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| There will be a special post for the first five "bottles"... |
Cleaning out my closet. Or my cellar to be precise. I made an inventory a couple of weeks ago, I have slipped on updating my excel file when I have been taking bottles out and put bottles in.
Hence I couldn´t find a bottle I was looking for, but I also found bottles I hade forgotten I had, and bottles I thought - why do I have these?
So I invited some friends to a bin end dinner, to drink some of these lost and found bottles.
1985 Meursault, Vaudoisey-Creusefond
A dry, old nose with notes of dried apricots, moist earth and dried flowers. Have gone a bit too far.
The taste is dry and and a tad angular with notes of dried tangerines, old grass and dried flowers. Has an interesting salty note.
80p (tasted 2025/04)
1993 Rudesheim Berg Schlossberg Riesling, Georg Breuer
A deep, elegant nose with notes of oil cloth, sweet lime, wet asphalt and rubber. Very, very good.
The taste is seedy and dry with notes of candied lemons, band aid and rubber. A fine mature intensity.
91p (tasted 2025/04)
1980 Saint-Aubin, Lamy-Pillot
A mature, earthy nose with notes of dried raspberries, undergrowth and old herbs. A fine dried up sweetness.
The taste is cool and fine with notes of dried red berries, forest floor and dry licorice. A tad short on the finish.
85p (tasted 2025/04)
1982 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Guigal
A smoky, fine nose with notes of dried meat, dark flowers and dried blueberries. Very, very good.
The taste is rich and a tad fiery with notes of smoke, spices and scorched earth. Very perky given that its 43 years old.
90p (tasted 2025/04)
1982 Mercurey Clos des Myglands, Faiveley
A cool, mature nose with notes of dried strawberries, forest floor, dried herbs and gravel.
The taste is a tad seedy but the strawberry fruit is fine. A medium long dry finish.
87p (tasted 2025/04)
1953 Château Pichon Baron
Not rated (tasted 2025/04)
1981 Château Cantemerle
A fine, mature Bordeaux with classic traits on the nose such as stables, leather, dried black currants and sugared coffee. Very, very good.
The taste is dry and fine with notes of ceder, leather, autumn leaves and dried black currants.
89p (tasted 2025/04)
2003 Château Pedesclaux
A large scaled, concentrated nose with notes of plums. new leather and blue ski wax. Very fine.
The taste is tight and seedy with lots of black fruit, silky tannins and a long, warm finish. 4+ years.
91p (tasted 2025/04)
1986 Château de la Rivière
Usually a solid minor Bordeaux, this -86 offers up a rustic nose with notes of tobacco, dusty earth, black tea and dried black currants.
The taste is mature and nicely structured with notes of dried plums, undergrowth and tobacco. Tails of rather quick.
87p (tasted 2025/04)
1977 Chianti Classico, Rocca Della Macia
A forest filled nose with notes of iron, old leather and fir wood. A tad foursquare.
The taste is dry and mature with notes of old licorice, earth and dried herbs. A nice warmth though.
84p (tasted 2025/04)
1985 Brunello di Montalcino, Argiano
A round, velvety nose with notes of plums, sweet tobacco, dried thyme and warm road dust. Very fine.
The taste is rich and focused with lovely black fruit, polished tannins and a long, warm finish.
92p (tasted 2025/04)
1993 Vigorello, San Felice
A deep, inky nose with notes of leather, fried herbs, dark flowers and paint. Very fine.
The taste is structured and fine with notes of ripe black cherries, moist earth and chocolate biscuits.
92p (tasted 2025/04)
2010 Pianirossi
From magnum. The nose is young and warm with notes of rosemary, hard cherry candy, leather and asphalt.
The taste is forward and fine with a very good warmth and notes of sweet/sour cherries, licorice and tobacco. Long. 5+ years.
89p (tasted 2025/04)
1993 Blanc de Raisins Blancs, Mas de Daumas Gassac
A medium dry, soapy nose with notes of orange peel, detergent and dried flowers.
The taste is dry and a tad foursquare with notes of almond paste, tangerines and moist autumn leaves.
80p (tasted 2025/04)
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