Dinner with friends September 2015

1985 Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé Rare Vintage

Pinkish orange, small bubbles. Oxodative nose, caramel, minerals behind, some nuts. Oxidative notes, dry and somewhat dusty, falling apart. 

2009 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, lime, minerals, some peach and light yellow fruits nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, minerals, some vanilla, rounded, yellow fruity, long. 92

2005 Blain-Gagnard Bâtard-Montrachet

Pale lemon yellow. Minerals, some butter, some vanilla, apples, lemons and some lime, light yellow fruity note nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, quite intense, minerals, long. 94

2009 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles

Pale lemon yellow. Some floral notes, light lemons, minerals, some vanilla and light yellow fruity, detailed nose, pure and linear. Fresh acidity, elegant, refined, some minerals, fresh, nuanced and detailed, long. 94

1981 Mongeard-Mugneret Richebourg

Pale ruby, orange rim. Figs, earthy, sous bois, light prunes nose, some candied violets, lighter but quite lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, lacks substance, rusty and earthy. Not together on the palate 84

2009 Markus Molitor Graacher Himmelreich Pinot Noir***

Bright ruby. Red berries, scented, some vanilla, fresher fruit than last bottle, some sweet and fruity notes, but there are some spicy and toasted notes that disturbs a bit still. Maybe it can handle it. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy but oaky and woody palate, dry and astringent. Warm and drying finish. 88

2009 Francois Bertheau Bonnes-Mares

Bright ruby. Raspberries, some vanilla, quite tight, some jammy notes, ripe, lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, somewhat herbal, lighter palate, somewhat woody finish, long. 91

1986 Château Ducru Beaucaillou

In neck fill. Ruby,  thin garnet rim. Dark fruits and some red berries, starting figs and some cedar nose, fairly intense tobacco. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate than nose suggests, some red berries, tobacco and cassis, bit leaner finish, long. 92

1982 Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarosse

In neck fill. Ruby, thin orange rim. Mature nose, some figs, prunes, light graphite minerality nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity and juicy if somewhat leaner, figs, raisins and prunes, long and quite refreshing. 93

1990 Château La Tour Haut-Brion

Ruby with brick rim. Figs, leather, some blueberries, light scented note and a touch blueberries and tobacco. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, some red berries, tobacco, somewhat leaner mid palate, prunes, somewhat lean finish, long. 91

2005 Dominique Laurent Clos de la Roche

Ruby. Liquorice, spices and jammy nose. Mint. Fresh acidity, some herbs, red berries, lighter palate, but there is concentration. Special wine and I'm not sure its fully balanced or together. 

1987 Château Laville Haut-Brion

Pale lemon yellow. Marzipan, some grapefruits, vanilla, intense nose, rich, some nuts, detailed and nuanced, layered. Fresh acidity, elegant, rich and intense, surprisingly powerful for the vintage, detailed, layered, minerals, lemons and oysters finish with some marzipan, long. 94

1992 Domdechant Werneches Weingut Hochheimer Domdechaney Riesling Eiswein

Pale golden. Apricots, overripe apples, some pear notes nose. Quite intense. Fresh acidity, fruity, sweet, some raisins and sultanas, lacks some complexity, sweet. 92

1998 Château d'Yquem

Pale golden. Apricots, vanilla, pineapples, fruity, intense nose, leaps out of the glass. Fresh acidity, fruity, intense, rounded, detailed, apricots, some orange notes, some bitter notes, orange marmalade, light caramel note, some marzipan, long. 96

2001 Château Raymond-Lafon

Golden. Apricots, pineapples, some vanilla, fruity and quite intense nose, light spicy note. Fresh acidity, fruity, ripe, pineapples and peaches, apricots, intense, detailed, some bitter notes, long. 95