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• 1982 Château Calon-Ségur

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  3/16/2024 - JAKE1 wrote: 95 Points

  First time I’ve had this wine. Spoke to a professional wine educator, and he discouraged me Decanting, despite multiple comments by other people, how it took hours to open up. I do agree with the sommelier that when a wine is this old And you decanted it can go flat And you can lose the nuances, so I abided by that. I made sure to stand the bottle up for at least several hours, but it would’ve been better to stand it up for at least 24 to 48 hours When I took off the capsule cork was severely mildew with mildew on the surface The label was a bit old, looking with yellowing, and I can’t remember whether this wine stayed with my cellar or whether I acquired it before I had my cellar. The nose still had a little fruit, and it was dark currant. It definitely had earth floor. It was not double decanted it was just decanted, and then after giving a few large swirls in the decanter. Small amount was put in each glass. Most of us enjoyed this with a steak. The tannins were still present, and it was very well integrated. Didn’t really have any bad aldehyde The taste was phenomenal, and it had a lot of length With secondary entry notes black fruit was muted, and this was a great year in Bordeaux. It was the year that the Bordeaux industry recovered. I got some light graphite. I got earth floor and I got everything you want in mature Bordeaux It has plenty of life left in it and a more years for sure. Oh, by the way, the cork was pretty crumbly so be careful and use a Durand puller

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• 1989 Hillebrand Cabernet-Merlot Collectors Choice Oak Aged

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  3/16/2024 - JAKE1 wrote: 92 Points

  Still riding strong. Vineyard now called Trius and Wayne Gretzky has a financial interest. There was still a little bit of fruit left perhaps fig and plum nose . Tannins very soft some wet leaves and taste same medium length. Barnett, but not as the edges, as you would’ve expected in a wine this old. Bottle says On the label that it’s made for aging and I found out to be the case and this is shocking for a Canadian wine since I’m used to only ice wines from there

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• 1999 Il Poggione (Proprietá Franceschi) Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

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  1/28/2024 - JAKE1 wrote: 90 Points

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