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1994 Chateau Montrose
(France / Bordeaux / St-Estephe)
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ALCOHOL: 12.5%
RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Deep purple, nearly opaque, strong sediment. Decent fruity nose, dark berries. Medium body, well balanced, good acidity spine, some dark fruit, still or again bit closed. Velvety aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for nose + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91.
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1990 Bosquet des Papes
(France / Rhone / Southern Rhone / Chateauneuf du Pape)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark garnet, slightly brick tone, dense tears, flaoting fine sediment. Prunes in the nose. Medium body, prunes, bit alcoholic, acidity masked. Long aftertaste after prunes, silky acidity und velvety tannins. Score: 50 + 2 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 91.
This wine is on its peak now and gives a lot of pleasure.
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1996 Joblot
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Clos du Cellier aux Moines - 1er Cru
(France / Burgundy / Cote Chalonnaise / Givry)
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RATED: 08/01/2004 |
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(not blind): Light and brilliant garnet, light rim, nice tears. Classic Pinot Noir nose, some sweet red fruit, bit earthy, spices, mushrooms. Medium body, ripe red fruit, sound acidity, solid tannins. Fine aftertaste, long, soft acidity, some red fruits, fine tannins. Score: 50 + 3 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 90.
Nice summer wine. Small ISO standard tasting glass. Not decanted, rather cool (about 16°C/61°F).
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1989 Chateau Lynch-Bages
(France / Bordeaux / Pauillac)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind, decanted 5 hours before tasting): Deep purple, clear, fat tears. Broad nose with overload on dark fruit, liquorice. Plump body, soft, intense dark fruit, liquorice. Soft Finish. Gets a bit flat in the glass after some time. Score: 50 + 5 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93.
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2000 Bernard Dugat-Py
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Rouge
(France / Burgundy / Bourgogne)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Light purple, clear. Some red fruit in the nose, not very expressive but fresh. Slim body, some red and black berries, fine acidity, some tannins, no oak. Decent fruity aftertaste. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 15 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 86.
This is a nice summer wine, drink it cool, have it with a simple meal.
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1995 Ornellaia
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Ornellaia
(Italy / Central / Tuscany)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark ruby, good tears. Nose after overripe Camembert. Medium body, cool, not fruit, bit bitter, vegetal, soy sauce. Slightly bitter aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 11 for bouquet + 15 for taste + 5 for overall = total score of 85.
This bottle had probably a problem or else this Ornellaia vintage is simply not very good.
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1997 Poeckl
Pinot Noir
(Austria / Burgenland)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark garnet, clear, nice tears. Some PN-fruit, rather brooding and not very expressive. Medium body, some red fruit, nice acidity, rather harsh tannins. Aftertaste bit oaky. Score: 50 + 3 for otpic + 12 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 88.
Never gave any attention to Pinot Noir from Austria until now but the reds of Austria keep coming. This was an excellent match for crawfish and other rather exotic spiced seafood and gave combined with food much better drinking as the score indicates.
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1998 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): Very dark purple, opaque, very dense tears. Powerful perfumed nose after dark berries, some liquorice, alcohol and oak. Full body, full taste, dark fruit, some liquorice, bit sweet alcohol. Long aftertaste, velvety, sweet fruit. Score: 50 + 5 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 92.
Had this wine after the 1997 Poeckl Pinot Noir in the hope of a better match with the roasted lamb. Did not really work, bit too much salt on the lamb with a bit too much sweet fruit in the wine. The PN would have done better. Anyway this is a very impressive wine and an incredible value.
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1998 Stonyridge
Merlot
(New Zealand / North Island / Hawkes Bay)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark ruby, bit purple, very clear, nice tears, tints the glass. Dark fruit and chocolate in the nose. Plump body, fine acidity, some red fruit, soft tannins. Long and velvety aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91.
This was my first New Zealand wine ever, very nice.
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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 yellow, golden touch, bright. Nose not very expressive, some perfume of grapes. Medium to plump body, low acidity, bit fat, taste of pears and peach, bit alcoholic. Very long aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
As far I am able to evaluate white wine (usually not my thing especially when the alcohol is a bit dominating) I would say this wine is fine to drink now even if I was a bit disappointed by the bouquet. This wine should be a really good match with some fusion dishes (and I was told Japanese sushi and shasimi) and goes surprisingly well with fresh fruit like pears - usually a rather hard task for a wine.
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1990 Torraccia
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Reserve Oriu
(France / Corisca / Vin de Corse-Porto-Vecchio)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Bright garnet, light rim, medium tears, some sediment. Nicely evolved nose after secondary dark fruit, some alcohol. Slim body, secondary dark fruit, very well integrated acidity, bit sweet and soft. Silky aftertaste. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 14 for nose + 16 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 89.
This was a nice reminder of vacations in Corsica some years ago. Nice wine although some spine was missing.
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1989 Domaine de Trevallon
(France / Provence)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Very bright crimson, rather fat tears. Very nice nose of secondary red currant, green pepper, smoked ham, bit of compost ... Medium body, very fine acidity, some secondary red fruit, soft tannins and more. Long soft velvety aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 15 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 95.
Made curious by enthousiastic comments on Trevallon 1990 on another BB I remembered the 2 bottles of 1989 I had still in my cellar and tried this again after some years and some bottles I did not like at all. This wine needs clearly more than 10 years to give pleasure and now I regret not having bought this wine on a regular base.
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1996 Mauro
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Vendimia Seleccionada
(Spain / Castilla y Leon / Ribera del Duero)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Dark purple, fat tears, tints slightly the glass. Decent nose after dark berries, some alcohol, liquorice. Plump body, dark fruit, fine acidity, powerful tannins. Long velvety aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93.
This is a 97% Tempranillo and 3% Garnache cuvee made in international style, nice effort.
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1988 San Polo
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Cetinaia
(Italy / Central / Tuscany)
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RATED: 08/01/2003 |
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(not blind, 100% Sangiovese): Very light garnet, bright, rim slightly brick. Nose rather oaky, decent vegetal stink, mushrooms. Slim body, fine acidity, good tannins, some secondary red fruit. Silky Finish, bit acidity, changing into velvety aftertaste. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92.
Shows character of a fine Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru. Perfect match to braised trout fillets. 3 years ago I thought this wine to be over the hill and now I find it rather steady - only 1 bottle left for further investigation.
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1988 Jamet
(France / Rhone / Northern Rhone / Cote-Rotie)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Light ruby, some fine sediment. Nose first like a fart in the woods, after some minutes in the glass developing into complex multiple aromatic layers, great. Taste first thin and a bit arkward, then medium body, secondary red fruit, good balance with solid acidity. Aftertaste silky acidity, long. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 15 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93.
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1999 Oliver
Shiraz
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Taranga
(Australia / South Australia / McLaren Vale)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(double blind): Dense purple, dense tears. Sweetish dark nose. Full body, sweet alcohol, massive, fat, hot. Aftertaste soft dark fruit. Score: 50 + 12 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 90.
I don't like this type of wine and decided to stop buying Australian wines some times ago - but then I had some Clarendon Hills Grenache based wines and some Shiraz from other producers which seemed rather fine and I thought this style to be gone and changed my mind, but now again...
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1999 Comte Georges de Vogue
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Bonnes Mares
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits / Chambolle-Musigny)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Brilliant dark garnet. Cool nose after red fruit, bit brooding. Medium body, some red fruit, soft, kind of 97 Burgundy. Finish with soft acidity. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 88.
Rather disappointing, expected more, maybe too early to drink this wine.
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1992 Chateau Margaux
(France / Bordeaux / Margaux)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(Double Magnum, not blind): Medium ruby, fine tears. Cool nose after some decent fruit, bit floral. Medium to slim body, rather soft, very silky, hint of finesse. Aftertaste smokey silk, bit mouth impregnating. Not great but nice. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 89.
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1998 Baillat
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Cuvee Emilien Baillat
(France / Languedoc / Corbieres)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Bright purple, very dense, tints the glass. Nose after green walnuts and advent season. Same in taste, full body, very well balanced, roots. Aftertaste bitter tannins (hint of green walnuts) but soft. Score: 50 + 5 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 95.
This is an incredible value for $16,-. I was not able to buy younger vintages because the retailer stopped selling it - too cheap and too hard to sell. Bad combination.
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2000 Preisinger
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Paradigma
(Austria / Burgenland)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind, BF, ME, ZW): Black purple, violet rim, tints the glass. Sweet oak, dark fruit and coriander in the nose. Plump body, soft, low acidity for a BF based cuvee, sweet tannins, hint of elderberry. Aftertaste long and velvety, bit mouth impregnating and slightly bitter. Score: 50 + 5 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for
overall = total score of 93.
The development of the Austrian reds in the last 10 years is amazing.
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1997 Domaine Robert Groffier
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Bonnes Mares
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Very light and bright ruby, nice tears. Bit alcoholic, still primary red fruit, slight PN-typical stink. Medium body, well balanced, some primary red fruit but decent, nice acidity, bit grassy? Silky tannins in the aftertaste, slightly mouth coating, long. Score: 50 + 3 for otpic + 13 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 89 with room for development in bouquet and taste.
Made the error to taste a freshly pressed juice of rassy red wine berries in between - the wine could then not compete with this load of primary fruit and got somewhat flat. This is exactly the reason why I don't need and like wines with primary fruit - if I want primary fruit I drink a juice and enjoy this better.
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2000 Heike und Gernot Heinrich
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Salzberg
(Austria)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Brilliant ruby with black touch, dense tears, tints the glass, rim slightly light. Toasted oak, dark fruit, smoke, liquorice and soy sauce in the nose. Plump body, rather muscular, powerful dark fruit, acidity and tannins well balanced, some spine here but also bit of finesse. Aftertaste velvety smoke, mouth coating, very long. Very
satisfying. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 19 for taste + 9 for overall = total score of 96.
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1991 Domaine Jean Grivot
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Richebourg
(France / Burgundy / Cote de Nuits / Vosne-Romanee)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Bright garnet, very slight sediment, fat tears. Nose not very PN-typical, brooding, some secondary red and dark fruit if any, hint of celery. Medium body, well balanced, again secondary red and dark fruit if any. Nice finish, soft. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 92.
Nice wine going well with Raclette and even some pear sorbet with cinnamon. Burghound described this wine (about one year ago) as rather not so fine with lots of primary fruit and hard tannins - must have been a completely different wine.
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1996 Peyre Rose
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Clos des Cistes
(France / Languedoc / Coteaux du Languedoc)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Clear ruby, no sediment besides some tartrates, fat tears. Very nice CdP-type nose, rotting red and black fruits and vegetables. Plump body, good balanced with a bit on the tannic side, no primary fruit, bit austere, some flesh in the middle. Finish slightly bitter. Rather good with food. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 91.
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1989 Cigliuti
- Serraboella
(Italy / Northwest / Piedmont / Barbaresco)
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RATED: 09/01/2003 |
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(not blind): Bright garnet, some fine bubbles, clear but some sediment in the bottle, dense tears. Alcoholic nose, bit secondary dark fruit, mineralic, some spices like white pepper. Medium body, good balance with some strong but fine tannins and bit of acidity. Finish on the tannic side with some acidity changing to sweetness after some seconds. Fine with some braised meat and very fine with chocolate. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 91.
Despite the fine bubbles no trace of a fermentation in the bottle.
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