Pre Auction Wine Tasting w/ 1994 Harlan

NYC
Tasted Friday, September 18, 1998 by mdefreitas with 807 views

Flight 1 - CALIFORNIA WHITES (1 Note)

  • 1993 Marcassin Chardonnay Gauer Upper Barn 95 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley

    BIG, buttery nose. Thick, heavy wine of immense proportions. Perhaps a bit too heavy for it's own good? Spice, oak (and lots of it), flowers, and a killer finish. An amazing wine that perhaps is better to taste than to drink (could it be too lumbering over more than a glass?). An interesting wine.

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Flight 2 - CALIFORNIA REDS (11 Notes)

Flight 3 - AUSTRALIAN (1 Note)

  • 1993 Penfolds Grange 97 Points

    Australia, South Australia

    Super intense "essense" of berries and spice on the nose. Purried cassis on the palate, great extract, yet not heavy. Tannic, but surprisingly accessable due to the silky nature of the tannins. A blockbuster wine.

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Flight 4 - BORDEAUX (5 Notes)

  • 1995 Château Cos d'Estournel 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Tough to evaluate given the hectic, crowded surroundings of a pre-auction tasting, but obviously a superb wine. Very concentrated fruit aromas. Complex, even at this young stage. Nice minerally, earthy finish. Superb.

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  • 1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 98 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    What I expect from great Bordeaux. Cedar, lead pencil, and cassis on the nose. Earth, leather and berries on the palate. Great, complex wine with a wonderful finish. Seems to be drinking extraordinarily well right now.

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  • 1982 Château Calon-Ségur 83 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    Funky nose. A bit thin and watery. Still relatively tannic, but the fruit seems to be drying up. Not a good showing.

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  • 1990 Château Montrose 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    BIG nose of cassis, herbs, leather and interesting funky scents (in a good way). Nice minerally finish, but I couldn't help noticing a bit of heat on the nose and palate.

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  • 1986 Château Mouton Rothschild 85 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Tough environment to taste this wine in (a crowded pre-auction tasting), but I couldn't help feeling dissapointed in this wine. Some interesting spice on the palate, but overall a very thin, weak wine. Perhaps this wine is in a dumb phase? Perhaps poor storage conditions?

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Flight 5 - BURGUNDY (1 Note)

Flight 6 - RHONE (1 Note)

Flight 7 - ITALIAN (1 Note)

Flight 8 - DESSERT (1 Note)

  • 1970 Château d'Yquem 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Still a light yellow color. Lightly sweet with no signs of age. Light on its feet with brisk acidity. Long finish, but perhaps could use a bit more complexity. Perhaps this was a low botrytis year?

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