Always a treat. Truly still,in my view, the greatest Rioja produced these days. That incredibly alluring nose yelling long aging, Tempranillo dark cherry in that smokey ring, oak but not offensively so or modern in taste, and a long, slightly aged, mellifluous, medium-bodied long passage on the palate. Ready to start drinkng but several years away from flowering beyond its already somewhat complex corps.
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Delightful! Most 375s are inferior to their 750 and 1.5 versions, but this one for the first time presented that rich, Reserve wine palate that makes CH such a great Champagne quality value. Discernible toasty notes and a mildly creamy, very mildly sweet undertone delivering some good linear sinews. Lemon curd and a wisp of caramel as well. Not chiseled as such but well done.
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Crunchy cranberry, a hint of tart cherry, a little bit of lingonberry, and of course, raspberry. The 2018, instead of being riper, has a slightly different profile from the 2017 and 2019. The latter reflected typical Bachelet CdeN perfect profile of a lighter – red fruit, sweet, but tangy overlay. Very enjoyable. Better with a 30 minute decant.
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2004 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 890
3/25/2024 - Sotto325 wrote: 94 Points
Always a treat. Truly still,in my view, the greatest Rioja produced these days. That incredibly alluring nose yelling long aging, Tempranillo dark cherry in that smokey ring, oak but not offensively so or modern in taste, and a long, slightly aged, mellifluous, medium-bodied long passage on the palate. Ready to start drinkng but several years away from flowering beyond its already somewhat complex corps.
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NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Réserve
3/25/2024 - Sotto325 wrote: 90 Points
Delightful! Most 375s are inferior to their 750 and 1.5 versions, but this one for the first time presented that rich, Reserve wine palate that makes CH such a great Champagne quality value. Discernible toasty notes and a mildly creamy, very mildly sweet undertone delivering some good linear sinews. Lemon curd and a wisp of caramel as well. Not chiseled as such but well done.
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2018 Domaine Denis Bachelet Côte de Nuits Villages
3/23/2024 - Sotto325 wrote: 92 Points
Crunchy cranberry, a hint of tart cherry, a little bit of lingonberry, and of course, raspberry. The 2018, instead of being riper, has a slightly different profile from the 2017 and 2019. The latter reflected typical Bachelet CdeN perfect profile of a lighter – red fruit, sweet, but tangy overlay. Very enjoyable. Better with a 30 minute decant.
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