Double blind tasting. Brief note. PnP. Nose and palate show a saline quality with bitter cherry, iron, and a woodsy lavender note. This was still very primary and needed more time than we had with it. Would've loved to have tasted this with an 8hr+ decant. Still primary to my palate based on this bottle.
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funny, just reading my last note and i should have taken my own advice, this wine was similar but not as good, nose was light fruit and some sandalwood again, palate was overly acidic and drying, felt like the fruit was going / gone, probably best on night two (of three) but past prime i suspect (and maybe never had the goods to hold up to the acid -- funny for a 1990 wine
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drank this over three days, was pretty closed the first two nights, on night three it opened up and came fwd, nose was cherries/grapes and sandalwood... awesome nose, palate was still a little more restrained with bitter and tart cherries and some dry tannins, wonder how this would taste in ten years, if it had been an '08 burg i would have said wait ten years to try next bottle but given 1990 i wonder whether the fruit is fading / has faded... with my one last bottle i will decant 5 or 6 hours to get as much as this wine can give
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Popped and aerated in the glass for an hour. Lighter ruby color. Immediate nose of bing cherry, raspberry, stones, iodine, and violets. Lush red cherry and raspberry fruit on the palate with integrated mineral and oolong tea notes to add complexity. Ample and refreshing acidity, tannins subtle. Moderately long finish with waves of red raspberry fruit and a sheen of minerals. Last bottle of this and a good one.
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second bottle of this wine which was flawed (first only slightly, this one more so), smelled corked, palate wasn't horrible when tried a bit over first 30 mins (but really disappointing given how awesome my '90 Lafon Santenots have been recently), gassed and into the fridge, nite two it was terrible, down the drain... have two more and am hoping i get at least one which is still alive
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took to group 50th bday party in vegas with my college buds, this wine disappointed... i have a bunch of the '90 Lafon Santenots which i love, hoped this would be great too but not to be... nose was nice and got nicer as it opened over four hours, the palate however was astringent, drying and not pleasant (and i love acidic wines!)... hope it was simply a bottle that whiffed cuz i have three more, my instinct is to wait 3-5 years for next one
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Had to try this again, this time at Boat Street Cafe. Popped and poured with dinner. Ruby color. Nose developed over time to reveal forest floor, iron, red raspberry, violets. Persistence and grace on the palate with notes of black raspberry, tart bing cherry, mineral, earth, and iodine. Perhaps a touch less concentrated than last bottle. Ample acidity and burnished tannins. Long, echoing finish of fruit, mineral, moderate grip. Impeccable balance and remarkable freshness for a 21 year-old wine.
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Popped and poured at Patricia Wells truffle dinner. Ruby color. Deep, visceral nose of black plum, spice, raspberry, earth, and violets. Straight out of the gate the palate was tight but layered with sweet, grippy black plum fruit. As the wine unwound, more black raspberry and tart bing cherry notes emerged which, when combined with its delicate acidity and burnished tannins, reached a combination of gustatory events which made me absurdly happy. The finish was a muted but beautiful peacock's tail of plum and spiced mineral notes. Great food, great company (met Walter Wells, superb fellow), truly remarkable showing for this wine. Found myself sharing it with folks I had just met around the table.
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Deepish ruby, touched with garnet, but good colour to the rim. Big nose of brambly fruit touched with sousbois. Nice and fresh still. Lovely and round in the mouth, and yet fine and fresh, and avoids sturdiness. Beautifully integrated. ****
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7/30/2018 - ESTEELE90 Likes this wine:
Double blind tasting. Brief note. PnP. Nose and palate show a saline quality with bitter cherry, iron, and a woodsy lavender note. This was still very primary and needed more time than we had with it. Would've loved to have tasted this with an 8hr+ decant. Still primary to my palate based on this bottle.
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2/9/2014 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 90 Points
funny, just reading my last note and i should have taken my own advice, this wine was similar but not as good, nose was light fruit and some sandalwood again, palate was overly acidic and drying, felt like the fruit was going / gone, probably best on night two (of three) but past prime i suspect (and maybe never had the goods to hold up to the acid -- funny for a 1990 wine
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8/27/2012 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 92 Points
drank this over three days, was pretty closed the first two nights, on night three it opened up and came fwd, nose was cherries/grapes and sandalwood... awesome nose, palate was still a little more restrained with bitter and tart cherries and some dry tannins, wonder how this would taste in ten years, if it had been an '08 burg i would have said wait ten years to try next bottle but given 1990 i wonder whether the fruit is fading / has faded... with my one last bottle i will decant 5 or 6 hours to get as much as this wine can give
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6/3/2012 - DougLee wrote: 93 Points
Popped and aerated in the glass for an hour. Lighter ruby color. Immediate nose of bing cherry, raspberry, stones, iodine, and violets. Lush red cherry and raspberry fruit on the palate with integrated mineral and oolong tea notes to add complexity. Ample and refreshing acidity, tannins subtle. Moderately long finish with waves of red raspberry fruit and a sheen of minerals. Last bottle of this and a good one.
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5/31/2012 - WoodieBayArea wrote: flawed
second bottle of this wine which was flawed (first only slightly, this one more so), smelled corked, palate wasn't horrible when tried a bit over first 30 mins (but really disappointing given how awesome my '90 Lafon Santenots have been recently), gassed and into the fridge, nite two it was terrible, down the drain... have two more and am hoping i get at least one which is still alive
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4/29/2012 - WoodieBayArea wrote: 88 Points
took to group 50th bday party in vegas with my college buds, this wine disappointed... i have a bunch of the '90 Lafon Santenots which i love, hoped this would be great too but not to be... nose was nice and got nicer as it opened over four hours, the palate however was astringent, drying and not pleasant (and i love acidic wines!)... hope it was simply a bottle that whiffed cuz i have three more, my instinct is to wait 3-5 years for next one
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3/4/2012 - DougLee wrote: flawed
Corked
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2/29/2012 - wabi47 wrote: 90 Points
good cherry, forest floor; still with potent tannins; still seems young
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2/28/2012 - anonymoose12345 Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Maybe I don't get it... but this tasted like a disjointed hot mess to me.
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12/11/2011 - DougLee wrote: 94 Points
Had to try this again, this time at Boat Street Cafe. Popped and poured with dinner. Ruby color. Nose developed over time to reveal forest floor, iron, red raspberry, violets. Persistence and grace on the palate with notes of black raspberry, tart bing cherry, mineral, earth, and iodine. Perhaps a touch less concentrated than last bottle. Ample acidity and burnished tannins. Long, echoing finish of fruit, mineral, moderate grip. Impeccable balance and remarkable freshness for a 21 year-old wine.
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11/18/2011 - DougLee wrote: 96 Points
Popped and poured at Patricia Wells truffle dinner. Ruby color. Deep, visceral nose of black plum, spice, raspberry, earth, and violets. Straight out of the gate the palate was tight but layered with sweet, grippy black plum fruit. As the wine unwound, more black raspberry and tart bing cherry notes emerged which, when combined with its delicate acidity and burnished tannins, reached a combination of gustatory events which made me absurdly happy. The finish was a muted but beautiful peacock's tail of plum and spiced mineral notes. Great food, great company (met Walter Wells, superb fellow), truly remarkable showing for this wine. Found myself sharing it with folks I had just met around the table.
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11/16/2009 - sarlyb wrote: 98 Points
End of days for this beautiful burgundy...so much character...so much life...better with every sip.
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4/28/2009 - Rupert wrote:
Ledbury lunch with Keith Prothero: Bright, full, sweet cherry fruit, this was really refined. Beautiful
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1/1/2008 - HandPickedBurgundy wrote:
Deepish ruby, touched with garnet, but good colour to the rim. Big nose of brambly fruit touched with sousbois. Nice and fresh still. Lovely and round in the mouth, and yet fine and fresh, and avoids sturdiness. Beautifully integrated. ****
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