France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey 1er Cru
From a Magnum that I bought for dad during my wedding. Much better than I expected really - perhaps reflecting the strength of the vintage. This was really quite enjoyable. Nose showed an attractive bouquet of earthy mushroom scents, spice notes, dark cherries and cranberries. Very Burgundian, very nice. The same flavours carried the wine on to its palate, where there was a nice fresh balance and lovely fruit flavours of dark cherry and berries spiked with a touch of bramble and mineral. Quite pretty actually. It was just a bit thin past the mid-palate, with a little bitter root twist at the finish. But apart from that, very enjoyable. Simple maybe, but no doubt a well-made, very easy drinking Burg. A v
From an unusual 1000ml bottle. I actually really enjoyed this. Simple maybe, but drinking nicely and it was quite the perfect drink for a night of gin rummy and Bak Kwa (Chinese BBQ pork slices). When poured, the wine showed a reddish brown hue and a rich, perfumy nose of with complex notes of mahogany wood, dark chocolate, molasses and dried figs, dates and sultanas sprinkled with toasty gingerbread spice. The palate had both a lovely creamy texture as well as great freshness, which formed a nice, very drinkable frame for yummy flavours of dried black fruits golden syrup, sultanas and spice - cloves and nutmeg I thought - at the finish. With time, some minerally earth notes started popping out. I really liked this. Not the most powerful or profound port, but a very nice LBV indeed.
2002 Faiveley Mercurey 1er Cru Clos des Myglands 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey 1er Cru
From a Magnum that I bought for dad during my wedding. Much better than I expected really - perhaps reflecting the strength of the vintage. This was really quite enjoyable. Nose showed an attractive bouquet of earthy mushroom scents, spice notes, dark cherries and cranberries. Very Burgundian, very nice. The same flavours carried the wine on to its palate, where there was a nice fresh balance and lovely fruit flavours of dark cherry and berries spiked with a touch of bramble and mineral. Quite pretty actually. It was just a bit thin past the mid-palate, with a little bitter root twist at the finish. But apart from that, very enjoyable. Simple maybe, but no doubt a well-made, very easy drinking Burg. A v
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1994 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Late Bottled Vintage 92 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
From an unusual 1000ml bottle. I actually really enjoyed this. Simple maybe, but drinking nicely and it was quite the perfect drink for a night of gin rummy and Bak Kwa (Chinese BBQ pork slices). When poured, the wine showed a reddish brown hue and a rich, perfumy nose of with complex notes of mahogany wood, dark chocolate, molasses and dried figs, dates and sultanas sprinkled with toasty gingerbread spice. The palate had both a lovely creamy texture as well as great freshness, which formed a nice, very drinkable frame for yummy flavours of dried black fruits golden syrup, sultanas and spice - cloves and nutmeg I thought - at the finish. With time, some minerally earth notes started popping out. I really liked this. Not the most powerful or profound port, but a very nice LBV indeed.
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