Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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Red |
2006 Lacoste BoriePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/27/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRamazingly tight and closed, difficult to evaluate but gut feel is promising. suggest not to open until 2011 |
Red |
2003 Château Le Boscq St. EstèpheRed Bordeaux Blend more |
10/8/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRstill holding incredibly well, only 1 bottle left :( |
Red |
2000 Château CantemerleHaut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/27/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRis cantemerle losing its touch .... ? difficult to fault this wine but surprisingly unexciting .... |
Red |
1999 Pio Cesare BarbarescoNebbiolo more |
9/23/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRbeautiful wine chickful of cherry and leather, only just starting to mature, i have to get more of this. easily another 10 years life to this. i have to find more of this ... |
White |
1996 Trimbach Riesling Cuvée Frédéric EmileAlsace more |
7/11/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRbeautiful golden brown and only just starting to develop, suggest to leave it aside and re-visit in 5 - 10 years. acidity only starting to be tamed. |
Red |
1986 Château Pape ClémentPessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/14/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRa little disappointing, everything was right : concentration, tannins, acidity (one of the few occasions when the wine was opened at the rioght stage) but this was just one of those wines that just did not have the complexity, a little disappointing for an 86. to be fair, i think the winemaker did a great job in putting this together but he just didn't have the right grapes to work with this year. |
White - Sparkling |
NV Krug Champagne Brut Grande CuvéeChampagne Blend more |
1/9/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRam once again reminded how brand driven the whole champagne industry is. beautifully dry, nutty and balanced but how much better is this compared to my regular dose of mailly, selosse and egly-ouriet .... ? |
Red |
1997 Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. JacquesPinot Noir more |
1/9/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRthis winemaker will be sorely missed by me .... :( |
White - Sweet/Dessert |
2003 E. Guigal Condrieu LuminescenceViognier more |
1/9/2009 - bunhiong wrote: NRi need more of this ... !! |
Red |
2003 Château Le Boscq St. EstèpheRed Bordeaux Blend more |
12/31/2008 - bunhiong wrote: NRthis wine seems to gain weight every time i open it, only 3 bottles left, absolutely the last time that i will open this. will re-visit this wine in 3 years ie. end 2011. |
Red |
2000 La Grange Neuve de FigeacSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/13/2008 - bunhiong wrote: 90 pointsperfectly balanced and nice concentration, this should peak in another 5 years and last for at least 10 |
Red |
2000 Château Haut-MarbuzetSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2008 - bunhiong wrote: NRthis wine seems to be defying expectations, only 4 bottles left in stock. suggest to leave it aside for 5 years, should peak nicely in 2013. |
Red |
2000 Château d'ArmailhacPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
8/8/2008 - bunhiong wrote: NRsurprising lack of concentration for this vintage, not even close to their 95 |
Red |
1998 La Grange Neuve de FigeacSt. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/8/2008 - bunhiong wrote: 89 pointswine seems to taste younger and younger each time, initial mouthfeel is deceptively mature, backbone of fine tannins emerge as the night progressed. easily another 3-5 years to peak maturity. |
Red |
1999 Château Langoa BartonSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/10/2008 - bunhiong wrote: NRLacks complexity, acidity slightly high but balance and structure still intact. dumb phase ? |
Red |
2003 Lanzerac PinotageStellenbosch more |
2/8/2008 - bunhiong wrote: 85 pointsdecent, well balanced but otherwise unexciting, lacks dimension. pleasant casual wine. |
Red |
1993 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. JacquesPinot Noir more |
12/31/2007 - bunhiong wrote: 93 pointsstill tight with enough acid and balance to peak in 5 - 10 years, bottled was opened by mistake as it was mistaken for a 1997, arghhhhh ..... !! very very long lingering finish, very layered, complexity only starting to emerge. |