Forest floor, light barnyard, mix of dark sweet spices. Rewarding, if not the most elegant, Mouline nose. Fruit and soil balance on the palate, but does not have the definition or complexity of the best vintages.
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Eric's visit to DC - Champagne, White Burgundy, Rhone, Piedmont and etc. (Officina - Washington D.C.): Beautifully mature nose displaying subtle sweet red and black fruit, raspberry jam, blackberry, black cherry, mint, licorice, cola, smoked bacon, black truffle, caramel, tapenade, garrigue, leather, tobacco and mineral. Fully integrated palate, still showing a good amount of sweet black fruit, silky and polished, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long sweet black fruit driven finish with tobacco and tapenade at the end. A classic Cote Rotie, there is nothing modern about this wine. Drinking beautifully, no need to wait.
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2017 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/9/2017-11/14/2017 (Villa D’este, Lake Como and Milan): Initially a bit murky after traveling for a few days. With an hour of air, expressive nose displaying raspberry and blackberry jelly, a hint of black cherry, bacon fat, licorice, garrigue and black pepper. Fully integrated yet youthful palate, very finely layered sweet black fruit, silky and polished, perfect amount of acidity and earthy mineral, and a seamless finish with blackberry and bacon fat at the end. This is a classic mature La La that is drinking beautifully. Considering the current prices of the 78s and the 85s, perhaps the wine to seek.
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At Balon Restaurant in Hong Kong - Old LaLas rarely disappoint and this was no exception. It possessed the richness that I am accustomed to in these wines - 37 years later and an 'off' vintage at that. Lovely sweetness that suggests maturity but without any hint that it's fading.
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12/31/2019 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Forest floor, light barnyard, mix of dark sweet spices. Rewarding, if not the most elegant, Mouline nose. Fruit and soil balance on the palate, but does not have the definition or complexity of the best vintages.
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12/12/2018 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points
Eric's visit to DC - Champagne, White Burgundy, Rhone, Piedmont and etc. (Officina - Washington D.C.): Beautifully mature nose displaying subtle sweet red and black fruit, raspberry jam, blackberry, black cherry, mint, licorice, cola, smoked bacon, black truffle, caramel, tapenade, garrigue, leather, tobacco and mineral. Fully integrated palate, still showing a good amount of sweet black fruit, silky and polished, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long sweet black fruit driven finish with tobacco and tapenade at the end. A classic Cote Rotie, there is nothing modern about this wine. Drinking beautifully, no need to wait.
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11/18/2017 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dusty and beginning to fade. But still deep dark fruit and rounded spice notes.
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11/12/2017 - dcwino wrote: 96 Points
2017 Villa d’Este Wine Symposium - Kelly and Kevin's excellent adventure; 11/9/2017-11/14/2017 (Villa D’este, Lake Como and Milan): Initially a bit murky after traveling for a few days. With an hour of air, expressive nose displaying raspberry and blackberry jelly, a hint of black cherry, bacon fat, licorice, garrigue and black pepper. Fully integrated yet youthful palate, very finely layered sweet black fruit, silky and polished, perfect amount of acidity and earthy mineral, and a seamless finish with blackberry and bacon fat at the end. This is a classic mature La La that is drinking beautifully. Considering the current prices of the 78s and the 85s, perhaps the wine to seek.
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10/15/2017 - KoalaHK wrote:
At Balon Restaurant in Hong Kong - Old LaLas rarely disappoint and this was no exception. It possessed the richness that I am accustomed to in these wines - 37 years later and an 'off' vintage at that. Lovely sweetness that suggests maturity but without any hint that it's fading.
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