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20 years tasting - 1998
Tasted November 3, 2018 by G_H with 190 views
Flight 1 (2 notes)
White
1998 The Hess Collection Chardonnay
92 points
Beeswax, quince, pineapple, camomile, butter, great acidity. Man this aged incredibly well.
White
2014 Newton Chardonnay Unfiltered
93 points
Flintstones, plastic, lemon, yellow plums, tangerine, round, creamy and beautiful
Flight 2 (7 notes)
Red
1998 Clarendon Hills Grenache Old Vines Blewitt Springs
93 points
Chocolate, ground coffee, tobacco, iodine, geranium, blood, still very much alive...
Red
1998 Domaine de Peyre Rose Coteaux du Languedoc Clos Syrah Leone
94 points
Sunday roast, cigars, white pepper, velvety and smooth, dense
Red
Red
1998 Château Grand Mayne
90 points
Cassis, smoked bacon, bell peppers, classic bordeaux, but rather left bank notes...
Red
1998 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
95 points
Black berries, cassis graphite, licorice, sweet, rich, opulent and still harmonious. Great wine!
Red
1998 Château Duhart-Milon
91 points
Peanuts, stables, eucalyptus, rather light with an intense acidity, perfectly ripe. Rather tuscany than bordeaux stylistically
Flight 3 (3 notes)
White - Sweet/Dessert
1998 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
93 points
Saffron, botrytis, puff pastry, apples, tarte tatin, classic sauternes
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White - Sweet/Dessert
1998 Willi Opitz Gewürztraminer Trockenbeerenauslese
94 points
Rose, apricot, candied sugar, dried apricots, dense and intense, but still manages to keep the balance somehow
White - Sweet/Dessert
1998 Alois Kracher Welschriesling TBA #11 Zwischen den Seen
95 points
Black tea, pencil shavings, extremely rich and opulent, long, intense acidity which it really needs. Awesome