Zuma Tasted Wednesday, May 15, 2019 by hprphf with 239 views
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Magnum 0169. A little closed but exciting amount of energy and purity on the palate. 94+
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Peach, yellow fruit, a little wet. Quite spicy and textured. 92
Breeze of cool mint, yellow fruit, limestone, with spicy, delicate and dimensional balance. Crushed it. 94
Vintage freeness resolved by deep mellow fruit. Meaty and good weight. 93
Violet, meat, so textured, fresh and inviting. Spectacular wine. 95
Despite the vintage fruit, this wine is slightly broken on the palate. 92
This is trying to be serious, yet clearly reconditioned due to the lack of continuity. Otherwise, a precise Leflaive. 92
Serious weight and spicy textured palate. Somewhat not focused, however. 92
Really good balance between alcohol and white fruit. Really good texture and sweetness, yet lacking precision. 93
Feels slightly wet and dirty. Good balance despite not my preferred style. 92
Resolved and quite sweet. Slightly corked.
Herbal without the vintage ripeness or the Grand Cru weight. Great clarity and subtle spice, although the finish is off. 92
Reductive start rounded with good spice. Slightly dirty. 90
Classic nose, yet feels past peak for me. 91-
Sadly, vinegar.
Acid is surprisingly good, although unbalanced. 90
001435/13072. Finally one proper 82' in Burgundy. The acid is at its last window of peak but quite lovely and with depth. 94
02436/12221. Well-aged and quite good for this vintage red Burgundy. The stretching acid is quite polished. 93
Fantastic clarity and backward finesse with huge acidity to age. The stretch is quite balanced with vintage greeness. 95
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Lovely turnout for the vintage acid that combines so well with a certain vanilla creaminess. 93
Great core balance with a dimensional sweetness. 94
Lovely balance and synergy. Need time to tell if it integrates. 94+
Magnum. Deep woody nose and elegance among style. Fantastic balance and clarity. 95
Quite nice and powerful although a touch less polished. 95
Power, finesse and clarity all in one piece; all marks of true greatness. 96
Lovely dark fruit and detailed complexity. 95
Lovely vintage spin although the wine is just rather less polished considering its appellation. 93
This is in fact quite good and above village weight. I would not grant it grand cru status as one might with Coche, yet the clarity, purity and precision are all excellent. 94
Perhaps the best Giacosa tasted to date, this wine possess the dimensional clarity amongst the usual aromatics. Quite flamboyant and powerful. 97
It tastes flawed even though it is not; slightly dirty. 90
Quite dense and rich with age. 93
Still quite good energy; it was slightly oxidized. 92
Magnum. Quite nice undertone of the juicy fruit. 94
Slightly thin and bitter but good clarity. 91
Six hour decanting releases very fresh and polished aromatics. Good as last bottle. 94+
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00383/3985. This bottle shows more clarity than last—a great wine that needs more time to integrate the oak and ripe fruit. 93
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2007 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Blanc 94 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
Magnum 0169. A little closed but exciting amount of energy and purity on the palate. 94+
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2000 Lur-Saluces "Y" 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur
Peach, yellow fruit, a little wet. Quite spicy and textured. 92
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1997 François Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Montée de Tonnerre 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis 1er Cru
Breeze of cool mint, yellow fruit, limestone, with spicy, delicate and dimensional balance. Crushed it. 94
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2011 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru
Vintage freeness resolved by deep mellow fruit. Meaty and good weight. 93
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2000 E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 95 Points
France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Côte-Rôtie
Violet, meat, so textured, fresh and inviting. Spectacular wine. 95
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2002 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
Despite the vintage fruit, this wine is slightly broken on the palate. 92
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2010 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Combettes 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
This is trying to be serious, yet clearly reconditioned due to the lack of continuity. Otherwise, a precise Leflaive. 92
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2008 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Serious weight and spicy textured palate. Somewhat not focused, however. 92
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2004 Sine Qua Non The Rejuvenators 93 Points
USA, California
Really good balance between alcohol and white fruit. Really good texture and sweetness, yet lacking precision. 93
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2002 Sine Qua Non Whisperin' E 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
Feels slightly wet and dirty. Good balance despite not my preferred style. 92
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1971 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape Flawed
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Resolved and quite sweet. Slightly corked.
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2009 Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé Bonnes Mares 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Bonnes Mares Grand Cru
Herbal without the vintage ripeness or the Grand Cru weight. Great clarity and subtle spice, although the finish is off. 92
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2011 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
Reductive start rounded with good spice. Slightly dirty. 90
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1970 Château Mouton Rothschild 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Classic nose, yet feels past peak for me. 91-
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2008 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Flawed
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru
Sadly, vinegar.
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2001 Gérard Raphet Clos Vougeot 90 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
Acid is surprisingly good, although unbalanced. 90
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1982 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Richebourg 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
001435/13072. Finally one proper 82' in Burgundy. The acid is at its last window of peak but quite lovely and with depth. 94
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1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru
02436/12221. Well-aged and quite good for this vintage red Burgundy. The stretching acid is quite polished. 93
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2011 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes 95 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru
Fantastic clarity and backward finesse with huge acidity to age. The stretch is quite balanced with vintage greeness. 95
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2008 Domaine Bruno Clair Chambertin-Clos de Bèze 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru
Lovely turnout for the vintage acid that combines so well with a certain vanilla creaminess. 93
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1976 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia 94 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Vino da Tavola
Great core balance with a dimensional sweetness. 94
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2000 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Riserva Monfortino 94 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Lovely balance and synergy. Need time to tell if it integrates. 94+
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1994 Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard 95 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Magnum. Deep woody nose and elegance among style. Fantastic balance and clarity. 95
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1990 Luciano Sandrone Barolo Cannubi Boschis 95 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
Quite nice and powerful although a touch less polished. 95
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2003 Sine Qua Non Grenache The Inaugural Eleven Confessions Vineyard 96 Points
USA, California
Power, finesse and clarity all in one piece; all marks of true greatness. 96
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2009 Sine Qua Non Syrah This is Not An Exit Eleven Confessions Vineyard 95 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Lovely dark fruit and detailed complexity. 95
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2002 Gros Frère et Sœur Richebourg 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Richebourg Grand Cru
Lovely vintage spin although the wine is just rather less polished considering its appellation. 93
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2000 Coche-Dury Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseignères 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet
This is in fact quite good and above village weight. I would not grant it grand cru status as one might with Coche, yet the clarity, purity and precision are all excellent. 94
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1990 Bruno Giacosa Barbaresco Riserva Santo Stefano 97 Points
Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barbaresco
Perhaps the best Giacosa tasted to date, this wine possess the dimensional clarity amongst the usual aromatics. Quite flamboyant and powerful. 97
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1988 Château Calon-Ségur 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
It tastes flawed even though it is not; slightly dirty. 90
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1983 Zilliken (Forstmeister Geltz) Ockfener Bockstein Riesling Auslese Lange Goldkapsel 93 Points
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Quite dense and rich with age. 93
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1986 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Valbuena 3° 92 Points
Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero
Still quite good energy; it was slightly oxidized. 92
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2015 Sine Qua Non Grenache Le Chemin Vers L'Heresie 94 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
Magnum. Quite nice undertone of the juicy fruit. 94
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2008 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 91 Points
France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru
Slightly thin and bitter but good clarity. 91
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2015 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 94 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Six hour decanting releases very fresh and polished aromatics. Good as last bottle. 94+
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2013 Domaine Leroy Bourgogne-Aligoté 93 Points
France, Burgundy, Bourgogne-Aligoté
00383/3985. This bottle shows more clarity than last—a great wine that needs more time to integrate the oak and ripe fruit. 93
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