| | Sparkling starter - 1990 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon - France, Champagne
Light golden yellow color with leisurely pinpoint bubbles; lovely, delicious, lightly honeyed, beeswax, yeasty, tart apple nose; tasty, rich, poised, tart lemon, mineral, lightly honeyed, tart peach palate; long finish 95+ points (95 pts.)
White Burg Flight - 2002 Jean Boillot & Fils Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
Light lemon yellow color; lovely, refined, lemon, mineral nose; some reductino, creamy textured, tart lemon, mineral, rich citrus palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points (93 pts.)
- 2002 Domaine Matrot Meursault 1er Cru Charmes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Light medium lemon yellow color; intriguing, tart apple, sesame oil, reduction nose; heavy reduction, maderized palate (apparently heat damaged) (FLAWED)
1998 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Flight - 1998 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Bricking medium dark red violet color; lovely, dried cherry, garrigue, light brett nose; tasty, dried berry, garrigue, mineral, tobacco, brett palate with grippy tannins; medium-plus finish 93+ points (93 pts.)
- 1998 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Bricking medium dark red violet color; a bit porty, chocolate pudding, licorice nose; tart dried berry, licorice, tar palate; medium finish (possible heat damage?) (92 pts.)
1964 Barolo Flight - 1964 Alessandro Rivetto Barolo Riserva Speciale - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Bricked light-medium brown red color with clear meniscus; intriguing, roast duck, autumnal nose; dried berry, autumnal, dried cherry palate with firm, resolved tannins; long finish (94 pts.)
- 1964 Giacomo Grimaldi Barolo - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Bricked light-medium orange red color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; VA, light cherry, blood orange nose; very tasty, autumnal, sweet, blood orange, dried cherry, nutty palate; medium-plus finish (93 pts.)
1985/1986 Bordeaux Flight - 1985 Château Léoville Barton - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Bricking dark red violet color; focused, pencil lead, tart plum, tart currant nose; tasty, maturing, tart currant, tart plum, pencil lead palate; medium-plus finish (93 pts.)
- 1986 Château Léoville Las Cases - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Dark red violet color; tart cassis, tart black fruit, beef jus, ethereal nose; tart black fruit, rich beef jus, iodine, tart hoisin sauce, mulberry palate with firm tannins; long finish 94+ points (best bottle of this I've had, by far) (94 pts.)
- 1986 Château Talbot - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Bricking dark red violet color with pale meniscus; brett, tart currant, tobacco nose; brett, tart black fruit, tobacco, iodine palate with green notes; medium-plus finish 92+ points (92 pts.)
Sweet Finish - 1986 Château Climens - France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Medium gold color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; nice, crystalized apricot, confectioner's sugar, baked apricot nose; tasty, baked apricot, confectioner's sugar, sugared orange palate with good acidity; still 10 years from peaking; long finish 93+ points (93 pts.)
- 1963 Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto
Bricked medium ruby color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; VA, dried cherry, spicy cherry, dried berry nose; tasty, rich, tart blackberry, dried berry, plum jam, tea palate; long finish (94 pts.)
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