The 1995 of this has been drinking marvellously over the past couple of years, I was rather surprised by this. Côte-Rôtie 1997, Jasmin The nose has very strong youthful Syrah beetroot characters. Also prune and some dark fruit. It smells very young. The palate is tight and closed. Not hard tannins but the fruit is [...]
When I purchased this I thought it seemed like a top vintage, time has proved me wrong. It is not bad, just not up to the standards of other vintages. Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1994, Château Beaucastel A soft, earthy nose. Some dark fruit there. Seems subdued and muted. The palate is quite dry and tastes very strongly [...]
This was quite disappointing, not up to the required standard for here. Cornas 1997, Clape A nice nose of dark fruit and earth, but very dirty and bretty. The palate is angular and really filthy. Incredible levels of brett in this wine, it is very dirty indeed. There is not much else on the palate, [...]
A nice bottle of wine last night, once again balance was key to its pleasure. Côte-Rôtie Les Grandes Places 1997, Domaine Clusel-Roch A ripe nose of dark fruit and some meat. It is quite ripe and earthy, but by no means over-ripe. It has a moderate alcohol content (claimed 12%). The nose is concentrated and [...]
There could well be plenty of Rhône wine notes over the coming months as I have just been back to my cellar in Oxford and picked out quite a few 1996 and 1997 Northern-Rhône wines. Côte-Rôtie 1997, Bernard Burgaud A soft nose of mature red fruit. It is ripe but by no means over-ripe; quite [...]
A few things last night when a chum dropped around for dinner. Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg L31D 2002, Domaine Albert Boxler This was really good, a great balance between ripe fruit, minerality and acidity. It was lively, invigorating and exciting. A top drink. Domaine de Trevallon 1997 For those who don’t know, a Cabernet/Syrah blend [...]
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