Boxing day at Caroline's
Tasted Tuesday, December 26, 2023 by melvinyeowq with 203 views
Introduction
Great food, company and wines at Caroline's. Think the beef wellington and madeleines were the best I've had.
Tasted Tuesday, December 26, 2023 by melvinyeowq with 203 views
Great food, company and wines at Caroline's. Think the beef wellington and madeleines were the best I've had.
2012 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut 94 Points
France, Champagne
Thought this was better than most ‘08 Comtes that I’ve tried - more freshness and elegance. A more typical Comtes in a linear fashion that I prefer.
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1988 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
More rugged and less elegant than the stunning bottle at the start of the year. Some greenness that emerged with air. Impressive but not as mindblowing as the previous bottle.
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1989 Château Cantemerle 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
Brought this as an extra to compare with the two bigger ‘89 guns and it showed very well again. Similar impressions to before, most youthful out of trio with a formidable structure.
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1989 Château L'Evangile 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Brought for a friend. Think the crowd had difficulty telling which was the new-world wine between this and the Dominus. Savoury but with a lush palate. Dark, slightly plummy fruit that was not very expressive and vibrant, especially alongside the Dominus and ‘90 Pape Clement.
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1989 Dominus Estate 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
My contribution. As usual everyone thought Dominus was a Bordeaux, truly a dead ringer for a top-class Pomerol. Rich and decadent but with a classic old-school restraint. Beautiful core of dark cherry fruit, impeccable balance. Love these old Napas. My WOTN.
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2006 Domaine Perrot-Minot Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru La Combe d'Orveau Vieilles Vignes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Brought for a friend, don’t see this maker being opened often in Singapore. Reminded me of Laurent but with more refined and expensive oak (which had integrated with age). Masculine with dark cherry fruit and spice notes. Agree with a previous taster that this was a well-made wine but I prefer Burgs in a prettier style. Think the others liked this a lot more than I did.
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1990 Château Pape Clément 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Easy guess as 1990 for the vintage, more learned Bordeaux drinkers managed to nail this as a Graves. Most vibrant out of the Bordeaux blends tonight, fresh strawberry and cherry fruit. Similar to my previous experience, this exhibited a lovely finesse. Best of the rest today.
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1997 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore Tenuta Belvedere 88 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Bolgheri, Bolgheri Superiore
From magnum. Lots of bricking; tertiary and resolved sweet fruit. No greenness so guessed late ‘80s Sangiovese.
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2020 Domaine Belluard Monsieur Gringet 91 Points
France, Savoie, Vin de Savoie
Brought an extra white for the chef/host, from magnum. Slightly natty with honey and pear notes, quite oxidative in style. Thought this was quite Jura-like and an excellent food wine.
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2005 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaumonts 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Wow wouldn’t have pegged this as an ‘05; this was so inviting and giving. Clearly a Vosne with the silky and ethereal texture, someone managed to impressively nail the producer. H-N is always an iron fist in a pretty, velvet glove - an impressive backbone and concentration behind bright, seductive red fruit. Second of the night for me.
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2014 Domaine d'Eugénie Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brûlées 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru
Candied warm fruit, hollow mid-palate and slightly alcoholic finish. Guessed 2015 Vosne from a more modern maker like Lamarche. When revealed that it was from a relatively cooler year, thought it had to be a Brûlées. Liked it better with air as it gained structure.
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2004 Alain Hudelot-Noëllat Clos Vougeot 87 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Rather cloudy and advanced, thought this was ‘95 Vosne/Gevrey. When prompted this was a weaker vintage from ‘00s and not Vosne, guessed ‘04 from somewhere near Vosne like Clos Vougeot that was less afflicted by greenness. Other notes seem to suggest this suffered from bricking and tart acidity, so perhaps this was a flawed wine to begin with.
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1990 E. Guigal Hermitage 91 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Unlike my previous experience, this was an obvious northern Rhone with smoky bacon, leathery notes. Not my bottle but managed to guess this as a late ‘80s / early ‘90s Hermitage because of all the Guigals that I have opened. Dark red fruit with a blue tinge. Good, but not as epic as the previous bottle.
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1995 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas
Another obvious northern Rhone but thought this had a more perfumed and elegant palate, so went for mid-90s Cote-Rotie. Seamless black fruit, impressive length and balance. In a perfect window now. A real treat and a close third on the night.
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1998 Château Léoville Las Cases 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Didn't realise I had this a couple of times before, but guessed at least got the ballpark of the vintage right this time as I thought it to be from the late '90s/early '00s. Slightly more modern and unready than the previous two experiences, dark cassis and blackcurrant fruit. Didn't really move me.
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2013 Dom Pérignon Champagne 91 Points
France, Champagne
One for the road. I agree with Jason's previous note (same bottle) but he takes the glass half-full approach while I am more half-empty on this bottle. Broad and rich, a little advanced for ‘13 since most including myself guessed an older and more opulent year like ‘06. Didn't get the lightness that previous notes mentioned - perhaps not the most representative bottle?
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