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The 1990 spätlese #1491(auction) from Fritz Haag is one the best and most impressive spätleses from this outstanding domaine. It's now entering a quite mature stage. In the bouquet mature notes - petrolium, lime, apricot, and acasia with fine minerality. On the palate quite dense mature riesling …
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The Brulees 2011 is a very rare wine to taste. Liger-Belair only makes one cask from the 0,1157ha and the wine is not sold on the market - unfortunately. Les Brulees is at the moment slightly closed, with some reduction in the nose. The nose is nevertheless showing fine complex red fruit aromas, and …
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The 1990 Corton Bressandes from Tollot-Beaut is a lovely wine. In the bouquet red fruits, tar, forest floor, orange peel and coffee ... lovely complexity. On the palate still quite tightly knit with layers of fine red fruits on the midpalate - raspberries + red and dark cherries. Slightly rustic but …
The Lynch Bages 1996 is a classic claret. In the bouquet cassis, tobacco, cedar, pencil lead and hints of coffee. On he palate very good balance and concentration, with layers of lush fruit on the midpalate, and a long quite powerfull finish. The fruit is juicy, the tannins are ripe, but still firm. …
The Echezeaux 2009 from Domaine de la Romanee Conti is a beautiful and enjoyable wine. In the bouquet fine sweet red fruit aromas - raspberries, cherries - spiced with peony rose and vanilla from the quite present oak. On the palate delicate ripe pinot fruit, quite rich and velvet, with a quite …
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