Dunwoody, GA
Tasted Sunday, February 7, 2016 by Rezy13 with 503 views
Deep dense garnet, slight bricking though still very youthful in appearance; green pepper, cigar, very Bordeaux, red currant, a bit rusty, clay, cedar, earth; stoney on the palate, silky texture, noble, good red fruit, fine tannin, Scotch barrel, still firmer structure; a bit rustic in its nobility I called '85 Latour; delicious.
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Darker core with brighter crimson rim; sweet red fruit, currant, raspberry, menthol, iron, cigar, earth, green pepper, sweet leather; fresh on the palate, younger than last wine, juicy, dense, iron fist in velvet glove, tightly wound though good finesse today; great potential, very fresh example; 96+.
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Dark core with brick rim, sediment; raspberry, ripe fruit, almost showing some volitility, dusty, chocolate; raisins, super ripe fruit compared to the earlier Bordeaux, age, sappy, cranberry mixed with blueberry, rosemary, herbs, fruit is a bit stewy, mineral, tart, firm tannin; was on Hommage.
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Deep maroon, some clarity, crimson rim; great nose, red currant, a hint of pine, green pepper, sandalwood, cedar, sandy, complex though a bit leaner when considering earlier wines; stanky, sweet, sappy, not multi layered, love the acid structure and overall drinkability; for as much as I enjoyed this I was not on 1st growth.
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Fine sediment, deeper core, large brick rim, still some youth showing through; roses, orange peel, ash, elegant nose, hard red fruit, sweet; resolved acid on the palate, red fruit, sandalwood, good purity and focus; beautiful, I will second the nod to charming.
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Maroon core with lighter rim, some clarity; high toned nose, incense, spice, pomegranate, cherry, violets, roses, red fruit with a darker edge, French oak still there a bit; nice focus on the palate, fruit, tapenade, firm, good density, cedar, juicy acid but firm structure; was on Cote Rotie; still quite youthful.
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Crimson color, lots of clarity, light rim; oh yeah- that's Rayas!, called it in less than 2 seconds, unmistakeable and unique, vegetal, rhubarb, celery, cranberry, wild, leather; softer texture, fresh, Burg-like, sweeter and sappy, aged and somewhat resolved; so Rayas, called '99-'00; won the tasting though not my WOTN.
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Cloudy, orange rim; orange peel, sour fruit, sweaty, leather, slight candied quality, rusty, showing good density; sour fruit, darker cherry, plum, candy cane, nice texture; shows depth of Grand Cru fruit but this is aged and wine is a little awkward though still a good drink.
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Black core with thin maroon rim; dark fruit, dense and brooding on the nose, chocolate, green, whole cluster definitely comes through, some oak; silky initially on the palate, dense, firm tannin kicks in after, roasted fruit, serious, bacon fat, a little rustic though lots of polish; super young, let these sit for another 10, very different from the La Turque and La Mouline from same vintage.
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All soy, past peak.
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Deep crimson brownish core, brick rim; red fruit, elegant, ripe, aging, some green qualities, tart, some tannin, smoky; really nice.
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See through maroon; green, stems, tar, dark sour cherry, fresh, masculine, menthol, firm structure, tangy; good but very young; showing much better balance than I'd expect from 2003.
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Dark amber; honey, apricot, oxidative, dusty, not super clean, orange peel; palate similar to nose, sweet, friendlier than the nose suggests, salty and sweet caramel, not spicy botrytis, hazelnut; delicious.
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Dark amber; sweet honeyed apricot, orange marmelade, sweet but subtler than the Vin Santo, longer finish; very good.
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Dark core, brick with lighter rim; green, slight vegetal up front, sweet red fruit, herbs, syrupy, volatile; dense on the palate, spicy, dark fruit, lots of spice- Indian and the like, herbs, less structure gave this nice drinkability; delicioius.
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Elegant wine showing some green veggies, focused nose, lighter perspective though very serious, a bit 1-D at this phase and in need of some good cellaring; 91+.
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Very firm, still quite youthful, juicy red fruit, roses, cedar, tannin; solid, wait.
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An amazing evening of wine and football. Some killer wines tonight.
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