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Georges Roumier 1990

Posted By Ronan on October 17, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1990
Colour: Red
Site: Bonnes Mares
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Georges Roumier
Date Tasted: 17-10-09
Score: 91

Nose open and forward with a charred kirsch character blackcherry and liqueur, pleasant long and soft.

Chateau Cheval Blanc 1990

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

Country: France
Vintage: 1990
Colour: Red
Site: St Emilion
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Cheval Blanc
Date Tasted: 12-07-09
Score: 98

Open, damp earth and a little menthol lanolin/, fine and elegant, iodine light bretty characters developing, wet leather and damp forest mushroons, red cranberry and cherry fruit, earthy, very ripe fruit on palate round and complex, grilled red pepper aroma, very long, superb.

Chateau Latour 1990

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

Country: France
Vintage: 1990
Colour: Red
Site: Pauillac
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Latour
Date Tasted: 12-07-09
Score: 96

Starting to develop a brown aged rim, open earthy, full tobacco and cedar wood cigar box aromas mixed with leather and dark dried fruits, plums, damsons and cherries, minerally and lean acidity, full palate – still young, but with elegant and silky tannins, great balance, will last 30+ years.

Trimbach 1990

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

Country: France
Vintage: 1990
Colour: White
Site: Clos St Hune
Producer: Trimbach
Date Tasted: 13-05-09
Score: 92

Golden yellow, very bright colour, nose opens and evolves from petroluem and floral to lime leaf kaffir notes, little lemongrass – with air develops into a rich honeyed camomile white flower with nuts, still very crisp and mineral palate, fresh and long.

Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (Imperiale) 1990

Posted By Ronan on February 15, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1990
Colour: Red
Site: Pauillac
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (imperiale)
Date Tasted: 15-02-09
Score: 91

Dark purple with red rim, nose full smokey and rich, fruitcake vanilla oak fresh blackcurrants, vanilla cream still youthful, firm and very fresh acidity, quite closed.

Domaine Ramonet 1990

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

Country: France
Vintage: 1990
Colour: White
Site: Chassagne Montrachet 1er cru Ruchottes
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Domaine Ramonet
Date Tasted: 12-02-09
Score: 96

Nose very fresh claen and minerally, racy acidity and depth of complexity, youthful but mature, 30 minutes after opening nose becomes more macadamia nut, roasted hazelnuts, creamy butter hints and damp cloth. Amazing palate fresh mineral and very long. Ramonet at his best.

Chateau de Beaucastel 1990

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

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.

Chateau La Mission-Haut-Brion 1990

Posted By Ronan on September 15, 2008 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1990
Colour: Red
Site: Pessac-Leognan
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau La Mission-Haut-Brion
Date Tasted: 15-09-08
Score: 94

Full and weighty classic wine, still young, nose dense and compact, well balanced and muscular, black currant and cedar wood, palate well alanced and smoth, long finish.








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