Nose: Freshly torn mint, light beef, blackberry, dark raspberry, sandalwood, bay leaf; outstanding and expressive
Palate: dark raspberry, light plain beef jerky; long finish of mint explosion, black pepper, bay leaf; dry; medium body; medium+ tannin; medium+ acidity
Overall thoughts: Excellent, expressive, and complex nose and flavor. If I'm being very nitpicky and justifying why I didn't score it even higher, I thought that tannins could be a bit better (but they aren't bad). 98 - 99 points. Best red wine I've had to date! Legendary!
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waaaauw what a wine , close to perfection, still razor sharp in the nose and mouth , great color but compare to landonne 85 it had less power was more floral and had less depth, but by it self it was a stunner ! 35 years !! it was not to early and not to late to drink , it was the perfect timing !! yeaaah
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Fida's Private lunch with Philippe Guigal and Ralph Garcin (Gramercy Tavern): Floral and bright and lovely and all of that Mouline elegance which is nice to see. Very structured. Hints of spice and lavender. Still on the young side but starting to be in drinking window now I think. Could benefit from a decent decant.
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La Mouline 1988 fully lives up to its reputation and as good as a copmpletely mature Côte-Rôtie can get. Mesmerizing complex nose with still loads of fruit as well as pleasant aging notes. Effortlessly combing power with elegance and freshness, as if a heavy-weight fighter dances like a butterfly. Impressive length with a tickling, spicy finish. Drink now-2030.
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A true wine legend, this 1988 La Mouline impresses with an incredibly complex aroma profile, delivered in HD and embedded in the finest structure. It is one of those wines squaring the circle with high intensity, creamy sexiness without any density and weight. This is an outstanding manifestation of Syrah and the best I’ve had to date. It is certainly one of those wines, which should be followed over hours to try to grasp the infinite variety of aromas. A truly humble experience and easily worth 99 points (would have probably deserved the 3-digit score if I just had more time to dive into it).
TN: The first time smelling the wine gave me goosebumps. Intense, perfectly delineated dark forest fruit, cassis, blueberries, bacon, other meaty notes, mocha, toasted oak. Perfectly harmonious. Same aromatic profile with additional flavors popping up (barnyard, cola, dark cherries, wet stones) with every sip on the palate and in the very long finish. Superb balance, creamy texture and absolutely weightless. Sexy and aristocratic at the same time with ultra fine tannins and a perfect acidity which will allow for further ageing.
Decanting: Decanted for roughly 2 hours and the wine was singing. It improved further in the glass
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Tasted blind. Dark cherries, black currant fruit embedded in a crest of aging aromatics. Dry leather, barnyard, dried herbs, tickling spices, and even some floral flavours round off a fresh berry fruit. Light yet with intensity and push and freshness on the palte are a perfect match for this beautiful and elegant nose.
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Fantastic and more aromatic and a little more expressive than the 1988 La Turque tasted side by side. I much preferred this La Mouline, but the table was split between the two wines.
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so happy as this was my second of two and it sang all night, the first bottle was just good (which means bad for this wine), this one had no tannin left, but decent acidity for balance, the mouthfeel was incredibly silky (without any sense at all of being soft), the flavors were of intense - but elegant - purple fruits, and on top of that was a thick layer of something awesome... best I can describe as pine / pine needles... it was sublime, a bottle to remember... didn't get to my highest rating level ever (96) but darn close
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Sweet saddle leather with red pomegranate, cherry, red currant, rhubarb and eucalyptus. Slight hint of thyme. Nice, light weight with pretty subtle layers. Sweet, light meat notes with soy, Asian spice and hoisin. Toasted almond.
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It's been about a year since I tasted this stunner, and this is still off the charts! Rich, intense, concentrated, pure and decadent, every sensation from the nose, to the palate presence, and then the finish is breathtaking! This is what great wine is all about. Drinking in the sweet spot, you can age this for at least another 10-20 more years, what a beauty!
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This is a gorgeous wine - shows super saturated, rich and ripe black fruit but is not remotely ponderous. The fruit is spicy and velvety, a lovely match to our steak with morel cream sauce. Delicious!
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When opened this bottle came of a bit corked, but a 3 hour decant made it come back to life for a while. The nose was oxidated, and the body only held up for 2 seconds before it fell of a cliff. Had high hopes for this, alas it was a flawed bottle.
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Food: French @ Petrus Shangri-la Condition: Perfect Duration: 2-3 hours Aroma: coffee, smoke, earthiness, musk, leather, mint, chocolate, brioche and raspberry. Notes: Amazing and highly explosive aroma. Thanks to our dear friend Mr. H, after breathing for 3 hours it is a beast. Possibly the best Rhone (north or south) wine I've had. Aftertaste is very amazing, all the berries you want and an extremely toasty and coffee taste on the throat. One of my best wines this year for sure. We had the wine blind and the aroma was so distinctive I could tell it's a La La La right away. I got to say this the probably a very good time to drink the La Mouline 1988, I don't necessarily think that it will get any better even if we wait for a few more years, I think this is almost the perfect moment to enjoy the wine. (97 pts)
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As we say in French: " le petit Jésus en culotte de velours"... My only mistake was I did not dare carafe it because I was afraid of hurting it. I did open it 3 or 4 hours before tasting, but it really delivered its full beauty only towards the end of our main course (roasted chicken with creamy morel sauce). The structure was still amazingly present after 28 years, the tannins really soft and blended. It was a long gentle explosion of red fruit, flowers, a little leather and chocolate. It was extraordinarily complex and long. I am so glad I still have a bottle of 89...
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A disappointing bottle on a relative basis. Had all of the elements that this wine should, but with less intensity than other recent bottles. More advanced than other, but muted rather than fading
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Off the charts. Off the hook. Out of this world. You pick the phrase that works best for you. There is so much going on with this wine. Intensely concentrated, opulent, decadent textures, power, balance, purity of fruit and a finish that sticks with you for over 60 seconds! Wines like this deserve their own scale!
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Fake bottle. Probably a mid 90s Mouline re-labelled with a 1988 vintage neck label. Why doesn't Guigal take better precautions by simply vintaged lav=belling the corks ?
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Great bottle. The wine is still very fresh with a spectacular nose of violets, smoke and meat flavors with a little pepper thrown in. Decanted for about an hour but perhaps it would benefit from an even longer decant.
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I prefer the Guigal's La Turque in this side by side comparison. Color of dense garnet warmer brown edge, smoky nose. Texture fast medium legs soft with thin flavors. Finish tight soft velcro tannins low glycerin. No notes on any fruit characters
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Ripe dark fruit on the nose with dark spice, including clove, dark earth and coal dust. Tar on the palate with an elegant but tingly acid finish. Very good, but not the best bottle that I have had. Dark and young for an '88 Mouline, and lacking in the floral notes that typically complete the nose on this wine.
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Ripe blackberry and black plum, dark earth, tar, dark floral notes. A very fresh and expressive bottle with sweet spice and cola on the nose. Quite bright. Consumed with chicken with white truffle.
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Viking dinner at RJs - 96 Salon, 09 Coche CC, 01 Rousseau, 06 CSS, 06 Masseto, 01 D'Yquem and etc. (Reston, Va): Despite being the last wine, absolutely perfect. I stop taking notes but a couple of the guys were still thirsty. Mostly secondary and tertiary but still incredible fruit concentration. Cool red cherries and blackberries, grilled meat, tapenade, ash and very floral. Perfect harmony and balance, incredibly silky and polished palate, succulent red fruit driven palate impression, perfect amount of acidity, fully integrated tannins and seamless long smoky finish. Incredible wine. For my palate, mature La Las are some of the greatest wines ever made.
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Sweet Nose of dry fruits and rose petals, infused with roast beef and cigars! Taste of Dark and red fruits various berries currants and prunes . It has fully integrated, texture which is oily powdery with resolve tannins thick and rich on the palate yet it is elegance silky and smooth! Lovely fruits long aftertaste with a dry finish! Bravo!
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This had all of the classic Mouline attributes, nicely integrated with age. Dark fruit, tar, smoke, grilled meat, black pepper, with the unmistakable light floral notes. This wine has time but is largely fully evolved and squarely in its prime drinking window. It still has all of its desired dimensions but time has mellowed and refined them.
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had at blind tasting group, fooled folks tho they did pick northern rhone, but said they didn't think Guigal La La, i thought this was good but not great (therefore not worth the price)
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A beautiful but firm La Mouline that still needs time. Not as wild and complex as the '85 enjoyed earlier this week but rather more tame and refined and perhaps in need of further aging. Still, this is gorgeous juice with wonderful deep flavors of black raspberries, smoky meats, baconfat, gunflint minerals and pepper. Strong acids buffer the fruit here leaving the wine so fresh and captivating at 26 years of age. Great complexity on the long finish as always seems the case with this bottling at 25+ years of age. Anyone who says Guigal's La La's are not reflective of their terroir simply hasn't tasted them with enough age.
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Opened and served 4 hours later. Nose a bit reserved at first but all savory, meaty and smoky notes. Pure silk on the entry. Extremely well balanced with the lively acid and powdery (but still some grip left) tannins. Really long finish. As it got more air it seemed to get more youthful. This bottle, bought at auction, could have easily gone another 5-10 years. Youthful almost now on the nose and palate. Outstanding bottle but needs time. Crazy how youthful it became with air. Unbelievably pure and silky. This is tremendously good right now but well stored bottles will continue to develop and improve for a least decade. Exceptional. 95+
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A weekend at the farm with the boys. This wine consumed during a break between food courses. Everything you should find in a great wine was there; delicate and balanced.
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Tasted blind, this wine had a deep purple red center with light red rims. The high- intensity nose of red cherries, violets, Provencal herbs, soil, and a hint of bacon was excellent.
In the mouth, this wine was medium bodied with nice richness , great length, and great balance. Even though it gained considerably in the glass, overall, it is an elegant, refined wine with great complexity.
This is not a wine to bring to blind tastings to match up with cabernet based wines. However, with dinner it would be sensational. This is starting to drink and will continue to evolve for many years.
Enjoy if you are ready for subtlety and refinement. However, it will probably show even more with another 5-10 years in the cellar.
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Two bottles of this, showing again there are only great bottles. One was absolutely perfect, and an incredible bottle. The other on any normal night would have been good, but it paled relative to a perfect bottle.
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Gran bella dolcezza di naso, sventagliata di bosco, sia frutta che foglia che fungo, ma pulitissimo, l'unico piccolo appunto al naso potrebbe essere un filo d'alcool. Inizialmente sembra fisso ma poi si espande, evolvendosi in un mazzo di fiori scuri soprattutto sulla viola, la bocca è mostruosa e ricchissima, pieno, lunga, il finale copre qualsiasi altra cosa. Meno dell'altra volta per un finale meno dolce e preciso.
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Some maturity on the color. Open, a blast of dark very damp earth assaults the nose. Intense on the palate, still with some tannin to resolve. Not a soft La Mouline, more like a La Landonne because of its power. A great match for pasta with mountains of fresh black truffle (thanks, Greg).
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Leo Turns 60! (It's Greek To Me): Limited notes on this due to a slight faux pas (blending the '96 with the '88 -- don't ask!). As good as the previous times I have had this with a spectacular nose (dark fruit, spice, smoke) and near-perfection on the palate. Truly awesome wine; thanks to Siggy for offering this one up!
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Simply wonderful juice; magnificence in a bottle; lots of peppery, spicy cinnamon notes on top of the blue and black fruit all packaged together with great structure and perfect balance; power and finesse; a velvety mouth feel and great length; what more can one ask for? WOTN for at least 7 of our 9.
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Drank the 88 Mouline and 88 La Turque side by side. Both were delicious; tonight I gave a slight edge to the La Turque. Well stored bottles of 88 La La's are such a treat. The nose is intoxicating, the swirl of bacon, fat, smoke.
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I'm sure that somewhere, sometime, there was a person that didn't think this was one of the best all-time wines, but I haven't met them. Nothing to add to the many notes that rave about this one except that this bottle had a hint of a briny/salty flavor that along with the rest of its flavor profile, really allowed it to shine alongside a fabulous pork belly. I might have given it an extra point had it not been outshone by a couple other wines in a most remarkable tasting.
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Naso strepitoso e caleidoscopico di mirtilli neri, more ricco ed ampissimo. Bocca ricca, ampia, piena, lunga, finale interminabile. Il naso continua a mutare, attraversando varie note fruttate e minerali. La bocca è una meraviglia, con tannino dolce e finale salato al giusto punto.
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Saturday Dinner.: Like the 85, the 88 showed very well, and also like the 85 showed younger than previous bottles. We had an interesting discussion during the weekend as to whether the 80's Moulines are at their peak (generally my point of view). Tonights two samples did not back up my point of view, as these were among the more youthful bottles I've ever had.
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Slightly more concentrated than the 1989 with additional plummy, black fruit, stone and bacon fat flavors. This full bodied, explosive, intense wine shows intensity, purity and exotic textures with a finish that lasts over 60 seconds. This must be tasted at least once in your life. This is a bucket list wine!
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'88 Northern Rhones at Siggy's: My fourth time with Guigal's '88 La Mouline, and with any luck not the last. My notes are minimal, but this showed the same character as La Turque, but with more mineral and licorice on the nose. Delivers a big, elegant mouthful of flavor with every sip. Perfect balance. Captivating finish. This is a wine that seems to deliver near-perfection every time it is opened.
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Tasting Group Dinner - Burgundy (Our House): Fourth time I've had this. A meat and bacon extravaganza, wrapped in perfume and silk. Unreal, dazzling layers of secondary flavors: broth, violets, olives, melted tar, earth, and bloody, furry animals. Amazing balance and elegance and a near-endless finish. WOTN.
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Burgundy at Siggy's: Popped and poured after a long night of Burgs. Comes across as much more aristocratic than the Burgs. The nose gives an exotic blend of dark fruit, earth/animal, smoke, tar, spice, and more. Maybe a touch of hearty brett in this bottle, but just enough to add character. The palate impression is an authoritative layering of flavors with a smooth and elegant personality from the attack through the long, satisfying finish. Perfect balance and I would say in a great place for drinking right now. Thanks to Siggy for opening up this treasure. A truly fitting cap to a most enjoyable evening.
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Great Wine Dinner (Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany): An amazing wine, with the magical mix of elegance, concentration and fragrance that only wines of (90%) Syrah and (10%) Viognier are capable of; has depth and minerality and a beguiling feminine style, some meaty flavours; excellent length. A wine of real beauty, fully mature but will last.
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Wow, pure as silk; the essence of syrah. Beautifully balanced with good, fresh acidity that will keep this thoroughbred humming for years. Wonderful ripe flavors of black rasberries, violets and that classic bacon-fat that this wine smells of as it ages. A full-bodied wine but one that is light on it's feet with great complexity and elegance and a texture of liquid silk. Anyone who spits this should be shot and killed.
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Tasting Group Dinner - Northern Rhone at Heidi's (Heidi's, Minneapolis): This was a little less ethereal than other bottles I've had, but still amazing stuff. Maybe the room was a bit too warm? Kaleidoscopic flavors of violets, blood, smoke, horse, and bacon. Gorgeous texture. Tangy minerality. The fruit goes on forever, and at 20 years of age this is still a baby. My WOTN.
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This was a good, but not great example of this wine. Didn't seem cooked in any way, but the nose was much lighter than typical, without the strong bacon/tar elements that are typical. On the palate though, it was very good.
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Drank at Cru in NYC - Decanted for 1 hour. This is the greatest nose I’ve ever smelt. Pure sweet funky goodness overtook my senses. Bacon fat, mushrooms, dirt, spices, sweet smoke. Just incredible. Flavours of cherries and hickory. Smooth and silky beyond anything I’ve ever tasted. 90 second finish giving some minerality and smoky notes. Firm tannins grip the palate and make this 20 year old wine seem very youthful; this will last another 20 years. Unreal. 98+
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Tasting Group Dinner w/ Paul Jaouen (Brad's House, Minneapolis): The nose draws you in like a vortex. Amazing, endless layers of flavor -- bacon, black licorice, mushrooms, coffee, spice, smoke, forest floor, cigar, and violets. Waves of minerality. Prodigiously structured, complex, and concentrated, yet supple, smooth, and elegant. Endless finish. Another "OMFG" experience, and the first time I have ever given a wine a perfect rating. Thanks Brad!
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Paul Jaouen Does Minneapolis (Mugnier, Leroy, Papet, La Las, Pavillon, Celestins, Cheval, Latour, Palmer): Popped and poured as a fourth entry in the Northern Rhone flight. As good as the 1994 La Landonne was, this was a whole new level -- just awesome. The nose gives an exotic melange of red fruit, beef blood, smoke, tar, licorice, and more. I could still imagine this amazing smell 24 hours later it was so intense. In the mout this is seductively smooth and elegant. The taste is dominated by concentrated fruit but there is a thrilling blend of licorice, smoke, tar, and more. The finish is exquisite. Among the greatest wines I have ever tasted.
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With its sexy, bacon wrapped, black fruit drenched in cherries and herbs is the easiest to spot. The spellbinding aromatics are accompanied by waves of deep fruit caressing every sweet spot on your palate. This was an utterly compelling bottle.
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What can you say here, this one lived up fully to its stellar reputation. This wine was opened at the restaurant about 1 hour before the flight, with no decanting, so as to enjoy its evolution in the glass. And evolve it did, with the fragrant, even explosive nose of cassis, violets, bacon fat, and mineral dust continuing to build in power over the course of the evening. Just before we consumed the last drops of this wine, the aromas still cascaded out of the glass, almost as if a dense, violet-infused gas were displacing the local atmosphere. The 10% or so Viognier component in the Mouline seems to have paid off in spades, as this wine struck me as a sort of theoretical hybrid between a classic northern Rhone Syrah (in the style of the Chave or Chappelle) and a great Sauterne with its aromatic complexity and expressiveness. Equally spectacular in the mouth, the wine shows fantastic purity of dark cassis and blackberry, crushed stone, and spice framed by perfect levels of acidity. The result is fireworks in the mouth and this wine makes clear why no young wine can ever compete in sheer energy and brightness with a great wine drinking at its peak. A great great wine by probably anybody’s standards, clearly the WOTN...
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Spanish Inquisition at Brad England's House: It doesn't get much better than this. My notes are mostly undecipherable at this point. On the nose this gives beef blood, an elegant barnyard, smoke, tar, melted licorice, smoke and more. Aromas fill the glass and the power is unbelievable. The wine is extremely smooth and silky. The taste gives concentrated fruit with unbelievable complexity -- mixing sweet black fruit, licorice, smoke, tar, and more. Long finish. A clear wine of the night in some extremely strong company. Thanks again Brad.
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Weekday Pizza Night at Brad's (Brad's House, Minneapolis): Wow, the nose just screams with meat, smoke, bacon fat, and olives! Massive layers of fruit; prodigious structure. Floral nose. Tobacco, charcoal, and tar, along with Provencal herbs and licorice. Unreal structure, minerality, and harmony. What sets this wine apart from the 88 La Turque, IMO, is the incredible freshness and brightness. The fruit is so fresh, it tastes like it was picked last week. Wow, this is an unreal, mind-blowing wine. Thanks Brad!
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Dark ruby red with clear fading around the rim. Incredibly intense and appealing aromas of saddles, blood, wild fruits, spices and some vanilla. Truly fantastic aromas providing a very good idea of what to expect from the wine– pure greatness. Massive full body, with unbelievable concentration, offering a magnificent array of flavors, loaded with fresh meat, ripe wild fruits, spices, and the most superb toasted oak. The balance and structure were simply impeccable; nothing, and I mean nothing stood out. Tannins were very soft and fully integrated, so much so, I could only find them at the mid-stages of the very long finish. Acidity was marvelous, and the oak .. oh my; definitely the tastiest toasted oak I have ever witnessed in a wine. Everything was there and matched in like a detailed weave on a Persian carpet. Huge finish, that seemed to go on and on, leaving you with the most seductive aftertaste I have ever had. Overall, there was nothing at all I did not like about this wine. Not a thing. I actually found everything I ever wanted in wine: perfect aromas, incredibly tasty flavors, easy to enjoy structure and a super long finish, with an aftertaste that just begs you to take another sip. I could go on and on.. but nothing I can say can fully describe my complete satisfaction from what I believe is a true work of art and a perfect wine.
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Dark red with clear visible browning at the rim. Smoked, fried bacon notes coming out of the glass. There's also a vanilla spice component to be noted. In the mouth the wine is fat and oily, velvet-like in texture, stratospherically dimensioned and bursting with ripe fruit. Dense and chocalatey in taste and structured to precision with a large magnitude of ever evolving nuances. In other words, a wine with tonnes of personality and identity, intellectually challenging, and generally just a pleasure and an honour to experience. Long aftertaste is an understatement.
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This is one of the most hedonistic wines I’ve ever tasted! This wine had it all! It was absolutely seamless with an otherworldly texture. Perfectly ripe cherries, blackberries, oak and spices filled the air. The finish seemed to last for days hitting all the right spots for everyone at the table Sexy, rich, opulent and dense, words are not enough to describe wines like this.
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12/17/2023 - AlyssaRock12 wrote: 97 Points
Nose: mint' mineral crushed rock violet one of my favorite noses ever
Palate: smoked meat olive mineral crushed rock super elegant med + body med plus acid
Incredible!!
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12/3/2023 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 98 Points
Method: Cab glass; opened before I got there
Nose: Freshly torn mint, light beef, blackberry, dark raspberry, sandalwood, bay leaf; outstanding and expressive
Palate: dark raspberry, light plain beef jerky; long finish of mint explosion, black pepper, bay leaf; dry; medium body; medium+ tannin; medium+ acidity
Overall thoughts: Excellent, expressive, and complex nose and flavor. If I'm being very nitpicky and justifying why I didn't score it even higher, I thought that tannins could be a bit better (but they aren't bad). 98 - 99 points. Best red wine I've had to date! Legendary!
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10/5/2023 - Beeck10 wrote: 99 Points
waaaauw what a wine , close to perfection, still razor sharp in the nose and mouth , great color but compare to landonne 85 it had less power was more floral and had less depth, but by it self it was a stunner !
35 years !! it was not to early and not to late to drink , it was the perfect timing !! yeaaah
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12/28/2022 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
Deep red fruit on the palate and a significant soil component on the finish. In a good spot. 94-95
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10/20/2022 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
Fida's Private lunch with Philippe Guigal and Ralph Garcin (Gramercy Tavern): Floral and bright and lovely and all of that Mouline elegance which is nice to see. Very structured. Hints of spice and lavender. Still on the young side but starting to be in drinking window now I think. Could benefit from a decent decant.
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12/11/2021 - svdheijden wrote: 98 Points
La Mouline 1988 fully lives up to its reputation and as good as a copmpletely mature Côte-Rôtie can get. Mesmerizing complex nose with still loads of fruit as well as pleasant aging notes. Effortlessly combing power with elegance and freshness, as if a heavy-weight fighter dances like a butterfly. Impressive length with a tickling, spicy finish. Drink now-2030.
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9/25/2021 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Tangy red fruit, dark soil tones, minerality on the edges. Very good bottle.
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7/24/2021 - Bobby Burgundy wrote: 97 Points
Drank for Nikki bday with new friends Peter and Nicole
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7/13/2020 - Cailles wrote: 99 Points
A true wine legend, this 1988 La Mouline impresses with an incredibly complex aroma profile, delivered in HD and embedded in the finest structure. It is one of those wines squaring the circle with high intensity, creamy sexiness without any density and weight. This is an outstanding manifestation of Syrah and the best I’ve had to date. It is certainly one of those wines, which should be followed over hours to try to grasp the infinite variety of aromas. A truly humble experience and easily worth 99 points (would have probably deserved the 3-digit score if I just had more time to dive into it).
TN: The first time smelling the wine gave me goosebumps. Intense, perfectly delineated dark forest fruit, cassis, blueberries, bacon, other meaty notes, mocha, toasted oak. Perfectly harmonious. Same aromatic profile with additional flavors popping up (barnyard, cola, dark cherries, wet stones) with every sip on the palate and in the very long finish. Superb balance, creamy texture and absolutely weightless. Sexy and aristocratic at the same time with ultra fine tannins and a perfect acidity which will allow for further ageing.
Decanting: Decanted for roughly 2 hours and the wine was singing. It improved further in the glass
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6/13/2020 - sirpat00 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Tasted blind. Dark cherries, black currant fruit embedded in a crest of aging aromatics. Dry leather, barnyard, dried herbs, tickling spices, and even some floral flavours round off a fresh berry fruit. Light yet with intensity and push and freshness on the palte are a perfect match for this beautiful and elegant nose.
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5/23/2020 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Beautifully fresh with tangy red fruit and middle-aged high note spice.
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12/31/2019 - fclarity wrote: 95 Points
This wine was very quite and watery at first. However, it developed significantly to be impressive, balanced, and quite attractive.
Developed roasted meat, violets, plums, and minerals. It took quite a while to show itself. Refined and outstanding!
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11/10/2018 - blacktruffle Likes this wine: 100 Points
Fantastic and more aromatic and a little more expressive than the 1988 La Turque tasted side by side. I much preferred this La Mouline, but the table was split between the two wines.
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8/30/2018 - HKNick Likes this wine: 100 Points
In a perfect place now. The 88 Lalas are always so consistent. Plenty of fruit but melds so well with woodsy notes.
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6/12/2018 - BradE wrote:
A gorgeous bottle, and always one of my favorite Moulines when it's on, and this bottle was on.
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5/1/2018 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 95 Points
so happy as this was my second of two and it sang all night, the first bottle was just good (which means bad for this wine), this one had no tannin left, but decent acidity for balance, the mouthfeel was incredibly silky (without any sense at all of being soft), the flavors were of intense - but elegant - purple fruits, and on top of that was a thick layer of something awesome... best I can describe as pine / pine needles... it was sublime, a bottle to remember... didn't get to my highest rating level ever (96) but darn close
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4/13/2018 - europat55 wrote: 95 Points
E. Guigal La La's (Landone, Turque, Mouline) (Andre and Sabine's House, Mountain View, CA): Nose: A+ Palate: A-
My #4, Group's #3 (66 pts). Tasted Blind.
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4/5/2018 - dkentaustin Likes this wine: 95 Points
Sweet saddle leather with red pomegranate, cherry, red currant, rhubarb and eucalyptus. Slight hint of thyme. Nice, light weight with pretty subtle layers. Sweet, light meat notes with soy, Asian spice and hoisin. Toasted almond.
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12/22/2017 - BradE wrote:
Given how great this wine can be, this was a disappointing bottle. Good, just not great as it frequently is.
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9/5/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points
It's been about a year since I tasted this stunner, and this is still off the charts! Rich, intense, concentrated, pure and decadent, every sensation from the nose, to the palate presence, and then the finish is breathtaking! This is what great wine is all about. Drinking in the sweet spot, you can age this for at least another 10-20 more years, what a beauty!
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8/23/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points
Soft and velvety with a rich bouquet of spices, deep red fruit, and floral notes. Long and elegant finish.
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4/5/2017 - lepetitchateau wrote: 97 Points
This is a gorgeous wine - shows super saturated, rich and ripe black fruit but is not remotely ponderous. The fruit is spicy and velvety, a lovely match to our steak with morel cream sauce. Delicious!
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4/5/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dark red fruit, soft spice blend and red flowers. Silky palate. An on point bottle.
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3/6/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points
Very giving and complex nose and palate. More developed than the '85 on this evening. 96+
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3/4/2017 - wineguy75 Likes this wine: 99 Points
4 hour decant. incredible nose. Red cherries, some bacon/smoke. Drinking great and still more years left.
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1/29/2017 - burgcamel wrote: 100 Points
Better than the last bottle only because I gave it a 3hr decant. You can smell the nose a foot away. Might be my desert island wine!
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1/16/2017 - Mikipajuk wrote: flawed
When opened this bottle came of a bit corked, but a 3 hour decant made it come back to life for a while. The nose was oxidated, and the body only held up for 2 seconds before it fell of a cliff.
Had high hopes for this, alas it was a flawed bottle.
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12/27/2016 - TWSA wrote: 97 Points
Food: French @ Petrus Shangri-la
Condition: Perfect
Duration: 2-3 hours
Aroma: coffee, smoke, earthiness, musk, leather, mint, chocolate, brioche and raspberry.
Notes: Amazing and highly explosive aroma. Thanks to our dear friend Mr. H, after breathing for 3 hours it is a beast. Possibly the best Rhone (north or south) wine I've had. Aftertaste is very amazing, all the berries you want and an extremely toasty and coffee taste on the throat. One of my best wines this year for sure. We had the wine blind and the aroma was so distinctive I could tell it's a La La La right away. I got to say this the probably a very good time to drink the La Mouline 1988, I don't necessarily think that it will get any better even if we wait for a few more years, I think this is almost the perfect moment to enjoy the wine. (97 pts)
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12/3/2016 - Bruno DALBIEZ Likes this wine: 98 Points
As we say in French: " le petit Jésus en culotte de velours"... My only mistake was I did not dare carafe it because I was afraid of hurting it. I did open it 3 or 4 hours before tasting, but it really delivered its full beauty only towards the end of our main course (roasted chicken with creamy morel sauce). The structure was still amazingly present after 28 years, the tannins really soft and blended. It was a long gentle explosion of red fruit, flowers, a little leather and chocolate. It was extraordinarily complex and long. I am so glad I still have a bottle of 89...
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11/11/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 94 Points
A disappointing bottle on a relative basis. Had all of the elements that this wine should, but with less intensity than other recent bottles. More advanced than other, but muted rather than fading
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11/10/2016 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points
Off the charts. Off the hook. Out of this world. You pick the phrase that works best for you. There is so much going on with this wine. Intensely concentrated, opulent, decadent textures, power, balance, purity of fruit and a finish that sticks with you for over 60 seconds! Wines like this deserve their own scale!
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9/28/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 97 Points
Clean, energetic and high note. Great violet and rose notes mixed with the sweet spice.
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9/15/2016 - sjwshiraz wrote:
Another fake. This time, the underlining wine was not even a weaker year Mouline.
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9/15/2016 - sjwshiraz wrote:
Fake bottle. Probably a mid 90s Mouline re-labelled with a 1988 vintage neck label. Why doesn't Guigal take better precautions by simply vintaged lav=belling the corks ?
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5/29/2016 - burgcamel Likes this wine: 98 Points
Great bottle. The wine is still very fresh with a spectacular nose of violets, smoke and meat flavors with a little pepper thrown in. Decanted for about an hour but perhaps it would benefit from an even longer decant.
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5/18/2016 - Bacchus&Ceres wrote: 85 Points
I prefer the Guigal's La Turque in this side by side comparison. Color of dense garnet warmer brown edge, smoky nose. Texture fast medium legs soft with thin flavors. Finish tight soft velcro tannins low glycerin. No notes on any fruit characters
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5/18/2016 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 96 Points
Ripe dark fruit on the nose with dark spice, including clove, dark earth and coal dust. Tar on the palate with an elegant but tingly acid finish. Very good, but not the best bottle that I have had. Dark and young for an '88 Mouline, and lacking in the floral notes that typically complete the nose on this wine.
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12/18/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 97 Points
Ripe blackberry and black plum, dark earth, tar, dark floral notes. A very fresh and expressive bottle with sweet spice and cola on the nose. Quite bright. Consumed with chicken with white truffle.
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12/5/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote:
Eleventh Annual White Truffle Dinner (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Brief late night tasting note. Meaty black fruit with black pepper, licorice. Dense and concentrated. Great balance and length. Headturningly good.
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8/21/2015 - dcwino wrote: 99 Points
Viking dinner at RJs - 96 Salon, 09 Coche CC, 01 Rousseau, 06 CSS, 06 Masseto, 01 D'Yquem and etc. (Reston, Va): Despite being the last wine, absolutely perfect. I stop taking notes but a couple of the guys were still thirsty. Mostly secondary and tertiary but still incredible fruit concentration. Cool red cherries and blackberries, grilled meat, tapenade, ash and very floral. Perfect harmony and balance, incredibly silky and polished palate, succulent red fruit driven palate impression, perfect amount of acidity, fully integrated tannins and seamless long smoky finish. Incredible wine. For my palate, mature La Las are some of the greatest wines ever made.
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5/12/2015 - Aromatic wrote: 96 Points
Sweet Nose of dry fruits and rose petals, infused with roast beef and cigars! Taste of Dark and red fruits various berries currants and prunes . It has fully integrated, texture which is oily powdery with resolve tannins thick and rich on the palate yet it is elegance silky and smooth! Lovely fruits long aftertaste with a dry finish! Bravo!
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1/29/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 95 Points
This had all of the classic Mouline attributes, nicely integrated with age. Dark fruit, tar, smoke, grilled meat, black pepper, with the unmistakable light floral notes. This wine has time but is largely fully evolved and squarely in its prime drinking window. It still has all of its desired dimensions but time has mellowed and refined them.
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11/19/2014 - WoodieBayArea wrote:
had at blind tasting group, fooled folks tho they did pick northern rhone, but said they didn't think Guigal La La, i thought this was good but not great (therefore not worth the price)
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9/12/2014 - BradE wrote:
Something was off with this bottle, which is a shame as it can be world class.
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6/19/2014 - BradE wrote:
As usual, an absolutely great bottle of juice. It's really been a treat drinking these over time. Just a few more left.
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5/3/2014 - dream Likes this wine: 97 Points
A beautiful but firm La Mouline that still needs time. Not as wild and complex as the '85 enjoyed earlier this week but rather more tame and refined and perhaps in need of further aging. Still, this is gorgeous juice with wonderful deep flavors of black raspberries, smoky meats, baconfat, gunflint minerals and pepper. Strong acids buffer the fruit here leaving the wine so fresh and captivating at 26 years of age. Great complexity on the long finish as always seems the case with this bottling at 25+ years of age. Anyone who says Guigal's La La's are not reflective of their terroir simply hasn't tasted them with enough age.
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3/24/2014 - ggj wrote: 95 Points
With Brian at L'Incontro
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2/14/2014 - godx wrote: 95 Points
Opened and served 4 hours later. Nose a bit reserved at first but all savory, meaty and smoky notes. Pure silk on the entry. Extremely well balanced with the lively acid and powdery (but still some grip left) tannins. Really long finish. As it got more air it seemed to get more youthful. This bottle, bought at auction, could have easily gone another 5-10 years. Youthful almost now on the nose and palate. Outstanding bottle but needs time. Crazy how youthful it became with air. Unbelievably pure and silky. This is tremendously good right now but well stored bottles will continue to develop and improve for a least decade. Exceptional. 95+
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1/18/2014 - Milos Likes this wine: 98 Points
A weekend at the farm with the boys. This wine consumed during a break between food courses. Everything you should find in a great wine was there; delicate and balanced.
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1/18/2014 - fclarity wrote: 94 Points
Tasted blind, this wine had a deep purple red center with light red rims. The high- intensity nose of red cherries, violets, Provencal herbs, soil, and a hint of bacon was excellent.
In the mouth, this wine was medium bodied with nice richness , great length, and great balance. Even though it gained considerably in the glass, overall, it is an elegant, refined wine with great complexity.
This is not a wine to bring to blind tastings to match up with cabernet based wines. However, with dinner it would be sensational. This is starting to drink and will continue to evolve for many years.
Enjoy if you are ready for subtlety and refinement. However, it will probably show even more with another 5-10 years in the cellar.
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5/16/2013 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 98 Points
Dinner at Catbird Seat with Krug, La Mouline and older Dominus (Nashville, TN): Off the charts delicious. Deep color, burgundy fooled nose, deep flavor of dark berries, hint of smoke, long on the palate and one of the last glasses to be drunk during the night! WOW!
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1/20/2013 - BradE wrote:
Two bottles of this, showing again there are only great bottles. One was absolutely perfect, and an incredible bottle. The other on any normal night would have been good, but it paled relative to a perfect bottle.
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1/5/2013 - Jossik wrote: 98 Points
Gran bella dolcezza di naso, sventagliata di bosco, sia frutta che foglia che fungo, ma pulitissimo, l'unico piccolo appunto al naso potrebbe essere un filo d'alcool. Inizialmente sembra fisso ma poi si espande, evolvendosi in un mazzo di fiori scuri soprattutto sulla viola, la bocca è mostruosa e ricchissima, pieno, lunga, il finale copre qualsiasi altra cosa. Meno dell'altra volta per un finale meno dolce e preciso.
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1/1/2013 - sdr wrote: 92 Points
Some maturity on the color. Open, a blast of dark very damp earth assaults the nose. Intense on the palate, still with some tannin to resolve. Not a soft La Mouline, more like a La Landonne because of its power. A great match for pasta with mountains of fresh black truffle (thanks, Greg).
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12/20/2012 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 96 Points
Leo Turns 60! (It's Greek To Me): Limited notes on this due to a slight faux pas (blending the '96 with the '88 -- don't ask!). As good as the previous times I have had this with a spectacular nose (dark fruit, spice, smoke) and near-perfection on the palate. Truly awesome wine; thanks to Siggy for offering this one up!
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11/12/2012 - Blake Brown Likes this wine: 98 Points
Simply wonderful juice; magnificence in a bottle; lots of peppery, spicy cinnamon notes on top of the blue and black fruit all packaged together with great structure and perfect balance; power and finesse; a velvety mouth feel and great length; what more can one ask for? WOTN for at least 7 of our 9.
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9/7/2012 - BradE wrote:
Drank the 88 Mouline and 88 La Turque side by side. Both were delicious; tonight I gave a slight edge to the La Turque. Well stored bottles of 88 La La's are such a treat. The nose is intoxicating, the swirl of bacon, fat, smoke.
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2/11/2012 - Topper wrote: 98 Points
I'm sure that somewhere, sometime, there was a person that didn't think this was one of the best all-time wines, but I haven't met them. Nothing to add to the many notes that rave about this one except that this bottle had a hint of a briny/salty flavor that along with the rest of its flavor profile, really allowed it to shine alongside a fabulous pork belly. I might have given it an extra point had it not been outshone by a couple other wines in a most remarkable tasting.
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4/9/2011 - Jossik wrote: 99 Points
Naso strepitoso e caleidoscopico di mirtilli neri, more ricco ed ampissimo. Bocca ricca, ampia, piena, lunga, finale interminabile. Il naso continua a mutare, attraversando varie note fruttate e minerali. La bocca è una meraviglia, con tannino dolce e finale salato al giusto punto.
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10/10/2010 - BradE wrote:
Saturday Dinner.: Like the 85, the 88 showed very well, and also like the 85 showed younger than previous bottles. We had an interesting discussion during the weekend as to whether the 80's Moulines are at their peak (generally my point of view). Tonights two samples did not back up my point of view, as these were among the more youthful bottles I've ever had.
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9/20/2010 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points
Slightly more concentrated than the 1989 with additional plummy, black fruit, stone and bacon fat flavors. This full bodied, explosive, intense wine shows intensity, purity and exotic textures with a finish that lasts over 60 seconds. This must be tasted at least once in your life. This is a bucket list wine!
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4/13/2010 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 98 Points
'88 Northern Rhones at Siggy's: My fourth time with Guigal's '88 La Mouline, and with any luck not the last. My notes are minimal, but this showed the same character as La Turque, but with more mineral and licorice on the nose. Delivers a big, elegant mouthful of flavor with every sip. Perfect balance. Captivating finish. This is a wine that seems to deliver near-perfection every time it is opened.
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7/21/2009 - BradE wrote:
Simply gorgeous, as usual. Side by side with 88 La Turque, which outperformed the Mouline slightly, but both were excellent.
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4/7/2009 - Siggy wrote: 98 Points
Tasting Group Dinner - Burgundy (Our House): Fourth time I've had this. A meat and bacon extravaganza, wrapped in perfume and silk. Unreal, dazzling layers of secondary flavors: broth, violets, olives, melted tar, earth, and bloody, furry animals. Amazing balance and elegance and a near-endless finish. WOTN.
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4/6/2009 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 99 Points
Burgundy at Siggy's: Popped and poured after a long night of Burgs. Comes across as much more aristocratic than the Burgs. The nose gives an exotic blend of dark fruit, earth/animal, smoke, tar, spice, and more. Maybe a touch of hearty brett in this bottle, but just enough to add character. The palate impression is an authoritative layering of flavors with a smooth and elegant personality from the attack through the long, satisfying finish. Perfect balance and I would say in a great place for drinking right now. Thanks to Siggy for opening up this treasure. A truly fitting cap to a most enjoyable evening.
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3/7/2009 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 98 Points
Great Wine Dinner (Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany): An amazing wine, with the magical mix of elegance, concentration and fragrance that only wines of (90%) Syrah and (10%) Viognier are capable of; has depth and minerality and a beguiling feminine style, some meaty flavours; excellent length. A wine of real beauty, fully mature but will last.
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2/23/2009 - dream wrote: 98 Points
Wow, pure as silk; the essence of syrah. Beautifully balanced with good, fresh acidity that will keep this thoroughbred humming for years. Wonderful ripe flavors of black rasberries, violets and that classic bacon-fat that this wine smells of as it ages. A full-bodied wine but one that is light on it's feet with great complexity and elegance and a texture of liquid silk. Anyone who spits this should be shot and killed.
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9/27/2008 - BradE wrote:
Beautiful.
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4/16/2008 - Siggy wrote: 97 Points
Tasting Group Dinner - Northern Rhone at Heidi's (Heidi's, Minneapolis): This was a little less ethereal than other bottles I've had, but still amazing stuff. Maybe the room was a bit too warm? Kaleidoscopic flavors of violets, blood, smoke, horse, and bacon. Gorgeous texture. Tangy minerality. The fruit goes on forever, and at 20 years of age this is still a baby. My WOTN.
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1/26/2008 - BradE wrote:
This was a good, but not great example of this wine. Didn't seem cooked in any way, but the nose was much lighter than typical, without the strong bacon/tar elements that are typical. On the palate though, it was very good.
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1/17/2008 - BradE wrote:
The 88 Mouline has the most distinct and perfect nose of any Rhone wine on the planet. An utterly perfect wine.
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11/20/2007 - BradE wrote:
Loved it.
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11/1/2007 - BradE wrote:
Offline at St Johns. Good bottle, but not as otherworldly as usual.
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10/5/2007 - godx wrote: 98 Points
Drank at Cru in NYC - Decanted for 1 hour. This is the greatest nose I’ve ever smelt. Pure sweet funky goodness overtook my senses. Bacon fat, mushrooms, dirt, spices, sweet smoke. Just incredible. Flavours of cherries and hickory. Smooth and silky beyond anything I’ve ever tasted. 90 second finish giving some minerality and smoky notes. Firm tannins grip the palate and make this 20 year old wine seem very youthful; this will last another 20 years. Unreal. 98+
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6/3/2007 - Siggy wrote: 100 Points
Tasting Group Dinner w/ Paul Jaouen (Brad's House, Minneapolis): The nose draws you in like a vortex. Amazing, endless layers of flavor -- bacon, black licorice, mushrooms, coffee, spice, smoke, forest floor, cigar, and violets. Waves of minerality. Prodigiously structured, complex, and concentrated, yet supple, smooth, and elegant. Endless finish. Another "OMFG" experience, and the first time I have ever given a wine a perfect rating. Thanks Brad!
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6/3/2007 - BradE wrote:
Simply spectacular. A stunning wine.
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6/3/2007 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 99 Points
Paul Jaouen Does Minneapolis (Mugnier, Leroy, Papet, La Las, Pavillon, Celestins, Cheval, Latour, Palmer): Popped and poured as a fourth entry in the Northern Rhone flight. As good as the 1994 La Landonne was, this was a whole new level -- just awesome. The nose gives an exotic melange of red fruit, beef blood, smoke, tar, licorice, and more. I could still imagine this amazing smell 24 hours later it was so intense. In the mout this is seductively smooth and elegant. The taste is dominated by concentrated fruit but there is a thrilling blend of licorice, smoke, tar, and more. The finish is exquisite. Among the greatest wines I have ever tasted.
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3/10/2007 - Jeff Leve wrote: 98 Points
With its sexy, bacon wrapped, black fruit drenched in cherries and herbs is the easiest to spot. The spellbinding aromatics are accompanied by waves of deep fruit caressing every sweet spot on your palate. This was an utterly compelling bottle.
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2/17/2007 - Eric wrote:
La La's with Leve at Providence (Los Angeles, CA): Dusky, powerful, BBQ briquette, soy, stunningly primary, crushing on the palate, primary, seems to have barely evolved past a barrel sample.
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1/5/2007 - CSteefel wrote: 99 Points
What can you say here, this one lived up fully to its stellar reputation. This wine was opened at the restaurant about 1 hour before the flight, with no decanting, so as to enjoy its evolution in the glass. And evolve it did, with the fragrant, even explosive nose of cassis, violets, bacon fat, and mineral dust continuing to build in power over the course of the evening. Just before we consumed the last drops of this wine, the aromas still cascaded out of the glass, almost as if a dense, violet-infused gas were displacing the local atmosphere. The 10% or so Viognier component in the Mouline seems to have paid off in spades, as this wine struck me as a sort of theoretical hybrid between a classic northern Rhone Syrah (in the style of the Chave or Chappelle) and a great Sauterne with its aromatic complexity and expressiveness. Equally spectacular in the mouth, the wine shows fantastic purity of dark cassis and blackberry, crushed stone, and spice framed by perfect levels of acidity. The result is fireworks in the mouth and this wine makes clear why no young wine can ever compete in sheer energy and brightness with a great wine drinking at its peak. A great great wine by probably anybody’s standards, clearly the WOTN...
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12/13/2006 - Dave Dalluge wrote: 99 Points
Spanish Inquisition at Brad England's House: It doesn't get much better than this. My notes are mostly undecipherable at this point. On the nose this gives beef blood, an elegant barnyard, smoke, tar, melted licorice, smoke and more. Aromas fill the glass and the power is unbelievable. The wine is extremely smooth and silky. The taste gives concentrated fruit with unbelievable complexity -- mixing sweet black fruit, licorice, smoke, tar, and more. Long finish. A clear wine of the night in some extremely strong company. Thanks again Brad.
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12/13/2006 - BradE wrote:
Wow. Unfreaking believable, in stiff competition. Clearly WOTN. Smoke, tar, cigarettes, a forest fire of splendid smells. Yee haw.
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12/13/2006 - Siggy wrote: 99 Points
Weekday Pizza Night at Brad's (Brad's House, Minneapolis): Wow, the nose just screams with meat, smoke, bacon fat, and olives! Massive layers of fruit; prodigious structure. Floral nose. Tobacco, charcoal, and tar, along with Provencal herbs and licorice. Unreal structure, minerality, and harmony. What sets this wine apart from the 88 La Turque, IMO, is the incredible freshness and brightness. The fruit is so fresh, it tastes like it was picked last week. Wow, this is an unreal, mind-blowing wine. Thanks Brad!
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2/14/2005 - Eric wrote: flawed
La La's with Leve in La La Land (Los Angeles, CA): Heinously corked, yuck!
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5/23/2004 - Lorien wrote: 100 Points
Dark ruby red with clear fading around the rim. Incredibly intense and appealing aromas of saddles, blood, wild fruits, spices and some vanilla. Truly fantastic aromas providing a very good idea of what to expect from the wine– pure greatness. Massive full body, with unbelievable concentration, offering a magnificent array of flavors, loaded with fresh meat, ripe wild fruits, spices, and the most superb toasted oak. The balance and structure were simply impeccable; nothing, and I mean nothing stood out. Tannins were very soft and fully integrated, so much so, I could only find them at the mid-stages of the very long finish. Acidity was marvelous, and the oak .. oh my; definitely the tastiest toasted oak I have ever witnessed in a wine. Everything was there and matched in like a detailed weave on a Persian carpet. Huge finish, that seemed to go on and on, leaving you with the most seductive aftertaste I have ever had. Overall, there was nothing at all I did not like about this wine. Not a thing. I actually found everything I ever wanted in wine: perfect aromas, incredibly tasty flavors, easy to enjoy structure and a super long finish, with an aftertaste that just begs you to take another sip. I could go on and on.. but nothing I can say can fully describe my complete satisfaction from what I believe is a true work of art and a perfect wine.
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11/7/2003 - Joe Belmaati wrote: 99 Points
Dark red with clear visible browning at the rim. Smoked, fried bacon notes coming out of the glass. There's also a vanilla spice component to be noted. In the mouth the wine is fat and oily, velvet-like in texture, stratospherically dimensioned and bursting with ripe fruit. Dense and chocalatey in taste and structured to precision with a large magnitude of ever evolving nuances. In other words, a wine with tonnes of personality and identity, intellectually challenging, and generally just a pleasure and an honour to experience. Long aftertaste is an understatement.
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5/21/2003 - Jeff Leve wrote: 100 Points
This is one of the most hedonistic wines I’ve ever tasted! This wine had it all! It was absolutely seamless with an otherworldly texture. Perfectly ripe cherries, blackberries, oak and spices filled the air. The finish seemed to last for days hitting all the right spots for everyone at the table Sexy, rich, opulent and dense, words are not enough to describe wines like this.
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