HKNick

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Wine	Like It	Don't Like
2005 La Mondotte	Yes
1985 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou	Yes
2006 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5°	Yes
2007 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5°	Yes
2012 Domaine Taupenot-Merme Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Bel-Air	Yes
1988 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline	Yes
2006 Château Rayas Côtes du Rhône Château de Fonsalette Reserve	Yes
2011 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova	Yes
1989 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne	Yes
1989 Château Clinet	Yes

1989 Château Clinet
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8/19/2019 - HKNick Likes this wine: 97 Points
Beautiful balance. In it's mature drinking window but has many years left. Was still evolving over a three hour dinner at Castellana.
The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are fast. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like raspberry and mineral. It tastes like tart cherry and tobacco. The body is light/medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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1985 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
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11/5/2018 - HKNick Likes this wine: 94 Points
Was very keen to open this up after reading Jancis Robinson's article listing 85 Bordeaux as most appropriate vintage to drink now and this did not disappoint. Opened up after a 1 hour decant and drank over another 2 hours. Strong tobacco with remnants though fruit is still lively and did not fade. This has another 8-10 years at least.
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2006 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 5°
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10/12/2018 - HKNick Likes this wine: 93 Points
Part of our Spanish wine dinner. Preferred over 09 Valbuena but pipped by 03 Unico. Needed 1.5h decant to open up. Medium body with ripe cherry but not as ripe as 09. Secondary notes apparent with air.
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