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Egon Muller 1993

Posted By Ronan on November 10, 2008 in  | 0 Comments

Country: Germany
Vintage: 1993
Colour: White
Site: Sharzhofberger Auslese Goldkapsel
Producer: Egon Muller
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 98

Incredible nose! Deep honey and roasted nuts, intense petroleum and citrus mineral lime characters, very complex, palate has great balance, exquisite poise and elegance, amazing richness but light and refreshing, palate changing from heavy and honeyed into light cirus and mineral with one sip, amazingly long. A real treat.

Michel Lafarge 2001

Posted By Ronan on November 10, 2008 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 2001
Colour: Red
Site: Volnay 1er cru Clos Des Ducs
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Michel Lafarge
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 84

Red bowl brown orange rim, nose open quite rustic and dried fruit aromas, cranberry and strawberry, earthy with hints of leather and kirsch cherries on the nose, some VA, dry and soft palate, not great length good aromas not substantial.

Henri Jayer 1993

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Country: France
Vintage: 1993
Colour: Red
Site: Vosne Romanee 1er cru Brumonts
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Henri Jayer
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 92

Wonderfully expressive nose, very open soft and ripe, mature and spicey, round soft fruirts strawberry and raspberry, with some tart cranberry, soft leather and earthy wet forest character, palate light well balanced with long firm acidity, soft dried fruits, shorter on length than expected.

Guigal 1983

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Country: France
Vintage: 1983
Colour: Red
Site: Cote Rotie La Mouline
Region: Rhone
Producer: Guigal
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 93

Nose little tight, youthful still fresher oak more viognier lifts wood aroma, bramble and cassis with pepper and earthy full flavours, round and balanced, full long and complex.

Chateau Laville Haut Brion 1983

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Country: France
Vintage: 1983
Colour: White
Site: Pessac
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Laville Haut Brion
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 92

Straw golden colour with slightly amber rim, needs air to open up, decanting required, honey, nuts, lanolin and beeswax aromas, orange, tangerine, herbal and camomile, still with a crisp fresh acidity and long complex mineral palate.

Chateau de Beaucastel 1990

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Country: France
Vintage: 1990
Colour: Red
Site: Hommage a Jacques Perrin
Region: Rhone
Producer: Chateau de Beaucastel
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 97

Nose open very aromatic, delicious old Amarone balsamic complexity, truffle and black chocolate aromas, earthy rich fruitcake like, palate quite soft tannins, very long and harmonious, delicious.

Emmanuel Rouget 1988

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Country: France
Vintage: 1988
Colour: Red
Site: Echezeaux
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Emmanuel Rouget
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 91

Brick red rim against a garnet bowl, nose open soft and aromatic, forest fruit aromas – strawberry, raspberry damsons and redcurrant, some earthy undergrowth sous bois aromas, mushroom and leather. Delicate palate, balanced earthy and long.

Taylors 1963

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Country: Portugal
Vintage: 1963
Colour: Red
Site: Vintage Port
Producer: Taylors
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 94

Brick red with a garnet bowl, still so youthful for 45 years! Nose lovely sweet ripe cherry liqueur fruit, black chocolate and spices, candided dry fruits and cranberry mulled wine aromas, very christmas like, xmas pud with dried fruits, palate sweet rich not too heavy or alcoholic, warming with a well balanced thick texture.

Vega Sicilia 1966

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Country: Spain
Vintage: 1966
Colour: Red
Site: Unico
Producer: Vega Sicilia
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 97

Mahogany with brick orange rim, wonderful lustre still for age, nose open old Italian piedmont character, like an old Barolo with a touch of olorosso sherry, rancio nuts, leather, sous bois, figs seche, prunes, round soft palate frits still sweet, superb.

Dominic Laurent 1999

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Country: France
Vintage: 1999
Colour: Red
Site: Echezeaux
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Dominic Laurent
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 90

Pale red garbet, brick rim, nose little closed and light, earthy and vegetal forest floor with rowan cranberry aromas, not too complex, fruity round and rich on palate bright cherry acidity, easy drinking medium to long length. Pleasant.

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