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Penfolds 1995

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

Country: Australia
Vintage: 1995
Colour: Red
Site: Grange Hermitage
Producer: Penfolds
Date Tasted: 15-09-08
Score: 92

Tight black fruit, vanilla and coconut oak, new US oak full and smoky, eucalyptus and and mint ethers, solid palate showing little maturity, big long heavy and complex.

Chateau Haut-Brion (Imperiale) 1983

Posted By Ronan on March 20, 2008 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1983
Colour: Red
Site: Pessac-Leognan
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Haut-Brion (imperiale)
Date Tasted: 20-03-08
Score: 94

Nose deep and foresty, mushrooms damp earth, dried fruits cranberry and strawberry, old cedar wood, old church aromas?, touch of fatty roasted meat, complex with great acidity fresh deep flavours, wood smoke and mature elegant cedar. Vey good.

Domaine de Marcoux VV 2001

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

Country: France
Vintage: 2001
Colour: Red
Site: Chateauneuf du Pape
Region: Rhone
Producer: Domaine de Marcoux VV
Date Tasted: 15-03-09
Score: 85

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.

Chateau Cheval-Blanc (magnum) 1985

Posted By Ronan on March 13, 2008 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1985
Colour: Red
Site: St Emilion
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Cheval-Blanc (magnum)
Date Tasted: 13-03-08
Score: 94

Brown/red bowl fading to mahogany brick rim, mature nose ceps and earthy damp forest floor, sous bois, dry strawberry and cranberry, some old cedar old church aromas, soft leather suede like tannins, very gentle palate, soft acidity ripe confit fruit with chinese tea flavours, very long

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