BYOB at the Araki restaurant in London. Has a creamy yet steely quality which was terrific with the food - really brought out the best notes in the sushi. Drinking well now and no hint of age as yet, so may be even better in a year or two.
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Ordered as the value option on a highly marked-up fancy London club wine list. Very much surprised to the upside- fabulously elegant and seemingly at peak, with no hint of old age in colour or taste . Definitely outperformed expectations of the vintage, the appellation and the classification.
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Very enjoyable but in a surprising and unexpected way. Could easily be mistaken for a white wine on the nose with a distinct note of smoky vanilla; smokiness persists on the palate but not in a bad way. Mature but still fresh-tasting. Some may find it too idiosyncratic but we all liked it.
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2011 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne
6/1/2023 - jadedw11 wrote: 93 Points
BYOB at the Araki restaurant in London. Has a creamy yet steely quality which was terrific with the food - really brought out the best notes in the sushi. Drinking well now and no hint of age as yet, so may be even better in a year or two.
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1999 Château Chasse-Spleen
12/6/2022 - jadedw11 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Ordered as the value option on a highly marked-up fancy London club wine list. Very much surprised to the upside- fabulously elegant and seemingly at peak, with no hint of old age in colour or taste . Definitely outperformed expectations of the vintage, the appellation and the classification.
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2011 Maison Sylvain Loichet Clos Vougeot
5/27/2022 - jadedw11 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very enjoyable but in a surprising and unexpected way. Could easily be mistaken for a white wine on the nose with a distinct note of smoky vanilla; smokiness persists on the palate but not in a bad way. Mature but still fresh-tasting. Some may find it too idiosyncratic but we all liked it.
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