Really excellent; the palate is very concentrated with layers of lemons, sea salt and some oxidative, nutty tones; The finish just keeps going on and on; I fortunately tasted this after it had been open for several hours, as I understand it really evolved with some air
The palate here is densely packed and sweet, with tons of orchard fruit, honey and petrol backed up by some vibrant acidity; Never had this wine before, and I was impressed
Awfully delicious right out of the bottle, with a mature palate of dried red fruits, leather and earth that's really well integrated for such an old wine; I tried it again after letting it sit in the glass for a couple hours, and the fruit had started to fade
A real stunner of a wine, and makes me realize that I need to drink more German riesling; Intensely concentrated fruit and sweetness, with an insanely long finish; Still very young, but drinking really well right now
Really hard to assess, because I had it right out of the bottle with no decant; There's a lot of nice red fruits on the dense palate, but it's not yet integrated and hasn't developed any interesting secondary or tertiary aromas to complement the fruit; Needs more time, or at least a lot of air
A very big wine, with an overpowering amount of red and dark fruits with softening tannins on the finish; Fans of this style will probably like this more than me, but even with nearly 20 years of age I found it to be too over the top
I preferred the 1964 Rioja I tried at the auction, although this did have some mature and pretty tones of dried red fruit, leather and tobacco; Very drying tannins on the finish
Another delicious riesling; palate is packed with stone fruits, honey and some floral notes, and the acidity on the back-end balances out the sweetness quite well
Very elegant and herbaceous, with a slightly stemmy profile that I nonetheless enjoyed; There is some mature red and dark fruit and earth undertones on the palate, but I don't think this is going downhill anytime soon
The nose has some nice Northern Rhone typicity, with notes of bacon fat and pepper. The palate was a bit monolithic, with a big wave of dark fruits that wasn't entirely integrated. I've had better showings of this wine before, and I think this needed more air to open up. No rush to open my other bottles.
NV Jacques Selosse V.O. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 95 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
(12/13/2014)
Really excellent; the palate is very concentrated with layers of lemons, sea salt and some oxidative, nutty tones; The finish just keeps going on and on; I fortunately tasted this after it had been open for several hours, as I understand it really evolved with some air
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2002 Pierre Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Millésimé 88 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
(12/13/2014)
A solid showing, with a elegant palate of pears, apples and brioche; Still needs some time to open up and fully reveal itself
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2004 Aubert Chardonnay Reuling Vineyard 80 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
(12/14/2014)
Big and oaky, with tons of butter, cream and vanilla on the dense palate; The acidity is lacking, suggesting this is past its prime
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2010 Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Sonnenuhr Riesling 'Rotlay' 92 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
(12/14/2014)
The palate here is densely packed and sweet, with tons of orchard fruit, honey and petrol backed up by some vibrant acidity; Never had this wine before, and I was impressed
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1964 Bodegas Bilbainas Rioja Reserva Vendemia Especial 92 Points
Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja
(12/14/2014)
Awfully delicious right out of the bottle, with a mature palate of dried red fruits, leather and earth that's really well integrated for such an old wine; I tried it again after letting it sit in the glass for a couple hours, and the fruit had started to fade
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2001 Weingut Reinhold Haart Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auction 96 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
(12/14/2014)
A real stunner of a wine, and makes me realize that I need to drink more German riesling; Intensely concentrated fruit and sweetness, with an insanely long finish; Still very young, but drinking really well right now
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2002 Etienne Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 85 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
(12/14/2014)
Past its prime, although the palate still has some pretty apple, pear and citrus flavors, although it kind of falls apart on the finish for me
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1996 Château Léoville Las Cases
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
(12/14/2014)
Really hard to assess, because I had it right out of the bottle with no decant; There's a lot of nice red fruits on the dense palate, but it's not yet integrated and hasn't developed any interesting secondary or tertiary aromas to complement the fruit; Needs more time, or at least a lot of air
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1996 Joseph Phelps Insignia 85 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(12/14/2014)
A very big wine, with an overpowering amount of red and dark fruits with softening tannins on the finish; Fans of this style will probably like this more than me, but even with nearly 20 years of age I found it to be too over the top
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1973 Bodegas Olarra Rioja 86 Points
Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
(12/14/2014)
I preferred the 1964 Rioja I tried at the auction, although this did have some mature and pretty tones of dried red fruit, leather and tobacco; Very drying tannins on the finish
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2007 Dönnhoff Norheimer Dellchen Riesling Spätlese Auction 95 Points
Germany, Nahe
(12/14/2014)
Another delicious riesling; palate is packed with stone fruits, honey and some floral notes, and the acidity on the back-end balances out the sweetness quite well
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1984 Dominus Estate 92 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
(12/14/2014)
Very elegant and herbaceous, with a slightly stemmy profile that I nonetheless enjoyed; There is some mature red and dark fruit and earth undertones on the palate, but I don't think this is going downhill anytime soon
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1998 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne 88 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
(12/14/2014)
The nose has some nice Northern Rhone typicity, with notes of bacon fat and pepper. The palate was a bit monolithic, with a big wave of dark fruits that wasn't entirely integrated. I've had better showings of this wine before, and I think this needed more air to open up. No rush to open my other bottles.
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