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Locale: London, England, UK
Favorite region: Burgundy
Dream wine: 1961 Hermitage La Chapelle or 1945 Romanee Conti
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1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
5/12/2024 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 95 Points
This bottle of ‘96 Pichon Comtesse didn’t quite reach the sublime heights of the ‘82 (LOTB: 97/100) but was supern nonetheless. Classic plum fruit, cassis, green pepper, lead pencil notes on the finish. At peak for my taste preferences easy 95/100.
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NV Henri Giraud Champagne Grand Cru Fût de Chêne MV16
5/11/2024 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 95 Points
Henri Giraud Champagne “MV16”. This was awesome. Huge sour apple, pinot cherry, sherry, tangerine oil and brioche notes on a long and smooth finish with a fine mousse. Not as oxidative as Selosse and reminds me of an even more concentrated Ulysse Colin. I have a bottle of the flagship Argonne in the cellar and can’t wait to try if the “second” wine is this good…nice way to celebrate the first day of our first date anniversay weekend ;) …easy 95/100.
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2007 Ridge Monte Bello
5/9/2024 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 96 Points
Decanted and followed over 2 hours. This had a magnificent bouquet of exotic Asian spicebox which slowly evolved to burnt caramel and then that trademark Ridge MB eucalyptus and mint. Long palate of black fruit and aniseed though somewhat coiled. Tannins that need another few years but this is already drinking quite well at 17 years. Drink now with robust food or hold for another decade. 96
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