Coravin fun - Old new and new old arrivals

Tasted Tuesday, December 4, 2018 by chatters with 130 views

Introduction

And the last selection of old new and new olds for the most recent auction and storage rampage…

Flight 1 (6 Notes)

  • 2001 Rapet Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

    From Coravin. Honey, toast, butter, lemon, slight sweet spice with a little alcohol protect. With time in the glass a little peach. In the mouth it's softly juicy with Christmas cake spice, buttered honey and an almost baked apple quality. There is some velvet burr on the mid palate and all travels long. Good but a little hmm for me on this showing.

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  • 2001 Marc Brédif Vouvray

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    From Coravin. Bees wax, summer meadow, honey, apples, lemons with time a little lanolin. ON the palate it has medium plus acidity with flavours of apples, lemons and honey which all travel exceedingly long. There is a suppleness to the texture which is quite beguiling. This really is quite superb.

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  • 2012 Château Léoville Barton

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    From Coravin. Initially cherry then pyrazine and plan chocolate the clay, savoury and slightly dusty Indian spice - almost a little turmeric and star anise - with some plummyness. On the palate that cherry and plum but with a growing blackcurrant joining in on the chorus. The other aromas on the nose provide support. Tannins are drying and flour textured and the plain chocolate note is more prevalent on the finish. Still very young but shows promise.

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  • 2014 Château Lynch-Bages

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    From Coravin. Blackcurrant, spice, cedar, a little red berry and tobacco leaf, quite perfumed, polished oak as well. With time a little sweet plum and milk chocolate. On the palate it's juicy with rip black fruits a touch of alcohol warmth and fairly chunky, drying tannins that are chalky textured and persistent. Time for me (and quite a lot of it) to tame those tannins...

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  • 2011 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese

    Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer

    From Coravin. A little sulphur/struck match initially. With time this dissipates to reveal lemons, apples, a little banana skin, spiced apricot. In the mouth the residual sugar and acidity balance rather well and flavours of apple, apricot & sweet spices travels long. Drink now with a bit of air but this has a lot more to give with cellaring I suspect.

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  • 2010 Hugel Riesling Vendange Tardive

    France, Alsace

    Opened and under argon. Honey, apple and custard apple, a little almost white peppery spice and a tiny touch of sulphur. Underpinning this there is a little lime and lime pith. On the palate the acidity is a little sharp for the residual sugar and the favours are similar to the aromas - honeyed apple with a little lime curd over custard apples. It finishes a little warm but is otherwise pleasant enough.

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Closing

That bredif was bloody marvellous as was the Leoville Barton. I used to be such a massive fan of Lynch Bages but recently…Hmm…I'm not so sure…

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