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2000 M. Chapoutier Ermitage Le Pavillon Hermitage Syrah

6/27/2022 - MarshallLi Likes this wine:

98 points

Medium garnet, very intense ink, licorice, black berry and cherry, slight spice and smoke, dry, medium high alchohl, medium high acidity, medium high smooth tannin, medium plus body, very long finish, outstanding wine!

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7/7/22, 2:54 AM - 1 hour in decanter

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2000 Chateau Musar Bekaa Valley Red Blend

12/27/2021 - MarshallLi Likes this wine:

92 points

Pale garnet,medium rose,cranberry,raspberry,red cherry,ripe fruit,dried fruit,cedar,leather,earth,mushroom,wet leaves,forest floor,dry,high acidity,soft medium tannin,medium alcohol,medium body,medium(+) finish,very good wine,not suitable for bottle ageing

MarshallLi commented:

12/27/21, 12:00 AM - i think 2000 is around the peak.. but i don't think i can get further surprise anymore.

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2010 Château Lynch-Bages Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

7/3/2021 - MarshallLi Likes this wine:

94 points

Medium ruby,medium(+) red cherry,blackberry,black cherry,green bell pepper,eucalyptus,ripe fruit,cloves,cedar,leather,mushroom,dry,medium(+) acidity,smooth medium(+) tannin,medium alcohol,medium(+) body,long finish,very good wine,suitable for bottle ageing

MarshallLi commented:

7/24/21, 6:46 PM - Hi, I did a bottle decant for around 2 hours.

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2013 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate St. Helena

1/19/2021 - MarshallLi Likes this wine:

97 points

Deep purple,pronounced rose,strawberry,red cherry,green bell pepper,tomato leaf,ripe fruit,vanilla,cloves,wet leaves,forest floor,dry,medium(+) acidity,smooth medium(+) tannin,medium alcohol,medium(+) body,long finish,outstanding wine,suitable for bottle ageing.
Ok,no lychee this time, sorry for the wrong description on 2014. Can’t stop drinking it, so balanced. And I feel it very close to margaux

MarshallLi commented:

1/22/21, 8:43 AM - I decanted in bottle around 2 hours, but it’s getting better and better every hour. About 4 hours later, I finished it and it’s still stay strong. Maybe next time I’ll try to keep the wine till second day.

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2014 Spottswoode Cabernet Sauvignon Estate St. Helena

1/1/2021 - MarshallLi Likes this wine:

96 points

Deep purple,medium(+) rose,lychee,passion fruit,strawberry,blueberry,grass,tomato leaf,ripe fruit,candy,vanilla,chocolate,earth,caramel,dry,medium(+) acidity,smooth medium(+) tannin,medium alcohol,medium(+) body,long finish,outstanding wine,suitable for bottle ageing

MarshallLi commented:

1/2/21, 11:20 PM - We opened four kind of wines on the last day of 2020 and this one was the last one. I couldn’t recall all the details, but I do feel a tiny little bit of sweet, not very sweet, near tropical fruit in the middle of mouth. It’s hard to describe

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2010 Joseph Phelps Insignia Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend

9/4/2020 - MarshallLi Likes this wine:

95 points

Deep ruby,pronounced strawberry,black cherry,green bell pepper,fennel,liquorice,ripe fruit,dried fruit,charred wood,smoke,chocolate,dry,high acidity,chalky high tannin,medium alcohol,full body,long finish,outstanding wine,suitable for bottle ageing

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9/4/20, 6:57 PM - Four hours in bottle, not in decanter.

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