In my 4/20/2021 tasting note on this wine, I had thought that was my last bottle, but I just found another in the buried part of my cellar where I intentionally stash a few bottles with the intent of forgetting about them and not drinking them for a long time. Now way past the CellarTracker date of 2001, I figured that I had better drink it. And after a long hard day in the lab where I work (insulting George Washington and all subsequent presidents), I figured that I deserved something special this evening. The fill was about 1 inch below the cork. The cork came out in three pieces, but was not soaked all the way to the top. The wine was still bright red with no sign of browning. Still loaded with strawberry and a little sweetness, without which I would have bumped up the score a little higher. I note that without one earlier negative reviewer who gave this wine a 65, the average would be well above 90. A real pleasure to drink a mature, mellow wine with no serious flaws after 38 years. If you have this gem, I suggest drinking it soon.
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This is my second note on this wine. My earlier notes (see 5/31/2019) still apply roughly, but I believe that the fruitiness is waning a bit, and sweetness is inching up (I don't like sweetness in red wines) so I doubt that this wine will get any better with additional age.
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Cellartracker quoted 2016-2018. This is 2023, but his wine is still alive. Not a great bottle, but not a bad bottle. Color is still dark purple. Nose has mild fruit. Taste was very distinctive - oddly, I would say it was vanilla, a taste I have never had in a wine!
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1985 Clos du Mont-Olivet Châteauneuf-du-Pape
2/19/2024 - winedupe Likes this wine: 90 Points
In my 4/20/2021 tasting note on this wine, I had thought that was my last bottle, but I just found another in the buried part of my cellar where I intentionally stash a few bottles with the intent of forgetting about them and not drinking them for a long time. Now way past the CellarTracker date of 2001, I figured that I had better drink it. And after a long hard day in the lab where I work (insulting George Washington and all subsequent presidents), I figured that I deserved something special this evening. The fill was about 1 inch below the cork. The cork came out in three pieces, but was not soaked all the way to the top. The wine was still bright red with no sign of browning. Still loaded with strawberry and a little sweetness, without which I would have bumped up the score a little higher. I note that without one earlier negative reviewer who gave this wine a 65, the average would be well above 90. A real pleasure to drink a mature, mellow wine with no serious flaws after 38 years. If you have this gem, I suggest drinking it soon.
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2015 Gérard Bertrand Corbières Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre
2/3/2024 - winedupe Likes this wine: 85 Points
This is my second note on this wine. My earlier notes (see 5/31/2019) still apply roughly, but I believe that the fruitiness is waning a bit, and sweetness is inching up (I don't like sweetness in red wines) so I doubt that this wine will get any better with additional age.
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2014 Milbrandt Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Traditions
11/27/2023 - winedupe Likes this wine: 85 Points
Cellartracker quoted 2016-2018. This is 2023, but his wine is still alive. Not a great bottle, but not a bad bottle. Color is still dark purple. Nose has mild fruit. Taste was very distinctive - oddly, I would say it was vanilla, a taste I have never had in a wine!
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