Purchased recently from the Dutch importer of Kopke. Very evolved colour, seems fully mature; light and mature nose, nuts and brown sugar, slightly stalky, maderised; light and mature palate still retains some tannic grip but is slightly hollow, flavours of amarena cherries and chocolate; decent intensity and length.
Youthful appearance, ruby red with still a hint of purple; the nose is still a bit closed but seems to reveal good depth; primary palate, not very concentrated and slightly one-dimensional but with attractive flavours of jammy fruit; good length.
Very youthful appearance, ruby red, little or no evolution; perfumed and harmonious nose, ripe fruit, hints of eucalyptus and cocoa; medium weight, elegant, very clean and harmonious, juicy, bright acidity, slightly tough tannins; very good length. Good future.
Mature appearance; evolved nose, hint of maderisation, stalky, little to it; light palate, lacks weight and concentration, cherry stones, vegetal notes, drying tannins, liquorice.
Mature appearance; evolved nose, hint of maderisation, stalky, little to it; light palate, lacks weight and concentration, cherry stones, vegetal notes, drying tannins, liquorice.
Mature appearance; very high-toned, volatile nose that turns acetic after a while, velvety, lacks definition; very sweet style, raisins rather than plums, not a lot of tannin but the acidity is sticking out slightly and it finishes rather hot.
Mature appearance; nose is quite closed, bay leaf and lovage, hints of boudoir powder and lovage, little fruit; the palate is quite jammy, with slightly aggressive acidity and resolved tannins, finishes hot and short on a note of cocoa. Score reflects the benefit of the doubt.
Mature appearance; very dominant note of lovage but backed up by sweet fruit (berry rather than cherry); the palate seems a bit disjointed but it has stuffing, balance and energy, flavours are a bit muted; very good length. Needs more time.
Lively ruby colour, starting to show some maturity; hint of tangerine, has stuffing, structure and balance, lovely flavours, cedar, classic, excellent length. Tasting blind, I thought this might be Warre.
Lovely ruby colour, starting to show some maturity; nose is a bit muted but will develop into a classic VP nose; velvety and rich palate, firm core, good stuffing, excellent balance, calm, spice, starting to mature, needs time.
Relatively youthful appearance; rich and sweet nose, still quite primary, hint of lovage; rich and energetic palate, sweet, a bit unruly, needs time to integrate, slightly hot finish. Wait.
Lively ruby, starts to show some evolution; ripe and glossy fruit, clear cocoa flavour, juicy and forward, concentrated and energetic but could do with a little more tannic structure and complexity; very good flavours and length.
Deep and rich colour, youthful appearance; nose needs time to open up in the glass, classic and subtle; masculine, powerful, great backbone and balance, excellent flavours and length.
Mature appearance; the nose is hollow, stalky and more than slightly maderised; medium weight, no lack of intensity or flavour but very hot on the long finish. Good wine but not a good bottle.
Youthful appearance; not very communicative at present but perfectly fresh and together, attractive fruit, silky, elegant, black cherries and a hint of milk chocolate, very stylish, medium weight, subtle, finesse.
Youthful appearance; sublime fruit, sweet cherries and coca, elegant and refined, powerful and broad shouldered, extremely energetic and pure, an essence, incredible finesse, an iron fist in a velvet glove.
Quite youthful but starting to show some evolution; good stuffing of ripe fruit, lovely freshness, resolved tannins, nice flavours but also a bit stalky and hot, raisins and currants, powerful.
Lively but mature appearance; has weight, concentration and backbone, excellent stuffing of fruit, powerful but much more approachable than the 1992, just a hint of stalkiness and a vegetal note.
Lively but starting to show some maturity; velvety, warm and rich, spicy, exotic, rounded, beautifully balanced, clean, complete and complex, stunning.
Single vineyard, 100% Pinot Noir, dosage 5 gr/l, élévage in oak barrels. Rich colour, quite powerful, brioche, candied fruit, nice hint of evolution but bright and lively with an energetic mousse.
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
From magnum. Rich and powerful, quite alcoholic, garrigue, wonderful old-vine creaminess, harmonious and elegant, good tannic grip, outstanding power and balance.
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières Roche aux Moines
Wonderfully floral and expressive, hint of peach, so energetic and elegant, mineral and fresh, chamomile and linen, honey, lovely length and intensity.
1994 Kopke Porto Vintage 86 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Purchased recently from the Dutch importer of Kopke. Very evolved colour, seems fully mature; light and mature nose, nuts and brown sugar, slightly stalky, maderised; light and mature palate still retains some tannic grip but is slightly hollow, flavours of amarena cherries and chocolate; decent intensity and length.
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1994 Quinta da Romaneira Porto Vintage 89 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Youthful appearance, ruby red with still a hint of purple; the nose is still a bit closed but seems to reveal good depth; primary palate, not very concentrated and slightly one-dimensional but with attractive flavours of jammy fruit; good length.
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1994 Ramos Pinto Porto Vintage 91 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Very youthful appearance, ruby red, little or no evolution; perfumed and harmonious nose, ripe fruit, hints of eucalyptus and cocoa; medium weight, elegant, very clean and harmonious, juicy, bright acidity, slightly tough tannins; very good length. Good future.
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1994 Churchill/Graham Porto Vintage 87 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Mature appearance; evolved nose, hint of maderisation, stalky, little to it; light palate, lacks weight and concentration, cherry stones, vegetal notes, drying tannins, liquorice.
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1994 Dalva Porto Vintage 88 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Mature appearance; evolved nose, hint of maderisation, stalky, little to it; light palate, lacks weight and concentration, cherry stones, vegetal notes, drying tannins, liquorice.
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1994 Niepoort Porto Vintage 87 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Mature appearance; very high-toned, volatile nose that turns acetic after a while, velvety, lacks definition; very sweet style, raisins rather than plums, not a lot of tannin but the acidity is sticking out slightly and it finishes rather hot.
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1994 Osborne Porto Vintage 87 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Mature appearance; clearly maderised nose; light palate, nutty flavours, edgy acidity, cherries steeped in alcohol; good length.
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1994 Martinez Gassiot & Co. Porto Vintage 90 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Mature appearance; very compact style, together, relatively dry, cedary; good length.
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1994 Sandeman Porto Vintage 90 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Mature appearance; nose is quite closed, bay leaf and lovage, hints of boudoir powder and lovage, little fruit; the palate is quite jammy, with slightly aggressive acidity and resolved tannins, finishes hot and short on a note of cocoa. Score reflects the benefit of the doubt.
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1994 Quarles Harris Porto Vintage 91 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Mature appearance; very dominant note of lovage but backed up by sweet fruit (berry rather than cherry); the palate seems a bit disjointed but it has stuffing, balance and energy, flavours are a bit muted; very good length. Needs more time.
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1994 Gould Campbell Porto Vintage 93 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Lively ruby colour, starting to show some maturity; hint of tangerine, has stuffing, structure and balance, lovely flavours, cedar, classic, excellent length. Tasting blind, I thought this might be Warre.
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1994 Smith Woodhouse Porto Vintage 92 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Lovely ruby colour, starting to show some maturity; nose is a bit muted but will develop into a classic VP nose; velvety and rich palate, firm core, good stuffing, excellent balance, calm, spice, starting to mature, needs time.
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1994 Dow Porto Vintage 93 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Relatively youthful appearance; rich and sweet nose, still quite primary, hint of lovage; rich and energetic palate, sweet, a bit unruly, needs time to integrate, slightly hot finish. Wait.
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1994 Croft Porto Vintage 92 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Lively ruby, starts to show some evolution; ripe and glossy fruit, clear cocoa flavour, juicy and forward, concentrated and energetic but could do with a little more tannic structure and complexity; very good flavours and length.
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1994 Warre Porto Vintage 94 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Deep and rich colour, youthful appearance; nose needs time to open up in the glass, classic and subtle; masculine, powerful, great backbone and balance, excellent flavours and length.
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1994 Skeffington Porto Vintage Flawed
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Mature appearance; the nose is hollow, stalky and more than slightly maderised; medium weight, no lack of intensity or flavour but very hot on the long finish. Good wine but not a good bottle.
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1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage 94 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Youthful appearance; not very communicative at present but perfectly fresh and together, attractive fruit, silky, elegant, black cherries and a hint of milk chocolate, very stylish, medium weight, subtle, finesse.
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1994 Quinta do Noval Porto Vintage Nacional 98 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Youthful appearance; sublime fruit, sweet cherries and coca, elegant and refined, powerful and broad shouldered, extremely energetic and pure, an essence, incredible finesse, an iron fist in a velvet glove.
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1994 Fonseca Porto Vintage 94 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Quite youthful but starting to show some evolution; good stuffing of ripe fruit, lovely freshness, resolved tannins, nice flavours but also a bit stalky and hot, raisins and currants, powerful.
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1994 Quinta do Vesuvio Porto Vintage 95 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Youthful appearance; energetic, excellent juicy fruit, bright and lively, powerful and concentrated, clean and elegant, really top-notch, charming and delicious, feminine.
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1994 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Vintage 95 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Lively but mature appearance; has weight, concentration and backbone, excellent stuffing of fruit, powerful but much more approachable than the 1992, just a hint of stalkiness and a vegetal note.
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1994 Graham Porto Vintage 96 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Lively but starting to show some maturity; velvety, warm and rich, spicy, exotic, rounded, beautifully balanced, clean, complete and complex, stunning.
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2006 Janisson Baradon & Fils Champagne Tue Boeuf 92 Points
France, Champagne
Single vineyard, 100% Pinot Noir, dosage 5 gr/l, élévage in oak barrels. Rich colour, quite powerful, brioche, candied fruit, nice hint of evolution but bright and lively with an energetic mousse.
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2011 Domaine Gardiés Côtes du Roussillon Clos des Vignes 90 Points
France, Languedoc Roussillon, Roussillon, Côtes du Roussillon
Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris and hint of Maccabeo. From magnum. Wonderfully fresh and elegant, citrus and minerals, very clean and linear style.
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2007 Nada Fiorenzo Barbaresco Manzola 92 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
From magnum. Classical style, very pure, feminine if tannic, floral, ripe fruit, medium weight, boudoir powder, crushed fruit, lovely length.
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2006 Domaine Giraud Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée les Grenaches de Pierre 93 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
From magnum. Rich and powerful, quite alcoholic, garrigue, wonderful old-vine creaminess, harmonious and elegant, good tannic grip, outstanding power and balance.
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2011 Château Pierre-Bise Savennières Roche aux Moines 92 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières Roche aux Moines
Wonderfully floral and expressive, hint of peach, so energetic and elegant, mineral and fresh, chamomile and linen, honey, lovely length and intensity.
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1977 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Vintage 95 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Velvety and elegant, fully mature, subtle yet with great balance and backbone, powdery, energetic and rounded, touch of caramel, long. Excellent.
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