The village Meursault from Lafon 02 was a quite nice wine. In the bouquet some apple, minerality and lemon peel. Quite matured in the nose. Perhaps a hint of oxidation just after opening the bottle, but given some time the oxidative notes were almost resolved. On the palate quite focused with good …
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Sips and Samples #4 – Magnum Galore
Wines are made for drinking ... not tasting ... !. While I taste a lot of wines blind, I still prefer to enjoy the wines with good friends, without to much blind tasting. The ideal scene is good food, a group of friends and plenty of wine. For this purpose magnum bottles are perfect. So we …
Sips and Samples #3 – for better and for worst
The last two weeks have offered some very nice wine from the area outside our normal wine districts. Some were - surprisingly - good, while one proved to be one of the most awfull wines I have ever tasted. For better Starting with the positive stuff - two Italian wines worth mentioning! Giacomo …
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Chateau de Puligny Montrachet, Chevalier Montrachet 2007
The Chevalier Montrachet 2007 from Chateau de Puligny Montrachet was surprisingly accessible when tasted from a magnum at Gustavs Bistro in Copenhagen. Very crisp bouquet, with a slight citrus note. Very tight and focused in the nose, with the oak not totally integrated in the fruit. On the palate …
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Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 1978
The Ducru-Beaucaillou 1978 was fully mature and a pleasure to drink - a classic claret. The bouquet was very open with cedar, some tobacco and cassis. On the palate resolved tannins medium body good balance, and still some fruit left. Not a big wine for tasting, but a fine mature claret for drinking …