Sydney 1st Growth Bordeaux/Grand Cru Burgundy Dinner

Marque Restaurant
Tasted Tuesday, March 14, 2006 by CamWheeler with 1,072 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

Flight 2 (4 Notes)

Flight 3 (5 Notes)

Flight 4 (4 Notes)

  • 1966 Château Haut-Brion 97 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan

    This was an amazing colour, with only the slightest hints of brown around the edges. Complex nose of pencil shavings, blueberry, soap, liquorice, smoke, mushrooms and earth. The palate is all class, you can still just feel the tannins propping up the structure of the wine but they are integrated almost perfectly and the mouth-feel is silky smooth. It was wonderful, stunning and superb; roll out all the superlatives for this one.

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  • 1978 Château Margaux 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Some floral nuances and perfume on the nose as well as violets, herbs, clay and brine. Palate isn't as good as the nose, medium-bodied with some elegance but the Haut-Brion was a hard act to follow. Seemed to be falling apart structurally after only a short time in the glass.

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  • 1985 Château Mouton Rothschild 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    A complex, but not exactly pleasant medicinal, herbal, iodine, smoked meat, cedar and savoury nose. The palate was smooth but didn't really have the intensity or complexity to save the day for this wine. Other members of the table reported that they have had better bottles in the past.

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  • 1983 Château Lafite Rothschild 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    A tight, closed nose of assorted herbs, graphite, cedar a bit of meat and a whiff of hospital hallway. Palate is elegant and is not unbalanced in any way but is also lacking in interest and intensity.

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Flight 5 (4 Notes)

  • 1982 Château Certan de May 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol

    Shows a lovely lush nose of plums, liquorice, raspberry and blackcurrant. The palate is also good, fleshy round mouth-feel, with balanced components and great length. This bottle was drinking very nicely now.

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  • 1982 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Has a very tight nose of earth, cedar, blackberry and plums. Palate exhibits some stalk and I felt as though the fruit was thinning out a bit as it was left to sit in the glass for half an hour or so. Good structure, but will the fruit remain long enough for everything to come together?

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  • 1982 Château Léoville Las Cases 96 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Opens up with a youthful, powerful but tight nose, with cassis, blackberry, some minerality, tobacco, smoke, cedar and graphite. Palate is tight, yet concentrated and powerful - superb structure, lots of tannins and a very long finish. Just a glimpse at its potential tonight, it will continue to improve over the next decade or longer and hold its peak for some time thereafter.

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  • 1990 Château Léoville Barton 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Showing an intense, surprisingly open/forward nose of tobacco, earth and flint. The palate delivers a rush of flavour across the length of the wine. I thought it had the structure to age further, but I quite liked drinking it at this stage of its life.

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Flight 6 (4 Notes)

  • 1986 Château Climens 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    The nose is comprised of apricots, honey and ripe citrus. Palate has an intense sweetness to it, but it is reined into line by good acid structure. As others mentioned, the finish was a letdown with a bit of a harsh, bitter character.

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  • 1996 Château Climens 87 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    Exhibits some dirty, feral aromas on the nose as well as hazelnut and orange peel. Has a very young, tight palate revealing little at the moment. If it shakes off the funk, it may develop nicely.

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  • 1990 Château Rieussec 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    This wine has rich aromas of oranges and other citrus fruit and honey. A very rich, sweet, viscous, long palate. Perhaps it is just a touch broad/unfocused to be great.

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  • NV Seppeltsfield Muscat GR113 Rare Rutherglen Muscat 95 Points

    Australia, Victoria, North East, Rutherglen

    This was very good - intense, complex, layered nose of caramel, raisins, nuts, rancio and mocha coffee. The palate is vibrant and has excellent balance. The length is superb.

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