Last of 6, opened an hour, perfect cork and level, superb, even better, real Gevrey puissance, tannins now beautifully resolved, fine concentration and persistence and dare I say "charming", plateau, 10+ years. VF (18.5)......the most consistently authoritative vintage of these wines so far giving the lie to Geantet wines needing early drinking!
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5th of 6, pnp, perfect cork and level, remarkably unchanged since last bottle in October 13, still vigorous and delicious, tannins fully integrated. F+ (18)…..and much nicer than the recent Perrot-Minot 98!
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partager avec Chen Yang, dans une chambre de l'hotel a meursault. incroyablement bon.au nez très floral, à la bouche très soyeux. tannin pas totalement fondu mais presque. à recommander et à boire des que possible.
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4th of 6, hour decant, consistent good notes but tannin now absorbed and gone up a gear, med deep, plummy red, some development on rim, earth, damsons, quite gamey, some iron, classy, med full, long, expands in mouth, good grip, ready but will still improve. Fine plus (18/20).
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1998 Burgundy Grand Crus - Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin Singapore, Chapitre de la Printemps (Harbour Grill, Hilton Hotel): Yet another good, but not great Charmes Chambertin. This flight was a bit of a let-down overall. Nose was the oakiest of the lot, with some winter melon scents and plenty of smoky spice. Plenty of strong fruit under all that though, and it showed on the palate as well. Very fleshy I thought, with deep fruit flavours - dark cherries shading into red fruit - some meaty, roast chicken notes, lots of spice, and some fragrant wilted flowers. Quite a charming Charmes, but perhaps just a tad simple. Finish was decent - pretty longish, some more oaky, melony notes and more cherries. All in all, a rather nice, yummy wine, just not quite something to shout about.
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Soft, smooth and silky with ripe flavours of strawberry and raspberry and a touch of mint; very elegant and long, this is Burgundy at its best and perfect to drink now. 1998 has produced some very good wines, although they have taken time to evolve.
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On the occasion of Max and Debbie's visit, which Scott accompanied perfectly with wild salmon with a porcini mushroom and thyme sauce. The color was a very fresh deep, opaque purple. The nose was initially black fruits and a little bit of spice, but after an hour or two in the glass, the black fruits were joined by some notes of raspberry and violet, and the spice by a more forward black pepper aroma. The finish had a very appealing mineral note. There was still a strong tannic backbone, but mellow enough to allow pleasurable drinking . Beautiful balance. I think this wine has entered a lovely drinking window, but we will be in no rush to drink the remaining bottles.
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Chez La Grappe, we had this with pork chops, and potatoes and peas from the garden: the peas had overwintered in the freezer and the potatoes in the garden, but neither had come to any harm. We were going to accompany this with claret, but a late decision to include mushrooms changed my mind. There is something of the forest floor about mushrooms, a sort of vegetal undergrowth element, that goes well with Burgundy and so the Charmes Chambertin it was. It had a slightly brown edge to the colour, showing a degree of maturity, and there were mature, complex, spicy elements to the nose. The palate was full, fairly intense with flavours of plums, black fruits and spice; the finish was long. This shows that the best 1998s, though austere in their youth, have been worth the wait.
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11/10/2023 - liber Likes this wine: 95 Points
Last of 6, opened an hour, perfect cork and level, superb, even better, real Gevrey puissance, tannins now beautifully resolved, fine concentration and persistence and dare I say "charming", plateau, 10+ years. VF (18.5)......the most consistently authoritative vintage of these wines so far giving the lie to Geantet wines needing early drinking!
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6/25/2021 - MikeATL wrote: flawed
Corked.
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4/3/2020 - liber Likes this wine: 94 Points
5th of 6, pnp, perfect cork and level, remarkably unchanged since last bottle in October 13, still vigorous and delicious, tannins fully integrated. F+ (18)…..and much nicer than the recent Perrot-Minot 98!
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2/14/2016 - mk42 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Smooth, flavorful mellowed fruit. Beautiful finish.
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5/21/2014 - ttzhaott wrote: 95 Points
partager avec Chen Yang, dans une chambre de l'hotel a meursault. incroyablement bon.au nez très floral, à la bouche très soyeux. tannin pas totalement fondu mais presque. à recommander et à boire des que possible.
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10/11/2013 - liber Likes this wine: 94 Points
4th of 6, hour decant, consistent good notes but tannin now absorbed and gone up a gear, med deep, plummy red, some development on rim, earth, damsons, quite gamey, some iron, classy, med full, long, expands in mouth, good grip, ready but will still improve. Fine plus (18/20).
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4/29/2010 - Paul S wrote: 91 Points
1998 Burgundy Grand Crus - Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin Singapore, Chapitre de la Printemps (Harbour Grill, Hilton Hotel): Yet another good, but not great Charmes Chambertin. This flight was a bit of a let-down overall. Nose was the oakiest of the lot, with some winter melon scents and plenty of smoky spice. Plenty of strong fruit under all that though, and it showed on the palate as well. Very fleshy I thought, with deep fruit flavours - dark cherries shading into red fruit - some meaty, roast chicken notes, lots of spice, and some fragrant wilted flowers. Quite a charming Charmes, but perhaps just a tad simple. Finish was decent - pretty longish, some more oaky, melony notes and more cherries. All in all, a rather nice, yummy wine, just not quite something to shout about.
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10/19/2008 - La Grappe wrote: 93 Points
Soft, smooth and silky with ripe flavours of strawberry and raspberry and a touch of mint; very elegant and long, this is Burgundy at its best and perfect to drink now. 1998 has produced some very good wines, although they have taken time to evolve.
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10/6/2008 - Mistress of Wine wrote: 91 Points
On the occasion of Max and Debbie's visit, which Scott accompanied perfectly with wild salmon with a porcini mushroom and thyme sauce. The color was a very fresh deep, opaque purple. The nose was initially black fruits and a little bit of spice, but after an hour or two in the glass, the black fruits were joined by some notes of raspberry and violet, and the spice by a more forward black pepper aroma. The finish had a very appealing mineral note. There was still a strong tannic backbone, but mellow enough to allow pleasurable drinking . Beautiful balance. I think this wine has entered a lovely drinking window, but we will be in no rush to drink the remaining bottles.
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5/20/2008 - La Grappe wrote: 92 Points
Chez La Grappe, we had this with pork chops, and potatoes and peas from the garden: the peas had overwintered in the freezer and the potatoes in the garden, but neither had come to any harm. We were going to accompany this with claret, but a late decision to include mushrooms changed my mind. There is something of the forest floor about mushrooms, a sort of vegetal undergrowth element, that goes well with Burgundy and so the Charmes Chambertin it was. It had a slightly brown edge to the colour, showing a degree of maturity, and there were mature, complex, spicy elements to the nose. The palate was full, fairly intense with flavours of plums, black fruits and spice; the finish was long. This shows that the best 1998s, though austere in their youth, have been worth the wait.
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3/14/2006 - CamWheeler wrote: 86 Points
Sydney 1st Growth Bordeaux/Grand Cru Burgundy Dinner (Marque Restaurant): Opens with alcoholic heat on the nose making it difficult to smell some present nutty and cherry aromas. Palate is better but there was nothing of great significance to redeem the poor nose.
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