This has developed quite a bit in 2 years now showing a good amount of petrol on the nose with notes of citrus, orchard fruit and nice minerality. Sweeter than you’d expect for a Kabinett but finishes fresh. Drink or hold. Very good.
Medium amber in colour. Nose of dried tropical fruits, honey and hints of flint. Sweet flavours of dried apricots and honey on the finish. Enjoyable but probably hit peak a few years ago. Drink up. Very good.
From magnum. Deep ruby red. Nice of nose funk, spices, earth and dark fruits. Medium bodied with good structure and firm tannins. Lengthy finish. Very good.
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
From magnum. Notes of bell pepper, sweaty socks, earth and red fruits. Lighter in the mouth and I found the flavours a little thin but overall a very nice wine. Drink now. Very good.
Medium red in colour. At first lots of manure and barnyard notes but those eventually blew off leaving nice aromas of meat, dark fruits, bacon and pepper. Nice length and well balanced. Drinks well now and will age and develop further. Excellent.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Medium ruby red. Sweeter red fruits with hints of funk, leather and hints of spice. Clean and almost fresh flavours but with a hint of sweet red fruits on the finish. Medium in weight with nice elegance. Easily the wine of the day. Drinking very well now but no chance of this fading anytime soon. Excellent.
2008 Buty Sémillon/Sauvignon/Muscadelle 88 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
Notes of lemon, floral with hints of minerality. Juicy flavours with a fresh and acidic finish. Drink now. Very good.
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2000 Zind-Humbrecht Pinot Gris Vieilles Vignes 90 Points
France, Alsace
Pronounced and rich nose of apricots with sweet flavours of candied apricots and honey. Long finish and decent acidity. Excellent.
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2007 Dr. Loosen Riesling Blue Slate Kabinett 89 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
This has developed quite a bit in 2 years now showing a good amount of petrol on the nose with notes of citrus, orchard fruit and nice minerality. Sweeter than you’d expect for a Kabinett but finishes fresh. Drink or hold. Very good.
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1989 Schloss Schönborn Erbacher Marcobrunn Riesling Auslese 88 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Medium amber in colour. Nose of dried tropical fruits, honey and hints of flint. Sweet flavours of dried apricots and honey on the finish. Enjoyable but probably hit peak a few years ago. Drink up. Very good.
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2004 Dominio de Tares Bierzo Bembibre 89 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
From magnum. Deep ruby red. Nice of nose funk, spices, earth and dark fruits. Medium bodied with good structure and firm tannins. Lengthy finish. Very good.
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2006 Vinos Valtuille Bierzo Viñas Viejas Pago de Valdoneje
Spain, Castilla y León, Bierzo
See David J Cooper’s note as that pretty much nails it.
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1989 Max & Lydie Cognard-Taluau Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil Chevrette 88 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
From magnum. Notes of bell pepper, sweaty socks, earth and red fruits. Lighter in the mouth and I found the flavours a little thin but overall a very nice wine. Drink now. Very good.
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2005 Domaine Huet Vouvray Cuvée Huet Brut 89 Points
France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray
No formal notes. Very good.
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2003 Feudo Maccari Nero d'Avola Saia 87 Points
Italy, Sicily, Sicilia
Medium to deep red. Notes of roasted red berries, tobacco and earth. Powdery tannins. Drinks well now but no rush. Good.
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2006 Delas Frères Crozes-Hermitage Domaine des Grands Chemins 90 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Crozes-Hermitage
Medium red in colour. At first lots of manure and barnyard notes but those eventually blew off leaving nice aromas of meat, dark fruits, bacon and pepper. Nice length and well balanced. Drinks well now and will age and develop further. Excellent.
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2006 Dunham Cellars Syrah 88 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
No formal notes. A nice new world Syrah. Very good.
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1999 Domaine du Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée 92 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Medium ruby red. Sweeter red fruits with hints of funk, leather and hints of spice. Clean and almost fresh flavours but with a hint of sweet red fruits on the finish. Medium in weight with nice elegance. Easily the wine of the day. Drinking very well now but no chance of this fading anytime soon. Excellent.
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