Bought in China 5+ years ago - the most expensive wine in the duty free shop at ~Yuan500 if I recall correctly. Given its age and lack of any meaningful provenance, expectations were modest. However, the wine surprised on the upside. Elegant nose, soft tannins with plenty of fruit still intact. Good balance and nice, long finish. Very pleasing wine to drink. Only held back by the complexity that marks a truly distinguished wine yet so much more refined than a VDT. Given this wine was produced in China in 1991 it's truly astonishing. I only wish I had bought a case! The winemaker should be proud of his/her achievements.
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To echo JVIZ's comment 30 months, on this SB is still drinking nicely. The grassiness has gone and it is now showing notes of vanilla and gooseberry. To be critical, perhaps a little lacking in complexity
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Pulled three glasses by Coravin and left the wine to breathe for 45 minutes. Modest pencil lead nose. Soft velvety tannins followed by gorgeous layers of fruit. Long finish. Wine doesn't get much better than this.
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1991 Changyu Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Red Wine
5/28/2020 - HKdrinker Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bought in China 5+ years ago - the most expensive wine in the duty free shop at ~Yuan500 if I recall correctly. Given its age and lack of any meaningful provenance, expectations were modest. However, the wine surprised on the upside. Elegant nose, soft tannins with plenty of fruit still intact. Good balance and nice, long finish. Very pleasing wine to drink. Only held back by the complexity that marks a truly distinguished wine yet so much more refined than a VDT. Given this wine was produced in China in 1991 it's truly astonishing. I only wish I had bought a case! The winemaker should be proud of his/her achievements.
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2011 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
11/8/2019 - HKdrinker wrote: 90 Points
To echo JVIZ's comment 30 months, on this SB is still drinking nicely. The grassiness has gone and it is now showing notes of vanilla and gooseberry. To be critical, perhaps a little lacking in complexity
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1997 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Superiore Ornellaia
5/12/2018 - HKdrinker Likes this wine: 98 Points
Pulled three glasses by Coravin and left the wine to breathe for 45 minutes. Modest pencil lead nose. Soft velvety tannins followed by gorgeous layers of fruit. Long finish. Wine doesn't get much better than this.
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