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1990 Château de Beaucastel Côtes du Rhône Coudoulet de Beaucastel

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8/31/1997 - Zweder wrote: 88 points

This is truly a very good wine. Complex soft spices and fruit. Soft tannin. In a perfect drinking stage at this moment.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    4/8/2024 2:55:00 PM - I believe you :) Cheers.
Red

1998 Château Léoville Barton

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2/20/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 92 points

Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow": Pauillac and St. Julien (By me @ the factory): In the bouquet dark berries, minerals and beautifully dosed oak. On the palate an elegant wine with fresh acidity, dark and red berries, beautiful oak and cedar, good acidity and tannin with still enough power for some more years. Beautiful and classical wine.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    2/24/2024 1:03:00 AM - Chatters, Thanks for your note. And I noticed I forgot to add Léoville Poyferré 2008 to the line-up. It is there now. Everybody had to bring a wine, but they told me beforehand which wine they would bring. In general I pour wines from old to young. If you do it the other way round the youthful primary flavors suppress the more complex secondary aromas. So I started with 1998 and 2000. Then the 2008 because I did not want to make it too obvious I was going from old to young. Then the 2005 and 2006 (Originally the 2005 Pontet Canet wasi n the line-up, but the person who was going to bring that wine called in sick at the last moment, so I took a Chasse Spleen 2005 from my own collection to fill that gap in my line-up.) I finished with two flights of 2009 because of their youth. Two days before the tasting I told everyone in the group how they should treat their bottle.
Red

2009 Château Haut-Bages Libéral

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2/20/2024 - Zweder wrote: 93 points

Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow": Pauillac and St. Julien (By me @ the factory): Uncorked the day before the tasting and double decanted approx. 3 hours prior to the tasting.Beautiful and complex bouquet with e.g. dark berries and graphite. On the palate also dark berries and lead pencil, minerals, juicy and beautiful acidity and round tannin with still a firm and lovely bite. Beautiful and complex wine in its young maturity stage. Textbook Pauillac. I love it. 92 – 93

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    2/23/2024 9:23:00 AM - Some experienced tasters were even more enthusiastic about the wine than I was :)
Red

2020 Château Trotte Vieille

 St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more
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1/21/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 96 points

Walkaround tasting so just short notes: This wine is made of 50% Merlot, 49% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 80% in new French oak. Extremely full bodied and delicious with ripe dark berries, licorice and beautiful oak and cedar. Beautiful acidity and round tannin and also a pleasant touch of sweetness. Enormously tasty and beautiful wine. Already a pleasure, but around 2035 this wine will probably be even more impressive. 95 - 96+

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    2/16/2024 6:47:00 AM - Thank you for your comment. I looked up the paper with my TN. It says 50% Merlot, 49% Cabernet Frank and 1% CS. So that add s up to 100%. I will correct it in my TN. Cheers.
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2017 Château Léoville Poyferré

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1/3/2024 - Zweder Likes this wine: 94 points

EEE January 2024 St. Estephe vs St. Julien (@ My place): Extremely dark color. The bouquet is beautiful with dark berries, beautifully dosed oak and cedar, vanilla and still some lactic impressions. On the palate dark berries, licorice, vanilla, beautiful acidity and round tannin. A beautiful and complex wine with a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. I would not be surprised when this wine will be the wine of the vintage in 2030. 94 already. Probably useful to know; I poured the wine in a large decanter 12 hours before drinking.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    1/16/2024 1:52:00 AM - :) I added some info. ;)
Red

2013 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

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10/22/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 96 points

USA 2013 tasting by Sander (By SS @ De Ertepeller in Papendrecht): Beautiful bouquet with dark berries and some herbs and spices. On the palate dark berries, chocolate, beautifully fresh acidity and round, still somewhat sticky tannin. Great length. Beautiful wine.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    10/26/2023 2:27:00 PM - Hi Ray, The wine was not decanted before serving. The wine is in its very youthful drinking stage. In your case I would wait at least another 5+ years before opening the bottle. Read the tasting notes by that time and make a decision then. Cheers, Z.
Red

2013 Ulysses Napa Valley

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10/22/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 94 points

USA 2013 tasting by Sander (By SS @ De Ertepeller in Papendrecht): Dark berries, chocolate and oak in the bouquet. On the palate chocolate, dark berries, oak, good acidity, juicy round and sticky tannin. Concentrated and full bodied wine with a great length. 94+

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    10/23/2023 12:17:00 AM - The wine is a great pleasure already and a decant will definitely help. Waiting a decade will not be a problem either. I have a bottle and I am not in a hurry to uncork it.
Red

2016 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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1/11/2023 - Zweder wrote: 97 points

Monthly Tasting Group HWS: Clos des Papes (By AH): Beautiful bouquet with red berries, blackberries and cherries and beautiful garrigue. On the palate beautiful fruits, juicy acidity and tannin with a beautiful bite, good bitterness, some pepper. This is a truly very great wine, well balanced, complex, focused and powerful. I would not be surprised when this scores the perfect 100 around 2030. I have a few :). For now 97+

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    9/18/2023 2:02:00 PM - Thank you for your tasting note. Time will tell..... :)

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    1/13/2023 4:27:00 PM - This is a great wine, and the really great wines are a feast whether they are young or old. But to answer your question; no this wine is not in an early drinking window yet. Waiting another 5 years is probably a wise thing to do..

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    1/14/2023 7:57:00 AM - @ Seth. Please let me know when you have tasted one. I am curious about your opinion.

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    1/14/2023 9:34:00 AM - Drinking better wine is always a good idea! I participate in groups where often very special wines are poured, not necessarily by me. That helps. And many friends think my scores are in general quite conservative. And I am always interested in other peoples opinion when they score their wines seriously. I had my first bottle of the 2016 scheduled for 2026, but I will probably postpone that a few years.
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2020 Château Fonplégade

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9/11/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 94 points

St. Emilion Grand Cru Classés Walkaround tasting, so just short notes (Amsterdam): 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The 2020 wine is raised for 16 – 18 months in for 50% new French oak barrels, 30% one year old barrels, 10% cement eggs and 10% amphora. The result is a round and juicy wine with elegant oak, good acidity and friendly, round tannin. 93 – 94+

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    9/15/2023 8:02:00 AM - That is up to you of course, but generally these wines reach their early maturity stage 9 – 12 years after the vintage.
Red

2018 Château Bellevue St. Émilion Grand Cru

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9/11/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 93 points

St. Emilion Grand Cru Classés Walkaround tasting, so just short notes (Amsterdam): This is a 100% Merlot from a clay and limestone soil. In the bouquet creamy red berries. On the palate the same impressions with some herbs and spices and good acidity and tannin.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    9/13/2023 3:06:00 PM - This wine is probably at its peak between 2030 and 2036. If I had a case, I would try one in 2026 or 2027 and then decide when to start drinking the remaining bottles.
Red

2013 Château La Lagune Les Cabernets Sauvignons

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3/7/2016 - Zweder wrote: 89 points

UCGB tasting Bordeaux 2013 (Amsterdam): For this year only the Cabernet was used, because the other varietals were not good enough. They even changed the label for it and wrote "les Cabernets Sauvignons" under the name. In the bouquet dark berries, beautiful oak and smoke. On the palate dark berries, vanilla and smoke as well. Also some bell pepper, firm acidity and good tannin. It is a good La Lagune which has the vintage as a handicap. Try around 2020.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    6/27/2023 2:25:00 PM - Thank you for this info.
Red

2017 Nicolas Rossignol Beaune 1er Cru Les Reversées

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6/19/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 92 points

Expressive bouquet with animals, dark berries and cherries. On the palate red and dark berries, minerals, herbs like thyme and rosemary, cedar and earth. Medium+ acidity and sticky tannin. 92+

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    6/22/2023 2:13:00 PM - Depending on your preferences between now and 2028 is my estimate.
Red

2016 Château Gloria

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5/27/2023 - Zweder wrote: 91 points

Vanilla, dark berries and sweet spices in the bouquet. On the palate juicy dark fruits like cherries and berries, firm but good acidity and a good length. Still a bit too young. 91+

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    6/7/2023 1:19:00 AM - Both will do the wine good. I think the wine will enter its drinking window around 2028, but different persons have different preferences, so…..
Red

2016 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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6/3/2023 - Zweder wrote: 88 points

Very ripe dark berries and a lot of garrigue in the bouquet as well as on the palate. A firm amount of sweetness, ok acidity and tannin. The 16% ABV is a bit disturbing.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    6/6/2023 4:33:00 AM - So we agree about this. :) Luckily there is a tendency in the Rhone to control the alcohol levels better.
Red

2008 R. López de Heredia Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia

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5/22/2023 - Zweder wrote: 89 points

Dark and red berries, herbs and some vegetables in the bouquet. On the palate a firm amount of red fruit acidity, unripe cherries and red currants. Some green impressions as well. Still too young? Ok wine, but I am not a great fan.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    5/31/2023 12:16:00 AM - I honestly don’t dare to make a prediction about that. Sorry.
Red

1976 Château de la Rivière

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10/23/1985 - Zweder wrote: 85 points

Dark carmine. Very pleasant and somewhat mature bouquet with fruit and a little oak. Also fruit in the taste, together with very soft tannin and acidity. Full bodied with a long aftertaste. Harmonious and a little rustic wine. Very pleasant.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    5/29/2023 6:03:00 AM - 1976 is an early maturing vintage and if you are lucky the wine is not completely dead yet. In that case the wine will probably be rusty and taste like cold coffee and/or tea. But some people can appreciate that ;-).
White - Sweet/Dessert

2003 Château Nairac

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11/14/2012 - Zweder wrote: 89 points

Monthly Tasting Group HWS #073; Sauternes (By MM): See also previous note. Concentrated bouquet with tangerine, apricots etc. On the palate a lot of sweetness, also currants and honey. In this stage the sweetness is dominating a bit too much. Maybe in 10 years time it will show more acidity and complexity.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    5/22/2023 9:31:00 AM - :) Thank you for the feedback
White - Sparkling

NV G. Fluteau Champagne Blanc de Noirs Brut

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4/16/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 89 points

Walk around tasting, so just short notes.: Not very expressive bouquet with some mineral impressions. On the palate a firm mousse, some brioche, light citrus and some minerals. Ok bubble.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    5/12/2023 1:49:00 PM - Yes, did we talk?
Red

2012 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas

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3/8/2023 - Zweder wrote: 93 points

Monthly Tasting Group HWS; Cornas (By JdB): Very dark color. In the bouquet fresh cherries, red and dark berries. On the palate juicy red and dark berries as well as cherries, sweet licorice, round acidity and sticky tannin. The wine is still reticent and in this stage a little less likeable than the “Renaissance”, but after some years in the bottle this wine will probably be much more interesting and complex than the “Renaissance”. 92 - 93+

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    5/12/2023 1:47:00 PM - In this tasting group people bring their bottle to the location and it is most likely that this bottle was not decanted.
Red

2018 Roquette e Cazes Douro

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5/17/2022 - Zweder wrote: 92 points

Monthly Tuesday group "The Dead Sparrow": Portugal (By BS): In the bouquet dark berries, sweet licorice, some bell pepper, vanilla and creamy lactic impressions. On the palate dark and red berries, green herbs, some mint, beautiful acidity and round tannin with a pleasant bite. Good length. Beautiful wine.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    4/9/2023 5:05:00 AM - I taste most of the wines blind, so I don’t know the price. Of course in my buying decisions I take the price in consideration.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    4/6/2023 2:24:00 PM - Thank you for your comment. To be honest; I don’t recall the wine and I don’t have any. I checked the tasting the wine was part of and I saw my scores were above average for me. Possibly I was a bit too enthusiast that particular evening. And you must know I never consider the price in my tasting notes. Cheers, Z.
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2013 Tenuta Cucco Barolo Serralunga d'Alba

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10/5/2022 - Zweder wrote: 92 points

Complex bouquet with some stable smells, forest floor, roses, violets and clove. On the palate cherries, roses, juicy acidity, friendly tannin, a slight touch of sweetness. Beautiful and complex wine.

  • Comment posted by Zweder:

    3/26/2023 9:31:00 AM - Thank you for your feedback :) Cheers

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