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Tasting notes here and on CT. Articles in the World of Fine Wine, Noble Rot, and my blog.

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Compagnie de l'Hermitage

Cuvée des Moines Hermitage Syrah 2010

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Surprisingly open-knit and in a very friendly stage for drinking. This is an elegant wine for Hermitage, middleweight and fairly refined in texture. Still has those aged beefy Hermitage flavors though. — 8 years ago

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Château Sociando-Mallet

Cuvée Jean Gautreau Sociando-Mallet Haut-Medoc 2005

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Selected lots of Sociando-Mallet, 100% cabernet sauvignon in 100% new oak - in other words a pretty good candidate to be shut down hard from the 2005 vintage, and sure enough it's got Sociando's hallmark austerity in spades, but there is no doubt this is a serious bottle of wine. It is a throwback Bordeaux, capable of giving you a petite madeleine moment for the kind of claret they don't really make much anymore. It's red-fruited with a tinge of something almost walnutty, for now the material is fairly tense without a whole lot of inner flesh (100% cabernet!) - looking forward to what develops here but will have to leave it in a deep, dark corner of the cellar. Will try the 1995 soon... should be interesting. — 8 years ago

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Joseph Dorbon

Cuvée des Moyne Vieilles Vignes Arbois Chardonnay 2010

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This is flat-out stunning right from the very first sip. It almost seems like a contradiction in terms - I don't even understand how something with an oxidative elevage can end up with such a slicing cut. It almost has the acidic profile of a trocken riesling. It doesn't have any overtly oxidative flavors, either, except in its deeper, brassy tone. The minerality is off the charts. It feels as though it's flecked with quartz, like the crystal crunch you get in a gruyere or some cheddar cheese. — 8 years ago

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Smith Madrone

Estate Bottled Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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Lake's Folly

Hunter Valley Cabernets 2012

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Château Lafite Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1975

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Still plenty of personality to this, but neither the freshest nor cleanest bottle of wine you're likely to come across. Starts out smelling of musty attic and old used books, and it never kicks it entirely, but does pick up enough other elements like cedar and cigar box to keep things interesting. What it doesn't really pick up is any fruit, which is fine for its age, but it's a bit disappointing once you compare it to something like the '75 Beychevelle which is in much better shape now with plenty more stuffing. The tannins have completely melted away so the texture is fine and it goes down easy. Interesting now, but would have been better 5-10 years ago. — 8 years ago

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Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils

Les Cherbaudes Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2007

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Im boycotting all KL wines till his name is not larger than the producer on tje labels. #marketingrunamok.

Domaine Jean-Louis Chave

Hermitage Syrah 2008

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Very familiar Chave Hermitage flavors of dry-aged meat and iron. The fruit's started to take a back seat though which leaves the tannins somewhat drying and harsh. — 8 years ago

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Domaine Fourrier

Les Sentiers 1er Cru Vieille Vigne Chambolle-Musigny Pinot Noir 2010

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Dominique Laurent

Clos Sorbès Vieilles Vignes Morey St. Denis 1er Cru Pinot Noir 1999

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