Blog posts of '2015' 'May'

2004 Le Pergole Torte - Montevertine

This to me is a stunning example of what sangiovese can be at its best.

Deep garnet to cherry red in color and even straight after opening an amazing complex bouquet leaps from the glass. Hard to decide which is more dominant with the smells of oak and insc...

1996 Chambolle Musigny Blanc 1 er cru - G Roblot-Marchand

None of us had ever heard of white Chambolle Musigny being produced, let alone having premier cru status. With exception of Comte de Vogüe’s plot of chardonnay I wasn’t aware of other parcels within the communes boundaries, so I have no id...

1994 Faustino I  Gran Reserva

For me this was a nice example of classic Rioja.Very dark cherry red still despite being already 20 years old. Also still giving off lots of fruitiness (strawberry jam) and boasting lots of vanilla with a dash of green and black pepper. The wine really coats the glas...

1919 Clos Vougeot - Roger de Jouennes

This wine was bought in a small parcel of 4 bottles in total, 2 of which were unfortunately too low to be drinkable, one which is virtually perfect and then this one which had a lower but acceptable level for its age (min 6.5cm) but unfortunately with only re...

1975 Château Montrose - St Estephe 2 Ième Grand Cru Classé

Maybe Pomerol or at least right bank would have been a better choice, but this bottle had a descending cork and level Topshoulder so it was better suited for a tasting than commercial ends.The slightly lower level and age clearly showed i...

1970 Château Canon La Gaffeliere - St Emilion Grand Cru Classé

This left banker was already quite old, but performed very good.. Also a Topshoulder, but here the color was much lighter red with a pomegranate edge. Right after opening and pouring it gave off a whiff of a brand new beach ball, that...

1966 Château Palmer - Margaux 3 Ième Grand Cru Classé

The Palmer 1966 is almost half a century old, but still nowhere near its retirement. The light maroon color is perfectly normal for its age and level (topshoulder), the aroma’s soaring from the glass however were not only incredibly deep and c...

1970 Château Palmer - Margaux 3 Ième Grand Cru Classé

The 1970 Palmer was recorked at the chateau in 1997 and hence a level still high in the neck. The color here was balancing the tightrope between browns and reds. The nose was very similar to the 1966, but a bit more tuned down. There was still...

1982 Château Ausone - St Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

The color immediately passed the test : deep brick red with barely a hint of light brown in the outer rim, so very consistent with 1982.Very powerful aroma’s suggested a good pedigree : not overly fruity but still nice red cherries present, wo...

1972 Château Mouton Rothschild - Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

1972 had all the bad weather of 1973, without even the slightly balmy September, this was a disastrous year to produce wines. Not only in France but throughout Europe with the one exception of the Tokaji region in Hungary: here the To...