Mish Mash of wines

A lazy casual sunday. with a great group of folks.

• 1995 Maison Bertrand Ambroise Corton-Charlemagne 89 Points

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

  Attractive nose that evolved over the course of the night. Buttery popcorn and smoke, but I was also getting some sautéed ground beef that added nicely to the complexity of the wine. I originally thought this was a 90 pointer but thinking back it just didn’t have the stuffing to be outstanding.

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• 2003 Ten Minutes by Tractor Pinot Noir Reserve 92 Points

  Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip, Mornington Peninsula

  Very powerful nose that did not resemble pinot, more like a Gigondas with some cab franc. The nose evolved all night but it was always compelling and very interesting. The wine is well made and a thrill to drink even though I would probably get bored of this after 6 bottles or so. My first australiuan pinot and was very impressed.

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• 2006 EIEIO Pinot Noir Cuvée E 90 Points

  USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley

  I didn’t write down a formal note from this but I enjoyed this a lot and thought this was very fun wine and easily thought how well it would pair with certain foods=great food pinot. Well made and not lacking in much. I did like this more than others though.

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• 1998 Le Vieux Donjon Châteauneuf-du-Pape 94 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Dark and youthful looking in the glass. Nose of pepper and sautéed shitake mushrooms, hints of tar and roasted coffee beans were very well integrated and showed nice focus. After a couple hours some nice precise lilacs started to turn the wine a bit more floral and feminine. In the mouth the wine was smooth and elegant with great balance. Overall the fruit was showing very dark and deep with a clear resolve that the wine can benefit from years and years in the cellar. Lots of upside here.

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• 2001 Château de la Négly Coteaux du Languedoc Clos des Truffiers Flawed

  France, Languedoc Roussillon, Languedoc, Coteaux du Languedoc

  huge wet cardboard. Underneath it though you could sense a good wine.

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• 2000 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Centenaire 92 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  Very Very Very tight and closed at first. It took hours and hours to offer up anything at all. When it did it was a Big Boss Man of a wine. Weird, it showed young in it offerings but showed a notable amount of bricking and a lighter color than one would expect. Nose that showed a bit too much alcohol and oak. Chalky in the mouth. After about 10 hours the wine turned on some nice floral tones and smoothed out in the mouth. Not as nice as the donjon.

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• 2003 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  A lot more funk on the nose and palate than the last bottle. Scents of fresh tobacco, bright fruit, and perhaps some roasted tomato paste. Full throttle and plush in the mouth with a long finish. This wine did appear to be shutting down a bit but this is still a great wine that will only get MUCH better. I am big fan.

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• 1997 Geantet-Pansiot Charmes-Chambertin 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru

  Nose of sweet cherries behind a wall of smoke and graphite that turned to a lemon-citrus flavor as the wine sat in the glass. Very Smokey on the palate with a nice feel but very thin. The palate and the finish had a nice herbal streak with some strawberry pop tarts. All in all a pleasant wine. 90+ *** after a few hours the wine opened up even more and it took on a nice gunflint forest floor pine forest nose and a slightly fuller body and a suprsingly long tasty finsih. Very nice indeed. 92-93

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• 1993 Pieve Santa Restituta (Gaja) Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille 89 Points

  Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino

  A very tight and unyielding wine. After a few hours it was offering some Smokey tarry shoe polish notes with a hint of banana. Dry and spicy in the mouth with a medium spicy finish. This wine did very little for me in the charm area. Others might have liked it more than I did.

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• 1985 E. Guigal Hermitage 94 Points

  France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

  Peperry nose (both black and white ground) a touch of bell peppers and shrooms bacon and cheese. Very focused and very smooth on the mid- palate but very peppery. I also noted a great color to it with little signs of falling apart.

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• 1990 Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape 97 Points

  France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

  WOW! Background is barnyard but in front of it is a wave of something indescribable but very sexy and hedonistic. Chocolate? Yes. Flowers? Yes. Grilled steak, dirt, forest floor, pine, and as my wife described morning dew- all there in the nose but swirling around. What the wine lacked in focus and detail (unlike its 1989 counterpart) it makes up in intellectual stimulation. The wine was so smooth in the mouth with a silky feel with a finish that went on and on. This wine was a revelation for me as it was more interesting and likeable than any other great 89s I have had.

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Great nite, thanks guys.