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2008 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs Les Chetillons 94 Points

France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

Lemon candy, flinty, yellow and green apples, brioche, smoke; Served a bit cold, evolved considerably in the glass and became more mellow and fuller. Nervy and energetic, mature fruit, intense, very long. Youthful.

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2008 Pol Roger Champagne Vintage Brut 91 Points

France, Champagne

Blind. Yellow apples,some brioche, stony; rich fruit, high acid, good bite, a bitter and slightly offputting finish.

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2006 Wieninger Grüner Veltliner Kaasgraben 88 Points

Austria, Wien

Blind. Yellow apples, goosberries and black currants, musky; Big bodied and smooth, bitter finish, substantial dry extract, low acidity. No clue.

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2011 Domaine Henri Boillot Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 92 Points

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

Blind. Citrus and minerals, lemon candy, some depth to it; even more complex in the mouth, intense and long, wonderful balance, moderate grip.

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2008 Domaine Henri Boillot Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 92 Points

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

Complex and well balanced, 92-93p

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2014 Vincent Dauvissat (René & Vincent) Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 91 Points

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

Blind. A bit anonymous, lemon candy, smoke, goosberries; tight, some bitterness in the finish.

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2009 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons 92 Points

France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru

Blind. Lemon and gun powder, strangely mixed with some popcorn; High acid and good grip mixed with mature fruit. Almost impressive. Development ahead.

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2016 Domaine Pernot-Bélicard Beaune 1er Cru Pertuisots Blanc 88 Points

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

Blind. A lot of black currants, green goosberries; a bit short, high acid, a bit strange.

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2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault Les Narvaux 93 Points

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault

Blind. Wonderful nose, complex; powerful yet balanced , spices, some oak.

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2014 Jean-Claude Ramonet Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Murgers des Dents de Chien Blanc 94 Points

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru

Blind. Nuanced, fine depth, gun powder, baked lemon; first of all -- wonderfully balanced, complex and long. Impressive.

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2016 Sadie Family Palladius 90 Points

South Africa, Coastal Region, Swartland, Malmesbury

Blind. Tutti frutti, fresh, high maturity to the fruit.

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1982 Château Talbot 94 Points

France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

Funky, graphite, sweaty, dark berries; really fresh, more dark berries in the mouth, very good gripo, plenty of fruit left, Well balanced and powerful. A bit bretty.

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2009 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots 93 Points

France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru

Blind. Smoke and blueberries, celery, hint of complexity; finely balanced and pleasant, high acid, some tannin, complex finish.

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1999 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia 91 Points

Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Chianti Classico DOCG

Blind. Bonfire and dark fruit, cherries and fennel.

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2001 Château Pontet-Canet 92 Points

France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

Elegant

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2001 Château Clerc Milon 90 Points

France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

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2009 Château Pavie Macquin 91 Points

France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

Blind. Bonfire and blueberries, crowberries, sweetish fruit: Lots of power, lots of everything, promising.

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2008 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux 93 Points

France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny

Blind. Bonfire, dark fruits, deep, somewhat complex, hint of graphite, some barnyard; pleasantness mixed with something foursquare, some development, structured. Hold.

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2007 Domaine Bruno Clair Bonnes Mares 91 Points

France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru

Blind. Wonderfully spicy nose, deep, fragrant; much more restrained and angular in the mouth, high acid and tannin, long.

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NV Sean Thackrey Pleiades XIX Old Vines 93 Points

USA, California

Blind. Vry good red berry fruit, some jam, elegant, raspberries; wonderful finish, some umami, lacks some punch.

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2013 Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 91 Points

Italy, Abruzzi, Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Umami, dry, quite complex, young.

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1976 Richter-Boltendahl Eltviller Sonnenberg Riesling Beerenauslese 92 Points

Germany, Rheingau

Spicy and deep, orange peel, some volatility. Just moderately sweet now.

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