2/1/24, 6:24 AM - I guess it depends on what is prime time. I like Champagne at a more youthful stage, but of course it will gain complexity with tertiary aspects over the next 5-10 years+.
1/30/24, 12:54 PM - Keep in mind the provenance. I’m not sure when the bottle was acquired and where stored, but I’ll ask to be sure. But based on this experience, the 1996 is clearly superior and on a slower evolutionary track.
5/4/21, 6:17 AM - Many thanks for your comment! I just added a search function... Forgive my primitive tech qualities :-)
1/30/21, 9:27 AM - Thank you for reading my notes! And subscribing to wine chronicles. I hope to organise personalized tours to Bordeaux once this pandemic is over. Let me know if that would interest you. As for Pontet Canet, having tasted the 2018 from bottle, I think that the 2016 is the better wine of the two vintages.
1/30/21, 9:25 AM - Cool to compare those two vintages. I have had the 1983 on two occasions, both great experiences.
1/30/21, 9:24 AM - I have not opened any of the six bottles I purchased, as my notes reflect a tasting at the château in late November last year. I would decant to get the wine some air certainly. Cheers!
9/30/20, 4:47 AM - I’ll need to double check as Millesima USA NY has it for 37.50 (tax excluded). So maybe “just under $40” more accurate... about to fly so I’ll check again and correct.
9/30/20, 4:48 AM - Look up Maison Dewitt in Aquitaine in wine searcher: $31.51!
9/30/20, 4:49 AM - https://www.maison-dewitte.fr/
9/30/20, 3:59 AM - Indeed I have had the 2016 from barrel and from bottle. Here a link: https://wine-chronicles.com/blog/bordeaux-pomerol-2016-bottle/. Here is a case of a 2019 that gives 2016 a run for its money. It’s really special from barrel in 2019.
9/30/20, 3:56 AM - Glad they were of use! And those more economically priced wines are not to be overlooked.
9/29/20, 4:13 PM - Cheers!
2/6/20, 6:08 AM - Just goes to show the strength of the 2016 vintage in Bordeaux, which has such energy as Kevin wrote combined with opulence. A very good example of a top 2016 red. Thanks for the note, Kevin.
2/6/20, 6:06 AM - Was my overall favorite of the three whites as well, Kevin!
1/21/20, 6:08 AM - Wish I could have more breakfasts like this!
1/20/20, 11:25 AM - Glad you enjoyed the post! Bucket list wines are worth the effort and (usually) the expense. Sometimes however, I find the increasing prices for star wines to approach levels of absurdity. :-)
10/27/19, 10:02 AM - Many thanks for the reactions here. It may be that I just got this wine wrong, but you never know. I will revisit it again given both your comments :-).
7/11/19, 8:31 PM - Thanks for reading! It did inspire me :-)
5/12/19, 4:14 AM - Good question; I suspect that the 2018 is a better wine. How big is the price difference? I mean, you cannot go wrong with 2015 LLC, but if you are going to pay, say, $100 more for the 2018, then stick to the in bottle 2015. If the price difference is but $50 or less, go for the 2018. That's just my off the cuff reply!
11/7/18, 11:23 AM - Thanks for reading my notes. Yes, VCC is just amazing juice. I liked the 2017 quite a lot, but did not taste it again. If you have not done so already, please do subscribe to wine-chronicles for free e-mail updates. Here the link to my 2017 notes from barrel, as tasted earlier this year, including VCC: http://wine-chronicles.com/blog/bordeaux-2017-bye-bye-bigness/
11/7/18, 11:25 AM - Actually here is the direct link to the Pomerol notes : http://wine-chronicles.com/blog/pomerol-plaudits-2017/
11/7/18, 7:43 AM - Thanks for asking! So you mean a better showing than from barrel or a better showing than from a previous vintage?
11/7/18, 7:42 AM - Thanks!
6/13/18, 9:40 AM - That’s terrific. But would you pay three times the price today for a single bottle? And would you consider selling any of your bottles today?
5/11/18, 3:28 PM - Cheers! Thanks for writing. If you have a case, why not enjoy one this year. If you have six bottles, wait another five years. If you have three or less, best to wait about another decade. The 1996 is in a fine (early) drinking window!
5/11/18, 3:26 PM - Sure, the 1996 has loads of time ahead of it. But it is in a fine early drinking window already. And prices for these wines have indeed become crazy in any case.
12/24/17, 7:51 AM - From regular format bottles, you could drink now, but easily wait another five years. But we had a magnum.
12/26/17, 11:06 AM - You are correct from magnum but it was delicious, no? :-)
12/24/17, 9:15 AM - Totally agree. What a fantastic bottle of wine that was.
11/8/17, 11:55 PM - My pleasure! More coming :-)
11/8/17, 11:54 PM - Nice choices :-). Why not Tourelles de Pichon, Pibran and Potensac : all three are good deals.
10/24/17, 9:46 AM - I brought this baby and liked it, too :-)
10/24/17, 9:46 AM - A very strong showing, indeed. Thanks for all your impressions Kevin!
10/24/17, 9:44 AM - Virtuous is the word! Thanks for all your impressions Keith!
4/22/17, 7:59 AM - Cheers Kevin! In this case methinks truly in terms of de gustibus non est disputandum ;-)
2/20/17, 1:31 PM - Thanks for reading.My reference is more historic. I have heard Jean-Michel Cazes often reverse the role for Mouton with his wine (and not GPL). As this UK merchant also notes: http://interestinwine.co.uk/wines/pauillac/wines-lynch-bages.htmlAnd this one, too, in California: http://www.klwines.com/Auction/Bidding/AuctionBidDetail.aspx?sku=1239895Anyway... GPL prices over last 10 years or so are better than Lynch Bages' and the quality is about the same and sometimes better. So today, maybe you are correct :-).
5/29/16, 10:07 AM - Just added! I made a mistake when I first posted ;-) Thanks for reading!
5/29/16, 1:28 PM - Cool! This was one case where it seemed as if I actually liked the wine more than the owner!
5/29/16, 10:08 AM - Well, maybe you're right... I guess I was a bit down on 2013 in general.
1/16/16, 7:28 AM - Hi BigJ! Well, the balance in the Pol Roger was such that it is already a real pleasure to drink now, but it should have more complexity in about five or six years. Depending on how old you enjoy your Champagnes, certainly should provide pleasure into 15 years and more if properly stored. :-)
1/11/16, 9:26 AM - Cheers and thanks for your comment :-). Yes, it is frustrating... All best to you for a happy new year and positive Champagne drinking experiences.
12/29/15, 6:38 AM - Yes, sorry if it looks strange, but I just want to post some older notes to get a sense of how the wine evolved... :-)
11/22/15, 4:27 AM - Thanks for offering your suggestion! You are probably 100% correct... To revisit again in several years time.
11/22/15, 4:27 AM - Cheers! Thanks for reading.
11/12/15, 10:43 PM - Dear Jonathan, thanks for your kind comment! I am just starting to post some older notes of mine on Cellar Tracker. In more recent tastings of both 2003 and 2004, the evolution is such that 2004 still wins out for me, as a more balanced style. You are catching me in Burgundy now, about to taste a bunch of 2014 Gevreys... But I will see if I can post any updates on both vintages of Haut Bailly as soon as possible. Cheers!
11/12/15, 10:41 PM - Thank you for reading! Well, that was an older note that I have posted on Cellar Tracker. Useful to read about your recent positive impressions!
10/25/15, 11:11 AM - I am a conservative scorer :-)
8/27/15, 6:40 AM - Looking forward to trying it from bottle, thank you.
5/19/15, 2:27 AM - Thanks for reading! Since you only have one bottle, I would wait for another five years if that is possible and if you are not in a rush! But I was somewhat surprised with its current accessibility.
3/21/15, 2:30 PM - Don't take scores too much to heart ;-). Let's put it this way. Gazin for me was sumptuous pleasure at that tasting. And buyers of Bordeaux can get many bottles of Gazin for one bottle of Haut Brion. Let's say that the price/quality ratio upped the score. In any case, I respectfully disagree with a score of 90 for the Gazin 2005. I have no problems with grading Haut Brion higher than 96.
3/7/15, 1:56 AM - Hi pilotage. I would not go that far. From what I now recall from the January tasting in London, it just seemed to have too many oak-derived tannins that came off as drying on the finish. Neal Martin loves it as does Robert Parker. So maybe I'm not understanding something? In any case, I stick by my guns on this one to firmly "wait and see" lol. Better to spend your hard earned cash on the more obviously successful, sap filled and fresh Canon. And for that matter, Canon is less expensive to boot.
2/5/15, 8:58 AM - Thanks for reading. I would not underestimate the tannins, even if they are nice and ripe. If you have a six pack, then wait a couple of years. If you have 12 or more, I suppose you could crack one open, but give it time in a carafe. Still, optimal drinking window deserves from 2017 onwards. I do like my Bordeaux to have some maturity generally speaking :-)
2/2/15, 11:06 PM - Greetings, thanks for reading. This note is from late January this year so quite new and Giles referred to a recent sale of bottles, from last month in 2015.
1/16/15, 10:11 AM - Thanks for your question. Given its 50+ years of age, I would be cautious and open the bottle the morning of the day you plan to serve it, presuming it is for dinner time, to check the wine of course, but also to give it some minimal contact with oxygen for several hours. Not sure I would go so far as a decant. It was enjoyable to see it evolve (positively) in glass.
2/12/14, 3:42 PM - Comment posted by robertgoulet:2/10/2014 1:21:00 AM - Sounds like a wine which should left unscored for the momentThat could well be the case Robert. For owners of 2006, I certainly hope so. I would cautiously steer clear of it, and go for 2005, 2003, 2001, 2008. To take but four examples.
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