1973 Château La Conseillante - Pomerol
They say it’s hard for a producer to put into the bottle what nature hasn’t provided, so a closer look of the growing season gives you a good idea of what to expect. 1973 had a very cold spring, with mostly cold and wet summer to follow. Late September was a...
1989 Montrachet - Amiot Bonfils
This particular bottle is a 1989 Montrachet produced by Amiot Monfils (now known as Guy Amiot et Fils) and had a slightly damaged label but perfect level and color, so excellent tasting material. Amiot Bonfils only had about 0.09 Ha of vines in Montrachet (and this...
1983 Château Troplong Mondot - St Emilion Grand Cru Classé
The 1983 Troplong Mondot had a medium tuilé color, mostly browns with just a tad of red left. The first aroma’s rising from the glass were very evolved and tertiary with gamey, meaty scents in the forefront. Later on it started to open up...
1986 Château Troplong Mondot - St Emilion Grand Cru Classé
The 1986 Troplong Mondot was totally different than the 1983 and that showed immediately: the appearance was younger, darker and more concentrated, still cherry red in color, no brown showing yet. The scents here also performing better (a...
1995 Château l'Arrosee - St Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé
This estate has changed owners quite a bit and most recently been bought by Domaine Clarence Dillon from Haut Brion who fused and renamed it Quintvs.
The color of the 95 is medium brick red to pomegranate, still mostly red but the slight...
2012 Puligny Montrachet les Meix - Guillemard Clerc
The youngest and thus the lightest in color, it is glimmering and very pale yellow, almost luminescent with a youthful intensity.Right after pouring there was a faint waxy, resiny odor or even a slightly chemical smell. Luckily, it took only ab...
1999 Bourgogne Blanc - Comte Georges de Vogue
This vineyard produced wines that until 1993 was sold as Musigny Blanc, the only white Grand Cru in that area, but since being replanted between 1986 and 1997 the owner and cellar master decided to declassify it to a simple Bourgogne Blanc. I had very...
Chateau Magdelaine is an old school Bordeaux and classic St Emilion,made from mostly merlot with a tad of Cabernet Franc. The estate was bought by JP Moueix (that name ought to ring a bell) in 1952 and was merged with neighboring estate Bel Air Monange in 2012.
The 2007 is dark purple and fairly ...
2010 Les Jardins de Babylone, Jurançon, Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau
et Guy Pautrat.
This Jurançon Moelleux is the epitome of what a great producer can achieve with Petit Manseng. The light golden liquid is intensely sparkling and clinging to the glass with the vehemence of a pitbull, this h...
Belgium Wine Watchers, specialized in the purchase and sale of top wines since 1999. We acquire unique wineries and wine investments. Free valuations by our wine experts Experience the pleasure and professionalism of Belgium Wine Watchers. Don't delay, deal today!
Read more
