Great Wine Dinner
Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany
Tasted Saturday, March 7, 2009 by Xavier Auerbach with 664 views
Rheingau Gourmet & Wine Festival Hattenheim, Germany
Tasted Saturday, March 7, 2009 by Xavier Auerbach with 664 views
1970 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Steinberger Riesling Auslese 88 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Amber gold; lovely aroma, rich; flavours of caramel, honey and dried fruits that develop well on the palate, slightly low acidity and so a bit short.
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2008 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 97 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Barrel sample, 206 Oechsle, 10 gr TA. Very difficult to taste, incredibly volatile, enormous concentration, will be magnificent.
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2005 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Steinberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 98 Points
Germany, Rheingau
14 gr TA. Still a baby, the most amazing fruit (peach, strawberry - Multi-fruit!) and lip-smacking acidity.
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1959 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Steinberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 100 Points
Germany, Rheingau
230 Oechsle, 14 gr TA. Beautifully matured nose, lemon- and orange peel, faboulous fruit; perfectly fresh on the palate. The most perfect TBA.
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1992 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon Flawed
France, Champagne
Very tired.
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1992 Moët & Chandon Champagne Cuvée Dom Pérignon 93 Points
France, Champagne
Much fresher than the first bottle, very much like the one tasted in december 2008.
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2006 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs 90 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Bigger than the 2007 that followed it, opens up beautifully in the glass, good potential. No match for a Breuer Schlossberg.
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2007 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling Erstes Gewächs 89 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Lighter structure than the 2006 that preceded it; very charming in its youth. No match for a Breuer Schlossberg.
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2005 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Hochheimer Domdechaney Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 96 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Lighter than the Steinberger (175 Oechsle), more approachable, rich and ripe, excellent length.
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2005 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder Weissherbst Trockenbeerenauslese 95 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Very rich, very sweet (180 Oechsle), lots of VA, perhaps slightly low acidity?
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2000 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Riserva Le Rocche del Falletto di Serralunga d'Alba 93 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Lovely young Nebbiolo but some evolution too, relatively light weight, the usual wall of tannin, when it opens up one gets roses and tar.
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2004 Bodega Numanthia Toro Termanthia 95 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Toro
From 100 year old Tinta de Toro. Lots of oak but the immense weight of fruit carries it off effortlessly; very rich, deep and inky, wonderful sweet fruit, bacon, rich and velvety tannins, minerals, mouthcoating; long and rich finish.
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1988 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 98 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
An amazing wine, with the magical mix of elegance, concentration and fragrance that only wines of (90%) Syrah and (10%) Viognier are capable of; has depth and minerality and a beguiling feminine style, some meaty flavours; excellent length. A wine of real beauty, fully mature but will last.
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1988 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 100 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
With its 100% Syrah deeper and darker than the La Mouline 1988 that preceded it and with more staying power too; glorious balance, minerality and length; an utterly amazing wine, a unique combination of power and elegance, even after twenty years the (42 months) new oak remains completely absorbed, an essence of Syrah.
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1982 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 98 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Feminine, charming, fleshy, perfectly harmonious, beguiling; cedar and blackcurrant, almost Burgundian in its elegance, ripe acidity, excellent length. At peak, a perfect bottle, drink up.
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1982 Château Léoville Las Cases 98 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
From magnum. The ultimate, classical, masculine Claret. Iron fist in velvet glove. Very complete and only just entering its plateau of drinkability. Now - 2030+
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1982 Château Mouton Rothschild 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Two bottles tasted this evening, both bought en primeur and in the same excellent cellar all their lives. The bottle variation was (once again) baffling; this, the first one was rather dry and tannic, without the charm or the power or the wow-factor of the Comtesse 1982 and the LLC 1982 that preceded it.
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1982 Château Mouton Rothschild 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Two bottles tasted this evening, both bought en primeur and in the same excellent cellar all their lives. The bottle variation was (once again) baffling; this, the second one was pleasant, ripe and sweet, but also without the charm or the power or the wow-factor of the Comtesse 1982 and the LLC 1982 that preceded it.
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1959 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder 96 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Very healthy colour; incredibly rich (118 Oechsle) and complex, decadent, wonderful acidity, develops beautifully in the glass, slate soil shines through; amazing length.
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1943 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder 97 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Very healthy colour; develops beautifully in the glass, honey and butter, mint and dill, alive and kicking, creamy, lovely acidity, incredible vitality. A beauty. 110 Oechsle.
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1938 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder 95 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Half bottle, 106 Oechsle. Very healthy colour, develops well in the glass, seems fresher than the 1943 that preceded it, but also drier and more tannic. An amazing survivor from this average vintage.
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2005 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder 90 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Young, smooth, good fruit, juicy, very pleasant but not great. Revisit in 20 years time? Or drink up in the next five years?
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2002 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
Reminds me of the Termanthia 2004, very rich but rather alcoholic, wonderful smooth tannins.
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2004 Sine Qua Non Syrah Poker Face 96 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
Intense, sweet and rich Shiraz (95%), very piquant, absolutely over the top but still very good.
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1959 Domainen-Kellerei Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder Rotweiss Edelbeeren Auslese 95 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Wonderful sweet fruit, lovely smoky note, rich and elegant (8.2gr TA), deep and spicy, some VA noticeable, a wine of charm and finesse, but a bit light in comparison (a mere 162 Oechsle....)
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1959 Hessische Staatsweingüter Kloster Eberbach Hochheimer Domdechaney Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 100 Points
Germany, Rheingau
Immensely impressive, amazing concentration, lip-licking acidity, fabulous fruit, so many layers, long; impossible to express its beauty in words. 228 Oechsle, 12.2 gr TA.
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1992 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Vintage 95 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Far too young, wait for another 20 years. But very deep and impressive. Drink 2020 - 2050.
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