France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Black with tiny garnet rim; blackberry compote, very intense, richly packed, a bit of nail polish from the new oak, coffee, almost Italian edge to it, some green and earth in the background; soft on entry, large and expansive on the midpalate, fine chalky tannin which strengthens on the finish, dark chocolate, spicy pepper, higher alcohol, some feminine power, a bit of freshness; room to improve for sure but this is still very young; modern style but firmly planted in its terroir which I hope time will reveal.
Dark core but not exactly opaque; sulfur, Brett, purple flowers; raspberry, tart fruit, berry, good freshness; this didn't really make sense to me; pretty but lacked the power you'd expect; I was in Priorat.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Translucent dark red with orange hues; Luden's cough drop, rocky, crystalline; soft with latent richness, very pure and classic NSG, some fine tannin and leather on the finish; even though I appreciated the power in this I was left wanting a bit more freshness, hopefully time will mellow this beast.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Crimson core with copper rim like Nebbiolo; ripe licorice, red and dark fruit, oak, and a little funk; soft tannin, structure is mellowed, fruit is ripe but not figgy; ok.
Dark core, cloudy, half inch meniscus, light ruby rim; dill, vanilla, ash; tobacco, green pepper, rich and tannic, spicy, red currant; really needs a few more years but the fruit may be lacking too much at that point.
Dark purple almost to rim; green pepper, purple fruit; plummy, spice, good density, sweet fruit, woody, mineral, good balance to age well, nice juiciness; very good.
Dark core with dull ruby rim; red fruit with roasted peanut shell on the nose; good tart fruit, some dark; tasty and drinkable; liked this much more than the previous bottle.
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Dull ruby with purple hues, translucent; spicy, floral, sexy red fruit, sour cherry; dark cherry, good grip, some sweet fruit, young, lots of power and baby fat, soft and sexy, finish lingers for a while; 93+ with lots of potential, let's revisit in 15 years.
2005 Château Péby Faugères 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Black with tiny garnet rim; blackberry compote, very intense, richly packed, a bit of nail polish from the new oak, coffee, almost Italian edge to it, some green and earth in the background; soft on entry, large and expansive on the midpalate, fine chalky tannin which strengthens on the finish, dark chocolate, spicy pepper, higher alcohol, some feminine power, a bit of freshness; room to improve for sure but this is still very young; modern style but firmly planted in its terroir which I hope time will reveal.
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2007 Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Dark core but not exactly opaque; sulfur, Brett, purple flowers; raspberry, tart fruit, berry, good freshness; this didn't really make sense to me; pretty but lacked the power you'd expect; I was in Priorat.
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2008 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vaucrains 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru
Translucent dark red with orange hues; Luden's cough drop, rocky, crystalline; soft with latent richness, very pure and classic NSG, some fine tannin and leather on the finish; even though I appreciated the power in this I was left wanting a bit more freshness, hopefully time will mellow this beast.
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2004 Château La Nerthe Châteauneuf-du-Pape
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Crimson core with copper rim like Nebbiolo; ripe licorice, red and dark fruit, oak, and a little funk; soft tannin, structure is mellowed, fruit is ripe but not figgy; ok.
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2001 Beringer Vineyards Merlot Bancroft Ranch
USA, California, Napa Valley, Howell Mountain
Dark core, cloudy, half inch meniscus, light ruby rim; dill, vanilla, ash; tobacco, green pepper, rich and tannic, spicy, red currant; really needs a few more years but the fruit may be lacking too much at that point.
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2009 Bibi Graetz Soffocone di Vincigliata Toscana IGT
Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
Fairly translucent crimson; rich red fruit, lush, youthful; fresh and fruity, sweet red cherry, finishes with tart red fruit and plum.
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2007 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon 91 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Dark purple almost to rim; green pepper, purple fruit; plummy, spice, good density, sweet fruit, woody, mineral, good balance to age well, nice juiciness; very good.
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2007 Moris Farms Maremma Toscana Avvoltore
Italy, Tuscany, Maremma, Maremma Toscana
Dark core with dull ruby rim; red fruit with roasted peanut shell on the nose; good tart fruit, some dark; tasty and drinkable; liked this much more than the previous bottle.
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2008 Domaine Méo-Camuzet Clos Vougeot 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Dull ruby with purple hues, translucent; spicy, floral, sexy red fruit, sour cherry; dark cherry, good grip, some sweet fruit, young, lots of power and baby fat, soft and sexy, finish lingers for a while; 93+ with lots of potential, let's revisit in 15 years.
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