France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
The cleanest and freshest bottle of the three, lovely balance of minerals and honey, beautifully integrated oak, light for a Montrachet, lemony, good length. Good but not great.
Not an obvious wine. Wonderful, classic bouquet, deep and cedary, blackcurrant and strawberry, develops a floral touch; elegant and perfectly balanced, creamy, seamless structure, feminine but layered, long, a supremely stylish wine and a beautiful 1985.
Deep colour; deep and rich, intense and complex, elegant and stylish, candied tangerine, opens up beautifully, exceptionally long. A really great wine.
Bottled 2006. Very oaky, deep, austere like a Coliseo Amontillado, needs at least two days in the decanter, dry and impenetrable, impressive, challenging even but certainly not charming. Sercial-like acidity. Immense potential.
1988 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 98 Points
France, Champagne
Supreme elegance, mushrooms, nuts, perfection. A really great wine. Much more beautiful than the hefty 1990.
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1992 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Chablis-and-a-half, as Michael Broadbent put it. Wonderful minerality, very lively, opens up beautifully, hint of hay, a classic.
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1992 Domaine Amiot Guy et Fils Montrachet 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
At peak, honey, minerals, intense and elegant, is it slightly maderised?
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1992 Domaine Amiot Guy et Fils Montrachet Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
Oxidised.
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1992 Domaine Amiot Guy et Fils Montrachet 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
The cleanest and freshest bottle of the three, lovely balance of minerals and honey, beautifully integrated oak, light for a Montrachet, lemony, good length. Good but not great.
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1985 Château Lafite Rothschild 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Not an obvious wine. Wonderful, classic bouquet, deep and cedary, blackcurrant and strawberry, develops a floral touch; elegant and perfectly balanced, creamy, seamless structure, feminine but layered, long, a supremely stylish wine and a beautiful 1985.
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1985 Château L'Eglise-Clinet 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Ripe and round, well-structured, lovely sweet raspberry and strawberry fruit, mocha, parsley, mint, deep and creamy, impressive and very attractive.
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1983 Château Climens 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac
Wax and honey, elegant and fresh, quintessential Barsac, ripe but not heavily botrytised, lively, delicious but not great.
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1983 Château d'Yquem 97 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Deep colour; deep and rich, intense and complex, elegant and stylish, candied tangerine, opens up beautifully, exceptionally long. A really great wine.
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1927 D'Oliveiras Madeira Bastardo Reserva 93 Points
Portugal, Madeira
Bottled 2006. Very oaky, deep, austere like a Coliseo Amontillado, needs at least two days in the decanter, dry and impenetrable, impressive, challenging even but certainly not charming. Sercial-like acidity. Immense potential.
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