Medium-deep crimson. Fresh redcurrant, blackberry, dark chocolate, spice and tobacco leaf notes and very fine tannins that have melded over the last 20+ years. No surprise it reminds me a bit of a very well aged Kalimna but with such great balance and complexity.
Drank with a beautiful tomahawk stake with a gruyere and mushroom sauce and duck fat potatoes as a very belated 21st dinner.
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A few observations: A) The wines undoubtedly deserve their legendary status. Few wines manage to square the circle of being intense, rich in substance and structure, while at the same time being ethereal, delicate and airy. B) The wines are all complex and very precise. With age (and/or air) the wines show a Rayas-like pure red berry fruit to die for. Other defining aromas are the minty/eucalyptus notes and especially the sweet spice I find in many Aussie Shirazes. C) The wines age at a glacial pace. Even the 40+ year old wines are still quite young and all will need a lot of decanting. D) All the wines were on a high level (except for one subpar bottle of the 2000). The winner was the magical 1982 (98pts), the epitome of elegance and balance.
TN: This bottle had a problem, probably a bad cork. The wine was much more developed with lots of soy sauce and oxidation notes.
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Grange vertical (Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon): Part of a 7-vintage vertical (key takeaways in the tasting story). Very mature with notable ox notes of beef juice. Underneath leather and earth as well as fig and plum confit. The palate still works and adds a nice tobacco aftertaste. But clearly approaching end of life with acidity taking over the reigns on the palate. Could be bottle variation, but 2000 was apparently a challenge vintage for them.
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12/28/2023 - EdLark Likes this wine: 98 Points
Medium-deep crimson. Fresh redcurrant, blackberry, dark chocolate, spice and tobacco leaf notes and very fine tannins that have melded over the last 20+ years. No surprise it reminds me a bit of a very well aged Kalimna but with such great balance and complexity.
Drank with a beautiful tomahawk stake with a gruyere and mushroom sauce and duck fat potatoes as a very belated 21st dinner.
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10/29/2023 - Cailles wrote: flawed
A few observations: A) The wines undoubtedly deserve their legendary status. Few wines manage to square the circle of being intense, rich in substance and structure, while at the same time being ethereal, delicate and airy. B) The wines are all complex and very precise. With age (and/or air) the wines show a Rayas-like pure red berry fruit to die for. Other defining aromas are the minty/eucalyptus notes and especially the sweet spice I find in many Aussie Shirazes. C) The wines age at a glacial pace. Even the 40+ year old wines are still quite young and all will need a lot of decanting. D) All the wines were on a high level (except for one subpar bottle of the 2000). The winner was the magical 1982 (98pts), the epitome of elegance and balance.
TN: This bottle had a problem, probably a bad cork. The wine was much more developed with lots of soy sauce and oxidation notes.
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10/14/2023 - boillatm wrote: flawed
Wine tasting for friends: Overwhelming notes of canned tomatoes. Bummer
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10/3/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 80 Points
Grange vertical (Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon): Part of a 7-vintage vertical (key takeaways in the tasting story). Very mature with notable ox notes of beef juice. Underneath leather and earth as well as fig and plum confit. The palate still works and adds a nice tobacco aftertaste. But clearly approaching end of life with acidity taking over the reigns on the palate. Could be bottle variation, but 2000 was apparently a challenge vintage for them.
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8/19/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: flawed
200 Burgundy Grand Crus from vintage 2000, 4-day blind tasting (Singapore): Pirate bottle. Unfortunately too oxidative to rate.
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