Pale salmon, with just a tinge of orange. Slightly oxidized nose, but it's nevertheless quite alluring. Strangely astringent on the palate, with a lot of alcohol showing through on the midpalate. Some licorice notes as well. I like the style; throw in a bit of oak and you would have an incredible wine. As it is, the oxidative touch here is a little bit overdone, especially without the oak to counter it.
A touch of green in the glass. Strongly aromatic nose of grapefruit, melon, honeycomb, and starfruit. On the palate though, this is completely different. Very oak-influenced, this is oily in texture and alcoholic as well. There isn't much fruit lying around in the glass, though I could pick out some honeydew notes. The greasiness, no, waxiness coats the palate to the extent that it leaves me wondering where in the world the acidity has gone. This is somehow cloying while being as dry as a bone. Very hot. Long, but less than pleasant bitter finish. I'd hate to find out how lesser '07 white Northern Rhones turned out.
No signs of age in the colour. Lovely Bordeaux nose; dusty and earthy, with some lead pencil and blackcurrant notes. Very, very cerebral and austere, with lots of tannins and acidity; the texture is very St. Julien. Lacking a bit of the fruit to pair off the stemmy notes that show up on the palate; I can pick out perhaps a little bit of sour black cherries. I'd like some time for this to smooth itself out, maybe another 10 years?
No appreciable signs of age in the glass. Very earthy on the nose, with some typical cabernet notes. Slight green notes on the nose, with some notes of leather, black peppercorns, and black cherry ice cream as well. On the palate, there is quite a bit of red fruit; it's difficult not to try to make comparisons to the '00 Ducru Beaucaillou served just before. Quite rich and a touch of sweetness, though the vein of acidity isn't as pronounced as I'd like.
NV Billecart-Salmon Champagne Brut Rosé 85 Points
France, Champagne
Pale salmon, with just a tinge of orange. Slightly oxidized nose, but it's nevertheless quite alluring. Strangely astringent on the palate, with a lot of alcohol showing through on the midpalate. Some licorice notes as well. I like the style; throw in a bit of oak and you would have an incredible wine. As it is, the oxidative touch here is a little bit overdone, especially without the oak to counter it.
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2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc 80 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
A touch of green in the glass. Strongly aromatic nose of grapefruit, melon, honeycomb, and starfruit. On the palate though, this is completely different. Very oak-influenced, this is oily in texture and alcoholic as well. There isn't much fruit lying around in the glass, though I could pick out some honeydew notes. The greasiness, no, waxiness coats the palate to the extent that it leaves me wondering where in the world the acidity has gone. This is somehow cloying while being as dry as a bone. Very hot. Long, but less than pleasant bitter finish. I'd hate to find out how lesser '07 white Northern Rhones turned out.
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2000 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
No signs of age in the colour. Lovely Bordeaux nose; dusty and earthy, with some lead pencil and blackcurrant notes. Very, very cerebral and austere, with lots of tannins and acidity; the texture is very St. Julien. Lacking a bit of the fruit to pair off the stemmy notes that show up on the palate; I can pick out perhaps a little bit of sour black cherries. I'd like some time for this to smooth itself out, maybe another 10 years?
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1997 Dominus Estate 88 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
No appreciable signs of age in the glass. Very earthy on the nose, with some typical cabernet notes. Slight green notes on the nose, with some notes of leather, black peppercorns, and black cherry ice cream as well. On the palate, there is quite a bit of red fruit; it's difficult not to try to make comparisons to the '00 Ducru Beaucaillou served just before. Quite rich and a touch of sweetness, though the vein of acidity isn't as pronounced as I'd like.
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