I purchased the six-bottle ex-chateau mixed case with different vintages...and this one is the last bottle and turns out to be the best. Medium read with brick-edges. Nose of ripe plum and berries mixed tea leaves (pu-er). A less powerful version of 1990 Gruaud Larose! Fully matured and needs to be drunk. Delicious!!
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Dinner at Moomba (The Moomba, Circular Road): Could not quite place this unusual wine when served blind. It was clearly from a mediterranean region, but I could not place the varietal - to its credit, it really spoke of terroir more than grape. Nose had distinctly Southern European herbs and garrigue, together with some dusty earth and whiffs of tobacco and leather, all riding on a bed of dark cherries. Very attractive I thought. Palate was not the most complex, but had nice, clean cherry and cassis expressions, a nice fresh feel and a decent finish that showed a sprinkle of coffee grounds and some warm spices. This was rather overshadowed by the two excellent Bordeaux-blends that preceded it, but a nice little wine nonetheless - altogether an elegant effort.
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6/15/2013 - Lord Rayas wrote: 86 Points
a little tired and uninspiring.
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12/27/2010 - emkc wrote: 93 Points
I purchased the six-bottle ex-chateau mixed case with different vintages...and this one is the last bottle and turns out to be the best. Medium read with brick-edges. Nose of ripe plum and berries mixed tea leaves (pu-er). A less powerful version of 1990 Gruaud Larose! Fully matured and needs to be drunk. Delicious!!
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11/28/2010 - marckuipers wrote: 90 Points
Heerlijke nog steeds volle ronde wijn. Prachtig rood fruit dat geconcentreerd de tong streelt. Kan wat mij betreft nog minimaal 5 jaar liggen.
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11/19/2010 - G_H wrote: 88 Points
Ottis' 50th Birthday: Thanks a lot Otti for sharing so many great wines with us!
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7/23/2010 - Paul S wrote: 90 Points
Dinner at Moomba (The Moomba, Circular Road): Could not quite place this unusual wine when served blind. It was clearly from a mediterranean region, but I could not place the varietal - to its credit, it really spoke of terroir more than grape. Nose had distinctly Southern European herbs and garrigue, together with some dusty earth and whiffs of tobacco and leather, all riding on a bed of dark cherries. Very attractive I thought. Palate was not the most complex, but had nice, clean cherry and cassis expressions, a nice fresh feel and a decent finish that showed a sprinkle of coffee grounds and some warm spices. This was rather overshadowed by the two excellent Bordeaux-blends that preceded it, but a nice little wine nonetheless - altogether an elegant effort.
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