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1989 Gaja Barbaresco
11/26/2020 - psmith wrote: 95 Points
My last bottle of this a couple of years ago sucked. It tasted old and full of VA, but I figured there wasn't much to lose in holding off for a while on opening another, and this had been standing for a couple of months. This was totally different from that previous bottle, and much more in line with what I expected from prior bottles and a '89 Sperss a couple of weeks ago. I opened this a couple of hours in advance of double decanting, and then waited another couple of hours. This is classic rose and dark red fruit notes. It's heady and with a great textural depth despite an abundance of tannins hanging around. A more feminine styling, but with some authority behind it. Classic, delicious wine.
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1996 Philipponnat Champagne Brut Clos des Goisses
11/26/2020 - psmith wrote: 95 Points
This is all baked apple and vanilla notes. It's deepened and gained a lot of weight with age, but still has a crystalline quality that keeps it lifted. Full, vibrant, and intense palate which comes across more citric than I expected from the nose. I've been a bit disappointed in some of the '96s lately, but this isn't one of them; it's drinking very well, but I think I may like it better in a few years.
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1938 Massandra Muscat White Muscat Livadia
1/1/2020 - psmith wrote:
Not sure whether I liked this or not. There's a strange, somewhat confected menthol or Fernet note that didn't start out so prominent but that became really pronounced over time. The palate is more tawny port. It's pretty sweet, very brown, but with good balance throughout and a decent spine of acidity. Interesting, and certainly alive, but not necessarily good; in fact, I'm not interested beyond an oz or so every couple of hours. Either way, it's an oddity and fun enough.
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