Magic evening with 79 Champagne Charlie, 61 and 64 Conterno Barolo, 82 Gaja Sori Tildin, 88 and 86 VCC and much more.

A magic evening, one of those nights were one just forgets time and space, superb food and wines and great company and discussions. White truffles flown in from Alba over magic risotto, the best tongue from ox I've tasted, some magic flavours and textures on the table this evening.

1979 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Charlie:
Golden with amber hue, tiny bubbles. Brioche, nuts, apples, butter and seafront minerals, almost oysters behind. Fresh acidity, elegant mousse, bit bitter coffee and dark chocolate notes on palate before a flinty mineraly long finish. 93 ****

2002 Gaston Chique Blanc de Blancs:
(Magnum) Towards lemon yellow, tiny bubbles. Pure apples and minerals nose, bit tight, still fruity. Fresh acidity, tight but elegant mousse, fresh and lively, elegant, lovely and a bit rounded. Long. 91 ****

2000 Francois Jobard Meursault 1er Cru Charmes:
(Magnum) Pale golden. Apples, minerals, vanilla and an almost creamy note on the nose, more butter and lemons with air. Fresh acidity, rounded texture, fruity, lemony and quite intense, flinty, fresh and long. 92 ****

1982 Gaja Sori Tildin:
Bright ruby, broad garnet rim. Intense nose of tar, roses, figs and spicy notes, almost peppery and cinamon, anise and violets, intensely floral and fruity. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lively, leaner palate, fresh, focused, slightly dry finish, long. 94 ****

1964 Giacomo Conterno Barolo:
Bright garnet, watery orange rim. VA and Musar like nose of red berries, tar, roses and anise. Fresh acidity, fine textured and stil grippy ripe tannins, structured, rounder fruit, volatile but not alarming, slightly dry finish. 91 ***

1961 Giacomo Conterno Barolo:
Pale bright garnet, thin orange rim. Scented, nuanced, tar, roses, layered, nuanced, lovely nose. Fresh acidity, fine grained tannins polishing off, a few still gives a little bite. Anise, flinty minerals, wood polish and teak, red berries, long floral and flinty finish. 94 ****

1985 Château Haut-Bailly:
Ruby, garnet rim. Cassis, figs, leather, minerals, nuanced and layered nose, complex, stunning. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity attack, fresh, lively, nuanced and elegant, long. Unfortunatelly my last bottle. 94 *****

1988 Vieux Château Certan:
Ruby, thin garnet rim. Scented, blueberries, anise, flirting, slight mint and herbal note behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lively, leaner, nuanced and elegant, refined, lovely if a bit short. 91 ****

1986 Vieux Château Certan:
Ruby, thin garnet rim. Scented, nuanced, refined, flirting, complex, superb nose, gorgeous, you can smell it the whole evening. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, superb, refreshing, lively, lovely texture, love this wine, long indeed. 95 *****

2010 Cathiard Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts:
Ruby. Scented, floral, nuanced, refined and flirting nose, pure and gorgeous. Another one can smell the whole evening. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh and lively, elegant and nuanced, refined, lovely, superb even, long. 95 *****

1995 Château Léoville Poyferré:
Ruby. Cassis, scented, leather, anise, violets, flirting and lovely nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, lively, bit structured still tannins could use another five years, long. 93 ****

2007 Roddolo Barolo:
Ruby. Tar, roses, mints, cherries and anise nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe feel in a way, still maintain a cool freshness, dies off a bit in the finish. 91 ****

1966 ??? South-Africa Crusted Port:
Front label missing and back label torn. Deep ruby, thin orange rim. Hefty nose, intense of cassis, coffee and liquorice, dried fruits, massive. Fairly fresh aciditu, ripe tannins, intense and massive again, unbalanced and a slight cooked feel, probably not optimal storage, bitter chocolate finish. 87 ***

2002 Schoffit Clos Saint- Theobald Rangen de Thann Tokay Pinot Gris Selection de Grains Nobles:
Pale amber, orange hue. Apricots, nuts, floral, intense, wild strawberries nose. Fresh acidity, lively, playful, refined, especially for the grape variety, nuanced, bit burnt caramel that deepens the pure fruit more than interrupts, long finish. 94 *****