Wednesday 29 March 2023

2021 Dolcetto d´Alba Vigna Melera, Roccheviberti


2021 Dolcetto d´Alba Vigna Melera, Roccheviberti
A ripe, forward nose with fine notes of spices, blueberries, red currants, iron and fir wood. Very open and yummy.
The taste is young and tight with notes of ripe blueberries, iron, damsons, fresh herbs and fine peppery note. Notes of 2018 and 2020 Vigna Melera in the links below.
90p   (tasted 2023/03)



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Tuesday 28 March 2023

An Evening With Some Fine Bottles

Some fine bottles poured by M on a regular Wednesday. Tasted double blind.

2019 Falstaff Vineyard Pinot Noir, Kutch
A fine, earthy nose with notes of ripe raspberries, fresh flowers and forest floor. A fine sweetness to the fruit.
The taste is medium bodied and fresh with notes of smoke, raspberries and earth. A fine warmth. Juicy and fine. 
91p   (tasted 2023/03)


2020 Bernabeleva Garnacha De Viña Bonita, San Martin de Valdelgesais
A medium deep, sandy nose with notes of dried flowers, rosehips, granite and red currants. Very good in a backward style.
The taste is cool and seedy with nice red fruit, silky tannins and a balanced finish. A tad narrow on the palate. 6+ years.
88p   (tasted 2023/03)



2020 Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana, Tenuta Delle Terre Nere
A fine depth with notes of ripening raspberries, leather, ted tea and hints of tobacco. Very fine.
The taste is young and tight with cool red fruit, a very fine acidity and lots of nerve and finesse. Lovely. 5+ years.
93p   (tasted 2023/03)

1990 Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Maté, Elio Grasso
A beauty. Open for business with fine mature notes in the shape of dried strawberries, iron, mushrooms, gravel and Langhe earth. Very deep and fine.
The taste is high and still tight with silky tannins, great strawberry fruit, earthy notes and a long, long finish. On top of its game.
94p   (tasted 2023/03)



2001 Châteaneuf-du-Pape V.V., Domaine de la Vieille Julienne
A very deep, rich and refined nose with notes of nougat, ripe flowers, scorched earth and fresh herbs. Very, very fine.
The taste is tight and concentrated with notes of pomegranate, earth, dried flowers, herbs and hints of cocoa. Very long and distinct. This is great stuff. 6+ years.
96p   (tasted 2023/03)

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Monday 27 March 2023

1994 Vintage Port, Croft


1994 Vintage Port, Croft
A very deep, tight and concentrated nose with notes of sweet violets, dark chocolate, fried nuts, Finnish licorice and a wealth of ripe black fruits. Very fine.
The taste is rich and taut with notes of damsons, violets, chocolate covered cherries and summer warm asphalt. Lots of energy. Very, very long. Still young, this needs 15+ years in the cellar.
94p   (tasted 2023/03)

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Friday 24 March 2023

Barolo vs Barbaresco - 1990, 2001 & 2010


I poured these wines at our latest tasting in our monthly tasting group.

1990 Barolo, Giacomo Ascheri
A wide open, perfectly mature nose with notes of roses, assorted dried berries, cool asphalt and forest floor. Very, very good.
The taste is silky and mature with notes of raspberry licorice, Lange earth, paint and dried cherries. Very long with soft tannins. A great drink on this day.
90p   (tasted 2023/03)


1990 Barbaresco, Produttori di Barbaresco
A broad, warm nose with notes of canned mushrooms, dry tobacco, linoleum and old paint. A tad over the hill. I have had better bottles.
The taste is better with a dried up warmth and notes of dried raspberries, tobacco, cold coffe and still some juicy tannins in the finish.
86p   (tasted 2023/03)

2001 Barbaresco Currá, Sottimano
A finely tuned, intense, somewhat mature nose with notes of ripe red cherries and strawberries, coffee powder, rosehips and a touch of mint. Very fine.
The taste is gorgeous, with stunning notes of dried strawberries, dried flowers, licorice and rosehips. A very fine tannin support, indicating that this still have places to go. 4+ years.
93p   (tasted 2023/03)


2001 Barolo, Elio Altare
The wines were tasted double blind and this was the winner in the vote for WOTN. The nose is deep, creamy and rich with notes of cherry chocolate, rosehips, forest floor and dried flowers. Very fine.
The taste is still young with silky tannins, perky sweet fruit and a finish that goes on for a minute. Very handsome and rewarding. 6+ years.
94p   (tasted 2023/03)

2010 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe, Cavallotto
A beauty. Very cool, very elegant and very young, the nose displays notes of hard cherry candy, paint, Langhe earth, coffee powder and fresh mushrooms. Very, very fine.
The taste is tight and focused with brilliant, high fruit, polished tannins and a intense, multi layered finish. Crisp. Great wine. Needs time though, 8+ years.
96p   (tasted 2023/03)


2010 Barbaresco Riserva Sorí Paitin Vecchie Vigne, Paitin
A refined, very deep, very young nose that needed serious time in the glass before opening up (better on day two). Notes of chrushed black cherries, red apples, dry asphalt, violets and diesel oil. Very complex.
The taste is very tight, luxurious and at times forceful yet with grace and refinement - this is the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove. The finish goes on and on and on. Stunning. 10+ years.
96p   (tasted 2023/03)

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Monday 20 March 2023

2019 Barolo Albe, G. D. Vajra


2019 Barolo Albe, G. D. Vajra
A fine, open nose with notes of rosehips, red cherries, paint, chrushed rocks and licorice. Very nice in a lighter style.
The taste is medium bodied and delicate with gentle tannins and notes of red cherries, rsoehips, licorice and a touch of tobacco. Probably the best Albe I have tasted. 4+ years.
90p   (tasted 2023/03)


2019 Baroli - so far 103 wines tasted... (Barolista: The Barolo Boys At Grandi Langhe 2023)

97-98p
2019 Barolo Mosconi, E. Pira
2019 Barolo Vignarionda, Luigi Pira

95-96p
2019 Barolo Brunate, Francesco Rinaldi
2019 Barolo Cannubi, Francesco Rinaldi
2019 Barolo Cannubi, Einaudi
2019 Barolo Cerretta, Schiavenza
2019 Barolo Cannubi, E. Pira
2019 Barolo Via Nuova, E. Pira
2019 Barolo Bricco San Pietro, Sòt
2019 Barolo Bussia Vigna Pianpolvere, Chionetti
2019 Barolo Margheria, Luigi Pira
2019 Barolo Marenca, Luigi Pira
2019 Barolo Bricco Delle Viole, Marengo
2019 Barolo Brunate, Marengo

93-94p
2019 Barolo Rocche dell´Annunziata, Rocche Costamagna
2019 Barolo Rocche dell´Annunziata, Francesco Rinaldi
2019 Barolo Bussia Vigna Dei Fantini, Silvano Bolmida
2019 Barolo Cannubi, Serio & Battista Borgogno
2019 Barolo Cerretta, Giovanni Rosso
2019 Barolo Monvigliero, Einaudi
2019 Barolo Bussia, Einaudi
2019 Barolo Broglio, Schiavenza
2019 Barolo Arborina, Marco Curto
2019 Barolo Cannubi, Arnaldo Rivera
2019 Barolo Brunate, Marcarini
2019 Barolo Prapo, Luigi Vico
2019 Barolo Prapo, Ettore Germano
2019 Barolo Cerretta, Ettore Germano
2019 Barolo Giachini, Carlo Revello
2019 Barolo Ornato, Palladino
2019 Barolo Cannubi, Réva
2019 Barolo Serradenari, Ratti
2019 Barolo Monvigliero, Diego Morra
2019 Barolo Pajana, Domenico Clerico
2019 Barolo Ciabot Mentin, Domenico Clerico
2019 Barolo Aeroplan Servaj, Domenico Clerico
2019 Barolo Villero, Oddero
2019 Barolo Cerretta, Fratelli Revello
2019 Barolo Sorano, Claudio Alario
2019 Barolo Badarini, Bruna Grimaldi
2019 Barolo Castelletto, Raineri
2019 Barolo Sotto Castello di Novello, Giacomo Grimaldi

91-92p
2019 Barolo San Giacomo, Stroppiana
2019 Barolo Del Commune di La Morra, Crissante Alessandria
2019 Barolo Giachini, Giovanno Corino
2019 Barolo Albarella, Serio & Battista Borgogno
2019 Barolo Giovanni Rosso
2019 Barolo Del Commune di Serralunga, Schiavenza
2019 Barolo Villero, Arnaldo Rivera
2019 Barolo La Serra, Marcarini
2019 Barolo Del Commune di Serralunga, Luigi Vico
2019 Barolo, Carlo Revello
2019 Barolo Boiolo, Carlo Revello
2019 Barolo Del Commune di Serralunga, Palladino
2019 Barolo Parafada, Palladino
2019 Barolo Castelletto, Forte Masso
2019 Barolo, Oddero
2019 Barolo Gattera, Fratelli Revello
2019 Barolo Conca, Fratelli Revello
2019 Barolo Riva Rocche, Claudio Alario
2019 Barolo Roncaglie, Chionetti
2019 Barolo Camilla, Bruna Grimaldi
2019 Barolo Bricco Ambrogio, Bruna Grimaldi
2019 Barolo Perno, Raineri
2019 Barolo Parusso, Bovio
2019 Barolo, Marrone
2019 Barolo Bussia, Marrone
2019 Barolo Del Commune di Serralunga, Luigi Pira
2019 Barolo, Marengo
2019 Barolo, Giacomo Grimaldi

89-90p
2019 Barolo, Rocche Costamagna
2019 Barolo, Serio & Battista Borgogno
2019 Barolo, Einaudi
2019 Barolo Perno, Schiavenza
2019 Barolo LaFoia, Marco Curto
2019 Barolo Ravera, Arnaldo Rivera
2019 Barolo Bussia, Arnaldo Rivera
2019 Barolo, Marcarini
2019 Barolo Del Commune di Serralunga, Ettore Germano
2019 Barolo, Réva
2019 Barolo Marcenasco, Ratti
2019 Barolo, Diego Morra
2019 Barolo San Lorenzo Di Verduno, Diego Morra
2019 Barolo, Domenico Clerico
2019 Barolo Del Commune di Monforte d´Alba, Sòt
2018 Barolo, Tenuta Cucco
2019 Barolo, Raineri
2019 Barolo Arborina, Bovio
2019 Barolo Pichemej, Marrone
2019 Barolo Albe, G. D. Vajra

87-88p
2019 Barolo Leonardo, Stroppiana
2019 Barolo Undicci, Arnaldo Rivera
2019 Barolo Rocche dell´Annunziata, Arnaldo Rivera
2019 Barolo Pietrin, Franco Conterno
2019 Barolo, Fratelli Revello
2019 Barolo, Bovio
2019 Barolo, Gianfranco Alessandria
2019 Barolo San Giovanni, Gianfranco Alessandria
2019 Barolo Rocche dell´Annunziata, Aurelio Settimo

85-86p
2019 Barolo Perarmando, Parusso
2019 Barolo Monrobiolo di Bussia, Fratelli Barale
2019 Barolo Castelletto, Fratelli Barale

Below 85p
2019 Barolo, Aurelio Settimo

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Saturday 18 March 2023

2006 Nadal, Domaine de Fondreche


2006 Nadal, Domaine de Fondrèche
I have tasted several vintages of the different cuvées from Domaine de Fondrèche - https://barolista.blogspot.com/2013/10/drinking-tonight-2011-fayard-nadal.html
- but I have never tasted anything from the 2006 vintage.
The nose is low key with some peppery notes and scents of dried meat, bacon grease, paint and green bell peppers. Very good.
The taste is better than the nose with great Syrah fruit in the shape of sausages, cool blackberries, paint and smoke. Long and fine. Fully mature.
89p   (tasted 2023/23)

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Wednesday 15 March 2023

Visits To Marengo & Luigi Pira


No visit to Piedmont is complete until visits are made to Marengo and Luigi Pira. 

Disclaimer - the importer of Marengo and Luigi Pira to Sweden (Origo Wines) are friends of mine and co founders of the illustrious Barolo Boys. I however have no financial interests in these wines, I just call them as I see them.

Luigi Pira
2022 Dolcetto d´Alba
A stony, iron filled, salivating nose with notes of damsons, cool bluberries and violets.
The taste is young and energetic with silky tannins and notes of damsons, violets and gravel. Very, very good.
88p   (tasted 2023/01)

2021 Barbera d´Alba Superiore
A deep, earthy, somewhat meaty nose with notes of dried raspberries, smoke and licorice.
The taste is big and fruity with a fine acidity and notes of dried raspberries, warm sand and herbs. Tight and good.
88p   (tasted 2023/01)



2021 Langhe Nebbiolo
A very fine LB. The nose is open and juicy with notes of cherries, forest floor, smoke and minerals.
The taste is tight and refined with notes of hard cherry candy, asphalt and rosehips. A very fine structure.
91p   (tasted 2023/01)

2019 Barolo Del Commune di Serralunga
A pure, fine nose with notes of ripe black cherries, asphalt, chrushed rocks and violets. Very fine.
The taste is taut, yet silky and fine with polished tannins and a great cherry fruit paired with notes of damsons, asphalt and cherry licorice. 6+ years.
92p   (tasted 2023/01)

2019 Barolo Margheria
A very handsome, racy nose with notes of ripe flowers, smoke, a hint of tobacco and a wonderful mix of raspberries and cherries. Very deep. Lovely.
The taste is cool and collected with sandy tannins and brilliant cherry fruit. A long, long, velvety finish where the tannins lurk in the background. 7+ years.
95p   (tasted 2023/01)



2019 Barolo Marenca
The Marenca is always tougher than the Margheria, so also in the 2019 versions. But equally great, although I usually prefer Margheria in their youth. The nose is very deep and taut with notes of iron, black cherries, hard cherry candy and a ever so slight hint of mint. Again, lovely.
The taste is very tight and focused with notes of black cherries, sweet minerals, iron and dark violets. A minute long finish. 10+ years.
95p   (tasted 2023/01)

2019 Barolo Vigna Rionda
As always, a masterpiece. The nose is bottomless deep with a extraordinary purity and balance. Gorgeous notes of violets, hard cherry candy, iron and menthol. Very handsome.
The taste is expressive, pure and racy with everything except (of course) maturity in place. Another stunner from Gianpaolo. 12+ years.
98p   (tasted 2023/01)




Marengo
Lunch at Marengo´s, life is good! We brought some leftovers from our visit to Osteria Veglio the night before - Barolista: Food & Wine In Piedmont and Jenny and Marco put some yummy food on the table and two great bottles.

2013 Barolo Brunate
A very fine, deep nose with notes of forest floor, licorice, tobacco and a wealth of juicy cherries. Very fine.
The taste is still young with a focus on silky tannins and hard cherry candy. Notes of licorice, earth and tobacco in the finish. 6+ years.
93p   (tasted 2023/01)



2007 Dolcetto d´Alba
We got to talk about Dolcetto and Marco fetched this bottle from the cellar. We weren´t close guessing its age...
The nose is spicy and perky with notes of dried blueberries, earth and iron. A cool finish. 15 years old and could still develop, impressive.
88p   (tasted 2023/01)

Later the same day we went to Marengo´s winery and tasted the wines below.

2022 Dolcetto d´Alba
A open, juciy nose with notes of damsons, blueberries, cool licorice and gravel. Very nice.
The taste is young and tight with a fine blueberry fruit, lots of violets and silky tannins.
87p   (tasted 2023/01)

2021 Barbera d´Alba Vigna Pugnane
A deep, fine nose with notes of salt licorice, earth and ripe raspberries. A fine warmth.
The taste is open and fruity with notes of raspberry licorice, herbs and earth. A fine acidity. Long and very, very good.
90p   (tasted 2023/01)


2021 Langhe Nebbiolo
A cool, handsome nose with notes of red cherries, ripe tomatoes, rosehips and asphalt. Elegant.
The taste is laid back and stony with notes of cherries, dried flowers and asphalt. 
88p   (tasted 2023/01)

2021 Nebbiolo d´Alba Vigna Valmaggiore
A very deep, focused nose with notes of ripe cherries, smoke, rosehips and Langhe earth. Very fine.
The taste is tight and nicely structured with silky tannins, a lovely cherry fruit and a long, long taut finish. 6+ years.
92p   (tasted 2023/01)

2019 Barolo
A laid back, refined nose with notes of fresh herbs, raspberries, ripe flowers and a fine perfumed scent.
The taste is cool and structured with notes of wild raspberries, asphalt, earth and dried flowers. Very fine tannins. Excellent. 6+ years.
92p   (tasted 2023/01)

2019 Barolo Bricco Delle Viole
A lovely, high and intense nose with notes of violets (!), ripe red cherries, mahogany and warm sand. Very fine.
The taste is distinct and racy with notes of ripe red cherries, dried flowers, violets and dry licorice. 8+ years.
95p   (tasted 2023/01)


2019 Barolo Brunate
A dery deep, tight nose with notes of black olives, herbs, asphalt and a wealth of black cherries. Very refined.
The taste is taut and complex with broadshouldered tannins, boatloads of black cherries and additional notes of rosehips, licorice and Langhe earth. 10+ years.
95p   (tasted 2023/01)

2017 Barolo Riserva Brunate
A deep, energetic nose with notes of ripe cherries, paint, tobacco, earth and dried flowers. A very fine warmth. Gorgeous.
The taste is restrained and refined with notes of dried cherries, tobacco, forest floor and rosehips. Very, very long. Very, very fine. 8+ years.
96p   (tasted 2023/01)




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Monday 13 March 2023

1993 Château de Marbuzet


1993 Château de Marbuzet
The non cape champion, aka yours truly, of the 1993 vintage, opened this Bordeaux the other day. Glad I did. The nose is wide open and classic with notes of dried black currants, fresh stables, tobacco and pickled mushrooms. Very, very good.
The taste is mature and dry with notes of dried red and black currants, tiles, autumn leaves and tobacco. A medium long, sandy finish. Drinking perfect on this day.
90p   (tasted 2023/03)

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Friday 10 March 2023

Dolcetto In Langhe


These bottles were tasted at the apartment during my trip to Piedmont in September of last year, see the visits I made below.

2019 Dogliano Superiore Tecc, Luigi Einaudi
A inky, deep nose with lots of ripe blueberries, herbs, tiles and gravel. Very, very good.
The taste is tight and savoury with notes of blueberries, iron and bay leaves. Long and fine.
91p   (tasted 2022/09)


2017 Dogliani Superiore San Bernardo, Anna Maria Abbona
Judgement referred. A big, blowsy nose with cooked fruit and warm asphalt notes.
The taste is large scaled and seedy with tanninsc, warmth and a long, cooked finish. Not an ok bottle I would guess.
?p   (tasted 2022/09)

2020 Dogliani Pianezzo, La Collina di Marengo
A young, fruity nose with notes of damsons, earth, forest floor and hints of rubber. Very good.
The taste is herbal and dry with notes of damsons, gravel and leather. A tad dry on the finish.
85p   (tasted 2022/09)

2020 Dogliani Diavolo Rosso, Bricco Bracchi
A deep, handsome nose with a mix of rasp- and blueberries, summer warm asphalt, herbs and iron. Pure and fine.
The taste is tight and fine with herbal notes, very good blueberry fruit and long finnish with silky tannins. 
88p   (tasted 2022/09)


2021 Dogliani Zovetto, Raineri
A young, seedy nose with notes of licorice, violets, blackberries and iron. Spicy and fine.
The taste is tight and nicely concentrated with notes of damsons, ink, asphalt and dried flowers. Very fine.
90p   (tasted 2022/09)

2021 Dogliani Papà Celso, Marziano Abbona
A large scaled, tight nose with notes of ripe blueberries, herbs, forest floor and a hint of mint. Very, very good.
The taste is young and tight with notes of ripe blueberries, blackberries, leather, ink and herbs. Needs time. 
91p   (tasted 2022/09)

Visits during September:

My tasting nook at the apartment in La Morra

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Tuesday 7 March 2023

Tasting Dinner With Vintages Ending With A "3"


My second tasting dinner with this very special theme - all wines has a vintage that ends with the same number. In this case - "3".
My first tasting dinner had the theme - "5" - Barolista: Tasting Dinner With Vintages Ending With A "5"

Flight I
2013 Gentilhomme, A R Lenoble
A stony, dry nose with notes of ginger, lemon peel, nuts and chalk. A fine steely character.
The taste is cool and elegant with notes of apple juice, flint, steel and fried nuts. A fine acidity. 6+ years.
91p   (tasted 2023/02)


Salmon tartar and duck liver

2013 Amour de Deutz Rosé, Deutz
A deep, refined nose with notes of red apples, wild strawberries, chrushed rocks and hints of seashells. Very fine.
The taste is racy and fine with notes of red apples, strawberries, wet stones and chalk. A long, lingering finish. Very fine. 5+ years.
94p   (tasted 2023/02)

Flight II
1963 Sercial, Leacock´s
A high, intense nose with beautiful notes of yellow raisins, autumn apples, wet leaves, iron and detergent. Very complex and fine.
The taste is deep, multi layered and goes on for minutes. Lots of autumn apples, wet earth, iron and assorted nuts. Lovely.
95p   (tasted 2023/02)

Consomme with sweetbreads and mushrooms


Flight III
1983 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Garennes, Coron P & F
A fine mature nose with notes of dried apricots, earth, dry lemon and birch leaves. Dry and fine.
The taste is soft and dry with notes of dried orange peel, dried apricots and gravel. Very, very good.
90p   (tasted 2023/02)



1993 Dry Botrytis Semillon, De Bortoli
A large scaled, interesting nose with notes of dried apricots, mosquito repellent, wool and warm grass. Deep.
The taste is big and dry with notes of apricots, rubber, dried grass and mahogany. Fully mature.
88p   (tasted 2023/02)

2013 Saint-Aubin Les Frionnes, Hubert Lamy
A very handsome, polished nose with notes of candied lemons, lemon cream, smoke and warm rocks. Very fine.
The taste is energetic and refined with an almost electric finesse, candied lemons, white flowers and stale nuts. Very young. 6+ years.
93p   (tasted 2023/02)



2013 Napa Valley Chardonnay, Hyde de Villaine
A very deep, tight nose with gorgeous fruit in the shape of lemon cream, ripe peach and mango. A hint of expensive oak. Very, very fine.
The taste is tight, smoky and very deep with stunning fruit, a cleansing acidity and a long, long finish. Lovely. 3+ years.
95p   (tasted 2023/02)

Flight IV
1973 Charmes-Chambertin, Henri Perrot-Minot
A deep, finely mature nose with notes of dried raspberries, forest floor, old leather, smoke and tobacco. Very fine.
The taste is round and mature with notes of dried up raspberry jam, cooked root vegetables, undergrowth and tobacco. A lovely drink on this day.
93p   (tasted 2023/02)



1973 Rioja Gran Reserva, La Rioja Alta
A lovely, deep, classic Rioja nose with notes of dill, dried strawberries, seashells and sugared coffee. Very, very good.
The taste is soft and juicy with fine mature fruit, tender tannins and long, sweet finish. A very fine warmth.
91p   (tasted 2023/02)

1973 Barolo, Tenuta Costamagna
A little over the top mature with notes of dried strawberries, dry undergrowth, earth and some decaying flowers.
The taste is a tad livelier with notes of dried cherries, Lange earth, rosehips and a fine dried up sweetness. Good.
85p   (tasted 2023/02)


Rabbit terrine

1973 Clos de Vougeot, Drouhin-Laroze
A lot of mushrooms and undergrowth paired with notes of dried herbs, iron and some redbeet aromas.
The taste is dry and mature with a fine dried up warmth and notes of red cherries, sand and herbs. A bit over the hill although it brought a fine companion to the food.
87p   (tasted 2023/02)



Flight V
1993 Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru En Rue de Chaux, Bertrand Ambroise
A cool, meaty nose with notes of wild raspberries, spices, root vegetables and leather. Compact. Very, very good.
The taste is taut and focused with assorted dried red fruits, a very good acidity and a long structured finish. Almost fully mature, this will always be a sturdy Burgundy, 
91p   (tasted 2023/02)



2003 Beaune Greves Vigne l´Enfant Jesus, Bouchard
A very deep, dark nose with notes of forest floor, ripe raspberries with some blueberries tossed in, red beets and violets. Very fine.
The taste is still young with tight red fruit, a fine balance and a long, long finish. Notes of ripe raspberries, leather, herbs and wet earth. 8+ years.
93p   (tasted 2023/02)

2013 Pinot Noir Obelin, Antica Terra
A very deep, hedonistic nose with ripe red and black fruit, a meaty aroma, fried root vegetables and lots of fresh herbs. This is good!
The taste is tight and concentrated with boatloads of ripe wild strawberries, moist forest floor, cigar smoke and wild herbs. Long and juicy. Very fine. 6+ years.
94p   (tasted 2023/02)


Flight VI
1983 Moulin Touchais
A cool, rather light nose with notes of dry rubber, hay, dried mango and dried up vanilla pods. Good.
The taste is soft and mature with notes of dried tangerines, nuts, milk chocolate and hay. A good acidity but this is not one of the great Moulin Touchais.
85p   (tasted 2023/02)


1983 Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos
Bought in 1990 from the state monopoly for 8 Euro - time to open it! A very fine, medium sweet nose with notes of yellow raisins, almond paste, dried orange peel and assorted nuts. Very, very good.
The taste is medium bodied with fine notes of orange peel, cold sugared coffee, nuts and apricots. Could still develop some. Fine.
91p   (tasted 2023/02)

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