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1968 Beaulieu Vineyard (BV) Cabernet Sauvignon - Georges de Latour
(USA / California / Napa)
RATED: 07/13/2000
AROMA: Savory. Nutty. Woody. Dark Fruits.
FLAVOR: Savory. Nutty. Woody. Dark Fruits.
PROFILE: Complex. Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Medium Body. Light Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: Surprisingly youthful. While the color shows its age, the nose still burst with lots of fruity flavors given its age. Rich and complex taking on full tertiary aroma developed over the years. At one point, this wine tasted like a great Latour or Pichon Lalande. Just like any other older wine, this wine is quite fragile and the window of tasting lasted only an hour after it opened. After that, the wine starts to break down and the fruit gone. It has definately seen better days and I wished I had the opportunity to taste this wine when it was at its prime.
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
DRINK: Now
1982 Jaboulet - La Chapelle
(France / Rhone / Northern Rhone / Hermitage)
RATED: 10/02/2004
AROMA: Pepper. Earthy. Leather. Fig. Tobacco. Toast. Cedar. Dark Fruits.
FLAVOR: Pepper. Bacon. Asparagus. Caramel. Raisin. Plum. Burnt. Mineral. Dark Fruits.
PROFILE: Complex. Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Medium Body. Light Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: An excellent and complex wine. The wine seemed to be still quite youthful with loads of fruit and a peppery note. (probably because it was from a magnum)
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
DRINK: Now
1994 Jaboulet - La Chapelle
(France / Rhone / Northern Rhone / Hermitage)
RATED: 10/02/2000
PROFILE: Complex. Balanced. Medium Body. Moderate Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: It was very charming and drinkable last tasted in 2000. Wonder how it has evolved.
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
DRINK: In 3-5 years
1998 Jaboulet - La Chapelle
(France / Rhone / Northern Rhone / Hermitage)
RATED: 10/02/2004
COMMENTS: Showing great potential, very well extracted and a little overwhelming for me.
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
NV Krug - Grand Cuvee
(France / Champagne)
ALCOHOL: 12.0%
RATED: 08/26/2004
COMMENTS: The standard of what a great champagne should be. Very consistent year in and year out.

1990 Krug Launch Party
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
PRICE: $80
1990 Domaine Ruinart - Rose
(France / Champagne)
RATED: 10/26/2004
COMMENTS: Excellent nose of floral and raspberry flavors intertwined with citrus and toasty oak, this rose while still very young, is quite forward and drinking very well now.
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
1986 Domaine Ruinart - Blanc de Blancs
(France / Champagne)
RATED: 10/26/2004
COMMENTS: Very distinct nose of truffle which I liked a lot. A bit more forward than the 85 and 90.
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
1982 Joh. Jos. Prum Riesling - Wehlener Sonnenuhr - Auslese
(Germany / Mosel-Saar-Ruwer / Mosel)
RATED: 12/10/2004
COMMENTS: Superb. Great balance of sweetness and tart. Multi layers of subtle complexity along a tight and lean backbone. Very elegant with great finesse.
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
PRICE: $40
2000 Produttori del Barbaresco - Asili
(Italy / Northwest / Piedmont / Barbaresco)
RATED: 05/05/2006
AROMA: Dark Fruits. Cedar. Strawberry. Raisin. Game. Barnyard.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits. Cedar. Strawberry. Raisin. Game. Barnyard.
PROFILE: Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Rich Body. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: Quite gamey and burgundian, this wine has depth under a big structure. It is still a bit reserved at this time but the boldness from this vintage is very evident. Great lone and complex finish.
SCORE: 93
BY: rchan
1996 Chateau St. Jean - Cinq Cepages
(USA / California / Sonoma)
RATED: 12/10/2004
PROFILE: Balanced. Complex. Medium Body. Moderate Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: Recently tasted this "Wine Speculator" wine of the year. A very good wine in every aspect but failed to excite. Perhaps of its over-hype reputation, or that fact that the wine still needs a few years to integrate its elements. We shall see.
SCORE: 92 +
BY: rchan
DRINK: In 3-5 years
1997 San Felice - Poggio Rosso - Riserva
(Italy / Central / Tuscany / Chianti Classico)
RATED: 12/10/2004
COLOR: Brick Red.
PROFILE: Balanced. Complex. Medium Body. Moderate Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: Very intense with almost overripe fruit like a CA Cab. Very viscous and mouthcoating with power, this wine is affirmative with a bit rustic edge. Very pure expression of an friendly chianti.
SCORE: 92 +
BY: rchan
PRICE: $35
DRINK: In 3-5 years
1990 Chateau Lynch-Bages
(France / Bordeaux / Pauillac)
RATED: 12/10/2004
AROMA: Dark Fruits. Woody. Mineral. Burnt. Smoky. Black Currant. Fig. Leather. Earthy.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits. Woody. Mineral. Burnt. Smoky. Black Currant. Fig. Leather. Earthy.
PROFILE: Balanced. Complex. Smooth Mouthfeel. Medium Body. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: Beautiful nose, silky texture and a classic balance of paulliac.
SCORE: 92 +
BY: rchan
DRINK: In 1-3 years
1996 Alvaro Palacios - Finca Dofi
(Spain / Catalunya / Priorat)
RATED: 09/13/2004
AROMA: Savory. Sweet. Vegetal. Nutty. Woody. Dark Fruits.
FLAVOR: Nutty. Woody. Dark Fruits.
PROFILE: Complex. Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Rich Body. Moderate Tannin. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: Beautiful ruby Color. The nose composes of very well define tropical fruits, minty, fried banana, plummy, blackberry and vanilla. Very focus attack on the palate and then the flavor fans out nicely. Deep structure with a firm grip. Super long, complex, lingering finish as the flavors keeps fanning out reinforcing you what you smell in the beginning and put a velvet coat on your tongue. Very well balance and a lot of charm.
SCORE: 92
BY: rchan
PRICE: $45
DRINK: In 3-5 years
1995 Jaboulet - La Chapelle
(France / Rhone / Northern Rhone / Hermitage)
RATED: 10/02/2004
PROFILE: Complex. Balanced. Rich Body. Heavy Moderate Tannin. Medium Finish.
SCORE: 92
BY: rchan
DRINK: In 5-10 years
1999 Chateau Mouton Rothschild
(France / Bordeaux / Pauillac)
ALCOHOL: 13.0%
RATED: 10/26/2004
COMMENTS: The beautiful 1999 Mouton Rothschild is saturated ruby/purple colored. The wine is quite forward and full-bodied with sumptuous aromas of cedar wood, smokey and dried herbs.
SCORE: 92
BY: rchan
1994 Elyse Cabernet Sauvignon - Tietjen
(USA / California / Napa)
RATED: 07/22/2005
AROMA: Red Fruits. Strawberry. Tobacco. Raspberry. Smoky. Chocolate. Black Currant. Toffee. Raisin. Apricot. Floral.
FLAVOR: Red Fruits. Strawberry. Tobacco. Raspberry. Smoky. Chocolate. Black Currant. Toffee. Raisin. Apricot. Floral.
PROFILE: Balanced. Smooth Mouthfeel. Medium Body. Light Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: 1994 Horizontal tasting at Central Park Bistro
Notes: This one is a bit more backward than the Morisoli but nonetheless a wine with great pedigree and style. Some in the group prefer this wine because of its smoothness and finesse yet providing good intensity of balanced fruit and tertiary aroma.
SCORE: 92
BY: rchan
DRINK: Now
2000 Produttori del Barbaresco - Rabaja
(Italy / Northwest / Piedmont / Barbaresco)
RATED: 05/05/2006
AROMA: Dark Fruits. Red Fruits. Strawberry. Raspberry. Jam. Violets.
FLAVOR: Dark Fruits. Red Fruits. Jam. Violets.
PROFILE: Balanced. Medium Body. Moderate Tannin. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: A very charming with with a forward nose of raspberry and violet intertwined with a jammy core, depite its weight, the palate is balanced with good acidity that hold on to a long finish.
SCORE: 92
BY: rchan
1996 Elyse Cabernet Sauvignon - Morisoli
(USA / California / Napa)
RATED: 12/10/2004
COMMENTS: Elyse morisoli cab vertical tasting. Will update with compiled notes.
SCORE: 91
BY: rchan
1988 Domaine Ruinart - Blanc de Blancs
(France / Champagne)
RATED: 10/26/2004
COMMENTS: A bit lean but very well balanced. An elegant blanc de blancs tasted more like a puligny montrachet, with toasty nose followed by a citrus and mineral mouth feel.
SCORE: 91
BY: rchan
1993 Chateau Latour
(France / Bordeaux / Pauillac)
RATED: 10/27/2000
COMMENTS: Sweet and rich, this big Latour exhibit a bit of harshing that is typical of the vintage. Mid palate is quite dense and smooth. A bit young and grapy but the grip is nice and firm.
SCORE: 91
BY: rchan
1989 Chateau Latour
(France / Bordeaux / Pauillac)
RATED: 10/27/2004
COMMENTS: A very charming Latour but lacks the power, richness and depth of the other offerings. Flavorful and complex, this wine is drinking quite well and very balanced. The finish is elegant but a bit short.
SCORE: 91
BY: rchan
1994 Chateau Montrose
(France / Bordeaux / St-Estephe)
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
RATED: 11/07/2004
COMMENTS: Tasted from a Magnum.
The wine was quite closed and tight in the beginning. The color was still quite purple suggesting less aging then it actually did. After decanting for almost 2 hours, the wine started to show some of its true character. A classic bordeaux nose, with the rustic and earthy side of a St Estephe. A core of cedar, lead pencil aroma as a backbone to support a supple but not overripe black fruit flavors, the wine has good mid palate viscosity balanced by moderate sweet tannin. The finish was a bit abrupt but the wine has good concentration and nice attack with a firm grip.
SCORE: 91
BY: rchan
1987 Raveneau - Valmur
(France / Burgundy / Chablis)
RATED: 12/10/2004
AROMA: Light Fruits. Mineral. Citrus. Lime.
FLAVOR: Light Fruits. Mineral. Citrus. Lime.
PROFILE: Balanced. Complex. Smooth Mouthfeel. Medium Body. Long Finish.
COMMENTS: Elegant and fine.
SCORE: 91
BY: rchan
DRINK: Now
2000 Produttori del Barbaresco - Moccagata
(Italy / Northwest / Piedmont / Barbaresco)
RATED: 05/05/2006
AROMA: Red Fruits. Floral.
FLAVOR: Red Fruits. Floral.
PROFILE: Medium Body. Moderate Tannin. Medium Finish.
COMMENTS: The wine is the most feminine of the four Produttori Barbaresco we tried. The nose is perfumed with light floral and bright red fruit aroma. Quite delicate on the palate but the finish is a bit short.
SCORE: 91
BY: rchan
1998 Domaine Pegau - Da Capo
(France / Rhone / Southern Rhone / Chateauneuf du Pape)
RATED: 10/02/2004
AROMA: Licorice. Earthy. Game. Coffee. Eucalyptus. Smoky. Dark Fruits.
FLAVOR: Licorice. Earthy. Game. Coffee. Alcohol. Dark Fruits.
PROFILE: Astringent Mouthfeel. Rich Body. Heavy Tannin. Medium Finish.
SCORE: 90 +
BY: rchan
 
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