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2005 Château Larcis Ducasse

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2/2/2024 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

good to the last drop

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    3/14/2024 4:45:00 AM - Score... I am not paid to score wines or play Parker on TV, I just drink and enjoy (or not) and post ready/not ready comments for future use.
    I hate decanting wines, I prefer drinking them when they are ready and evaluate the changes in the bottles as wine is poured during long dinner.
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2003 Château Mouton Rothschild

 Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more
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11/19/2023 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

It is ready, nose is excellent but...don't wait for too long. It won't get any better and it hit the peak.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    12/28/2023 4:31:00 AM - Slow oxed for couple hours in a cellar, that all it took!
Red

2015 Château Maucoil Châteauneuf-du-Pape Privilège

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2/26/2023 - hebill Likes this wine: 90 points

Simple, fruit forward, tart cherry, nice acidity. Drinking nicely right now. Not sure it has the structure to improve.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    6/29/2023 12:27:00 PM - it doesn't
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2005 Château Pontet-Canet

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12/25/2022 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

ready!

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    3/1/2023 3:38:00 AM - Emery, brevity is the soul of wit :)
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2005 Château Léoville Poyferré

 St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more
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9/15/2022 - Serge Birbrair Likes this wine: NR

Ready for business

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    10/3/2022 4:38:00 PM - Didn't decant, just opened at home and brought to a restaurant. I don't like decanting wines.
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2005 Clos l'Église (Pomerol)

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8/24/2019 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

still tannic with no end to it in sight

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    3/13/2020 12:41:00 AM - here is my second note:
    1/31/2020 - I wrote: (Edit)

    concentrated and enjoyable with long life ahead of it

    I am afraid your double magnum might outlive me.
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1997 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain

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8/19/2016 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

I don't get this wine, every bottle we opened over the years had strong presence of iodine on the nose. Mystery to me

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    12/6/2016 3:44:00 PM - don't be sorry... probably my palate is overly sensitive to this particular taste...
Red

2010 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes

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1/14/2016 - BMG Wine Likes this wine: 93 points

Upon opening, uninspiring. An hour later, stunning. Decant this to get the most out of it. Beautiful!

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    1/27/2016 4:39:00 PM - good advice! I followed it and wasn't disappointed!
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1996 Château Latour Grand Vin

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2/14/2008 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

The biggest disapointment of the night - I happen to own 2 bottles and I expected much much more from this Parker's 99 pointer.
Green pepper, green stems, green grass, and this si all I have to say about that one.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    11/22/2015 5:45:00 AM - what a difference 7 years in a bottle make!
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2011 Azienda Agricola Bruna Riviera Ligure di Ponente "U Baccan"

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10/21/2013 - Zweder wrote: NR

Retailer tasting: The bouquet is reticent. On the palate very special; it is full of limestone impressions, but not as crisp as it can be in Chablis wines. Ok acidity. Drying in the finish. No score.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    1/27/2014 11:23:00 PM - I don't dig $32 price tag, the wine tastes overpriced.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    1/30/2014 4:30:00 AM - I had other Pigato and from the same producer, one @ $16 and another @ $19. I liked them much more as expectations for this one were rather high but... it always useful to have low expectations :)
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2009 Château Haut-Bergey

 Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more
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9/30/2013 - Serge Birbrair Does not like this wine: NR

drink fast, like all bottle in 15 mins fast. It gets worse when opened.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    10/3/2013 11:51:00 AM - WineStrategies, yes, of course, but will be gone by the end of Nov. Jeff & Ghazala will visit us THIS weekend, what a small world! If you come to South Florida, I'll organize the dinner.
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2004 La Spinetta (Rivetti) Barbaresco Vürsù Vigneto Starderi

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12/4/2012 - norodin Likes this wine: 93 points

Fruity, rasberry, heavy, lasting and wanting! It went way too fast. Get this wine! You won't regret it.
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1978 Labouré-Roi Richebourg

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12/5/2012 - Serge Birbrair Likes this wine: NR

Polny pizdets! Posle all those years. Pei na zdorovie.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    1/23/2013 10:31:00 PM - I bought it for $100 in 2012 and the wine is still very much drinkable and enjoyable IF it was stored properly.
Red

1996 Dominique Laurent Charmes-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes

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11/14/2008 - hsacks wrote: 95 points

Superb. The wine of the night.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    1/12/2013 8:11:00 AM - my sentiment precisely
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2005 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard

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3/7/2010 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

My WOTN, despite it's youth. The more the wine was sitting in the glass, the better it became. Tremendous concentration, but not overly so. I see this wine as a mega hit down the road.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    3/7/2010 6:45:00 AM - Let this bottle sleep for few more years and the patience will be rewarded 10 fold.
White

2004 Maison Leroy Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeot

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3/6/2010 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

Compelling minerality on the mid-palate just won my heart. Dark straw color. The wine was blossoming with air and was would have been the perfect match to any shell sea food.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    3/6/2010 4:44:00 AM - a bit expensive @ $150, but you definitely get the bang for the buck.
Red

2000 Domaine Leroy Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu

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3/6/2010 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

"If the wine doesn't meet your expectations - lower your expectations."
My expectations exceeded what the bottle has presented and the worst part - I don't see this wine getting any better in time/space continuum.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    3/6/2010 4:43:00 AM - not the best QPR in the world
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1989 Pierre Barge Côte-Rôtie

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3/6/2010 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

The wine is off the top but still lots of life left. The sediments make the wine cloudy after the first pour, but the wine gets better and better with air, there is still plenty of fruit left. @ $90 it's a baaaagn! and expresses aged CR pretty well.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    3/6/2010 4:43:00 AM - seems like the last vintage from this producer
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2000 Château Lynch-Bages

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3/6/2010 - Serge Birbrair wrote: NR

My WOTN. Just barely getting into the prime drinking window. Masculine, not a sissy wine. Left very good taste in my mouth.
Feel free to add the usual BDX descriptors if you have to. I'd buy this wine over and over again.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    3/6/2010 4:41:00 AM - still needs some air in decanter
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1985 Lorenzo Accomasso Barolo Rocche

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2/28/2010 - Serge Birbrair Does not like this wine: flawed

The cork got rotten on the inside and added the unpleasant taste.
Very disappointing.

  • Comment posted by Serge Birbrair:

    2/28/2010 3:46:00 AM - The second bottle, the first was just perfect.

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