Herschel Krustofski
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2008 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape
4/16/2024 - Herschel Krustofski Likes this wine: 92 Points
Did not decant.
It opened up after 20 min in the glass, swirling occasionally.
From Coravin. First sample.
I think it might need a bit more air. Will update when we pull the cork.
From a bottle that was kept in the Wine Society cellars in optimal conditions in the last 8 years or so. Cork in top shape for a 16-year old wine.
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2016 Philippe Colin Chassagne-Montrachet
3/29/2024 - Herschel Krustofski Likes this wine: 90 Points
First Coravin sample mistook for past peak (faded within 10 min in the glass with no change in the first half hour). However, it probably needed more time to breath. When we opened the bottle a week later it was more open, and took just around 15 min.
BTW, I suspect Coravined wine do get some very minimal oxygen exposure in practice, something that improves the accessibility of wines that need to breath for a while, in some cases. The exact different between theory and practice for Coravin depends on temperature fluctuation, state of the cork, and more. As I get better at estimating the effect, I try to take advantage of this. Certainly, decant times shorten with every access (since gas/liquid ratio increases and the bottle becomes more susceptible even to small temperature fluctuations).
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2015 Klein Constantia Sauvignon Blanc Block 382
11/20/2023 - Herschel Krustofski wrote: 87 Points
Dominant passion fruit. I might have guessed NZ if I were to taste blind.
It was in the kitchen fridge at 5C or so. Allowed to breath and warm up in the glasses for 15-20 min. Consumed over the following 20 min, showing no significant evolution but no fading either. Overall matches expectations.
Fairly light body, ready and probably not suitable for further ageing. Drink up.
Perhaps should have opened it a year or two ago.
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