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Red
1996 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Pignan Reserve Grenache
8/5/2023 - LB88 wrote:
94 points
What a stunning bottle of wine, opened at 5pm for dinner drinking. This was drank at about 8 pm and the nose, typical rayas and very open and alluring. This was beautifully integrated on the palate, with fine tannins fully resolved with the strawberry kirsch and spices producing a superb delicate elixir. I haven’t had the 96 rayas reserve but I don’t see how that can be better than this.
  • LB88 commented:

    8/5/23, 8:28 PM - Haha thanks for your feedback on the reserve I too doubt it can get any better than the pignan. I tend to be quite strict with my scoring so 94 is a great bottle for me. And yes perhaps I could squeeze in a 95😉 it was that good.

Red
1961 Château Chasse-Spleen Moulis en Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend
10/15/2020 - LB88 wrote:
93 points
Surprising how fresh and still with so much structure after 59 years! Still has many more years of life.
  • LB88 commented:

    12/27/22, 1:26 PM - It was a perfectly kept bottle

Red
2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Corton Domaine Prince Florent de Merode Corton Grand Cru Pinot Noir
7/23/2022 - LB88 wrote:
96 points
This was a revelation and a delight. Shared by Pablo Alverez from his personal cellar, we opened this at dinner, the nose was just stunning with delicate roses and strawberries. The lightest of extraction resulted in a ethereal balanced juice. This was only my second corton after the recent 2017 which while excellent paled in comparison to this bottle highlighting how good winemaking hd become in DRC and how approachable the wines are early. So far one of my top wines of the year next to the equally stunning RSV 2018 earlier this year.
  • LB88 commented:

    7/24/22, 6:07 AM - Thanks so much for pointing this out😅

White
2013 Aubert Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast
1/27/2022 - LB88 wrote:
91 points
Another disappointing wine from Aubert this came across as not balanced a little too much alcohol and perhaps still a little closed. So far there has been only one great experience out of the 4 bottles opened with one corked.
  • LB88 commented:

    1/29/22, 3:45 PM - I m used to drinking burgundy Chardonnay’s and my biggest problem with the Aubert’s which I have drunk have been the generally high alcohol which in a year that they manage to find more fruit and balance these can be great wines however on some years that I have tried they tend to be too big, unbalanced mainly due to a element of VA and the high alcohol content, they just lack that balance and precision and can come across as a little clumsy.

Red
2003 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Grenache
11/11/2020 - LB88 wrote:
92 points
Very subtle nose and just nose quite showing right now. The 08 was more expressive. Needs a lot more time but after about 5-6 hours started coming around a little more. I would wait for another few years before trying my bottles.
  • LB88 commented:

    11/20/21, 6:43 AM - Tonight with a little more prep the bottle we had was better but will certainly benefit from more cellaring. The 03 pignan drank next to this was the surprise and perhaps even the wine with more potential. Needed to be opened and perhaps decanted several hours before drinking.

Red
2013 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche La Tâche Grand Cru Pinot Noir
10/2/2021 - LB88 wrote:
94 points
Lovely concentrated, deep and mocha, chocolate, enough floral nose, licorice but just more intense. Spices and still grippy but already so good at this stage. Will definitely get better!
  • LB88 commented:

    10/3/21, 3:00 AM - This was opened and decanted for at least 3 hours before drinking.

Red
1988 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Hermitage La Chapelle Syrah
6/21/2021 - LB88 wrote:
92 points
I forgot how good old 1980’s la chapelle’s are. The lovely dry prune and raisin flavours with tertiary truffles and earth. Delicious. This is just starting to dry out and is not as long as I would like.
  • LB88 commented:

    6/21/21, 4:49 PM - I did decant this bottle but only for less than an hour prior to drinking, I ve learnt that with HLC one should always do so. And you are absolutely right it definitely improved over time with more air. I have one more bottle and when I drink it I plan to decant it for at least 2-3 hours prior to drinking

White
2015 Joseph Drouhin Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières Chardonnay
3/18/2021 - LB88 wrote:
92 points
Crisp fresh and filled with white fruits apples and pears. Great acidity and structure and while good needs a lot more cellar time to get better. 92-94 pt
potential
  • LB88 commented:

    3/18/21, 5:35 PM - No sorry

Red
2014 Lucien Le Moine Clos St. Denis Clos St. Denis Grand Cru Pinot Noir
6/15/2020 - LB88 wrote:
94 points
Drank this next to a 2012 CDLR and loved it! Way more feminine and elegant compared.
  • LB88 commented:

    6/15/20, 5:59 PM - Depends how many bottles you have? If u have a few then open one now and drink the rest over the next few years! It’s actually very approachable at this stage

  • LB88 commented:

    11/21/20, 6:08 AM - Definitely decant and it should be great in 2-3 hours

Red
2009 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Echezeaux Echezeaux Grand Cru Pinot Noir
8/4/2020 - LB88 wrote:
93 points
DRC echezeaux dinner 5th Aug 2020

1990 - PNP, barnyard nose, clearly has a solid structure and sufficient tannins which through dinner started to soften and integrate nicely. Drinking nicely now but need to start drinking bottles in the cellar. 94
1991 - didn’t like this from the start to the end. I think this was an off bottle. NR
1997 - surprisingly similar to the 1990. Quite approachable and could go on for many more years. 93+
2004 - this was the wine that redefined burgundies for me and it continues to be the echezeaux that leads the pack. That ethereal nose, the perfect acidity and length on the palate. Even better then the bottle I had last year. Drink now, not sure how this will evolve with time but certainly hope I ll have the opportunity to find out. 96
2009 - just too young for me at this stage, a medicinal nose which continued through the evening. The wine started to gain some weight in the glass and the power and structure showed clearly. But needs a lot more time and has the potential. 93+ at this stage
  • LB88 commented:

    8/7/20, 6:34 PM - I would give it another 5 years

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