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• 1990 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle

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  12/25/2012 - vmilor Likes this wine: 94 Points

  The notes here are useful and accurate. This wine is now getting ready to drink. I decanted 2 hours before the dinner. The texture is particularly noteworthy: dense, velvety, seamless. Perfect integration of oak. Nice acid-alcohol-fruit balance. On the palette, ripe but not jammy black fruits, esp. blackberry, are interwoven with a pleasant herbal component (garrigue). The finish is medium long and earthy. It is concentrated but not heavy. It lacks the additional complexity to warrant an extraordinary rating. I expect it to develop more and maybe achieve a higher score but it will never reach 1961 level. I matched it with roasted tenderloin and broiled matsutake and it worked well for the Christmas dinner.

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• 1987 Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Brulées

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  12/25/2012 - vmilor Likes this wine: 99 Points

  Ligth ruby red and edges beginning to brown. When you open it a cornucopia of exotic spice and Ottoman strawberry aromas fill the room. Still very fruity. Silky texture. Vibrant acidity. Structured and elegant. The finish goes on forever and you get the impression of candied red fruits, sweet spices and an intriguing earthy minerality. Not as chunky or meaty as typical Brulees. At its peak but will last. It improved in glass over 3 hours dinner.

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