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Montrachet 1988

Posted By Ronan on May 16, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1988
Colour: White
Site: Montrachet
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Domaine Ramonet
Date Tasted: 16-05-09
Score: 95

Deep golden colour, very smoky nose, cinder toffee and black treacle, great acidity, very long in palate, mature confit stone fruits, complex with a very long finish, typical Ramonet acidity and limestone minerals, very rich on nose very rapier like on palate.

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.

Emmanuel Rouget 1993

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

Country: France
Vintage: 1993
Colour: Red
Site: Echezeaux
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Emmanuel Rouget
Date Tasted: 13-05-09
Score: 91

Nose still tight bramble like with black cherry aromas, fine full and very elegant, palate great thread a ripe blackcherry acidity, still young, long in length.

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 Calon Segur 1949

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

Country: France
Vintage: 1949
Colour: Red
Site: St Estephe
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Calon Segur
Date Tasted: 13-05-09
Score: 86

Very metallic tinny and earthy when opened, crumbling cork to midshoulder level, cork loose in neck, with 1-2 hours decanted black chocolate and torefaction aromas, black chinese tea and spice aromas, palate very smooth, elegant tannins, sweet dried rde fruits, very Bdx like flavours, tobacco and cigar box, med length, too old only a ghost of what itr was. Drunk 10 years too late.

Chateau Monbousquet 2000

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

Country: France
Vintage: 2000
Colour: Red
Site: St Emilion
Region: Bordeaux
Producer: Chateau Monbousquet
Date Tasted: 15-04-09
Score: 92

Smoky deep complex wine, nose of blackcurrants and blackfruits, coffee and chocolate, black shoe leather, wonderful rich fruitcake nose with creamy vanilla wood, cedar freshness, finesse on palate.

Marcassin 1997

Posted By Ronan on April 10, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: USA
Vintage: 1997
Colour: White
Site: Lorenzo Vineyards Chardonnay
Producer: Marcassin
Date Tasted: 10-04-09
Score: 95

Golden yellow colour, hazy – non filtered, nose intense open ripe bacon fat and honey roasted ham,brioche butter roasted hazelnuts, tropical pineapple, crème brulee, dried coconut flakes round ripe palate good balance not too heavy or alcoholic, lovely long buttered popcorn finish.

Chateau Grillet 1995

Posted By Ronan on April 2, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 1995
Colour: White
Region: Rhone
Producer: Chateau Grillet
Date Tasted: 02-04-09
Score: 89

Pale lemon colour, nose tight light pineapple and a little stone fruit aroma, very closed and young, fine and elegant not powerful, needs age.

Wendouree 1998

Posted By Ronan on February 20, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: Australia
Vintage: 1998
Colour: Red
Site: Cabernet Shiraz
Producer: Wendouree
Date Tasted: 20-02-09
Score: 94

Deep black colour, pure rosemary on the nose very herbal, concentrated black fruit, very deep firm tannins for its age, complex and youthful, very good palate, crisp acidity firm tannins elegant dark fruits. Long and complex.

Jacques Prieur 2000

Posted By Ronan on February 20, 2009 in  | 0 Comments

Country: France
Vintage: 2000
Colour: White
Site: Montrachet
Region: Burgundy
Producer: Jacques Prieur
Date Tasted: 20-02-09
Score: 89

Nose very open and forward, spicy and warm ripe tropical fruit toast and smoke, palate rich and tropical, mango and pineapple, cornflake popcorn oak on nose, very rich on palate with minerality lacking.

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