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70 Graham's Vintage port

Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

1970 Graham's Vintage Port;
Bright ruby, some sediments, pale rim. Dark fruits, plums and cherries, blackberries, spices and cinamon. Complex and intens. Fresh fruit, very elegant, mature port, a bit lean body, great length. Performs very well and seems to be at peak. 90

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86 Echezeaux

Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

1986 Mongeard Mugneret, Echezeaux;
Bright ruby, pale rim. Mushrooms, earthy, leafy with more air and a touch of strawberries far behind. Fresher and fresher with air, but was never shining. Good acidity, just a few tannins left and those are astringent, elegant otherwise if on the lean side, not too long. Prunes. 86

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70 Baron Philippe

Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

1970 Château Baron Philippe;
(Todays d'Armailha). C level fill, mid shoulder. Rubyish with brick rim and a lot of sediments. Woody, varnish, teak, dried fruits and dark chocolate. Cherries, plums, some metallic notes, coffee beans, prunes, leather touch. Good acidity, tannins gone, lean body, ok length. Earthy. Deffinitely on it's way down in this bottle. 84

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1989 Torres Milmanda

Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

1989 Torres, Milmanda, Penedes Chardonnay;
Golden, butter and nuts. Starting oxidation and quite flabby......

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04 Pontet Canet

Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

2004 Château Pontet Canet;
Ruby with pinkish rim. Touch of paprika, elegant cassis, some leather, coffeebeans and starting touch of cedar. Good acidity, ripe tannins, touch of anis, good balance and intensity. Too young, wait another five years. 88

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1989 Norwegian Art Wine

Date: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 Wine Tasting

1989 Château Haut La Pointe, Côte de Blaye, Norwegian art wine, Arne Ekeland;
Ruby with garnet rim, brownish hue. Coffee and anis, plums and metallic note. Lean body, medium acidity, tannins almost gone, good if lean. 69

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75 Suduiraut

Date: Sun, Sep 19, 2010 Wine Tasting

1975 Château Suduiraut;
A level fill, amber colour. Apricots, pineapples, mature aples, wine is perfectly mature. Complex, pure and elegant, nice acidic balanse, sweetness is starting to dry, perfect balance, good intensity, elegant and pure, touch of honney and raisins, very long finish indeed. 93

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Strange 1948

Date: Sun, Sep 19, 2010 Wine Tasting

1948 Scholl & Hillebrand, Rüdesheim am Rhein, Berncasteler;
(demi) Low sholder fill, cork in poor condition, dark golden, towards brown. Oxidized and nuts, thin and way too old. I wonder what it was, and which grape variety......

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2001 Astralis

Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 Wine Tasting

2001 Clarendon Hills, Astralis;
Deep ruby, red rim. Intense, sweet fruits, some white pepper, blackberries and dark plums, sweet anis, sweet tobacco and lots of overripe dark fruits. Good acidity actually, quite high when you think of it, maybe fresh even, very ripe tannins, and sweet mouthfeel, think elegant recioto with syrah spices. A very good wine, but to heavy and alcoholic for my taste, alcohol shows in the finish. 90ish

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06 Volcanic Hill

Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 Wine Tasting

2006 Diamond Creek, Volcanic Hill, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon;
Bright ruby, elegant nose, slightly sweet of anis over floral notes, violets to be more precise, cassis, blackberries, touch of tea, cigars, fine leather and deep notes of sweet tobacco. Fresh acidity, high and ripe tannins, great balance, very complex and such elegance, long nuanced length. 94

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89 Suduiraut

Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 Wine Tasting

1989 Château Suduiraut;
(Magnum) Golden, botrytis and apples, feels raw and brutal, something I tend to find in 89 Sauternes'. Fresh acidity, bitter touch, apricots, elegant and slightly rustic at the same time, not that normal seductive Suduiraut style, there is something I do not understand withe these wines in this vintage.... 88

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03 d'Armailhac

Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 Wine Tasting

2003 Château d'Armailhac;
(Magnum) Ruby with brick rim, touch of coffee, elegant Pauillac nose, bell peppers and blackcurrants. Nice acidity, ripe tannins, elegant and balanced, towards sweet plums, good length. 89

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96 Phélan Ségur

Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 Wine Tasting

1996 Château Phélan Ségur;
(Magnum) Bright ruby, brick rim. Very floral and slightly herbal, redcurrants and red berries, with air more blackcurrants. Good acidity and ripe tannins, a bit raw, something elegant underneath, needs time. 89

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03 Cantemerle

Date: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 Wine Tasting

2003 Château Cantemerle;
(Magnum) Ruby with garnet rim, leather, cigars some hints of herbs, blackcurrants. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, good balance and length. 88

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