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Red

2001 Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more

1/5/2021 - hospad Likes this wine: 89 points

Dark brown,
The wine looks garnet colored. The wine has leathery texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. Mature dark berries,but has lost some fruit, perhaps over the hill. Decanted 30 minutes, getting better with aeration. Saved half, will report tomorrow.

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Red

2001 Château Prieuré-Lichine

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend more

12/25/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 94 points

Dark red, violets, perfumey, leather, smooth entry, great mixture of tannins and fruit, cherries, dark berries, lingers on palate ,great finish. Worth the wait

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Red

2007 Domaine La Millière Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes

Red Rhone Blend more

12/15/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 93 points

Dark ruby, very little sediments, earthy ,wild flowers,cherry, dark berries, well integrated tannins, smooth elegant. Good aftertaste.Very enjoyable.

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Red

2000 Vieux Mas des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Red Rhone Blend more

12/9/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 92 points

Took an hour to open up.dark red, earth, forest floor, dark berries, fruity, good soft tannins, lingers on palate for a while . Good finish. I would have liked it a few years ago. These wines should be drunk in 10 years.

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Red

2004 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Fay

Napa Valley more

11/28/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 95 points

Touch of vanilla on nose, dark fruits, blackberries, earthy, soft tannins, leather, smooth entry and long finish. Except for the mild oak which gave away, it’s like a good pauillac. Very enjoyable. Saved 2 more glasses for tomorrow using coravin.

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Red

2012 Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils Bourgogne

Pinot Noir more

11/15/2020 - hospad wrote: NR

Typical burgundy color, rose petals, tea leaves, some earthiness, good acid, subtle fruit-dry cherries, strawberry, some leather , drank well.

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Red

1995 Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Grésy Barbaresco Martinenga

Nebbiolo more

11/10/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 89 points

On opening light red ,was tight, acid+++, harsh, needed decanting for 8 hours. Then had oak, cherries, loads of acid, needed some food and cheese. Drank well, what a wait!

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Red

2005 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée

Red Rhone Blend more

10/17/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 94 points

Needed over 4 hours to open . Double decanted. Had to change plans! Was very tight, tannic. Opened up -forest floor,spice,dark fruits, black olives!spice, well integrated fruits and tannins, serious wine! Wish had opened it 5 years ago!

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Red

2009 Fugue de Nénin

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more

9/29/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 92 points

Dark brown, saddle leather,coffee,blackberries, cherries, mild well integrated tannins, moderate acid, smooth entry like a Margaux , good finish. A class act by Deleon family. Purchased for $25 at release , now nearly $70. What more should I expect?

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Red

1998 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more

9/27/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 94 points

At lunch at bistro jeanty. Hot afternoon. Decanted 30 minutes. Brick red , nice brown rim, leather, dark cherries, blackberries, a bit acidic but not offensive, wood +, very masculine and full bodied, long on palate and good finish. Very impressive, though some critics aren’t impressed!
Tasted with Julie and Moris on 9/29/2020. Fire and smoke in napa again around st. Helena!

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Red

2004 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Vosne-Romanée Vieilles Vignes

Pinot Noir more

9/27/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 94 points

Beautiful burgundy color, closed nose, after decanting for 30 min, opened up. Strawberries,leather, touch of bitter chocolate, good acid, mild mellow tannins, smooth entry, elegant on palate, long finish. Tasted with Julie and Moris at home.

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Red

2007 Château Marquis d'Alesme

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend more

9/26/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 85 points

Dark red, oak, blackberries, dark cherries, good fruit, moderate acid, just a touch of tannic finish. Drinking well. Underrated for a third growth? Will probably keep few more years. A good buy.

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Red

2009 Château Siran

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend more

9/12/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 90 points

Tasted with Neighbour.
Dark red, perfume nose, dark berries, touch of French oak, mocha, smooth entry, good flavors and follow through. Good Margaux. Drink up, will last few more years if you have a lot

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Rosé

1990 Château Haut-Bailly Bordeaux Rosé

Red Bordeaux Blend more

9/11/2020 - hospad wrote: NR

This is a wrong entry doesn’t exist.

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Red

1996 Château Olivier

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more

9/7/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 90 points

Dark red, cassis, oak, cocoa, touch of coffee, pleasant berries, soft tannins, opened up after an hour. Drinking well.

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Red

1999 Château Rauzan-Gassies

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend more

9/7/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 90 points

Garnet, French oak, leather, black berries, soft, well integrated tannins, smooth elegant entry and follow through, a great Margaux . Well priced.

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Red

1996 Château d'Issan

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend more

9/1/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 94 points

The wine looks garnet colored. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like forest floor and coffee. It tastes like red currant. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity. Smooth, elegant, drinking very well great year.

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Red

1996 Château d'Issan

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend more

8/30/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 94 points

Garnet, leather, slight wood, nose of dry rose petals Berries, soft tannins, black olives, smooth elegant entry, taste lingers. Great finish, again one of the greatest chateau, great value for money.

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Red

1999 Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)

St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more

8/26/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 93 points

The wine looks garnet colored. Aroma of mild spice, leather, cherries,
It smells like light toast. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture like an elegant Margaux.The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity. Tasted well for the year (1999) , not a favorite for the critics. My last bottle.

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Red

2003 Château La Lagune

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more

8/10/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 94 points

The wine looks garnet colored. The body is medium/full. Spicy, touch of French oak, dark cherries, berries, earthy, very smooth and elegant on entry and mid palate, soft well integrated tannins, enough acid, good follow through, a great value 3rd growth, drinking well, could go on few more years, still a good value in recent years. Buy a case or two!

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Red

2002 Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more

7/24/2020 - hospad wrote: NR

Dark ruby, saddle leather, cassis, dark berries, touch of chacolate,soft tannins, elegant smooTh on palate. Drinking well. I saw mixed reviews, my bottle was very good.

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Red

1996 Château Poujeaux

Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more

7/22/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 92 points

Dark garnet,forest floor, saddle leather, touch of oak, earthy, dark berries, soft tannins, smooth entry, long follow through, good finish. A cru bourgeois exceptionneles, as good as a 3rd or 4th growth. A great a value for money. Still going good after 24 years! Drink it up

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Red

2009 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas

Syrah more

7/16/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 100 points

Dark red!black pepper, olives!smoke! Dark fruits like black berries, leather, earthy notes! Smooth tannins, great on palate,long after taste, one of the the best Northern Rhone I have tasted. My full marks. Clape at its best. Drank over 2 days!

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Red

2006 Château Belles-Graves

Lalande de Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend more

7/18/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 90 points

Garnet, brown edges,Earthy, mild tobacco,subtle dry cherries,smooth but firm tannins, drinking well, don’t wait any longer ! Tasted on 7/14/20

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Red

2004 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch

Oakville more

6/23/2020 - hospad Likes this wine: 95 points

Tasted with susan, Liz in her backyard, with social distancing.deep red, touch of oak, plum, dark cherries, mouthful!well blended, round, good follow through. Very much alive, a rare opportunity. Thanks to Liz.
6/21/20
The wine looks garnet colored.

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