Coravin fun - 1995 & 2005 Bordeaux (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Slight cream, blackcurrant, pyrazine, savoury spice, cedar, earthy notes, chalky minerality, a little red currant underpin with time. Savoury, meaty underpin, red and black fruits, chalky chewy tannins, earthy, leathery notes. Non intrusive alcohol warmth but this is the best this wine has shown for me.
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Loyang CSC chalet party. Pop and poured. Drank in Gabriel Standart. Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of grilled herbs, leather, blackcurrant + blackberries. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of tobacco, grilled herbs, ripe capsicum, blackberries, black cherries, blackcurrant, touch of dark leather to the ling structured finish. Good quality Left Bank Bordeaux.
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Coravin tasted. This bottle is definitely better than my last one. Very dark fruited nose with hints of forest floor, cedar and ash tray notes. The palate is quite intense and inky. It sticks to your gums. There is a bit of over-extraction that gives it a sense of bitterness but this seems to be receding with time. I will pop this in 2025 to see how it evolved. Will let you know!
Update: Couldn't wait till 2025 but it was in great shape until today 10/26/22.
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Cork is friable. Decanted for 1.5 hours. Dark fruit on nose somewhat muted. Stewed plums and blackberry with some tobacco chocolate and drying tannins. This still has life in the cellar. The alcohol seems to be present throughout the finish.
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(BECKER Alesme) Friday Specials Dear Friends, A few Friday send-offs at crazy prices - lots to mull over, including three different magnums, but you can pretty much throw darts at the list below and come up with an amazing deal - you can’t go wrong with any of these... Have a good weekend everyone! All wines are directly from the source with perfect provenance -Jon Rimmerman *************** 2005 Chateau Marquis d'Alesme Becker (Margaux) STRICT LIMIT 12/person If I recall, this wine was $30-40 on pre-arrival two years ago (if you bought it at that price, you can halve your price by buying at this price) which means it should retail for around $40-$50 when it lands in the US - now it’s much less. Think Parker doesn’t control the Bordeaux market? Guess again. Nothing like a WA84-86 to put a winery out of business. The wine is far better than the WA review but at this price for a 2005 Margaux, who cares about reviews? Bob did not have a representative barrel sample of this - sorry. I think you will see the final bottle rating read very differently than his barrel review. I tasted this wine several times from cask and it was nothing like his description. 92-94pts? I would have said closer to 89-91 but it was very well made with all the trappings of 2005 firmly in tow. Take advantage on a crazy deal that will probably go back to $40-50 when the final bottle reviews come out in a few months: 2004 Dessilani Colline Novaresi Riserva 1.5lt EXTREMELY LIMITED This would have been a major offer but we don’t have enough to go around so I’ve tucked it into a Friday Special list to defray some of the interest. To be brief, I haven’t seen a magnum of Nebbiolo Riserva this cheap since the late 1980s. In addition, it’s 2004. Let’s be serious, a magnum of Riserva quality wine for this price? This wine has been on many of our customers best-deal list in the past and now we have the 2004 in large format - not much left to say. Oenophile party wine? 1998 Contratto Punta Rei Barbera d’Asti 1.5lt EXTREMELY LIMITED This wine is something of an enigma and a testament to how Barbera can age - especially in large format. For a decade-old example that has been perfectly stored and is ready to drink, this seems like a ridiculous price. Tough to choose between the wine above (the Novaresi) and this - both are worth owning. Oenophile party wine #2? 2005 Prunotto Mompertone (Syrah) 1.5lt EXTREMELY LIMITED Ok, it didn’t get 90pts from Antonio but it’s still under $35 for an estate grown wine and the description is pretty darn enticing for a dinner party where you can just crack and pour a magnum. These are all hand bottled and they didn't make very many. Oenophile party wine #3? ************************ Thank you, Jon Rimmerman Garagiste Seattle, WA Bord7790 Italy4810 Italy4820 Italy4830
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1/2/2023 - vinero Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good, but not spectacular. Overall still young/primary in appearance. A bit of an underwhelming experience.
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12/2/2022 - chatters wrote:
Coravin fun - 1995 & 2005 Bordeaux (My place, Kent Street): From Coravin. Slight cream, blackcurrant, pyrazine, savoury spice, cedar, earthy notes, chalky minerality, a little red currant underpin with time. Savoury, meaty underpin, red and black fruits, chalky chewy tannins, earthy, leathery notes. Non intrusive alcohol warmth but this is the best this wine has shown for me.
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11/20/2022 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 Points
Loyang CSC chalet party. Pop and poured. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is clear, deep intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of grilled herbs, leather, blackcurrant + blackberries. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of tobacco, grilled herbs, ripe capsicum, blackberries, black cherries, blackcurrant, touch of dark leather to the ling structured finish.
Good quality Left Bank Bordeaux.
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7/17/2022 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 91 Points
Coravin tasted. This bottle is definitely better than my last one. Very dark fruited nose with hints of forest floor, cedar and ash tray notes. The palate is quite intense and inky. It sticks to your gums. There is a bit of over-extraction that gives it a sense of bitterness but this seems to be receding with time. I will pop this in 2025 to see how it evolved. Will let you know!
Update: Couldn't wait till 2025 but it was in great shape until today 10/26/22.
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2/12/2022 - garrigue65 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Cork is friable. Decanted for 1.5 hours. Dark fruit on nose somewhat muted. Stewed plums and blackberry with some tobacco chocolate and drying tannins. This still has life in the cellar. The alcohol seems to be present throughout the finish.
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