Smells a little oxidized and not-so-fresh, though I dunno if this was a case of 1990 syndrome or a storage/cork issue. Color was still a nice dark ruby, though, and it tastes better than it smells, quite stuffed with sticky, grippy red and black fruits and tarry accents.
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Dark ruby color with light sediment; This bottle seemed rather over but after decanting and air time finally opened up a bit. Definitely not in the same class as the previous bottle.
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Chevillon Dinner, 1990-2002 (Lupa Restaurant, San Francisco): Similar color as the '90 Vaucrains. As with the pair of '96s, this was a tad less blockish than the Vaucrains, which made the texture more pleasing. Still pretty big and ripe, but seems less over the top than its vintage mate.
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This was slightly oxidized on the get-go. Had a stenchy sock, football lockeroom profile that was difficult to get past. None the less, I braved a sip and found the fruit to be dull and dry.
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1/19/2020 - Keith Levenberg wrote:
Smells a little oxidized and not-so-fresh, though I dunno if this was a case of 1990 syndrome or a storage/cork issue. Color was still a nice dark ruby, though, and it tastes better than it smells, quite stuffed with sticky, grippy red and black fruits and tarry accents.
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1/30/2010 - Winetex wrote: 90 Points
Dark ruby color with light sediment; This bottle seemed rather over but after decanting and air time finally opened up a bit. Definitely not in the same class as the previous bottle.
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7/27/2009 - drwine2001 wrote:
Chevillon Dinner, 1990-2002 (Lupa Restaurant, San Francisco): Similar color as the '90 Vaucrains. As with the pair of '96s, this was a tad less blockish than the Vaucrains, which made the texture more pleasing. Still pretty big and ripe, but seems less over the top than its vintage mate.
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3/13/2006 - jamiekutch wrote:
This was slightly oxidized on the get-go. Had a stenchy sock, football lockeroom profile that was difficult to get past. None the less, I braved a sip and found the fruit to be dull and dry.
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5/6/2000 - lbosche wrote:
Awesome wine, great fruit. Consumed long ago but stands out in my mind.
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