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  • 1997 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss

    S$380. Drunk over 2.5 hrs. Served blind. What a great bottle of wine. I really enjoyed this wine and even at this price, it would be difficult to get something that I enjoyed so much. In every aspect, this was a very serious wine. Great complex nose, full balanced palette, long finish. Pity it's so ex or I'd drink this everyday.

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  • 2001 Château Pontet-Canet

    S$100. Not decanted, drunk over 3 hours. Served blind to me by my wife. Quite a classic Pauillac with the dark fruits and minerals present in this wine. The length of this wine was, for me, the saving grace. Quite a long finish and that was what made me guess that this was not a cheap (<$50) bottle. However, I don't think this wine is very balanced. Too much tannins with not enough fruit and complexity showing. I think maybe in 5 years it may open up to be more revealing, but as of now, this is not ready to be drunk. With this label, $100 is a fair price though I don't think I'll buy many more of this wine.

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  • 2004 Giribaldi Arsig

    S$70. Not decanted, drunk over 1 hr. This wine was drunk after the disappointing 04 Desaunay Gevrey. It was far far better in every way. There wasn't any vintage on it, but the website says that that bottle was 2004. Good oak, good fruit with reasonable length. However, I wouldn't stock up on this for 2 big reasons. 1) I do not think that this is worth $70. In fact, unless it was half the price, I can think of many other wines to buy which are cheaper and better than this. 2) The bottle is very tall. While this is very aesthetically pleasing, it is very difficult to store in my wine fridge.
    I have not really gone very deep into Italians at this point but this was a good experience for me with a wine that is not too expensive. This is not a bad wine by any means, and I am very glad to have tried it.

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