Stood up and decanted off 1oz of well-settled sediment. Medium-deep ruby with age-appropriate bricking; aromatic, forest floor, mature black fruits, tobacco, pine needles; palate is full bodied, exceptional balance with medium-plus acidity, fully integrated tannin, mature black fruit; medium length finish. A lovely bordeaux, now at full maturity and will drink well at peak for the next 5+ years. 92-93 With air this has fleshed out a bit more, lovely balance and even youthful instead of entering maturity. Enjoyable, with perhaps more life than I thought. Drink over 10 years… 93
Taste after a few days open. Youthful ruby-purple color; high intensity aromatics, stony gravel, plums, black currant, exceptional nose; palate is full bodied, richly textured but smooth tannins, black fruits; finish is medium length. The nose is quite exceptional here. 95+ nose, palate balanced but not as complex. 93 overall.
Light-medium ruby, youthful color; aromatic, red fruit, some spice; palate is medium bodied, elegant, red fruited, medium-plus acidity, opens up with air time; finish is medium length and clean. Very nice Rosso. 90-91+
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Light ruby, bricking appropriate for its age; aromatic, mature nose with elegant red fruit, some spice, some complex mulch; palate is light bodied, integrated tannins, fully mature red strawberry fruit, medium-plus acidity; relatively straightforward medium length finish. Better than I was expecting, the nose is actually quite nice and the palate is well balanced. Drink now. 89
Wonderful mature aromatics, red bell pepper, forest floor, some black currant, cedar, tobacco; palate is medium bodied, perfectly integrated tannin, medium-plus acidity; long finish. 95
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune
High intensity aromatics, spice, herbal, red fruited, alpine, elegant; palate is light bodied, high acid, low tannin, red fruited; medium finish. Very nice and fresh. 92
Rich, brioche, yellow fruit; palate is medium bodied, richly textured but with exceptional acidity, balanced dosage (6g), medium alcohol, youthful fruit with a bit of age; medium-long finish, fresh and vibrant acidity throughout. This is very nice champagne in exactly the style I like. 93
1995 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Stood up and decanted off 1oz of well-settled sediment. Medium-deep ruby with age-appropriate bricking; aromatic, forest floor, mature black fruits, tobacco, pine needles; palate is full bodied, exceptional balance with medium-plus acidity, fully integrated tannin, mature black fruit; medium length finish. A lovely bordeaux, now at full maturity and will drink well at peak for the next 5+ years. 92-93
With air this has fleshed out a bit more, lovely balance and even youthful instead of entering maturity. Enjoyable, with perhaps more life than I thought. Drink over 10 years… 93
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2018 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Taste after a few days open. Youthful ruby-purple color; high intensity aromatics, stony gravel, plums, black currant, exceptional nose; palate is full bodied, richly textured but smooth tannins, black fruits; finish is medium length. The nose is quite exceptional here. 95+ nose, palate balanced but not as complex. 93 overall.
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2019 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Rosso di Montalcino 91 Points
Italy, Tuscany, Montalcino, Rosso di Montalcino
Light-medium ruby, youthful color; aromatic, red fruit, some spice; palate is medium bodied, elegant, red fruited, medium-plus acidity, opens up with air time; finish is medium length and clean. Very nice Rosso. 90-91+
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2011 Maison Ilan Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Monts-Luisants 89 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru
Light ruby, bricking appropriate for its age; aromatic, mature nose with elegant red fruit, some spice, some complex mulch; palate is light bodied, integrated tannins, fully mature red strawberry fruit, medium-plus acidity; relatively straightforward medium length finish. Better than I was expecting, the nose is actually quite nice and the palate is well balanced. Drink now. 89
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1981 Château La Conseillante 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Wonderful mature aromatics, red bell pepper, forest floor, some black currant, cedar, tobacco; palate is medium bodied, perfectly integrated tannin, medium-plus acidity; long finish. 95
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2021 Guilbert Gillet Savigny-lès-Beaune 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune
High intensity aromatics, spice, herbal, red fruited, alpine, elegant; palate is light bodied, high acid, low tannin, red fruited; medium finish. Very nice and fresh. 92
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2014 Rémi Leroy Champagne Blanc de Quatre Cépages Mer sur Mont 93 Points
France, Champagne
Rich, brioche, yellow fruit; palate is medium bodied, richly textured but with exceptional acidity, balanced dosage (6g), medium alcohol, youthful fruit with a bit of age; medium-long finish, fresh and vibrant acidity throughout. This is very nice champagne in exactly the style I like. 93
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