Tasted Thursday, May 5, 2022 by SimonG with 187 views
Mid to full straw. Gently nutty. Nicely herby with good energy. Lovely and very proper. Line, poise and length. Just lacks a little persistence for top flight. ****
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Brighter full straw. Nicely mature but vital. Initially seems a little reduced, but there’s something disjointed here. With air it takes on a sickly sweet poxy aroma without really showing it on the palate. Becomes spiky though. No, this bottle is on its way out. A little cooler and it would have been fine for the first twenty minutes. **1/2
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Full straw. Fresh, quite full and oaky with a fresher, leaner line. Touch hot on the attack. Warm butter nose. Not quite the harmony but it does have some oomph. ***
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Light bright garnet. Nicely mellow sous bois. Some talk of corniness but I don’t think so — maybe a bit mute cf previous bottles but served a little warm and the glasses don’t help. A point and nicely relaxed. Sweetens with air and the fruit strengthens. One better contemplated than speed-dated. Not the best bottle of this but enough interest if you look. ***1/2
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A little more stuffing here. A density of fruit. Redder fruited and with a mineral line, spine without austerity. More poise and breeding here. Polished. ****
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Full garnet. Again, that characteristic hint of coal tar that I seem to get with abide regardless of vintage. Good density of fruit, dark and savoury, but a little herby. Not my style.***1/2
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Full mid ruby. Nicely savoury around some ripe mid red fruit. Dark fruit upfront. Mellow and pleasant. ***1/2
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Dense mid ruby. A little cloudy. Dark and brooding. Just too muddy. All stewed tannin. Three day old black tea. No. This can’t be representative or what the wine maker intended after twenty years in bottle. No.
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Dark, dense but balanced. Dark red fruit. Dense and savoury. Padded structure. Just starting to get there. Robust but balanced. Very drinkable. ****
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Pale ruby to mid garnet. A slightly herbal edge. Mid weight. Some minerality. A pleasant drink but lacks GC depth and gravitas. ****
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Quite savoury. A touch of swimming pool, probably with some cork floating in it. A pale imitation of a bottle a coup,e of months ago. No.
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2002 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Rare 93 Points
France, Champagne
Full straw. Nicely rich on the nose. Toasty and buttery. Similar on the palate. Rich upfront and a fresh finish. Just a slight mid palate dip that seems to pick up with air. ****
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