This was a charity auction wine of unknown provenance. Cork was intact but just starting to show signs of moisture at the top. Decanted for 3 hours then back into the bottle for a birthday dinner at a great french restaurant. I noted in the CT comments that there can be some off bottles, thankfully this was not one of them. What a beautiful wine. Lots of black fruit, tobacco, menthol, eucalyptus and mild spice notes. Tannins are mostly integrated. This bottle was ready to drink now. Sorry to say it was 1 of 1.
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2003 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
12/27/2014 - Rhone Ranger wrote: flawed
Flawed. Purchased on release. From magnum. Bummer. That's a lot of wine to pour down the drain.
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2010 Epoch Estate Wines Tempranillo
12/17/2014 - Rhone Ranger Likes this wine: 92 Points
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1990 Château Latour Grand Vin
12/12/2014 - Rhone Ranger Likes this wine: 97 Points
This was a charity auction wine of unknown provenance. Cork was intact but just starting to show signs of moisture at the top. Decanted for 3 hours then back into the bottle for a birthday dinner at a great french restaurant. I noted in the CT comments that there can be some off bottles, thankfully this was not one of them. What a beautiful wine. Lots of black fruit, tobacco, menthol, eucalyptus and mild spice notes. Tannins are mostly integrated. This bottle was ready to drink now. Sorry to say it was 1 of 1.
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