Dinner @ Christiansholm

Christiansholm
Tasted Saturday, March 28, 2009 by beatles with 258 views

Flight 1 (4 Notes)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 1997 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Réserve Flawed

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

    Oxidised and sherry like - tasted this some months ago with similar notes. Interesting, but only when you love Rayas .... will it be back for a second life? Hardly. NR

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  • 2000 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    actually got this one blind, proud was I - it is textbook white bordeaux, one should drink more of that stuff. The wine was domintated by sauvignon blanc, but with a creamy backbone of the semillon - and wonderfully open and ready for business (they can be difficult young).

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  • 1982 M. Chapoutier Hermitage Velours

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    this is actually a vin de paille, and I guessed as much tasting it blind - - but it does not show on the label, and the bottles are 75 cl - and a rare treat, too. This bottle seemed quite aged, not finished at all, but with intense honey- and oxidised notes. Interesting ... more than anything else.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 1985 Domaine de Vallouit Côte-Rôtie 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

    Oh boy. A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke; text book côte-rôtie from back, when men were men, and barriques were not as present. Smooth, silky, almost Burgundy-like and still with a masculin peppery, licorice-like sent - the fruit is still alive, and it could live longer, but the wine is ready and open.

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  • 1986 Maison Leroy Savigny-lès-Beaune 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune

    lots of strawberrys, silky style, very light, but fresh - unmistakenly Burgundy. I was impressed with this long lived wine. Nice drink.

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  • 1989 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle 91 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Typical La Chapelle with a quite sweet, almost caramalized core in a fatty, broad wine. Very well built, and a lot of Hermitage here, I admit, but I am not a personal fan, nor will I ever be - of these vintages and younger versions.

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  • 1990 Château Mouton Rothschild 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Spot on. When a Bordeaux is good, you have to bow your head. I am not a great Bordeaux-drinker, but I stand corrected as do the surrounding wines. This was a almost perfect wine on the night; cocao, sweet plumb and ... oh, forget it, just drink and enjoy

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Flight 8 (2 Notes)

  • 1998 Delas Frères Hermitage Les Bessards

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    From MG. A heayvyweight wine with an insisting overcooked tone - had me worried, I buy a case of these every year, havent touched the 98´s yet - probably (hopefuly) just way to young. No score (just hopes)

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  • 1999 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 96 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Master of the hill strikes again; all though young this wine represents complete harmony. It will live long but it is all ready now the great hermitage; masculin, yet elegant, spicy, yet smooth, tannic, yet velvety. Wow. 96+

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Flight 9 (1 Note)

  • 1986 Château Haut-Brion 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    Dense, tight, firm with notes of chocolate and tobacco, a rich, dry wine, majestic and somewhat aritistocratic and more impressive than it is inviting. I love this style, this wine, this château _ if I were a rich man

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