Some Nice Bottles Lately

Tasted at a friends house a couple of weeks ago. Tasted double blind.

2021 Trascuevas, Artuke

This Viura dominated wine offers up a herbal, stony nose with notes of grass, thai basil and ripe lemons. Very, very good.

The taste is young and fresh with notes of assorted yellow fruit, grass and chrushed rocks. A very fine acidity.

90p   (tasted 2024/10)

2008 Chambolle-Musigny, Domaine Comte Ceorges de Vogüé

Starts of low keyed but opens up beautifully in the glass with notes of bonfire smoke, incense, root vegetables, dried raspberries and forest floor. Lovely.

The taste shows some maturity and the fruit is velvety and very fine, with a perfect acidity and a long, lingering finish. Great wine.

95p   (tasted 2024/10)

2005 Barolo Rocche, Vietti

A fine, warm nose with notes of cherries, smoke, violets and a fine floral notes. Very deep. 

The taste is concentrated and seedy with lots of ripe cherry fruit, a fine structure and still perky 05 tannins. Needs another 6+ years.

93p   (tasted 2024/10)

2001 Château Montrose

A very refined, classy Bordeaux nose with notes of ripe black currants, coffee powder, cigar box and red apple skin. Very handsome.

The taste is cool and sandy with gorgeous fruit, a stunning balance and a long, long finish. Drinking great tonight but could go on for 15+ years.

Montrose is one of my favourite Bordeuax estates. I arranged a 100 years tasting of Montrose nine years ago - https://barolista.blogspot.com/2015/11/100-years-of-chateau-montrose-1911-2011.html

95p   (tasted 2024/10)

2001 Château Pontet-Canet

The second 01 Bordeaux offers up a deep, forward nose with notes of ripe black currants, fir wood, leather, clay and clean stables. Hints of maturity.

The taste is tight and finw with notes of charcoal, black currants, iron and tobacco. Ripe, taut tannins. Very fine.

93p   (tasted 2024/10)