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Tasted Wednesday, May 19, 2021 by Paul D with 148 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 1989 Château Léoville Las Cases 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Deep garnet, pale garnet core. Blackcurrant fruit, cedar, gravel, just a touch of tobacco. Medium bodied, classic, linear, deep and long, still underpinned by a vein of firm tannin but all in balance, fresh acidity, long lightly grippy finish. Excellent, touching outstanding.

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  • 1989 Château Lynch-Bages 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Deep garnet/ruby core. Nose shows rich dark fruit, spice, touch of meat. A little sweaty at first. Medium/full bodied, mouth-filling on initial entry, rich blackcurrant fruit, spice, hint of leather, quite low acidity, tannins pinch a bit on the end but excellent.

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  • 1989 Château Palmer 97 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Medium/deep garnet core, pale rim. Nose shows black and red berry fruits, cedar, attractive floral notes. Very fragrant. Medium bodied, soft, harmonious, complete and long. Absolutely a point, outstanding.

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

  • 1998 Marc Sorrel Hermitage Le Gréal 95 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    Medium/deep garnet. Deep and meaty nose, yet aromatic too. Black pepper. Medium/full bodied, quite soft and luxurious on the palate, meaty dark fruit, black pepper, lovely fresh acidity, long. Outstanding, ready.

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  • 1998 Domaine Auguste Clape Cornas 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Slightly reticent on the nose, but there is some lovely dark fruit, black olive, with attractive saline notes. It's medium/full bodied on the palate, quite lean and muscular but with much to enjoy and admire, dark fruited, spice, soil, firm tannins, vibrant acidity, good length grippy, soily finish. Gives the impression that it's just starting to loosen and unfurl.

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  • 1989 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 93 Points

    Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

    Striking, minty nose, plenty of tobacco too, vanilla. Medium bodied, elegant but with a touch of richness, nice fresh acidity, long finish. Excellent.

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  • 1998 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904 88 Points

    Spain, La Rioja, La Rioja Alta, Rioja

    Quite mature nose, leather, spice. Medium bodied, leather, vanilla, spice, soft tannins fresh acidity, medium/good length finish. Perhaps not the best bottle of this.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

  • 1971 Moulin Touchais Coteaux du Layon 90 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Coteaux du Layon

    Deep gold/amber colour. Nutty nose, caramel, butterscotch, some underlying ripe apple. Medium/sweet, attractive fresh acidity, quite long. Lovely, a great match with the cheese tart.

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