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2012 Meyer-Näkel Neuenahrer Sonnenberg Spätburgunder Großes Gewächs
12/28/2023 - Nipperu Likes this wine: 92 Points
Distinct strawberry nose - typical of German Pinot; Saline/gherkin; Earth; Vanilla
Dry, light on its feet but lingers with a pleasant, sweet ripe finish. Reasonably complex.
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2004 Torbreck Descendant
12/12/2022 - Nipperu Likes this wine: 93 Points
Last bottle of 6 - been a good journey
Clear deep ruby
Pre-decant:
Chinese dried goods store: salt fish, dried mushroom - could be unpleasant for some
Deep black fruit, vegetation (eucalyptus?), hint of baking spice, vanilla
After 1h:
Musk has blown away
Black fruits
Spice, herbaceous notes
More olives than cured meat, saline
Beautifully balanced on the palate
High acid
Medium+ integrated, velvety tannins
High alcohol
Medium+ body
Still lively and fruit-forward on the palate, rich plums, little secondary character
Last bottle was a dud, this one is a winner. Drink up folks, this ain't gonna last much longer.
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1988 Château Pape Clément
9/2/2022 - Nipperu Likes this wine: 94 Points
Lots of sediment. Deep garnet.
Cassis, green pepper, graphite pencil, dustiness /earthiness /smokiness. Secondary/tertiary notes of raisin, leather.
Dry, bitter, med+ acid, med body, high tannins, short finish. Doesn't taste like much.
Drink up.
Edit:
T+20min: wine is opening up. Now yellow mustard (!), dried cherries. Starting to like it better.
T+60: a lot more fruit forward now. Dusty note has disappeared. Juicy black plum, cherries, green pepper, spices. Palate a lot more flavorful too, tannins a lot more integrated too. Excellent.
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