J's Birthday Dinner

Theme was 89 Bordeaux or Burgundy 20year and older

• 1998 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 93 Points

  France, Champagne

  Blinded. Oxidative, creamy, mushroom, fine mousse, high acid, flavours of toffee, hazelnut, apricot, earth and long finish. Drinking nicely now.

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• 2008 Roger Pouillon et Fils Champagne Les Valnons 92 Points

  France, Champagne

  Pnp. Red apple, lemon, lime, brown sugar, still fresh, lots of tension, creamy and nutty with a long finish.

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• 1999 Domaine Vigot Fabrice Echezeaux 90 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

  Blind. Cloudy appearance with dusty, earthy, VA, funky nose.Full body with grippy tannins and high acid. A little weird at this stage. Apparently have a metayage agreement with Mugneret-Gibourg till 2016

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• 1993 Joseph Drouhin Charmes-Chambertin 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

  Blind. Pale ruby. Sweet cherry, earth, forest floor with a touch of rubber. on the palate some heat, earth with fine tannins.

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• 2000 Frederic Esmonin Chambertin 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru

  Pnp. Heady aroma of sweet cherry, strawberry, rose. High acid, with touch of stem and grainy tannins. Drinking nicely now.

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• 1999 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Pruliers 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Blind. Surprisingly youthful looking, pale purple, Vanilla, mushroom, forest floor, violet, high acid, grippy coarse tannins. Oak still not fully integrated. Surprise the wine is still youthful after 24 years. Could go on for another 10 more.

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• NV Jacques Selosse Initial 94 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Blinded. Disgorged May 2021. Salmon in colour, rounded aroma, red apple, some pear, melon, mango, good body but would have like more tension in the palate.

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• 1995 Domaine Robert Chevillon Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

  Blinded. Cloudy ruby, sour cherry, forest floor, tobacco, high grippy tannins, fully body lots of structure with a bitter finish.

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• 1989 Château La Conseillante 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Blinded. Pale tawny, capsicum, red cherry, tobacco, mint, med acid, full tannins, meat, bacon, savoury. Good stage now.

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• 1989 Château Léoville Poyferré 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

  Blinded. Med purple, capsicum, cigar box, cassis, red cherry, plum, full body, med acid, dusty high tannins.

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• 2001 Château Suduiraut 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Blinded. Impressions. Amber in colour, apricot, mango, full body, would have like more acid

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