For old times sake

The wines were poured one at a time. We did not know the line-up nor the wines. We only knew the wines we brought ourself. All wines were tasted blind.

• NV Ulysse Collin Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (2013) Les Pierrières 93 Points

  France, Champagne

  White fruits and minerals in the bouquet. On the palate minerals, full bodied and tasty. Good acidity and pleasant bitterness.

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• NV Ulysse Collin Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (2013) Les Enfers 95 Points

  France, Champagne

  Beautiful bouquet with some smoke and vanilla. Same on the palate. Full bodied and beautifully round. Very tasty and complex with good acidity and grapefruit bitterness. Very beautiful.

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• NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvée Rare 93 Points

  France, Champagne

  Complex bouquet with a lot of nutty flavors. Many layers. Same on the palate. Developed bubble, good acidity and a great length.

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• NV Jacques Selosse Initial 93 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Caramel and apple in the bouquet. On the palate very tasty with impressions of minerals, medicine and sherry. No more notes this time.

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• 2001 Domaine François Cotat Sancerre Cuvée Paul 95 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre

  Beautiful bouquet with a touch of honey. On the palate elegant and also a bit fat, minerals, good acidity, some oak. A mouth full of impressive and complex wine with good acidity and a slight touch of sweetness. Great length.

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• 2009 Château Pape Clément Blanc 96 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

  Vanilla and honey in the bouquet. On the palate a mouth full of wine with grapefruit, honey, beautiful acidity and bitterness. What a great wine!

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• 2015 Lamy-Caillat Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru

  Floral and expressive bouquet with a lot of vanilla. On the palate a lot of citrus acidity and minerals. Pleasant bitterness and a good length. Still a bit locked.

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• 2009 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Corton-Charlemagne 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

  Beautiful and smoky bouquet. Fireworks. On the palate a full bodied wine with a lot of citrus acidity, fireworks again, minerals and white fruits. Great length and overall a fantastic wine.

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• 2010 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 96 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  In the bouquet fresh white fruits and a lot of vanilla from the oak. Same on the palate. Good acidity. Complex and luxurious and with a great length. Beautiful wine.

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• 2015 Domaine de la Grange des Pères Vin de Pays de l'Hérault Blanc 93 Points

  France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Vin de Pays de l'Hérault

  Ripe yellow fruits and honey in the bouquet. On the palate a full bodied wine, a bit fat, bees wax, a touch of sweetness and good acidity.

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• 2013 Morlet Family Vineyards Chardonnay Ma Douce

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Fort Ross - Seaview

  Very evolved bouquet with honey and licorice. On the palate sherry and spicy impressions. Very special and probably an off bottle. No score.

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• 1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Horse stable, leather and forest floor in the bouquet. Same on the palate. Very complex and mature. Certainly special and still lovely. May stay on this level for some more years, but will not improve anymore.

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• 2001 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm 92 Points

  Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

  Chocolate, menthol and eucalyptus in the bouquet. Same on the palate, sweet licorice as well. Still very ok.

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• 2001 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque 94 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie

  Stable smells, smoke and autumn forest in the bouquet. On the palate red and dark berries, full bodied and good acidity and tannin with still a soft bite. Lovely wine. 93 - 94

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• 2000 Château Hosanna 95 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

  Beautiful bouquet with dark berries, vanilla, cigar box and toast. On the palate dark berries, chocolate, good acidity and bitterness. Ready now and probably the next 3+ years.

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• 2000 Château Angélus 97 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

  Truly beautiful and mature bouquet with dark berries and stable smells. On the palate very classical, barnyard, bell pepper, good acidity and tannin with still a good bite. Great wine with a good future still.

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• 1999 Dominus Estate

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  In the bouquet some soy and celery. Same on the palate. Chocolate. Quite tertiary. I don’t score the wine.

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• 1994 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 92 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, Oakville

  Dark berries, licorice, chocolate and some barnyard in the bouquet. Same on the palate, good acidity and slightly drying tannin. Still a beautiful wine, but this bottle is past its prime. Nevertheless a score of 92 for today. Hurry!

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• 2011 Sine Qua Non Grenache Dark Blossom Flawed

  USA, California, Central Coast

  Chemical bouquet. On the palate it was clear this was a flawed bottle.

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• 2012 Sine Qua Non Grenache Stein Flawed

  USA, California, Central Coast

  Dark berries in the bouquet. On the palate dark berries as well. The acidity was ok, but overall the bottle was probably heat damaged. Two bad SQN bottles in one tasting. What a disappointment!

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• 2004 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Sperss 94 Points

  Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

  In the bouquet dark berries, toast, oak and earthy impressions. On the palate smoke. oak, vanilla, dark berries and chocolate. Elegant wine and still sticky tannin in the finish. Can probably last for at least another decade.

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• 2004 Bodegas Emilio Moro Ribera del Duero Malleolus de Valderramiro 94 Points

  Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

  Beautiful bouquet with dark berries and good vanilla. On the palate dark berries, beautifully integrated oak, good acidity and round tannin with a pleasant bite. Beautiful wine.

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• 2016 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 96 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

  Red and dark berries in the bouquet plus a pleasant touch of vanilla. On the palate still a bit lactic, Juicy acidity, beautiful touch of sweetness. Complex, beautiful and juicy wine. Probably wise to wait another decade.

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• 2007 Bernard Magrez Cabernet Sauvignon 96 Points

  USA, California, Napa Valley

  In the bouquet beautiful smoky oak. On the palate juicy dark berries, asphalt, beautiful oak, elegant acidity and a pleasant touch of sweetness. Great wine.

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• 1970 Château d'Yquem 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Beautiful orange zest in the bouquet and on the palate. Beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness.

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• 2015 Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc Brézé 92 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur

  Few notes only. Flint stone in the bouquet. Same on the palate. Beautifully fresh acidity.

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