other wines we had though, this seemed quite one dimensional and pale...
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2009 Bessa Valley Winery Special Reserve 83 Points
Bulgaria, Thracian Valley
Very sweet, brown sugar, nearly artificial and rather boring...
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2007 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia 90 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
A bit over the top, quite sweet, a bit young, but really nice already now.
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