Chateauneuf Du Pape 1990 Horisontal

1983 Salon Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 95 Points

France, Champagne

Very impressive wine with a solid BdB acidity, depth, older apples but a beautiful and long aftertaste.
A brilliant bottle with a bad reputation :-)
When tasting it, it is a lot more serious than I would have expected!

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1990 Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 93 Points

France, Champagne

Fresh green and red apples and the powerful and very refreshing acidity really shines through.
July 2005 disgorgement.
One of the best bottles of RD90 I have tried.

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1990 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 95 Points

France, Champagne

Just lovely and creamy texture with plenty of green apples left.
As always the coffee and toasty character is present but the wine has a lovely edge to it that I simply adore.
The 90 just continues to improve and impress.. I just adore this wine!

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1990 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 97 Points

France, Champagne

Razor-sharp and super fresh palate with a lot of flavor depth and intensity.
Long and lemon-like acidic aftertaste..
This is just an impressive wine that I just adore and it will continue to improve but it is definitely in a good place at the moment!

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1985 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 93 Points

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

Some blackberry and the fruit still has some depth to it.
The backbone is however a bit frail and the flavors are a bit hollow with a dominating alcohol presence.
It does however collect itself a bit in the glass and it is overall still a wonderful and impressive wine

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1990 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 94 Points

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

Charming and still full-bodied fruit that are still very well balanced.
Also shows some chocolate and overall it is just a wine that will please almost everybody..
To me it is really a great bottle and a testament to the quality of the Pegau Reservee!!

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1990 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Laurence 92 Points

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

The black fruit is still somewhat dense but the wine is also quite rich on tannins.
As an overall expression it seems sweet and unbalanced.

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1990 Roger Sabon Châteauneuf-du-Pape Le Secret des Sabon 95 Points

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

Very charming wine with elegant fruit flavors of red currant and strawberries.
It also has some flavor complexity like mint leaves, gun powder and smoke..

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1991 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon Flawed

France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

DANG...

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1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 94 Points

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

Impressive mature red currant and strawberry fruit with hints of sewage water.
It has a lovely balance!

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1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 98 Points

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

Deep and you fruit and overall a wine with an impressive balance. Long and acidic aftertaste.. Just a beautiful wine!!
A stunning wine that truly impressed me :-)

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1989 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 97 Points

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

An outrageously good bottle!! Deep and full-bodied with and impressive acidity.
Still a very young wine but it still has that outstanding balance...

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1990 Domaine de Marcoux Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 95 Points

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

Youthful fruit that is still fresh with a mix of coffee to it.
Even though it is intense it still lacks a little balance due to the overpowering alcohol.

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1990 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Centenaire 100 Points

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

The wine is simply infused with blood and meat but also still plenty of intense blackberry fruit.
There is plenty of spices and notes of coffee and other oak related things.
However, to me, this wine is all about complexity and balance... There is so much intensity and flavor present but still with an almost unexplanable balance..
Just a beautiful wine in all aspects.

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1999 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Hommage à Jacques Perrin 91 Points

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

A bit strange and perhaps a little bit off.
The wine does however seem fine and in balance but with an excess alcohol.

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2001 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve 93 Points

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

Manure, coffee and young fresh fruit.
A good balance but not very exciting at the moment.

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1988 Ruinart Champagne Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Flawed

France, Champagne

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1988 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 96 Points

France, Champagne

Dense apple fruit with a slighly bitter but highly acidic aftertaste.
The hazelnuts are lovely and well integrated to the fruit flavors but it also have an impressive minerality to it.
Beautiful wine!

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