Dinner at Custom House

Really fun dinner with the Hedonist, Chris K., Mark P., Chris F. and a guest e-bobber Bruce Stucker.

• 2004 Château de Puligny-Montrachet Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 92 Points

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

  Nice rich buttery yellow fruit with noticeable oak notes. More new world and showing less well than I remembered it. Bottle issue?

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• 1994 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque 94 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

  Full deep purple color. forward nose of ripe black jam (with less spice). Mmmmn, nice medium concentrated black fruit on the palate. Clean with a hint of spice. Nice.

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• 1994 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 90 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

  Opaque black/purple color. Medium shy nose of smoky black fruit. Big smoky cedar black fruit with some coffee notes. Good, but disappointing for what it is - perhaps not an ideal bottle?

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• 1996 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 92 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  Odd musty slightly hot red black fruit nose. A bit reductive? Pruny black fruit on the palate. Started out disappointing (not just young) but the odd odors blew off with time and the wine really opened up. I would have rated it mid-80s in the first 15-20 minutes. Careful here...

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• 1996 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque 95 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

  Now we're talking! Full deep black purple color. big warm slightly green black fruit nose. Lovely round spicy black coffee fruit. Very nice!

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• 1996 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 96 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

  Another knockout. Full black purple color. big full nose of cassis black fruit and pepper on the nose. Spactacular red/black fruit with incredible spice. A great wine.

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• 1995 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret 93 Points

  USA, California, North Coast, Napa / Sonoma

  Opaque thick black red color. Medium bright acidic black fruit nose. Nice round chocolate black fruit with hints of coffee on the long finish. Nice acidity and balance.

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• 1995 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon 94 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District

  Opaque black color with a slight red tinge. big black fruit with a broad green pepper streak. Huge young tight bright black fruit on the palate. Class and breed, but still very young.

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• 2001 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve le Clos du Caillou 95 Points

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

  Wonderful nose of smoky briar peppery black fruit. Incredible black coffee cassis fruit with a long spicy finish and some round tannin.

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• 1995 Château Latour Grand Vin 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  Opaque black purple. Huge black fruit pencil lead cedar nose. Quintessential Paulliac. Lovely black sweet fruit and graphite on the palate. This was a much more open example than the last I had. 94-95 pts.

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• 2004 Penfolds Bin 60A 94 Points

  Australia, South Australia

  Opaque black color. Huge black fruit coffee nose. Huge chocolate black fruit wiht great sweetness and some jamminess. Very nice. 94-95 pts.

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• 2004 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Kalimna Block 42 92 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley

  Big aroma of blakc fruit and a HUGE green pepper streak on the nose. Green black fruit carry through on the palate. Nice, but paled next to the 60A shiraz...

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