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White - Sweet/Dessert

2007 Château Piada Barsac

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5/3/2013 - ChiefNose wrote: 86 points

Surpricingly good, Nice citrus and sweetness, much nettet than expected

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2007 Antinori Chianti Classico Marchese Antinori Riserva

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5/3/2013 - ChiefNose wrote: 92 points

A juice fruitbomb, extremely pleasant, tonnes og blackberries. Long aftertaste. Bestbuy at $25

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White - Fortified

2011 Château Nadal Hainaut Muscat de Rivesaltes

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3/20/2013 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 94 points

Fantastic. An explosion of "acasie" honey, abricot, melon and paire confit. The was an expression of kerosine (petroleum). Taste of nice sweetened lemons, raisins and orange peel. A very good wine indeed. Paid Eur 14 in an expensive shop; worth every cent.

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Red

2001 Château Kirwan

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7/16/2012 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 94 points

Tasted directly after the Domaine de la vieille Julienne 2001 VV - a 15,5% powerful wine which took 3 hours to understand.

Nose: BACK, nicely BACK from the Rhônevalley to good old Bordeaux: leadpencil, blackcurrant (not kirsch), forest, elegant sweetness and very nice ginger jam (??).

Taste: I don't know what to say; just Margaux. It's properly money wise 5:1 on the Julienne, but I'll take this one in respect of the money. Cassis, cassis cassis. Pickling nice gentle tannins. I'll guess this is underrated, but I'll give it a good 94 points. Prob. 92 on a bad day at work, but today...
just……VERY nice Bordeaux; taste does follow the nose to perfection.

And the aftertaste: Loooong. Must Buy

PS! If I rate another wine tonight, don't pay any attention to it; I will be drunk at that time.

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Red

2001 Domaine de la Vieille Julienne Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes

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7/16/2012 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 98 points

Directly from the cellar at 11 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit??), opened and tasted.

Colour almost black, no red/brown edges here, very potent. At 15,5% alc. maybe it keeps the process down - I donno - but first impression: Nose: WHOA turn down that alcohol! Strong, almost like biking in the Spey-area. Not pleasant; kirsch all over (try the Péby Faugerès 05 for the perfect balance) and a bit sticky. Taste a bit strange; one side watery the other full of alc., cherries and wood, odd really….

1 hour later, and at a more pleasant temperature:

The alcoholic nose has been wiped off "sorta" (as soon as you pour some more, the alcohol strikes back). Much more complex, now you will find pine tree, blackberries,. Taste has improved as well but still a strange watery tone - and with this concentration?

I'll be back in an hour:

and now it's enjoyable, alcohol going down - or get's blown away - still a watery tone on the palette; it's not my kind of C9dP, but absolutely not bad, Think I'm more of a Avril-kind-of-guy. The long aftertaste saves the wine.

Oups: 1 hour later again: This wine just needs time; I was not happy at first, but now (after finished the meal of course) it's a little beauty. More elegant than at first (what a surprise), much more elegant. Up from a 93 to 95; and a I like this!

Ooups: Promise this is last edit; but 2 hours later: I can taste wine after 2 minutes; It's "weltklasse"! Up to 98 points.

PS! Had it to Confit de Canard, so the food was potent enough to take the wine home.

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Red

2006 Il Roverone Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

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6/8/2012 - ChiefNose wrote: 91 points

Kirsch in the nose, high alc and good taste - in contrast to my other reviews , this pct is right for the wine. Plum and oak- not bad

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Red

2010 Domaine la Bouscatiere Gigondas

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6/6/2012 - ChiefNose Does not like this wine: 85 points

Very dim nose allmost nonexisting. Some will store it for a few years and try again. Nice Taste of sweet prunes but too high alc-pct 14,5%. Drink with grilled red meat.

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Red

2004 Rendola Brunello di Montalcino

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5/13/2012 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 93 points

Openeded and tasted yesterday evening; not much pleasure there. After a night in the fridge with the cork back in, it opened BIG TIME.

Teglbrown/reddish on the edge, beautiful aromas of dades, plums and cedertree.

Full, rich smooth with nice round tannins, a aftertaste that keeps coming back. Dried berries with a peppery finish. It's a litte beauty, and it cost's less than USD 16 ex. vat.

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Red

2005 Spier Frans K Smit

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4/21/2012 - ChiefNose Does not like this wine: 90 points

Very strong nose dominated by (too high) alc. (15%+). A black currant bomb, but way too expensive - and I would NEVER had guessed on a Bordeaux-bland

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Red

2006 Pinzale Brunello di Montalcino

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3/12/2012 - ChiefNose wrote: 88 points

Difficult one; on one hand; beautifull label, fantastic year, and then... OK nose with dryness, elegant one of the kind with morelles (?? small cherries). Taste elegant cherries, (am in the spirit writing this one) much better than expectet - from the previous reviews in mind - and a bit watery. Not concentreted enougn

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Red

2008 Les Vignerons du Val D'Orbieu La Cuvée Mythique

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3/12/2012 - ChiefNose wrote: 87 points

VERY nice and pleasant nose, fruity and round. The taste though... too watery, too little fruit. Has tasted better vintages.

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Red

2009 Louis Bernard Côtes du Rhône

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3/12/2012 - ChiefNose Does not like this wine: 83 points

It's not THAT bad, but defenitial vegetal, too green in nose and taste. Taste spicy, but at close to USD 14, not worth it

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Red

2003 Domaine du Grand Tinel Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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6/6/2008 - ChiefNose Does not like this wine: 86 points

This winery should do better; much too much alc., only power (and not a good kind of power) no finesse - and closed. Perhaps it will gain in a decade or so? Sadly, I'm not sure

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White

2007 Cantina Terlan Sauvignon Terlano Winkl

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6/6/2008 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 93 points

This is great stuff, fantastic flowerpower, citrus and gooseberries, oily finish(!). My kind of Sau Bl.

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Red

1999 Viñedos Lacalle y Laorden Rioja Viña el Pisón

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3/12/2012 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 94 points

I got this wine total wrong, placed it in Rhône or Napa (and a Merlot, shame shame) - it's hard to blindtaste. It's opulent, sweet, round - it's Tempranillo it's meditation. Very nice tannins, loads of dark berries and cassis.

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White - Sweet/Dessert

2007 Château Doisy-Védrines

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6/6/2008 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 95 points

Tasted from a bottled barrelsample. Properly the least typical Sauternes ever. So fresh, so much citrus - right up my alley. MustBuy

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Red

2002 Joseph Drouhin Chambertin

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6/6/2008 - ChiefNose Does not like this wine: 86 points

Perhaps the bottle was damaged, but it was too light to be true. No power, no finesse, just a hint of Pinot Noir. Strange wine

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Red

1985 Château Margaux

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6/6/2008 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 95 points

Has the very classy nose of old school Bordeaux; cedar & sandalwood, inside og a cigar box with this beautiful dryness. Brownred on the edge, a taste of matured fruits; a very nice wine. On its top now

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Red

2004 Pahlmeyer Merlot

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4/6/2008 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 94 points

Very atypic, old style, more Bordeaux than California. Nuts, dry black currant, scent of a cigarbox

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Red

2002 E. Guigal Hermitage

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3/11/2012 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 91 points

Fore this strange vintage, I actually liked this one - maybe it was the surprise. Sweet fruits, deep color, nice taste

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Red

2003 Bodegas AAlto Ribera del Duero P.S.

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2/25/2010 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 97 points

I strongly disagree with the WT's average of 92 points, this is good stuff. Powerfull but elegant, beautiful color and a smooth attack in the cheeks. MustBuy

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2005 Bodegas AAlto Ribera del Duero AAlto

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2/25/2010 - ChiefNose wrote: 91 points

Very tannic, pepper almost a Rioja new school. Long strong taste, but very strong - too high alc. Needs time also in the glass

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White

2005 Jermann W.... Dreams .........

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2/25/2010 - ChiefNose wrote: 91 points

Buttery but still elegant. Lots of smoke and a nice long aftertaste

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White - Sparkling

NV Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne Brut

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3/11/2012 - ChiefNose Does not like this wine: 87 points

Fresh and lively, but way too sweet for my taste; the sugars dominates all lemon and other interesting fruits. Maybe a partner for homemade vanilla ice cream?

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White - Sparkling

NV René-Henri Coutier Champagne Grand Cru Tradition Brut

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3/10/2012 - ChiefNose Likes this wine: 89 points

Fine, tiny bobbles keeps coming, in the nose it's a bit too much yeast, very refreshing and popular style. Get's better 1 hour after opening - but who can look at Champagne for a whole hour?

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