Chateau Grillet 1995
Pale lemon colour, nose tight light pineapple and a little stone fruit aroma, very closed and young, fine and elegant not powerful, needs age.
Guigal 1991
Nose tight and closed, black peppery fruit, somewhat one dimensional, not very complex but tight closed and youthful
Guigal 1982
Nose little wet dog and bretty not very pleasant, horsehair, with air and 2 hours in decanter develops into aged mushroom and truffle character with black fruits and some spice, palate delicate with dried fruit plum and bramble confit, slightly mushy strawberry, delicate. Needs decanting and patience.
Guigal 1983
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 de Beaucastel 1990
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.
Chateau de Beaucastel 1991
Deep golden colour, touch of amber, nose full open round and creamy marzipan nuts character, butter and damp hay, palate full and rich gentle maderization into confit stone fruits, sweet apricot and ogen melon on back of palate, pain grille, acidity not pronounced – needs a cooler temp than white Burgundy to not show lack of acid and hot flavours. Medium to lon length.
Chateau Rayas 1983
Pale red brick fading to an orange rim, nose open forward and complex, gamey raw meat, undergrowth, damp forest, souis bois, not bretty but mature mushroomy, leathery, truffly like and old Barolo, touch volatile, great nose. Structure similar to an old Burgundy. Round, complete and balanced, mature and gamey palate with dried strawberry and cranberry flavours.
Guigal 1989
Nose classic youthful syrah, cracked blackpepper and tar, elegant big and spicey just taking on gamey meaty, truffle and leather characters now, still very young.
Domaine de Marcoux VV 2001
Big spicy warm nose, ripe raspberry/framboise EdV, black and white pepper nose, full big palate, solid tannins, not great not complex still very young.
