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1996 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut La Grande Dame
4/8/2024 - SussexRH Likes this wine: 96 Points
Deep, honeyed gold; brioche, hazelnut, caramel, whipped butter; broad and weighty but incredibly focussed, precise, concentrated; ripe, almost tropical, ginger, orange peel, apricot; extraordinary length; dry, refreshing finish, grippy but not astringent. Absolutely exceptional and surely at its peak.
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1991 Chateau Musar
3/16/2024 - SussexRH Likes this wine: 94 Points
Bright, fresh on the nose; hint of volatility on first opening; intense, concentrated iodine, spice, cherry drops, redcurrant, violet, cola bottles; superb lift, acidity in highwire act but perfectly balanced with intensity of the palate; reminds me of v good old Rioja; perhaps lacks the spiced complexity of some vintages, but tannins fully resolved to leave sweet fruit core with just enough structure to hold everything together. Really concentrated, focussed intensity; no reason to think it will improve further but it’s flying right now.
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1996 Gaja Barbaresco
12/23/2023 - SussexRH Likes this wine: 94 Points
Quite closed on day one, but by day two it’s singing: clove, spice, fig, Christmas cake, violet, truffle, iodine, tar, rose petal, a top note of menthol; palate in perfect balance with ripe, mature tannins giving firm structure, slightly drying on the finish; all in all, in the ideal spot for this wine, just mature enough to have softened completely while maintaining all of its poise and structure.
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