Hsien Min's Birthday Dinner (Nouri): Surprisingly good, even if it was put in the shade by a lovely bottle of 1975 Haut Brion served on the same flight. I liked the nose on this, with its drifts of smoke and bacon, sweet cassis, earth and tobacco. Nice. The palate showed of the strength of structure and the clarity of a good Pauillac, with the shadow of powdery tannins and a nice freshness showing in its notes of cassis and lifted spice, along with some meat, earth and a little twist of orange peel at the finish. Not the most complex of wines at its age, but this was very enjoyable - a clean, direct, pure and very balanced expression of its terroir. Nice stuff. Quite ageless, but drinking enjoyably on the night.
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Crumbling cork with huge amount of sediment in bottle. Brown color. Muted tobacco and cedar nose. Acidity on palate. On downhill, but still drinkable. Thanks Chuck for sharing.
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More fruit forward than expected. Nice, mature Brdx. Tasted a little bit more like a right bank for a wine at this stage. Everything in perfect harmony, long finish.
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7/9/2019 - Paul S wrote: 92 Points
Hsien Min's Birthday Dinner (Nouri): Surprisingly good, even if it was put in the shade by a lovely bottle of 1975 Haut Brion served on the same flight. I liked the nose on this, with its drifts of smoke and bacon, sweet cassis, earth and tobacco. Nice. The palate showed of the strength of structure and the clarity of a good Pauillac, with the shadow of powdery tannins and a nice freshness showing in its notes of cassis and lifted spice, along with some meat, earth and a little twist of orange peel at the finish. Not the most complex of wines at its age, but this was very enjoyable - a clean, direct, pure and very balanced expression of its terroir. Nice stuff. Quite ageless, but drinking enjoyably on the night.
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10/23/2017 - KSWinegeek wrote:
Crumbling cork with huge amount of sediment in bottle. Brown color. Muted tobacco and cedar nose. Acidity on palate. On downhill, but still drinkable. Thanks Chuck for sharing.
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11/6/2016 - Tavastgatan wrote: 91 Points
Yeh, this bottle was much better. Perfect level. Wonderful mix of tartness and sweetness. 41 years down the road this is really singing.
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6/18/2016 - Tavastgatan wrote: 89 Points
Very light in colour and extraction. Tart and acidic with some funk that did not go away with air. All wet cork, so maybe not the best bottle.
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8/21/2015 - DRK III Likes this wine: 94 Points
More fruit forward than expected. Nice, mature Brdx. Tasted a little bit more like a right bank for a wine at this stage. Everything in perfect harmony, long finish.
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