Wines @ John's

West Hartford, CT
Tasted Wednesday, November 12, 2014 by mdefreitas with 478 views

Flight 1 - BEFORE DINNER (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - DURING DINNER (8 Notes)

  • 1998 Domaine Jamet Côte-Rôtie 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Just a superb wine that seems to be at peak. Flamboyantly fragrant with forest floor, tapenade, leather and bouillon. Svelte and silky on entry as it cloaks the palate. Lingering finish. Beautiful wine.

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  • 1999 Alain Voge Cornas Vieilles Vignes 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    This is what I love in Cornas. Bloody and meaty, with a rustic edge (in the best possible way). Wonderful, extroverted nose, deep palate with ample fruit and nicely resolved tannins. Savory and delicious. Yum.

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  • 1985 Château L'Evangile 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Deliciously evolved wine, with plums, earth, smoke and a hint of wet leaves and cocoa powder. So much going on the palate, that I wished it had a bit longer finish.

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  • 2003 Château Montrose 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    I would be hard pressed to pick this as a 2003 wine, as there is so much freshness to the corpulent fruit. Cassis, plums, violets and stones. All about potential here, as the structure needs to resolve a bit more and the secondary flavors need to evolve. A powerful wine with great poise.

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  • 2000 Château Gruaud Larose 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Having bought this for $40 on release, it was nice to try a bottle and confirm what a bargain it was back then. Still young and dense, with cassis, leather, licorice and cocoa. The finish is long, with a hint of cedar, but this really need more time to integrate and develop those aged Bordeaux flavors that are so intoxicating. This has a lot of promise.

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  • 1969 Delas Frères Côte-Rôtie

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    I found this enjoyable, for what it was, but I feel this has seen better days. Mostly tertiary flavors here of dried leaves, dried red fruits and leather. Very soft and light with a hint of balsamic which suggests this will probably get worse, rather than better. Not rated.

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  • 2006 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pignan Reserve 92 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    A bit less silky than I remember it. Perhaps it needed more air, since although it was excellent, it wasn't as smooth and layered as my previous taste. Perhaps it suffered from the other wines poured that night as well, which were older and much more velvety. Still, this showed wonderful primary, crunchy red fruits, subtle spice and stone notes and a grippy finish. Needs time to integrate.

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  • 1969 Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva Prado Enea Flawed

    Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

    The cork was a bit suspect, as it was not a very tight seal; the cork came out easily and cleanly, without any effort. In fact, the cork was turning as I inserted the worm. The wine smelt sound after I pulled the cork. As I decanted it, there was very little sediment. The aroma and taste started to quickly take a turn for the worse, becoming sharp, balsamic and heavily laden with volatile acidity. Lean and linear, with a loamy, autumnal character. It seemed to improve a bit with more air, but in the end, this seemed a bit dried out, sharp, slightly oxidized and out of balance. Not rated.

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Flight 3 - AFTER DINNER (2 Notes)

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