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A 100 evening - Marc and Martin turn 100
Martin's House
Tasted February 23, 2014 by G_H with 504 views
Flight 1 (1 note)
White
2012 Wittmann Riesling 100 Hügel
84 points
Strong acidity, very dry, a bit holding back, OK but nothing spectacular
Flight 2 (4 notes)
Red
2009 Clos Fourtet
93 points
Cinnamon, oak, vanilla nice sweetness, very warm nose, nice length and great mouthfeel
Red
2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
95 points
Truly awesome wine, cassis, licorice, mashed potatoes, truffles, very sumptuous, full-bodied, beautifully smooth and long!
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Red
2010 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina
Initially rated 90 points blind, then increased to 93 with more air, but far off a perfect wine. Very sweet, cherry candy, sunday roast, sweet-and-salty notes, licorice, boysenberries, a hint of rubber, quite alcoholic and quite some bitterness, very very long, super powerful, but at this stage it's just not very harmonious and feels disjointed. Is it just this bottle or the way the wine develops?
Red
2009 Château Clinet
94 points
Black-pudding, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, sunday roast, cedar wood, leather, very elegant, very long, very beautiful wine!
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Flight 3 (2 notes)
White - Sweet/Dessert
2001 Château Rieussec
95 points
Apricot, saffron, almonds, vanilla, a hint of rubber, nice length, the essence of sauternes!
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White - Sweet/Dessert
1946 Bodegas Toro Albala Don PX Convento Selección
96 points
This wine is incredible, massive, crazy fat and rich all without being sticky or too sweet.
Dried figs, rose water, dried fruit bread, bergamot, and boy all that umami! The most distinct thing however is the smell of the 'Vasa Museum', a museum in Stockholm, where an old ship is exhibited. When you enter there is this amazing and distinctive smell of very old wood and wax.
Crazy elegant and very very long.
On the downside: I hate that they put on the label an extract of the parker-Review and that the wine got 100 points, that just feels cheap!
Dried figs, rose water, dried fruit bread, bergamot, and boy all that umami! The most distinct thing however is the smell of the 'Vasa Museum', a museum in Stockholm, where an old ship is exhibited. When you enter there is this amazing and distinctive smell of very old wood and wax.
Crazy elegant and very very long.
On the downside: I hate that they put on the label an extract of the parker-Review and that the wine got 100 points, that just feels cheap!
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