Estelle in Northcote
Tasted Thursday, June 19, 2025 by the usual p with 79 views
Flat nose without much liveliness. Some grapefruit grip. Quite ripe, rich and sweet. Chewy but not as much acidity as the other wines. Others in the group liked this a lot more than I did. 91
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Intense nose of grapefruit. Lovely palate which is chewy, long, textured. Grows length and power. Great wine. 95
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Sadly starting to show butterscotch from premox. Has the typical backbone of Germain but not much else.
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Lively grapefruit nose. But it is bigger and richer than the 17 Charmes and clunkier. 92
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Austere nose with some pastry. Powerful. Not very attractive and somewhat evolved. 90.
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More cherry and brightness than the 2012. Prettier but all a bit tough and tannic. 91
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Spicy lifted nose. Spicy red fruited palate. Open for business. No bitterness. Nice. 94
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Austere nose. Brown sugar on the palate and a bit tannic. Prominent whole bunch. Not so interesting. 91
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Nice spice and cherry. Open knit. Pleasant but then austere hard tannins.
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Nice spice and lift. Hint of greenness and quite tannic. Sweetness then greenness.
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Deep dark stern nose with pastry. But nice palate with dark red fruits. Finishes short.
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Shoe polish. Faulty.
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Quite nice with expansive perfumed fruit. But also finishes short.
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Inpenetrable dark colour. Some nail polish on the nose. Vanilla. Dense and sweet. Chocolate and almond. Dense dark plums chocolate. A few thought it was Australian.
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2002 Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut 93 Points
France, Champagne
Mardarin sherbert nose. Lower key nose than the 02 Lanson Rate and lower fizz. Older and richer. A hint of rancio and higher acidity. Honey and nutty nose and the palate is a little coarse in comparison. 92
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