A Medlar lunch

Medlar, London
Tasted Friday, August 19, 2022 by SimonG with 131 views

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

  • NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 91 Points

    France, Champagne

    168, 2012 base. Pale straw, young and vibrant. Some nascent toast coupled with a very young wine/winery note. Bright finish. Lots of acidity here without yet the weight to fully cover it. After a couple of hours some freshly cut apple comes in to ply. Currently this I bout raw potential. *(***) 91

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  • NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 94 Points

    France, Champagne

    156 (guessed from cork code). Full straw. Vinous. Rich and full. Toasty with a pinch of ginger. Vinous. Just a touch of caramel and the slightly oxidative. Full, long, rich and lovely though. ****(1/2)

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  • NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande Cuvée 95 Points

    France, Champagne

    162. Pale straw. Maturity coupled with youthful elegance. This really is the centre point between the two previous bottles. Gorgeous. Lots here. Energy, freshness and weighty richness. *****

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 2015 Domaine de la Côte Pinot Noir Memorious 95 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills

    Mid ruby. Lovely, fresh, lifted, stemmy nose.,wild strawberry. Just a hint of sous bois. Silky. More depth than last night’s 13 Santa Rita Hills. A touch of cranberry and rose petal. Long and lingering with a floaty character. *****

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  • 2010 Rhys Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard 95 Points

    USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley

    Seven years on from my last bottle of this and it’s stepped up a gear. Deep cherry. Hint of old-school Ramminet spearmint on the nose. Dark red fruit. Lots of energy. Cherry cut with cranberry on the finish. Long and positive finish, a touch of chalk adding some texture. *****

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 1999 Château Léoville Barton 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    A big step up from a slightly ungainly and possibly corky bottle five years ago at Piccolino. Dark, lots of blackcurrant on the nose. A touch of spice too. Mellow cassis with a powdering of pencil lead on the attack. Some spice too. Nicely grippy. Opens up to a floral, violet scented nose. Lovely, and really quite serious. ****

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  • 1998 Château Palmer 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux

    Mellow. Floral fragrance. Just a touch of Va on the nose. Mid red fruit. A hint of astringency on the finish. Lighter and brighter than the Barton. Lovely freshness. Just not the richness or depth for top flight Palmer. ****

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Flight 5 (2 Notes)

  • 1988 Château Climens 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Barsac

    A half from the usual source, this one qualitatively as good as the previous half but just a little lighter and fresher, more acidity over sweetness. Light to mid gold.Fresh. Beautifully balanced. So fresh but yet a lip smacking quality too. ****

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  • 2005 Château Rieussec 92 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Half. Gorgeous orange blossom and coconut nose. Nicely fresh. Just a touch of botrytis. ****

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