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2008 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
8/20/2015 - bogrumpus Likes this wine: 96 Points
Opened this tonight and was much more impressed than i anticipated. Dark color and eloquent nose. Smooth rich mouthfeel with balanced integrated tannins and a pronounced finish. Lots of fruit but far from a jammy bomb. Pretty much what I'm looking for in a Napa cab.
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2005 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina
11/21/2011 - bogrumpus wrote: 93 Points
Like many other people, I was really expecting more from this. Dark ruby color, but not too dense. Wonderful 98 point nose full of all that classis CdP goodness. A little acidic and rather tannic really throughout the whole palate. Each sip was a little different and if I directed the wine to certain parts of my mouth first it was much more enjoyable, but overall it left me unfulfilled.
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1995 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque
1/18/2011 - bogrumpus wrote: 96 Points
Opened this tonight to celebrate the beginning of Chateau Bogrumpus. Just closed escrow on 10 acres of dirt about 1 mile from Cayuse's Cailloux vineyard.
Opened at 6pm and completely wound up. Just a ball of fruit and pepper. 1 hour later, no change. 2 hours, no change. 3 hours beginning to open, and 3:30 finally beginning to show. All along, a powerful nose of smoke, pepper, pain grille, and cherry and dark fruit.
Initial tartness and I suspect higher acidity. Now, this is beginning to subside and the elegance that everyone is talking about is coming out. Ruby/ox-blood color with a tinge of purple and rust. Very smooth and velvety with lots of spice and perfume. Overall, more medium-bodied with light jamminess and subtle tannins that are very well integrated. Not as much of the meat and game that others are noting. I keep trying to ignore the acidity, but it's just there.
Not what I expected, but a very good wine nonetheless. I think I'm going to open the 1995 Chapoutier Pavillon that was next to it in the cellar tomorrow to try to find what I was looking for. I had visions of an 05 Alban Lorraine which is my gold standard for a 100 point wine.
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