Brittannia Group

Hix Mayfair
Tasted Thursday, November 29, 2012 by redders with 410 views

Introduction

Pre Xmas dinner. Great evening with some stunning wines. Highlights for me wre Ramonet Chevalier 2001, Cheval Blanc 19995 and Mugnier Bonnes Mares 2001.

Flight 1 - Champagne (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - White Burgundy (2 Notes)

  • 2001 Domaine Ramonet Chevalier-Montrachet 96 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

    Great wine and a real rarity. Light gold colour wild extravagant wacky nose, lanolin, spearmint. greta depth complexity, layers of flavour but beatifully balanced and glorious finish. Guessed Ramonet but wrongly Batard.

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  • 2000 Marquis de Laguiche (Joseph Drouhin) Montrachet 93 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru

    pale gold. Very pure classy nose, very correct, lacy effortless. Powerful, honey, butterand richness. Fine but lacked a little excitement. No decant and those with some left said it developed considerably over time in the glass.

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Flight 3 - Red Burgundy and Barolo (3 Notes)

  • 1997 Domaine Chandon de Briailles Corton-Clos du Roi 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

    pale considrable browning. Very earthy and mineral, big burly and robust. Good length and some richness behind but not the most subtle of burgundies.

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  • 1997 Domaine Dujac Clos de la Roche Flawed

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru

    Nose a little odd and fruit stripped out. Slight TCA.
    Better on palate firm structure and some rusty fruit but sure not as it should be and surprised when identified.

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  • 1996 Gaja Langhe Nebbiolo Conteisa 92 Points

    Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Langhe DOC

    very deep colour. Nose extraordinarily young. Raw powwerful but with a lot of substance. Palate powerful rich and very long. International in character and lacks a sense of place. Hard to believe it was 1996 and tasted much younger. needs 10 years and it may then reveal more. For now it is a high quality bruiser.

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Flight 4 - Bordeaux (2 Notes)

  • 1995 Château Cheval Blanc 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    colour mid red with some maturity. Glorious nose, chocolate, meat , red and black berry fruits. Fabulous moutfilling complex palate, rich but firm with a long long finish. Beautiful wine.

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  • 1989 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    extraordinary colour. Almost black. Deep classic Pauillac nose big wine with fine grained tannins. Explosive on palate but not all knitted together yet. Still needs time to show its best

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Flight 5 - Sauternes (1 Note)

  • 1983 Château Rieussec 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Deep orange as it always is but still bright. Barley sugar and botrytis with orange peel running through to lift the nose. Sweet stilll with tremendous length and depth but finishing clean. Gorgeous Sauternes.

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