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St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Tasting
Morrell's Restaurant, NYC
Tasted May 3, 2004 by MRichman with 275 views
Introduction
With Andrea Venezia!
Flight 1 (11 notes)
Red
1989 Château Trotte Vieille
Sweetish, metallic tannins. Roundly aged, good concentration. A bit cobwebby.
B/B+
Day 2:
Sweet & punchy. some darker coffee/mocha. Metallic tannins a little too present. Good fruit, prune. some light upper end but not hugely complex.
B+
B/B+
Day 2:
Sweet & punchy. some darker coffee/mocha. Metallic tannins a little too present. Good fruit, prune. some light upper end but not hugely complex.
B+
Red
1989 Château Canon
Round. Mint & herb.
B+
Day 2:
Smooth, soft, round. Sweet cherry, some secondary flavors. Good fruit, juicy concentration. Very nice.
B+/A-
B+
Day 2:
Smooth, soft, round. Sweet cherry, some secondary flavors. Good fruit, juicy concentration. Very nice.
B+/A-
White - Off-dry
1989 Hugel Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive
Caramel. Too floral. Sweet, but almost not enough. Wide but not concentrated.
C+/B-
C+/B-
Red
1990 Château Magdelaine
Iron. Well concentrated. Metallic. Some herb behind. Meaty, concentrated, punchy.
B+
B+
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Red
1998 Château Beausejour (Duffau Lagarrosse)
Concentrated, some metal. Decent layering. A little tight.
B/B-
Day 2:
Concentrated, rounding with some dry herb. Some sweetness but not a lot. lead pencil. Drying long finish. Muscular with some nice secondary flavors.
B++
B/B-
Day 2:
Concentrated, rounding with some dry herb. Some sweetness but not a lot. lead pencil. Drying long finish. Muscular with some nice secondary flavors.
B++
Red
White - Sweet/Dessert