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 …
Very Good (88 - 90)
Fritz Haag, Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr 1999 Auslese GK #9
The 1999 Auslese GK #9 from Fritz Haag is a very nice, rather than a great wine. In the bouquet quite developed with a slight petrolium and some creamy butter notes - perhaps even a hint of butterscotch. On the palate quite heavy lacking a little bit of freshness and acidity. Still a fine balance …
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Chateau Lynch Bages 1989
The Lynch Bages 1989 is a huge wine that needs even more time to show it's full potential. On the palate it's showing some mature notes with cedar being most prominent. There are however also hints of the quite massive youthful frut in the wine. On the palate very concentrated and dense, with a lot …
Comte de Vogue, Chambolle Musigny 2009
The Chambolle village 2009 from Vogue is a fine wine for the vintage. The bouquet shows fine minerality and red and darker fruits. On the palate very good backbone of tannin and acidity, with a very fine freshness for a 2009. Very well balanced effort from Vogue. A pleasure and one of the top …
Fritz Haag, Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Spätlese 1999 #14 MG
The 1999 auktion Spätlese is a very drinkable wine. Quite open bouquet with some mature notes. On the palate quite rich and sweet, but lacking some grip and backbone. The 1999 vintage is soft with quite low acidity in Mosel. A fine effort from Haag, but the great 1999 vines comes from …
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