Le Cirque Tasted Tuesday, October 19, 2004 by MRichman with 297 views
Light strawberry. Delicate. Fabulous nose. Acidic, too light. Sweet, wide, blossomy.B+
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Thin, acidic with light fruit.
Full fruit. Quite young. Could be mistaken for a Bordeaux. Nice mint, olive. Juicy tannins. Very complex. Acid.B++
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Blackberry, acidic tannins. Nice dark sweet fruit. Acidic tannins too much.C++
Tannic fruit. Acidic. A little sharp. Not a lot to it. Too thin.C+
Lots of clovey, vanilla spice. Some tough tannins. Great deep fruit. Closed and watery in middle. Hopefully it will open up.B
Light, herbal claret. Nice but not very powerful. Good not great complexity. Olive. Thinnish.C++
Olive. Juicy tannins. Rich but young. Great core. SmoothB+
Herbal. Thin. Not concentrated. Watery core, a little empty. C++
Nicely aged. Good fruit, but an empty core. nicely complex. Mellow. Lacking punch but complex. Olive.B+
Great core of fruit. Very good complexity. Some olive oil, some coffee, some herb. Young with lemony tannins. Nice age. Very solid, great fruit.A-
Warm, smooth. Very round. Complex. Herbal with great core of fruit. Aged but young.A
Rich, classy, full, smooth. Juicy. A little light core. Silky.A--
A bit tough. Lemon. Thinnish. Herbs. Nice complexity with lemony tannins, too much.B-
Smooth, chocolatey. Full, complex. Some tight tannins. A little tough.B
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1985 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Light strawberry. Delicate. Fabulous nose. Acidic, too light. Sweet, wide, blossomy.
B+
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1985 Bodegas Muga Rioja Gran Reserva Prado Enea
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Thin, acidic with light fruit.
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1985 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
Full fruit. Quite young. Could be mistaken for a Bordeaux. Nice mint, olive. Juicy tannins. Very complex. Acid.
B++
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1985 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
USA, California, Napa Valley
Blackberry, acidic tannins. Nice dark sweet fruit. Acidic tannins too much.
C++
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1985 Joseph Phelps Insignia
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tannic fruit. Acidic. A little sharp. Not a lot to it. Too thin.
C+
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