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White
2018 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs Nahe
4/1/2024 - aquacongas wrote:
93 points
blind
nailed it, typical nose. A bit lack of acidity due to the warm vintage. Needs a few hours of decantation. 92-93

  • aquacongas commented:

    4/2/24, 5:28 AM - Mein Fehler, habe es korrigiert. Danke.

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White - Sparkling
2013 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Champagne Blend
1/28/2024 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
95 points
Krug Lover Dinner with Olivier Krug (Daniel Dal Ban 1876 (Tafelspitz) Düsseldorf): not blind
After all the Krugs it was a bit lost and shy but a very precise and filigree champagne. 95

  • aquacongas commented:

    3/12/24, 12:31 PM - No, but I love the freshness of 2013 but it has not the deepness and elegance of 08

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Rosé - Sparkling
2013 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Rosé Champagne Blend
1/18/2024 - aquacongas wrote:
98 points
not blind, Magnum
We had two magnums in a row. Still Wow. 20 years ahead. Elegant, some raspberry, discreet fruit elements. Great acidity structure. 97-98

  • aquacongas commented:

    1/18/24, 8:45 AM - Not many. A friend bought 6 and opened generously 2 of them

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White - Sparkling
2002 Dom Pérignon Champagne Champagne Blend
12/26/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
94 points
not blind
Very good champagne but again for a DP and 2002 it is a bit "weak". Still on the fresh side, less toasted toast and oyster shell as usually. We had later a Rodez 2002. For many "younger" than the DP. 94

  • aquacongas commented:

    12/31/23, 6:35 AM - For me the DP was less evolved than the Rodez but it could be more concentrated for a 2002

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White
2013 Wagner-Stempel Siefersheimer Heerkretz Riesling Großes Gewächs Rheinhessen
4/22/2021 - aquacongas wrote:
92 points
Not blind
Much fresher than the first bottle. Creamy, good acidity structure. Some yellow stone fruits. Pure precise finish, starting to reach his peak. 92

  • aquacongas commented:

    12/20/23, 3:28 PM - Thanks for the information. I will try again

  • aquacongas commented:

    12/26/23, 2:36 AM - I have only one left

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White
2019 Weingut Keller Abts E® Riesling Großes Gewächs Rheinhessen
5/23/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
97 points
blind
Impressive young Riesling. With power, spicy, concentrated, great langth, for the 20 years. 97

  • aquacongas commented:

    12/20/23, 1:30 AM - 19 is possible but with art least 4 hours of decantation. I would go with 2011 now. The best wine of these 3 is without a doubt 2019. have fun

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White - Sparkling
2006 André Clouet Dream Vintage Champagne Grand Cru Chardonnay
2/5/2021 - aquacongas wrote:
91 points
Not blind,
A BdB, notes of a PN dominated wine, heavy, bread crust, some red apple, you feel the hot vintage. Not really elegant. Now at his peak, good acidity structure. 91

  • aquacongas commented:

    12/3/23, 11:21 AM - thanks for the info. my mistake. I will change it

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White - Sparkling
2012 Taittinger Champagne Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut Chardonnay
10/1/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
95 points
not blind
Typical CdC style. Opulent but elegant and less dosaged than in the past. Bis future ahead. Big fan. Will get much better in the upcoming years. 95(98)

  • aquacongas commented:

    11/19/23, 8:09 AM - Yes it is 9gr, it felt less, but surely an opulent style

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White - Sparkling
N.V. Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée Edition 171eme Champagne Blend
10/20/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
94 points
blind, base 2015
Guessed 170. This is more typical Krug style. Powerful, lemon zest and roasted almonds. the last 4-5 editions had been fresher and lighter. Prefer 169eme. 94

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/21/23, 1:52 AM - I agree, 164 is sublime

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White - Sparkling
2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne Champagne Blend
10/19/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
98 points
blind, Magnum
The freshest DP 2008 Mg I had so far. First I thought about Cristal 2008. At leats 20 more years. 98

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/19/23, 1:37 PM - If you really like it fresh than it is epic. Even for me preferring champagnes from 79 or 80ies love this wine. Perfectly balanced and not too sweet, even drier compared to the regular bottle. But no hurry... you are right

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White - Sparkling
1983 Krug Champagne Clos du Mesnil Chardonnay
10/19/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
96 points
blind
I guessed Krug 1985. Still fresh. For many WOTN. The best 1983 together with Legra Saint-Vincent you can get. At his peak or just over. With bubbles. 96-97

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/19/23, 1:34 PM - WE had it with grilled seabrass but grilled veal should be fine, too. Very powerful and multi layered wine with some waffles and candied fruits, honey and roasted almonds. Should fit to almost everything. Enjoy

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White - Sparkling
N.V. André Clouet Champagne Un jour de 1911... Pinot Noir
10/1/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
93 points
not blind, base 2008
Today a bit more aged than usually. Still fresh and not over his peak but I expected a touch fresher. 93

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/2/23, 11:10 PM - In my case there is a booklet with the numbered bottles, my name and the 3 vintages with are inside

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/3/23, 6:29 AM - I’m no one of them , only knowing Richard very well. Im on Holiday now, I will send the next weeks a picture

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Red
2021 Weingut Keller Bürgel Spätburgunder Rheinhessen
4/11/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
92 points
not blind, tasting at the winery
typical nose for German PN, a bit tomato, a touch too much of roasted aromas, elegant. 92

  • aquacongas commented:

    9/6/23, 11:18 PM - Bei jungen Burgundern habe ich häufig etwas (störende) Tomate. Mein Problem denke ich.

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Red
1999 Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello Barolo Monprivato Nebbiolo
8/6/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
flawed
unfortunately oxidized

  • aquacongas commented:

    9/6/23, 11:17 PM - Ich habe leider zu wenig Erfahrung mit älteren Mascarellos

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White
2013 Weingut Keller Hubacker Riesling Großes Gewächs Rheinhessen
5/23/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
96 points
blind
As everything from Keller bottled in 2013 it is a gem. The balance between power and elegance is mindblowing. At least 10 more years. 96

  • aquacongas commented:

    8/24/23, 8:59 AM - The last bottle I decanted 5 hours in advance. It helped a lot but I know from older experiences it also works without aeration. Cheers

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White - Sparkling
N.V. Jacques Selosse Initial Champagne Grand Cru Chardonnay
4/23/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
96 points
not blind Selosse Keller dinner, disg. 2021
I like the Initial more and more because it is fresh and less oxidative. Lovely pinenuts. 95-96

  • aquacongas commented:

    8/6/23, 4:19 AM - I don't know specially this disgorgement. I had the feeling that the latest disg. after 2019 are fresher and less oxidative but if you get an older disg. I always prefer them of their deepness even if you have sometimes some too evolved (oxidative) bottles. I hoped my answer could help you.

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White
2009 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs Nahe
11/19/2022 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
98 points
not blind, DMG
For me the best Riesling out of 2009. Still so fresh , no oxidation signx. Typical SF nose, lemon dominated, no petrol, bright colour. Compared to the Idig 2009 Magnum much fresher and less ripe yellow stone fruits. 98

  • aquacongas commented:

    7/11/23, 5:59 AM - Good question. It is really a gem but I guess it has not the depth and concentration of the G-Max 2004. SF is close to his peak, G-max not but at least 7-10 more years for the SF. Cheers

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White - Sparkling
2019 Chevreux-Bournazel Champagne La Parcelle Millesime Pinot Meunier
5/1/2023 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
94 points
blid
Stunning Champagne but getting really expensive. Elegant, with a lot of density. Even in this young stage very accessible. 94

  • aquacongas commented:

    7/7/23, 2:37 AM - you are rigth I guess. I just noted 2019.

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White - Sparkling
N.V. Ulysse Collin Champagne Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut (2017) Les Maillons Pinot Noir
7/3/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
95 points
not blind
Very accessible, winey, but not too oxidative. The Balance between power and finesse is nearly unmatchable in champagne. Some red berries, lime and spicieness. 95

  • aquacongas commented:

    7/4/23, 5:51 AM - This is really a good question. But at least 10 years I guess. I had some 2008 pierrieres and they are still fresh but I think his BdB will last longer. I hope that helped?

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White - Sparkling
2008 Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut Champagne Blend
4/23/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
97 points
not blind, at the winery
2nd time I had this champagne. Again very convincing and reminding me to a Clos du Mesnil 2008. Concentrated, fresh, not too powerful. 97

  • aquacongas commented:

    5/15/23, 5:39 AM - Once 99, once 98, but the first time RD was 98, similar in style, even if the RD PN dominated. Cheers

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White - Sparkling
2008 Louis Roederer Champagne Cristal Brut Champagne Blend
3/17/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
93 points
semiblind, Tasting of 16 big 2008's
10th wine. Completely lost against Clos du Mesnil, but this was not a perfect bottle. Later the Magnum was perfect again. Less elegant as usually. 93

  • aquacongas commented:

    3/17/23, 5:45 PM - Never, great champagnes . Worth every cent

  • aquacongas commented:

    3/19/23, 4:34 AM - Yes, my same opinion

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White - Sweet/Dessert
1997 Domaine Huet Vouvray Cuvée Constance Chenin Blanc
2/13/2023 - aquacongas wrote:
92 points
not blind
For me over his peak. Very brownish colour and the alcohol is dominating. I expected more. 91-92

  • aquacongas commented:

    2/13/23, 10:36 AM - I bought it 10 years ago at an auction, after that well stored. It remembered me to an old Vin de Contance. Colour awful but fresh in the palate. This one was not really bad but missing (expecting) more freshness. I hope it helped?

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White
2011 Weingut Günther Steinmetz Dhroner Hofberg Riesling "GD" Mosel Saar Ruwer
6/14/2018 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
90 points
Dark golden colour, too much for his Age but in the palate much fresher but really sweet, GD is equivalent to GG (Grand Cru), so in this case is off balanced, maybe a bad stored bottle not decanted, ripe yellow sone fruits in the finish

  • aquacongas commented:

    1/5/23, 12:52 AM - thanks, I changed

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White - Sparkling
2008 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut Champagne Blend
12/3/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
94 points
not blind
Maybe 10th try. I'm still not a fan of this wine. Lacking concentration and precision. We will see the development. 94

  • aquacongas commented:

    12/18/22, 3:20 AM - It is a really good wine, but if you compare it to other recent Krug vintages as 2002 and 2004 it lacks in freshness and precision (ratings 95-99). Compared to Edition 164eme (base 2008) it is far behind (96-100). Compared to other big houses or small growers from this vintage it has not the concentration and elegance and is "weaker" than the expectations but still a good wine. I had yesterday again a bottle and it was again not really convincing. In the beginning I was more 94-95. Now I'm more at 93-94 with points. But this wine is still better than 95% of the other champagnes. I don't think it will never be close to perfection . The good grapes are in the 164. But time will tell us in 10-20 years.

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Red
1986 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend
10/28/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
flawed
not a perfect, even it was not cork

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/30/22, 8:52 AM - yes, the host was so generous to open a second bottle after the first one was defective or at least not performing as wished and hoped.

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White - Sparkling
2008 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Rare Champagne Blend
10/24/2022 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
93 points
Not blind
I expected a bit more. I'm a big fan of the Rare 2002, lovely old style prestige cuvee with roasted almonds. This one is shier but still in a baroque style. But the length is shorter. Anyway very approchable in this young stage. 92-93

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/24/22, 7:27 AM - I'm not sure, but 2002 Rare was delivering from the first sip. We had some other 2008s and they were performing "better".
    I think if the wine is REALLY big it is good in the beginning, in the middle and with aging. This wine shows some evolved ripeness for a 2008. I think it is not only due to the baroque house style. Compared to DP, Cristal, William Deutz BdB and Winston Churchill to name a few it is less fresh and less pleasant. But I don't know what will happen in 10 years. Just my feeling and experience.

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White - Sparkling
2009 Jacques Selosse Millésimé Champagne Premier Cru Champagne Blend
12/17/2020 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
96 points
not blind
drank it side by side with 2005. Since 2007 not only the 2 plots in Avize but some of the best PN grapes. Sure it is young but very wll accessible even in this stage. Less exotic fruits than 2005 and a lot of power and more dimension from the PN. Pinenuts, grapefruit, mango. Balanced. 96(98)

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/18/22, 10:42 AM - This was not my bottle…but if you have 6 why not? 😂

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White
2021 Weingut Keller Riesling G-Max Rheinhessen
5/8/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
98 points
not blind, at the winery
Maybe the best G-max I had so far, it makes fun from the beginning and not closed. Concentrated and compact. Perfect extrat sweetness. 98

  • aquacongas commented:

    9/24/22, 6:16 AM - Sorry for the late answer, similar but less concentration, a bit less focused.

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White - Sparkling
2010 Dom Pérignon Champagne Lady Gaga Limited Edition Champagne Blend
9/18/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
95 points
blind
This time very convincing, a very good expression of 2010. Cracking acidity, oyster, sea breeze, reductive, good length. 95

  • aquacongas commented:

    9/18/22, 10:59 PM - Hi
    All the editions are the same content. Just marketing. Sometimes the degorgement date differ a little bit.

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White - Sparkling
2007 Jacques Selosse Millésimé Champagne Grand Cru Chardonnay
6/12/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
97 points
blind
Great wine anyway but phantastic for this bad vintage. Roasted pinenut, lemon zest, more powerful than other vintages because of the 20% PN he used for the first time in this millesime. He is now using his best wines instead of the two parcels of Avize. Love it. 97+

  • aquacongas commented:

    8/20/22, 2:12 AM - yes, soory for the late answer

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White
2009 Schäfer-Fröhlich Bockenauer Felseneck Riesling Großes Gewächs Nahe
5/7/2020 - fc1910 wrote:
95 points
Another more mature bottle from my cellar,
having red the tasting notes here from last year before,
not that convinced, cause my experience is mostly a very ripe showing from this vintage, so try on my own,
pnp, put it in a big Riedel Bordeaux Sommelier, quite soaked cork, ripe stonefruit on the nose, little slate aka spice,
initially a finesse like stonefruit, but some dried apricot and ripe Elstar apples, good weight, deep, BUT in this bottle there is no enormous tension, for me all quite balanced, not really fully mature, but clearly at the beginning of its drinking window, O.K., more playful than the Escherndorfer from yesterday, but honestly, I do expect more from this vineyard and estate!
Maybe a bottle variance, I am always critical of a nearly soaked cork, but again for me a very typical 2009 GG showing,
the strong acid in the background will help to keep this wine in good condition, but the fruit of this bottle is a really (over)ripe one,
and clearly said: we are talking about a wine and bottle being between very good+ and outstanding+,
hopefully my next bottle will show different, ****(+?), 91 for this specific bottle at the moment,

revisit this bottle after three more hours, surprisingly NOW great purity, clean acid driven tension, cannot believe this myself, has changed to a complete different showing,
could this be the same bottle? So pleased that S-F Felseneck is now like it should be!
No more ripe fruit, all blown off, a stunning quality of this Felseneck,
My prejudice of the 09 Riesling GG vintage is invalid now, biting acidic finish, nothing there but spice, smoke and clean stonelicking, now ***(**), around 95,96, long life ahead!
So this needs a very decent decant or slow ox over half a day plus!

  • aquacongas commented:

    5/8/20, 12:54 AM - I agree 100%. Maybe the best German Riesling. Still so fucking fresh

  • aquacongas commented:

    5/10/20, 10:47 PM - Dear fc1910,
    After your comment I have to try Felseneck 09 and 10, both were in great shape, At least 8-10 more years ahead. The 2009 is outshining evrything. Liebe Grüße aus Düsseldorf

  • aquacongas commented:

    7/12/22, 8:36 AM - Theb
    It is at least (one of) the best from 2009.

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White - Sparkling
2011 Perrier-Jouët Champagne Belle Epoque Champagne Blend
7/7/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
91 points
not blind, Magnum
I had it twice at the beach. Not convincing at all. It is maybe the not beloved vintage 2011 or the sweetness. Too expensive. 90-91

  • aquacongas commented:

    7/12/22, 8:31 AM - ok, i will try one more time. Maybe at home from regular bottle..

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Red
2017 Domaine G. Roumier / Christophe Roumier Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Amoureuses Pinot Noir
5/7/2022 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
94 points
blind
I guessed warmer year. Red berries, juicy, refreshing acidity. 94

  • aquacongas commented:

    5/8/22, 3:20 AM - You are a little bit right, we had a lot of great wines that day, so maybe I should spend more time with it but many of the others flashed me and touched my heart more than this icon. It was not really balanced. 94

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White
2017 Aubert Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast
5/6/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
93 points
blind
Too much oak, decanted for 3 hours, not perfect glasses and warmed a bit too warm in the beginning. After 1 hour better but typical Chardy Bardy. 93?

  • aquacongas commented:

    5/7/22, 7:11 AM - I think you are right, but even with a few hours of aeration too oak overloaded. But as I wrote it was served too warm in the beginning. I will try again hopefully. Cheers

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White - Sparkling
N.V. Ulysse Collin Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (2008) Les Pierrières Chardonnay
9/10/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
95 points
not blind
Perfectly aged and at his peak, still gresh but lovely balanced. Reminds me to a baby clos du mesnil. One bottle left. 95

  • aquacongas commented:

    4/12/22, 5:45 AM - This is a good idea. One now and one maybe in 5 years. It is still in great shape. Makes really fun, no oxidation signs. Cheers

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White - Sparkling
2017 Bérêche et Fils Champagne Rive Gauche Pinot Meunier
3/17/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
91 points
not blind, at the winery
bread crust, red berries, typical PM, a lot of reserve wines. 91

  • aquacongas commented:

    3/18/22, 6:06 AM - Correctly would be to write, base vintage is 2017. It is not a classical vintage champagne but shows the characteristics of that year. I hope my answer helped? cheers

  • aquacongas commented:

    3/24/22, 7:46 AM - You are right, false wine. It is only vintage 2017. I will chamge it. Thanks

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Red
2016 Roagna Barolo Pira Nebbiolo
2/19/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
93 points
not blind
Violet, tar in the background, some dark cherries. Ripe and soft tannins for this age. Refreshing acidity. 92-93

  • aquacongas commented:

    3/23/22, 1:45 PM - I don’t know . I don’t have so much experience with roagna. Good eine nothing more but for barolo very accessible in this young stage

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Rosé - Sparkling
2008 Dom Pérignon Champagne Rosé Champagne Blend
11/26/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
97 points
not blind

At Dom Perignon Hautvillers

Blanc 2012, 2010, 2008, P2 2003, P2 2002, P2 1998, P3 1992
Rose 20008, 2006, P2 1995

2012
typical nose after oyster shell, toast, refreshing acidity, citrus, well drinkable at the moment. Dosage between 4-6g/L. I preferred against 2010. 96

2010
more reluctant compared to 2012, some exotic fruits, makes fun to drink it now. Not the potential as 2008. 93

2008
Still great to drink. Lush, exotic fruits, sea breeze, balanced, powerful, still fresh. Roasted almonds, salted caramell. 98

P2 2003
Feels broader than the P2 2002, less acidity, lots of mango and pineapple, less oyster shell than 2002. 94

P2 2002
more acidity than 2003, but my problem with this wine, it has an unnecessary high dosage. 95

P2 1998
More complex and structured than 2002 at the moment, some nice honey notes to give depth and creamieness. 96

Rose 2008
The nose is full of red berries and red apples, some black currant. A sublime champagne which will be released next week. Raspberry sirup but still elegant and powerful. 97

Rose 2006
For a 2006 good but no chance against 2008. Maybe a hint too alcoholic and the finish too short. 94

P2 Rose 1995
PN nose, comparable to a Musigny, smoky, flinty, balanced, at least 10 more years. 97

P3 1992
Unbelievable fresh, toasty, citric and just a touch of rostaed aromas. Nice 1992. 96

  • aquacongas commented:

    3/18/22, 6:08 AM - You are welcome, really generous to drink now

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Red
1982 Château Latour Grand Vin Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend
2/20/2022 - aquacongas wrote:
97 points
not blind, Double Magnum
Our "table wine". Thanks to the donor. For this size a bit too evolved but in great shape and now great to drink. I guess from a better stored bottle decades ahead. Staring to have tertiary aromas but still black currant. 97-98

  • aquacongas commented:

    2/20/22, 1:06 PM - I agree. Always a pleasure and the best with mouton and cheval blanc from this vintage. I guessed from this size should be fresher but then it would be not that accessible . Do I was happy with the evolved double magnum

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White - Sparkling
2008 Diebolt-Vallois Champagne Grand Cru Fleur de Passion Brut Chardonnay
11/10/2020 - aquacongas wrote:
96 points
Blind
Nailed it. Lush fruits, some lemon tart, biscuit and exotic fruits as mango and papaya. Typical BdB notes but more Cramamt and Avize style than Le Mesnil. Well balanced and not austere For the next two decades. 96

  • aquacongas commented:

    2/15/22, 11:17 AM - Yes, sure, fixed it. Thanks

  • aquacongas commented:

    2/19/22, 1:10 AM - Hi Collector1855,
    I really like Lilbert from Cramant, they have great aging potential. Ulysse Collin's Les Roises (and Les Enfers) are beside Clos du Mesnil and Millesime from Selosse top of the notch. Great value from the big houses are Roederer and Pol Roger. Small producers Leclapart's L'Apotre, Doquet's Les Mesnil VV, E. Brochet's Haut CH, Vergnon, Bouchard's La Haute-Lemble, Vilmart's Les Blanches Voies 2009, Vouette Sorbee Blanc d'Argile.

    I hope I could help you
    Cheers, next champagne trip on Wednesday

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Red
2008 Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend
12/8/2021 - aquacongas wrote:
97 points
blind
I was suprised about the delicacy of this wine. Profound, primary aromas are dominating but with nice secondary notes. Elegant and powerful likewise. It is typical left bank but I thought 2000. At leat 10-15 years ahead but in a great drinking window. 97

  • aquacongas commented:

    2/9/22, 12:28 PM - Hallo, ca 1,5 Stunden vorher dekantiert und über eine Stunde getrunken. Unbedingt eine Flasche aufmachen. Viel Spaß

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Red
2014 Sadie Family Columella Swartland Shiraz Blend, Syrah
1/19/2020 - aquacongas wrote:
94 points
Columella complete Vertical Tasting (Fritz Frau Frazi Düsseldorf): First of all it was an amazing tasting. No bottle was corked or defective. We double decanted all bottles. We drank one bottle after one. No flights. We started with the bold years but they were so good that I changed the order after 6 vintages and I mixed the elegant years in between. All old bottles delivered phantastically.

The order

2005

Still primary fruit, very balanced, starting to reach his peak, silky tannins, alcohol well integrated. 93+

2003 DMG

From this size really fresh, black berries, a bit plums, soft tannins, you feel the hot vintage but not marmelade style, easy to drink and not over the top. 92-93

2007 MG

Still some oaky notes, much fruit, somehow one dimensional and missing a bit the refreshing acidity. I would prefer 03 as a warm vintage. 90

2002

Very reluctant, it reminds me to a classic Bordeaux vintage, even the nose shows black currant and cedar wood. Delicate and elegant. Even it was one of your first vintages it is a masterpiece, really not bold and broad. At least 10 more years. Great. 95-96

2001

Great structure and ultra fresh, firm tannins. It needs decantation. Lovely fruitieness and some herbal notes. A decade ahead. 94+

2004

I had this wine a few times before. Always delivering as today again. Fresh, elegant, decanted for 2 hours, reminds me to a very good Northern Rhone wine. Great acidity structure. White pepper, dark berries, saline and firm and ripe tannins. No hurry to finish it. For many in the group WOTN. 94-95

2011

Maybe this bottle was not perfect, a bit clumsy and some acetone

2016

3 hours decantation, ultra fresh and young. Very accessible and a pure fruit. Reminds many friends to a great Burgundy, I would go for a great CF from the Loire as Clos Rougeard. Graceful 95++

2014

2 hours of decanation. Fresh, accessible, evrybody's darling from the beginning. Tannins soft, great refreshing acidity, very balanced. 94

2000

Lovely, lean, still primary fruit, spicy, pepper, dark cherries, precise finish. Starting to reach his peak. At least 5-7 more yeras ahead. 94+

2006

A bit broad and wild. A lot of fruit but missing structure and substance for a further aging. 90

2008

Balanced, in a really nice drinking window, reluctant fruit but cracking acidity. 93

2009

A bit broad, a lot fruit, alcohol perceptible, somehow one dimensional. 91

2013

Fine, elegant, great structure, a lot of acidity, reduced fruit, spicy, a monster, precise finish. A lot to come in next 2 decades. 3 hours decantation. 95+

2012

Powerful and fruit dominated, less concentrated than 2013. Balanced, niice drinking window. 92

2015

Compared to 2013 a bit more "alcoholic" and not the finesse but still powerful and spicy Northern Rhone wine. Only 1 hour of decantion. Maybe this was the "problem".94+

2010

Still young, Many in the group are flashed from this wine, for me a bit short in the finish. Not completely balanced at this stage. I guess maybe in a closed window. Great structure. 92

2017

3 hours of decantation. Fresh, alcohol percetible, maybe it was a lot of alcohol at the end of the tasting, nicely balanced in fruit and acidity, great length, precise. 93+

My Top 5

2002, 2016, 2001, 2013, 2000

  • aquacongas commented:

    2/1/22, 11:17 PM - I tried my best

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White - Sparkling
2019 Jérôme Prévost Champagne La Closerie Extra Brut Les Beguines Pinot Meunier
11/28/2021 - aquacongas wrote:
94 points
not blind, at the winery
Great champagne for this young age. It is a serious wine, probably the best Meunier wine maker in the champagne. If they can age I don't know but in his youth they are beautiful. 94

  • aquacongas commented:

    1/19/22, 10:46 AM - Yes 13 is great, especially Fac-simile, but I mean 20 years and more. Enjoy.

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White
2018 Kongsgaard Chardonnay The Judge Napa Valley
10/23/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
98 points
blind
A brillant wine. I guessed Burgundy knowing that the Konsgaard was in the flight. So elegant and reluctant. Not over-ornated oak. Many years ahead. 98+

  • aquacongas commented:

    12/20/21, 3:23 AM - Decanted for 2 hours, could be more

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Red
2008 Château Haut-Brion Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend
12/21/2013 - Miceri Likes this wine:
99 points
Medium dark red; very open fruity nose; soft, round, refined, very approachable, hint of licorice; extremely good

  • aquacongas commented:

    11/30/21, 3:03 PM - It doesn’t matter, I would rate not so high but this is a truly a gem . Fantastic

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White - Sparkling
N.V. Marie-Noëlle Ledru Champagne Grand Cru Brut Champagne Blend
6/12/2021 - aquacongas wrote:
92 points
Visit ad Madame Ledru

Trying Brut with 4g dosage, the most balanced one, slim, reluctant but "lusher" than the EB., base 2014 . 92

Extra Brut (Zero Dosage), base 2014, feels drier than the brut but in the same at this stage less balanced and round. Great salinity. 91

Cuvee de Goulte 2014. Lovely. Blindly you would guess BdB than BdN. For a Ambonnay superb fine and refreshing. Chalky and precise finish. 93-94

  • aquacongas commented:

    11/23/21, 12:32 PM - Yes I checked my case, it is LB 56 bottling. Cheers

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Red
1996 Château Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
10/13/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
100 points
blind
For me perfection. Still on the primary side, starting some tertiary aromas but in the background. Juicy, fruity, but with a lot of ripe tannins. Some hint of dark chocolate in the end. My guess was between Margaux and Mouton 1996. 100 without discussion. Decanted for 3 hours and drank over 3 hours.

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/23/21, 2:19 AM - If you have some bottles, it is really worth to open one in this incredible fresh stage

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Red
2013 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche La Tâche Grand Cru Pinot Noir
7/26/2021 - aquacongas wrote:
97 points
blind
I guessed Bizot, delicious, balanced. A beautiful discreet concentration that builds up in the mouth and continues for minutes. But never overwhelming. 97+

  • aquacongas commented:

    10/5/21, 11:38 AM - Hi, it was decanted for about two hours. Many people how great they are after decades but even in this young age it makes a lot of fun. Cheers

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Rosé - Sparkling
N.V. Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Rosé Reserve Champagne Blend
11/16/2016 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
97 points
Drank it in a blind flight with 2 Krug Roses (different disgorgements), all wines above 95 points, but this was the winner, not only for me. Great depth, really stunning fruit without any annoying sweetness, so balanced and long fresh finish, one of the best roses I had so far, 96-97

  • aquacongas commented:

    11/26/16, 3:34 AM - Dear Rolf, I Forget to write down the exact disgorgement, but I know the base wine was from 2008. I'm not a Rose Lover but this was the second best I had so far after Cristal 1996, comparable with DP 96 and Cuvee Elisabeth 1998. Enjoy

  • aquacongas commented:

    9/29/21, 6:38 AM - We all at the table were really suprised. We all knew there were 2 older Krug Roses and a pirat. No one could guess the pirat and we all thought the best one in this flight (CH) was a Krug.
    I agree the best Krugs' are frequently older Grande Cuvees, at least the most complex ones..Cheers

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Red
2005 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend
7/26/2021 - aquacongas Likes this wine:
96 points
blind
Roasted aromas that gives a hint it could be Mouton. I guessed LB 2000. Young with a lot of acidity. 96+

  • aquacongas commented:

    9/20/21, 9:34 AM - Hi you have 2 or more bottles I would open it. Very hedonistic, maybe 3 hours of decantation. Most of the 2005 are in nice drinking window. If you have one I would wait maybe 5-10 years. I liked it in this stage anyway.

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