WS wine of the year in 1999. This was a pleasant if not overwhelming wine. Very much a Bordeaux style red that just didn’t do it for me. Really lacking any mid palate and a very short finish.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Decanted roughly 4 hours. Nice nose of dominated by graphite shavings with black fruits and cedar in the background. On the palate this wine is just too young right now, but will without question be a tremendous wine in about 20 years. This wine really provoked debate at the table regarding what is and is not Bordeaux. The final consensus being that it is a well made wine and that is all that matters.
I should preface this by acknowledging that I don't really get HSS. Decanted for roughly 5 hours. Huge jammy nose followed by smoke and black fruits. On the palate this wine is amazingly balanced for such a young wine. No hard edges and it was drinking extremely well. These really are accessible now and should develop nicely. Honestly though I have 11 bottles and 2 mags left and wonder if my money shouldn't have been spent elsewhere.
Wine was popped and poured and perhaps a decant would have helped. Lots of alcohol on the nose and on the finish. This wine reminded me of Hall's cough drops. Not much going on here and really not that enjoyable. Half a glass and then forgotten about.
2004 Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese 94 Points
Germany, Nahe
Sweet floral nose and a mouthful of delicious fruit and minerals. Nice acid balance, a very nice well rounded wine.
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1996 Chateau St. Jean Cabernet Sauvignon Cinq Cépages 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
WS wine of the year in 1999. This was a pleasant if not overwhelming wine. Very much a Bordeaux style red that just didn’t do it for me. Really lacking any mid palate and a very short finish.
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2000 Château Pavie 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Decanted roughly 4 hours. Nice nose of dominated by graphite shavings with black fruits and cedar in the background. On the palate this wine is just too young right now, but will without question be a tremendous wine in about 20 years. This wine really provoked debate at the table regarding what is and is not Bordeaux. The final consensus being that it is a well made wine and that is all that matters.
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2002 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 93 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley, Stags Leap District
I should preface this by acknowledging that I don't really get HSS. Decanted for roughly 5 hours. Huge jammy nose followed by smoke and black fruits. On the palate this wine is amazingly balanced for such a young wine. No hard edges and it was drinking extremely well. These really are accessible now and should develop nicely. Honestly though I have 11 bottles and 2 mags left and wonder if my money shouldn't have been spent elsewhere.
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1977 Warre Porto Vintage 85 Points
Portugal, Douro, Porto
Wine was popped and poured and perhaps a decant would have helped. Lots of alcohol on the nose and on the finish. This wine reminded me of Hall's cough drops. Not much going on here and really not that enjoyable. Half a glass and then forgotten about.
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