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1989 Château Haut-Brion
12/31/2023 - SkeBum wrote: 94 Points
This is the last of 6 bottles that I owned. Only posted notes on 5 of them I believe. Anyway, opened 3 hours before drinking. Poured a little into a glass. Cork was perfect even after all this time, a lesson that American wine makers could learn.
Nice garnet color in glass, very little bricking. Nose is pencil shaving and some raspberries. Drank over an hour with dinner. This wine seems to be fading from the glory that I once drank. The main issue is the fruit on the finish. The tannins and acid is all great, with pencil shavings nose this wine is known for. The magic of this wine in my opinion, was it finished with a light touch of fruit, that made you believe there is a God. However, that fruit is fading has been over the last 4-5 yrs. Now this wine is top notch still and 94 is a good score in my book, it just isn’t a 99 point wine anymore. Wish I had 34 more years left so I could buy some more and age it all over again, for another run. Super fun.
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2009 Rasa Vineyards Creative Impulse
3/11/2023 - SkeBum Likes this wine: 91 Points
This wine is in a great place right now. Everything is working together and drinking well. Might have another year in bottle before decline, but we’ll made wine.
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2005 Moillard Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts
3/11/2023 - SkeBum Likes this wine: 91 Points
Darker red in the glass then I was expecting. No bricking around edges noted. Open and then decanted, let sit 2 hrs before drinking Wine is showing well, all things are well in balance. Well put together but not the best V.R. I have had. May wait to drink the other bottles I have, however this may be in a good spot right now
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