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  1. 1985 Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon The Montelena Estate

    1. If you’re seeking a classic California Cabernet Sauvignon to stack up against upper level Bordeaux in a blind tasting, this is the wine. Still young, fresh, vibrant and fruit filled, the wine is concentrated, balanced, rich, complex and aromatic.

      93 points - Tasted
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  2. 1925 Marqués de Murrieta Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial

    1. This nose was off charts! Served double blind, I was willing to bet it was a 1947 Right Bank Bordeaux, due to its insane, jammy, liqueur, VA, earth, floral, licorice, truffle, brown sugar, ripe, riper and over ripe berry, plum, fig and raisin profile. It was definitely one of the most unique wines I’ve ever nosed and tasted. On the palate, the wine was erotic, sexy and decadent in all the right ways, finishing with sensuous, pure, cherry liqueur flavors.

      99 points - Tasted
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  3. 2005 Domaine de la Mordorée Châteauneuf-du-Pape Plume du Peintre

    1. Deep, dark and rich in color, this stunning wine knocks on perfection. With incredible levels of concentration, the unctuous wine completely coats your palate with flavor. Thick, rich and intense, yet, everything is harmonious. The finish lasts for close to 60 seconds with its licorice, coffee bean, black, red and blue fruit, liqueur like profile. Impossible to find, yet worth the effort and expense to track a bottle or two of this majestic elixir of Chateauneuf du Pape.

      100 points - Tasted
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  4. 1949 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

    1. not quite corked, but it was not quite right either. It was definitely off its game, which was too bad, as it was the first time I was going to taste the wine. Very earthy, bretty and focused on the smoke and tobacco side of the style range. The patina of age added to the wine, but the finish short and muted. Keep in mind, this note is about this specific bottle. Bottles in better shape should deliver a much better tasting experience.

      80 points - Tasted
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  5. 2007 Château Laville Haut-Brion Blanc

    1. Full bodied, rich, intense and filled with ripe lemon, grapefruit, orange, lime, stone and honeysuckle in the nose. Long, fresh, clean and pure, the waxy, citrus and mineral driven finish makes a serious impression.

      95 points - Tasted
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  6. 1940 Château La Mission Haut-Brion

    1. This was all about the smoke, tar, tobacco, cigar box, ash, earth, gravel and forest scents in the aromatics. That being said, for a war year wine, it was quite good. There was still some light, spicy red berries to be found on the palate. Fading, but fine, it was a treat to taste.

      87 points - Tasted
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  7. 1961 Château Pavie

    1. Surprisingly nice, with truffles, tobacco, red plum, spice, stone and wet forest floor aromas. On the palate, the wine is medium/full bodied, silky and smooth, finishing with sweet, spicy, black and red cherries.

      92 points - Tasted
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  8. 1995 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único

    1. Vega Sicilia, along with the single vineyard Guigal wines is a contender for one of the best, as well as consistent, high-end wines, Still young in appearance, as well as in taste, this concentrated, fresh, ripe, complex, deep wine is packed with ripe fruits, spice and earthy notes. While it’s drinking great today, it’s only going to improve over the next few decades.

      97 points - Tasted
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  9. 2005 Château Climens

    1. I love young Sauternes. OK, I like them old too. But there is something about the primal sweet, honeyed apricot, vanilla, overripe tropical fruit and nut aromas in this wine that get me going. Add in the racy acidity and a long, fresh, invigorating, rich, honey drenched finish and it’s just the right amount of after dinner, or anytime decadence.

      95 points - Tasted
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  10. 1949 Château Léoville Las Cases

    1. When mature Bordeaux gets old, it exchanges most of its fruit for secondary aromas with truffle, forest floor, earth, cigar smoke, cedar chest and often leaves just a hint of red cherries. That is exactly what happened to this, older wine. Medium bodied and marked by high acidity, well stored bottles could last, but it is not going to improve.

      85 points - Tasted
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  11. 2005 Château La Tour Haut-Brion

    1. The final vintage for this wine, before it was decided to blend in with the second wine of La Mission Haut Brion serves up a smoke filled, tannic, slightly rustic wine with tobacco, forest and black cherry aromas. Give it at least 5-10 more years to soften and develop.

      90 points - Tasted
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  12. 2009 Château Grand-Pontet

    1. Popped and poured, this is clearly open for business. This charming St. Emilion offers licorice, espresso bean and chocolate covered plums with hints of boysenberry in the nose. Round tannins and plush textures make this even better. Even though the wine is 15% alcohol, there is no sensation of heat in the fennel and black cherry filled finish.

      91 points - Tasted
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  13. 1979 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    1. Tasted blind, I was sure this was several years younger than its true age. The attention grabbing aromatics with their earthy, pepper, kirsch, garrigue and spice don’t let go. The silky, ripe, array of ripe fruits on the palate are even better. There is no reason to hold back from popping a cork if you are lucky enough to own this wine.

      93 points - Tasted
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  14. 2008 Château La Vieille Cure

    1. This has matured surprisingly fast. Lacking the levels of concentration and ripeness found in 2005 or 2009, this is still fun to drink now with its licorice, black cherry and coffee bean, soft textured personality.

      88 points - Tasted
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  15. 2003 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina

    1. Drinking perfectly, this powerful, rich, intense, thick, fat, juicy expression of Chateauneuf du Pape coats your palate with ripe, jammy, red and black berries, pepper, spice and kirsch liqueur. This is no wallflower of a wine.

      96 points - Tasted
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  16. 1916 Château Gruaud Larose

    1. My first time tasting any wine from this elusive, pre, World War 1 vintage. The color of tea, with tobacco, earth, cigar ash and truffles cents lead to a light, lean, but still alive wine with a whisper of cherry in the finish.

      75 points - Tasted
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  17. 2007 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    1. Better than it was 2 years ago, the wine is rich, sexy and filled with fresh ripe, sweet, opulent fruit, jam and spice. Drink it now or age it. Either way it’s a treat.

      93 points - Tasted
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  18. 2007 Araujo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard

    1. One of the most elegant, styled Cabernet Sauvignon based wines from California. The wine is soft and aromatic, with licorice, espresso, blackberry jam, hints of blueberry and earth. This is not a wine for tasters desiring power, it's balanced, refined, and almost understated in character.

      94 points - Tasted
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  19. 2001 Château Sociando-Mallet

    1. This concentrated, full bodied, classically styled, tannic wine serves up a big helping of blackberry, cassis, fresh herbs, tobacco, leaf and earth, along with the structure to age and develop for years. This is one of the few Left Bank wines from this vintage that can use more bottle age.

      90 points - Tasted
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  20. 2000 Château Pavie Decesse

    1. Coffee, spice, licorice and fresh, sweet, ripe jammy plums, cocoa and stone open to plush, opulent layers of polished berries, sexy textures and a long, hedonistic finish. Drink this now, or wait, it’s a fabulous wine.

      95 points - Tasted
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  21. 1976 Château Haut-Brion

    1. Considering the vintage, this was better than expected. It's all about the smoky, tobacco, cigar box and cherry nose as the wine is light and fading. Drink up.

      87 points - Tasted
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  22. 2000 Château Monbousquet

    1. This wine is all about the opulent, rich textures. It's a wine of pleasure, but it lacks finesse in the ripe, oaky, sweet, jammy personality. Some tasters are going to like this wine a lot more than others. This is drinking at close to its full level of maturity.

      91 points - Tasted
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  23. 2000 Château Faugères

    1. Drinking perfectly today, the wine offers all its soft, round textured charms with layers of licorice, coffee bean, black cherries, earth, anise and spice. There is no need to age this wine any longer.

      90 points - Tasted
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  24. 1998 Château Troplong Mondot

    1. This is really showing nicely with its licorice, black cherry, chocolate and earthy personality. This is not as rich as the stunning 2000 or 2005, but for drinking today, this is the wine to open.

      93 points - Tasted
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  25. 1970 Château Haut-Brion

    1. Light in color and lighter in weight, lacking concentration. This is much better on the nose than the palate with its earthy, cigar box and smoky nose. This fully mature wine requires consumption sooner than later before the remaining fruit fades away.

      87 points - Tasted
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