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Tasted Saturday, July 7, 2018 by SimonG with 191 views

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Ricotta blinis

  • 2010 Nyetimber Single Vineyard Tillington 91 Points

    United Kingdom, England, Sussex, West Sussex

    Pale straw. Initially quite taut and lean, but over 30mins or so this opens up and broadens. Reasonably rich with dosage quite apparent. Good line and finish. Promising. Probably needs a little while for the dosage to integrate fully. ****

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

Strawberry and feta salad
Skate wing with PX lentils

  • 2002 Domaine Darviot-Perrin Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Blanchots Dessus 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

    Double decanted three hours. Full old gold. Clean nose, no ox. Quite minerally and clean lines here. As with previous bottle, the mineral end of Chassagne. This one has a slightly chemically twang though, something green and herbal with a bit of lift. Gives it a bit of an edge. Not entirely convinced by this bottle. ***1/2

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  • 2002 Domaine Darviot-Perrin Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

    Double decanted 3 hours. Full old gold. A touch of warm butter on the nose with a fairly classic Meursault profile. Some hazelnut and cream. Similar slightly herbal mineral cut to this as previous bottles, giving some structural line and focus. Proper old school Meursault. ****

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

Rack of veal, white asparagus, foiegras spinach, shallot purée, confit garlic, triple cooked chips
Cheese

  • 1999 Château Léoville Poyferré 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Double decanted 3 hours. Deep ruby. Lovely nose, classic St J, cedar and cigar box with ripe blackcurrant fruit. More depth here, and density, than a bottle at the 99 horizontal in May. A generosity here. Lovely balance. A very solid **** indeed. Plenty of legs left in this.

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  • 1999 Château La Conseillante 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Double decanted theee hours. Dark ruby. Again, quite a classic
    claret nose, just a little looser, with a plummy element to the nose
    cf the LP. Densely silky. Reasonably rich on the palate. Lots of interest here. ****

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  • 1999 Vérité La Joie 91 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County

    Double decanted 3 hours. Dark, deep ruby. Dark, dense and ripe-fruited. Lush and dark. Palate similar. Rich and ripe with plenty of glycerin and a touch of heat coming through on the finish. Just a shade riper and denser than the Bordeaux pair, but showing a little more Californian than the La Muse alongside. Almost a touch of sur-maturité. ****

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  • 1999 Vérité La Muse 93 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County

    Double decanted 3 hours. Similarly dark and glossy as the Joie alongside. Again, an extra degree of gloss and density cf the clarets. Served blind this and the Joie are taken as Cali, or right bank bordeaux. Nicely rich with blackcurrant and plum, a touch of graphite and lots of tightly silkily dense fruit. Long and rich and without the slight alcoholic heat of the Joie (curriously, 14.1 v 13.7 Abv). Lovely as ever. ****

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