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C & YM Birthday Dinner
Empire Chinese Cuisine
Tasted Saturday, July 29, 2023 by astroman with 97 views
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2008 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne
Peach, creamy on the aromas, lush on the palate with good linear acid. Beautiful complex finish.
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NV Ruinart Champagne Brut Rosé 91 Points
France, Champagne
Cherry, raspberry, good mouthfeel with high acid.
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1964 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Tondonia 94 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
Blind. Chinese herbs, liquorice, med acid, bitter grainy finish, some heat. At the end of the night on 2nd pour, raisin, tea, more integrated and enjoyable but bitter finish still obvious.
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2004 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur-Champigny Les Poyeux 95 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur-Champigny
Blind. Forest floor, earth, capsicum interlaced with red fruits, med acidity, dry sandy tannins. Later in the night, cassis, grass, asparagus but drinking beautifully now. Fruits gain weight as it oxidise with herbal notes adding to the complexity as oppose to the earlier pour.
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1998 Vieux Château Certan 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Blind. Capsicum, leather, earth, rustic on the palate with some roundness, plum, much more elegant at the end of the night, with plum notes more prominent.
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2001 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba 91 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Blind. Jammy, touch of sour cherry, liquorice, some heat, high acid, smooth tannins. Guessed this as Sangiovese as the tannins were not high enough and the heat. Later in the night, this did open and give signs of the elegant style Giacosa wines.
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1995 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Ruchottes-Chambertin Grand Cru
Blind. Red fruits, orange, some earth, VA, fine tannins with touch of heat on the finish. Definitely no the same class as the 1996 drunk earlier this year. Apparently, after 2 hours, it was singing but unfortunately no more to try.
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2004 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
Blind. Lots of capsicum, jammy, kirsch, touch of olive, dry tannins. Surprise this was a Clap given how the 2007 was stunning last year.
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1989 Pierre-Jacques Druet Bourgueil Vaumoreau Flawed
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Bourgueil
Blind. Tainted
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2008 Domaine Fourrier Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines Vieille Vigne 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
3 hrs after pouring to Voss bottle. Alluring aroma of potpourri, blueberry, cold fruits, on the palate a little weak after the stunning bouquet. Full dry and coarse tannins with high acid. Give additional points for the beautiful nose but sadly the palate did not match up. Needs a few more years of age.
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1964 Château Cheval Blanc 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Blind. Port like, dry fruits, raisin, rustic tannins, almost surply on the palate. Apparently this is how it is suppose to be like looking the tasting notes.
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2007 Domaine Michel Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chênes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Blind. Good fruits, irony, blood, cherry, med tannins, med finish lovely elegance on the palate.
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1990 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino 93 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino
Blind. Guess this as aged Bordeaux, iron, blood, rounded with dry tannins. A little aged compared to how I like my wines
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1999 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville
Blind. Left over from dinner 2 days ago. Mint, black tea, corn.
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2005 Ridge Santa Cruz Mountains Estate 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Blind. Left over from a dinner 2 days ago. Oak, raisiny, dry tannins. Not the most representative of Ridge I have had.
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