A tasting to celebrate life
@ JvT
Tasted Sunday, August 24, 2025 by Zweder the teacher with 90 views
Introduction
All wines were poured from magnum or larger formats. All from one passionate collector named John.
The wine were poured one at a time. The Bordeaux were poured blind.
Flight 1 (21 Notes)
Closing
Thank you John for this "not out of this world" tasting! Sooo happy I was invited! THANK YOU!!!
2014 Marguet Champagne Grand Cru Le Parc 93 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
Round and friendly with some brioche and good acidity and length. Still youthful and fresh.
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NV Bérêche et Fils Champagne Brut Réserve 94 Points
France, Champagne
Focused acidity and minerals, brioche and white fruits. Good length and complexity.
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2003 Pommery Champagne Clos Pompadour 95 Points
France, Champagne
Complex and still very fresh bubble with a good length.
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NV Ferrari Brut
Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige, Trentino, Trento
The wine is still ok, but too old for many. A tired and a bit nutty Ferrari ;-). Still ok acidity though. No score.
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NV Jacquesson & Fils Champagne Brut Perfection 95 Points
France, Champagne
Drank from a double magnum probably from the late sixties or mid 70’s. Still remarkably fresh and also complex. A really nice experience.
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2011 Wittmann Westhofener Morstein Riesling Großes Gewächs 97 Points
Germany, Rheinhessen
Drank from magnum. This wine is really great and complex with a great balance between acidity and a slight touch of sweetness and loaded with complex minerals. A feast! 96 – 97.
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2003 Georg Breuer Rüdesheimer Berg Schloßberg Riesling
Germany, Rheingau
Opinions differed about this wine. Some thought there was nothing wrong with it, others said the wine was corked. In my opinion the wine was not completely fresh, but still sowed good acidity, Anyway no score.
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2013 Clos Rougeard (Foucault) Saumur Blanc Brézé 95 Points
France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Saumur
Rare wine which I never tasted before. Great complexity, lovely freshness and fine acidity.
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2009 Franz Hirtzberger Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Honivogl 95 Points
Austria, Niederösterreich, Wachau
Complex wine with apricots and dry honey, sweetness and also good acidity. Impressive and complex wine in the midst of its maturity stage.
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2019 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chenevottes 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
White fruits and a pleasant dose of oak, good minerals and fresh acidity. 94+
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2006 Bouchard Père et Fils Corton-Charlemagne Domaine 94 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Good complexity and well dosed oak. Fresh citrus acidity and a good length. Still a very pleasurable wine with still some future.
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1992 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection 96 Points
USA, California, Napa Valley
Impressive! A lot of sweet spices and soft red berry fruits. Not a bit too old but on its perfect peak.
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1990 Château Figeac 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Classical and fully mature wine with cedar and vanilla from the oak, sweet spices, lovely acidity and a great length.
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1986 Château Cheval Blanc 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Herbs and spices, fresh red berries and fresh acidity, soft tannin with still a soft bite. Delicious and fully mature.
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2007 Domaine de la Janasse Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 98 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Drank from magnum. Full bodied, mature and a lot of pleasant sweetness but also lovely acidity. The wine is complex with a lot of freshness and still plenty of future.
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1986 Château Mouton Rothschild 97 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Classical wine with dark berries and luxurious flavors, already showing some development, but still plenty of future in it.
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1994 Château Latour Grand Vin 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Drank from magnum. A lovely and mature Latour with a lot of black fruits still, cedar, luxurious oak, graphite etc. Good acidity. A textbook Pauillac.
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1983 Château Haut-Brion 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Complex and fully mature wine and still delicious. Luxurious oak and cedar as well as leather and some smoke.
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2001 Château Haut-Brion 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The same luxurious impressions as the 1983 we tasted before this 2001. This wine has still more freshness and good acidity, complexity and length. Great wine with a future of several years, although I should add this wine was from magnum.
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2016 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina 97 Points
France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Another great magnum. Very lush and complex and complete concentrated wine with great garrigue, fresh acidity, round tannin, full bodied and a future of at least another 5 – 7+ years.
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2018 Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Les Genevrières 98 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
Luxury and finesse as well as complexity almost describes it all. Well dosed and lovely oak and great acidity and length. A delicious wine.
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