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00 D. Dagueneau Pur Sang Pouilly-Fume—Bit closed
aromatically. Tropical fruit, cat pee, pineapple, honey. Elegant finish.
89 (+?)
75 Ch. Climens—Bit closed. Light botrytis. Elegant, moderate
viscosity. Complex, but lacking cut. Tastes youthful. 91
94 Deiss Pinot Gris VT Bergheim—No nose. Medium sweet, crystalline
palate. Lovely guava, peach. Delicate finish. Good with the foie gras.
88
93 de L’Arlot Vosne-Romanee Suchots 1er Cru—Slight TCA on cork,
bit of mustiness in wine, lightly corked. Some sauvage elements, mushroom.
Acidic, sour cherry, light weight. Would be ~88 without the taint. TCA
was more overwhelming next day.
99 d’Angerville Volnay Clos des Ducs 1er Cru—Lovely cherry, oak
bouquet. Velvety, black raspberry, cocoa. Good finish. 91+
94 Il Palazzino Grosso Sanese—Dried cherry, turning funky. Tasty,
succulent cherry, aged meat. Balanced. 88
79 Kistler Cabernet—Stinky, dry cherry compote. Sweet fruit,
leather, shoe polish. Hot finish, but not bad for such an old one. 88
78 Simi Alexander Valley Cab—Raunchy stink, oxidized. Pretty
bad, OTH. <50
87 Montelena Cab—Classic nose for Napa cab. Pure, elegant, lush.
Very fine. 92
88 Lynch Bages—Too young, primary. Lotta tannins. Needs 15 years.
87(+?)
78 Spring Mountain Cab—Remarkable, rich, alive, classic old style
CA cab. Chewy, boysenberry, cherry. Bit oxidized in finish. 89-
81 Dunn Howell Mountain Cab—Corked. Tannic. NR
95 Tatachilla Shiraz—Sweet, thick, briny. Not especially interesting.
87
73 Diamond Creek Red Rock Terrace—Sweet, lovely nose of cherry
chocolate. Faded fruit, soft, low acid, low tannin. Past prime. 85
86 Ch. Suduiraut—Bright, modest botrytis. Complex, good bite,
bitter almond. Should probably improve with more age. 92(+?)
96 Kracher Chardonnay TBA #8—Light botrytis. Soft, viscous, bitter
orange marmalade, macadamia nuts, butterscotch. Could use more acid. 93. |
