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1999 Felsina
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Fontalloro - IGT
(Italy / Central / Tuscany)
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RATED: 06/01/2003 |
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(single blind): Dark garnet, dense tears. Intense red fruit, strong tannins, ascending alcohol (nearly intense as fresh horse-radish). Slim body, powerful acidity spine, some tannin. Long. Score: 50 + 4 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
Perfect match with filet steak, high Tuscany typicity.
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1999 La Massa
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Georgio Primo
(Italy / Central / Tuscany / Chianti Classico)
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RATED: 06/01/2003 |
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(single blind): Brilliant ruby, fat tears. Very fine CdP-nose. Kirsch in taste, clearly Rayas, fine impregnating. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94.
It is a bit embarrassing to mistake a Chianti for Rayas but I have to live with it. I had this wine in a single blind tasting with other vintage 1999 wines (most of them never tasted before) from different regions, one of them Rayas and I was rather sure this was it. But anyway - this means that Georgio Primo 1999 is a top wine.
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1989 Corino
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Vigna Giacchini
(Italy / Northwest / Piedmont / Barolo)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Brilliant light ruby, dense tears, heavy deposit. Smooth nose, honeycomb, earthy red fruit, multilayered. Medium body, very fine red fruit, earthy minerally tone, very well balanced, silky tannins, finesse. Long finish, silky velvety, ends with some sweet red fruit. On peak now. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94.
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1991 Lisini
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Ugolaia
(Italy / Central / Tuscany / Brunello di Montalcino)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Rather fresh dark garnet, clear, some sediment, dense tears. Mushrooms, tannins, dark fruit, bit of ascending alcohol. Medium body, caramelized fruit, some healthy acidity. Aftertaste silky acidity changing to velvety tannins, bit of fruit cake. Score: 50 + 4 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
I usually don't drink Brunellos this old - this was rather nice.
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1991 Jamet
(France / Rhone / Northern Rhone / Cote-Rotie)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark but very bright ruby, very dense tears. Dark sweet rotting berries on a compost heap, some ascending alcohol. Full to medium body, sweet alcohol, red fruit, Kirsch, some acidity and not too soft tannins, well balanced. Long aftertaste, velvety tannins, sweet fruit. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste +
8 for overall = total score of 94.
Found this wine until now always rather green but now it has evolved beautifully.
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1998 Les Cailloux
(France / Rhone / Southern Rhone / Chateauneuf du Pape)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Brilliant ruby, dense tears. Fermenting red berries, compost heap, hazelnuts in the nose. Full to medium body, nice red fruit, hint of Kirsch, very soft but powerful tannins. Long and velvety finish. Score: 50 + 4 for otpic + 14 for nose + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94.
This is even better than the 1990 vintage I tasted yesterday.
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1990 Rosi Schuster
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Blaufrankisch Classic
(Austria / Burgenland)
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RATED: 08/01/2004 |
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(not blind): Medium ruby, nice tears, small bubbles in the rim. Cool moss, cooking spices, roasted coffe beans, red pepper. Rather slim body, prominent fruity acidity, seems a bit thin therefore, fine tannin structure. Finish fruity acidity, long, some velvety tannins in the end. Very good wine to your meal. Nice ripe Blaufrankisch. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 89.
Dinner in a nice restaurant. Decanted shortly before drinking, Riedel Syrah glasses.
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1990 Les Cailloux
(France / Rhone / Southern Rhone / Chateauneuf du Pape)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Very light garnet, bright, some sediment, high viscosity. Slow evolving but very nice nose of very sweet rotting red berries, seaweed, compost. Full to medium body, some red fruit, low acidity, sweet alcohol. Nice lingering finish. Score = 50 + 3 for otpic + 15 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 92.
Very good with almonds and hazelnuts. I retasted this wine after one day in the open bottle and it showed a slight cork - this was the slowest cork ever I experienced until now.
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2000 Bayer-Erbhof
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In Signo Leonis
(Austria / Burgenland)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Bright purple, fat tears. Dark fruits in the nose, some tannins and ascending alcohol. Full to medium body, dark fruit, fine acidity, velvety tannins, bitter chocolate. Velvety finish. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94.
Now a rather nice wine and I am very curious how this wine will show in ten years.
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1999 Clarendon Hills
Syrah
- Piggot Range
(Australia / South Australia / Clare Valley)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Black purple, clear, fat tears tint the glass. Dark nose, coffee and cacao beans, bitter chocolate. Full body, fine dark fruit, very well balanced. Finish velvety and long. Score: 50 + 5 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 95. Very nice.
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1988 Chateau Palmer
(France / Bordeaux / Margaux)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind, Magnum, from memory): Dark purple, clear, dense tears. Nose of overt dark roasted coffe beans. Medium body, some acidity here, nice fruit. Silky aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 92.
Parker scored this wine (last tasted, 10/92) with only 87 points so this was a nice surprise for me.
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1999 San Fabiano Calcinaia
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Cerviolo - IGT
(Italy / Central / Tuscany)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark purple, opaque. Dark berries in the nose, ascending alcohol. Full to medium body, tannins, acidity and fruit well balanced, some power. Aftertaste velvety tannins and silky acidity. Score: 50 + 4 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93.
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1999 Chateau de Beaucastel
(France / Rhone / Southern Rhone / Chateauneuf du Pape)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Medium purple, clear, dense tears tint the glass. Dark fruit in the nose, rather decent. Full to medium body, some dark fruit but not pushy, fine acidity and tannins. Nice aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93.
Did not find this wine to be monolithic as one would expect but startling nice to drink for a young Beaucastel.
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2000 Domaine Vincent Paris
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Granit 60
(France / Rhone / Northern Rhone / Cornas)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Ruby with violet tone, bit dusty yet clear, high viscosity. Nose very young, yeast, coriander, dark fruit behind. Medium body, some yeast, intense dark fruit, good acidity, young. Velvety finish. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 88.
This wine is still very young but I see some potential up to a score of maybe 91. I admit a small problem with young Cornas here, because I have never been very impressed with these wines and don't like them very much. The description from Parker as "black" wines, very tannic, vin de guarde etc. seems a bit strange to me. But Cornas is maybe less attractive when young and actually gets better after 8-10 years in the cellar - this is at least my experience.
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1993 Altesino
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Montosoli
(Italy / Central / Tuscany / Brunello di Montalcino)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark garnet, light rim with a bit of brick tone, very dense tears. Nice sedondary dark fruit in the nose, some black coffee (the watery american type one), bit alcoholic. Medium body, some dark fruit, hint of tar, some acidity, well balanced. Finish not too short, bit dry. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7
for overall = total score of 91.
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1989 Chateau Pradeaux
(France / Provence / Bandol)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Corked.
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1998 Mommessin
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Clos de Tart - Grand Cru
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits / Morey-St-Denis)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Rather light garnet, very brilliant, dense tears. Nose not yet PN-typical, ascending alcohol and tannins, some red fruit, mushrooms, nuts. Medium to slim firm body, some rather fine red fruit, good acidity, fine tannins. Very long aftertaste, soft but powerful tannins, not exactly mouth impregnating but very near. Score: 50 + 4
for optic + 14 for bouquet + 19 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 95.
I would say this is why I buy Burgundies.
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1988 Felsina
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Fontalloro - VdT
(Italy / Central / Tuscany)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark garnet, brilliant, rim bit brick, fine tears. Powerful nose with secondary dark fruit, some tar, fruit concentrate. Medium body, well balanced, some fruit, fine acidity. Velvety finish with some acidity. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
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1999 Tua Rita
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Giusto di Notri - IGT
(Italy / Central / Tuscany)
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RATED: 07/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Very dark purple, nearly opaque, fat tears. Lots of dark fruit and soft tannins in the nose. Rather full body, some acidity, liquorice. Bit bitter tannins in the finish, long. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94.
It seems a little odd to drink a Merlot/CS Cuvee from Tuscany and to like it, but this is a nice wine. Typicity is zero.
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2000 Domaine J.L. Chave
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Blanc
(France / Rhone / Northern Rhone / Hermitage)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Light green gold, fat tears, brilliant. Nose of melon, acacia flower, honey. Plump body, nuts and almonds, bit fat. Nice but not impressive aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 92.
Made some fish for dinner today and looked for a white wine in the fridge (although I don't usually care for a white even to fish) and found this half full bottle I tasted some weeks ago. Nice surprise - no sign of oxidation at all.
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1999 Clerico
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Ciabot Mentin Ginestra
(Italy / Northwest / Piedmont / Barolo)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Brilliant ruby, nice tears. Dark fruit and some oak in the nose. Medium body, well balanced, some decent and not obtrusive fruit, bit of acidity, soft tannins, bit mineralic. Fine velvety aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93.
Had some bottles of this wine in the wine cooler as intermediate storage and my wife opened one in my absence. I am tasting through the 1999 vintage this year anyway so no problem with this. Like this wine very much because this is for me a typical Barolo without primary fruit and some mineralic touch - contrary to many 1998 Barolos.
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1993 Rayas
(France / Rhone / Southern Rhone / Chateauneuf du Pape)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Very light garnet, brilliant, fat tears, some fine sediment. Decent nose, pure, fine stink. Medium to plump body, rather soft, some red fruit, some tannins, virtually no acidity. Some secondary red fruit and bit of tannin in the aftertaste. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 89.
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1997 Robert Chevillon
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Rouge
(France / Burgundy / Bourgogne)
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(not blind): Kind of rose, brillant, nice tears. Really nice PN-nose, beginning with a slight stink evolving into honeycomb. Very slim body, nearly no fruit, low acidity, some tannins. Aftertaste nearly not existing. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 14 for taste + 4 for overall = total score of 84.
Now this is what I would call a simple wine but with a nice bouquet. Without food or at least some almonds or nuts nearly not to drink - but this is what wine is basically made for: Beverage accompanying ood.
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1993 Jean-Jacques Confuron
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Les Fleurieres - 1er Cru
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits / Vougeot)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Brilliant dark garnet, dense tears, no sediment. Nose pure red and dark fruit, dense. Slim body, red fruit, rather high but fine acidity. Aftertaste velvety acidity (means there are some tannins behind). Score: 50 + 4 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 89.
This wine seems rather young, is a very nice wine for a warm summer evening and a good match with a simple meal, especially in combination with eggs.
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1995 Domaine Clavel
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Copa Santa
(France / Languedoc / Coteaux du Languedoc)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind) : Brilliant ruby, fat tears, fine sediment and some tartrate. Dark berries in the nose. Medium body, secondary dark fruit, fine acidity. Silky finish. Score: 50 + 4 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
This wine gets with ageing maybe not better, but at least a bit finer.
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| SCORE: 92
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| BY: Wilfried
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In 3-5 years |
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