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Chateau Latour 1982

Posted By Ronan on July 12, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1982
Colour: Red
Site: Pauillac
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Latour
Date Tasted: 12-07-09
Score: 93

Open earthy, round leather and truffle aromas with soft red fruits, cherry and strawberry, sous bois and mushroom, damp earth, very good long complex, soft and elegant. Slightly disappointing length.

Armand Rousseau 1971

Posted By Ronan on May 13, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1971
Colour: Red
Site: Gevrey Chambertin Clos St Jacques
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Armand Rousseau
Date Tasted: 13-05-09
Score: 93

Very open ripe meaty, bacon fat and mushroomy sous bois, cranberry and dried strawberry, little fig and leather, sweet ripe core of fruit showing some oxidation medium length not too long but very good.

Joseph Phelps 2002

Posted By Ronan on February 12, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: USA
Vintage: 2002
Colour: Red
Site: Backus
Producer: Joseph Phelps
Date Tasted: 12-02-09
Score: 93

Very ripe sweet forward fruit, cherry and chocolate blackforest gateau, soft tannins and creamy malo palate very smooth and elegant.

Coche Dury 2006

Posted By Ronan on January 18, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 2006
Colour: White
Site: Puligny Montrachet les Enseigneurs
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Coche Dury
Date Tasted: 18-01-09
Score: 93

Complex mineral, citrus lime and wet limestone nose, very typical coche style, touch of vanilla oak, little creamy and gunsmoke on nose, quite open for such a young wine, palate youthful fresh and mineral, fresh hazelnut and lime citrus, not powerful, med to long length.

Heitz Cellars 1974

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

Country: USA
Vintage: 1974
Colour: Red
Site: Martha's Vineyard
Producer: Heitz Cellars
Date Tasted: 10-12-08
Score: 93

Nose open ripe rich, still youthful, spearmint and dark chocolate, earthy and gamey mushroom hints, very complex young and old flavours in one glass, leather and spices, palate soft gentle tannins that lack some body or depth on mid-palate, finishes a little short (cork very stained all a long length, probable leakage and poor storage not best bottle although very good).

Chateau Palmer 1970

Posted By Ronan on December 5, 2008 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1970
Colour: Red
Site: Margaux
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Palmer
Date Tasted: 05-12-08
Score: 93

Soft open full nose, bloody raw meat aromas, wet tobacco cedar wood and dried fruits, figs and damp undergrowth, little gamey. Palate soft easy and well balanced, great for game birds or veal/young lamb. Some truffles and chocolate on palate, very good.

Guigal 1983

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

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 Angelus (magnum) 1995

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

Country: France
Vintage: 1995
Colour: Red
Site: St Emilion
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Angelus (magnum)
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 93

Deep black purple, rim fades slightly to garnet, nose soft chocolate and earthy damp soil, spiced plums and cedar wood aromas, very well balanced earthy cedar flavours and black cherry, cassis. Superb balance.

Chateau Pichon-Comtesse-Lalande 1985

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

Country: France
Vintage: 1985
Colour: Red
Site: Pauillac
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Pichon-Comtesse-Lalande
Date Tasted: 10-11-08
Score: 93

Lovely colour deep bowl, mahogany rim, very bright lustre, nose earthy and growbag like, polished cedar and tobacco, tanned leather, very complex, rich earthy fruitcake palate, perfect right now, truffles and gamey tobacco.

Chateau Rayas 1983

Posted By Ronan on September 28, 2008 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1983
Colour: Red
Site: Chateauneuf du Pape
Region: Rhone
Producer: Chateau Rayas
Date Tasted: 28-09-08
Score: 93

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.








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