FIRST FLIGHT 2000 Silvio Grasso Barolo Ciabot Manzoni - Gorgeous, complex, great weight, sweet fruit, a beautiful wine -- 95 points 1999 Jadot Clos Vougeot - Pretty closed, both in its aroma and on the palate. Difficult to tell whether this will evolve. 90 points 1999 Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra - Very tight and young. A complete wine - give it 5 years. 93 points 2005 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir "Isabelle". Lush, deep, great fruit and balance. Drinking beautifully. 94 points
SECOND FLIGHT 1996 Fonsalette Cote du Rhone Cuvee Syrah - gorgeous, complex, evolved, deep, rich fruit. WOTN. 96 points 1991 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Greal - A little tight on the nose; a little closed on the palate. Lovely though. 92 points 2000 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque - Structured, tannic, great depth. Needs another 5 years. 93 points 2003 Guigal Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis - Big, jammy, rich, structured. Close contender for WOTN. 95 points.
PORT Graham's Vintage Port 1994 - Sweet, vinous, needs more time. Try again in five years. 93 points
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I think it had potential but the corked nose would not blow off. The palate was balanced and intense with fruit and nices econdary flavours. It would have been a low 90s score if not corked.
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atlanta blue nose group hermitage tasting which included 88,89,90 chave, 88, 89, 90 jaboulet la chappelle, 89, 90, 91 sorrell le greal and 89, 90, 91 chapoutier pavillon. as a whole, sorrels didn't show well and as this one was corked, couldn't really judge it.
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1/19/2012 - la turque wrote: 92 Points
League of Gentlemen Tasting chez moi.
FIRST FLIGHT
2000 Silvio Grasso Barolo Ciabot Manzoni - Gorgeous, complex, great weight, sweet fruit, a beautiful wine -- 95 points
1999 Jadot Clos Vougeot - Pretty closed, both in its aroma and on the palate. Difficult to tell whether this will evolve. 90 points
1999 Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra - Very tight and young. A complete wine - give it 5 years. 93 points
2005 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir "Isabelle". Lush, deep, great fruit and balance. Drinking beautifully. 94 points
SECOND FLIGHT
1996 Fonsalette Cote du Rhone Cuvee Syrah - gorgeous, complex, evolved, deep, rich fruit. WOTN. 96 points
1991 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Greal - A little tight on the nose; a little closed on the palate. Lovely though. 92 points
2000 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque - Structured, tannic, great depth. Needs another 5 years. 93 points
2003 Guigal Cote Rotie Chateau d'Ampuis - Big, jammy, rich, structured. Close contender for WOTN. 95 points.
PORT
Graham's Vintage Port 1994 - Sweet, vinous, needs more time. Try again in five years. 93 points
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1/10/2010 - Milos wrote: flawed
I think it had potential but the corked nose would not blow off. The palate was balanced and intense with fruit and nices econdary flavours. It would have been a low 90s score if not corked.
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1/13/2008 - IAMVLAD wrote: flawed
atlanta blue nose group hermitage tasting which included 88,89,90 chave, 88, 89, 90 jaboulet la chappelle, 89, 90, 91 sorrell le greal and 89, 90, 91 chapoutier pavillon. as a whole, sorrels didn't show well and as this one was corked, couldn't really judge it.
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4/13/2006 - la turque wrote: 95 Points
Tight, closed, but with great pedigree. Open again in three years.
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