Chez Whitehead - Northbrook IL
Tasted Sunday, December 10, 2017 by Burgundy Al with 445 views
Double blind in what turned out to be a Chardonnay flight. Well past its peak with a warm finish. Kept getting less intersting with more time in glass.
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Double blind in what turned out to be a Chardonnay flight. I thought this was easy to identify as New World Chardonnay, with very good rich peach and ripe apple throughout. Perhaps a trace on new oak still protruding, but otherwise well balanced and certainly showing very good concentration.
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Double blind in what turned out to be a Chardonnay flight. I thought this was easy to identify as Burgundy, while others weren't as certain. Lean start seems very simple and restrained, particularly for 2012. Richer from middle forward with good spice and lots of weight. Expanding finish. Kept getting better with more time in glass.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be a 1986 Left Bank Bordeaux flight (all open 2 hours with a quick double decant). Spice hints with plenty of ripe fruit aromas. Black currant and cherry with liqueur hints and cigarbox. Excellent balance and persistence. So enjoyable. Clearly the class of the flight.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be a 1986 Left Bank Bordeaux flight (all open 2 hours with a quick double decant). Everybody wondered at first if this was corked or just musty. Some even enjoyed it. I thought it was an 80-point wine, so was then certain it was corked when unveiled, given my experience with other great bottles of this wine.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be a 1986 Left Bank Bordeaux flight (all open 2 hours with a quick double decant). Wonderful aromatic start. Dense black fruit with very firm tannic structure, resulting in a slightly rugged finish. Better nose vs palate accordingly.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be 1997 Cali Cab flight, all open 4 hours in advance with a quick double decant. Easily the best of the flight. Rich and powerfully ripe, yet balanced and refined. Big, bold, harmonious. Easy identifiable as Cali Cab.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be 1997 Cali Cab flight, all open 4 hours in advance with a quick double decant. Stewed.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be 1997 Cali Cab flight, all open 4 hours in advance with a quick double decant. Starts of sweet and fleshy. Ends less rich, showing more structure and less grace vs Dalla Valle. Still very good.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be 1998 flight. Ripe black fruit with just enough spice. Moderate concentration and heft given the ripeness. Nicely balanced, Very good length. Good now, perhaps some limited upside.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be 1998 flight. Sweet and rich, a bit oaky. Seemingly very modern styled and manipulated in a poofy style for higher points near release. Similar to another bottle from earlier this year, probably from the same case.
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Tasted double blind in what turned out to be 1998 flight. Terrible, almost completely fallen apart.
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Tasted double blind. An odd nose that wasn't very enjoyable. Much better flavors that seemed so much like pineapple upside down cake. Moderate length. slightly bitter finish. Perfect bottle? 87 points tonight.
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Tasted double blind. Rich and incredibly concentrated and unctuous, but I found it frankly simple and slightly one-dimensional, even while certainly tasty.
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1996 Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Extra Brut Sillery 89 Points
France, Champagne
Tasted double blind, other than knowing it is Champagne. Bready and yeasty, this was clearly older than the other Champagne, but also more focused on that toasty style. Good richness, but clearly maturing. Best to enjoy in the near-term.
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2004 Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut La Grande Dame 91 Points
France, Champagne
Tasted double blind, other than knowing it is Champagne. Apple and berry notes with a bright richness. Lots more weight and power, also showing both Chardonnay and Pinot fruit. Seemed on the young side. Very good length. I liked this more now vs when last tasted three years ago.
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