Light but super rich roasted nuts and caramel. Apples and dark molasses. Super long finish. Elegant, seamless. Everything in harmony. One of the best sparkling wines I've ever had.
Incredibly young. Dark cinnamon and rich clove baking spice. Lots of dark tar, lead, mocha, minerals. This wine has all the elements of a classic - just needs lots of time.
Old World styling. Rustic and extracted wine. Dark black fruit, olives, road ta, some dark burnt cinnamon. A big masculine wine - meaty and super young. Lengthy with dark wood accents. Really nice. Lots of potential but still tightly wound.
Elegant aroma. Not overdone - is this not quite the usual La La styling? Dark cherries, earth, some light smoke and charred wood. Nice balanced finish. Medium body.
Big funky, earth, woody, some spice. Classic Bordeaux styling. Leather, lots of wood. Medium dark cherries. Finesse and clean end. Drinking well, but should drink soon.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Dark rich wine. Some roasted nuts and funky earth. Smokey meaty peppery dark rock. Highly extracted. Some black olive flavors as well. Truffles and molasses. Chewy with a super long finish. An astounding wine.
Pungent funky oxidization on the nose. Really unique. Some dried potpourri and fall leaves. Palate is big and still a bit tight believe it or not. Still young actually. Nice and finesse. A beautiful bottling. Showing well now.
Gorgeous wine with incredible elements. Still young but loaded with floral and sweet curry spice aromas. Stunning long finish. Little notes taken. But out of this world delicious.
1996 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 96 Points
France, Champagne
Light but super rich roasted nuts and caramel. Apples and dark molasses.
Super long finish. Elegant, seamless. Everything in harmony. One of the best sparkling wines I've ever had.
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2001 Tenuta dell'Ornellaia Masseto Toscana IGT 96 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Incredibly young. Dark cinnamon and rich clove baking spice. Lots of dark tar, lead, mocha, minerals. This wine has all the elements of a classic - just needs lots of time.
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2000 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Rubber, nice pronounced plastic aroma - but really enjoyable.
Old school qualities. Showing some slight age. Needs more time.
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2000 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Old World styling. Rustic and extracted wine. Dark black fruit, olives, road ta, some dark burnt cinnamon.
A big masculine wine - meaty and super young. Lengthy with dark wood accents. Really nice. Lots of potential but still tightly wound.
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2006 Bodega Numanthia Toro Termanthia 95 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Toro
Lush, chocolate, leather, anise. Some nice charred green vegetable qualities.
Big massive weighty juice. Balanced. Really enjoyable. Quick notes.
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2002 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Turque 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Elegant aroma. Not overdone - is this not quite the usual La La styling?
Dark cherries, earth, some light smoke and charred wood. Nice balanced finish. Medium body.
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1990 Château Lagrange (St. Julien) 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
This bottle wasn't showing right. Funky. Little musty. Hollow mid palate. Shorter finish. Some nice earthy aromas, but that's about it.
Fruit is past.
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1985 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Big funky, earth, woody, some spice. Classic Bordeaux styling.
Leather, lots of wood. Medium dark cherries. Finesse and clean end. Drinking well, but should drink soon.
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2004 Château Angélus 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Dark rich wine. Some roasted nuts and funky earth. Smokey meaty peppery dark rock.
Highly extracted. Some black olive flavors as well. Truffles and molasses.
Chewy with a super long finish. An astounding wine.
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1989 Gaja Barolo Sperss 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Pungent funky oxidization on the nose. Really unique. Some dried potpourri and fall leaves.
Palate is big and still a bit tight believe it or not. Still young actually. Nice and finesse. A beautiful bottling. Showing well now.
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1988 Oremus Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 93 Points
Hungary, Tokaji
Lovely honeyed apple and light roast nuts.
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2005 Château Montrose 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
Lovely inky nose. Expansive New World styling. Heady and blockbuster fruit. Complete. Long creamy opulent finish.
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1988 Château Cos d'Estournel 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Estèphe
A bit past its prime. Some nice fruit. Elegant.
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1993 Château Léoville Las Cases 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Dark as night. not bad. Very little left bank qualities.
Decent for an off year. A bit woody and oxidized.
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1999 Noon Shiraz Reserve 92 Points
Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, Langhorne Creek
Jammy big fruity. Cherry strawberry and blueberries. Some quality black fruit. Touches of smoke and anise.
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2001 Château Margaux 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Gorgeous wine with incredible elements. Still young but loaded with floral and sweet curry spice aromas.
Stunning long finish. Little notes taken. But out of this world delicious.
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