by Rahsaan » Wed May 20, 2009 12:41 am
1998 Henri Gouges Nuits St. Georges
I opened this for a quick dinner at home thinking it would provide simple and easy fun before leaving to meet some friends. But I’ll be damned if the midweight slippery (slightly bretty?) fruit with firm earthy mineral structure didn’t keep me engaged enough to delay my post-dinner departure in the name of continued ‘evaluation’. Nice.
2005 Dönnhoff Norheimer Kirschheck Riesling Spätlese
We/I thought this might be closed and in need of a long decant but it showed pretty darn well from the opening and raised our elegance level from the other riesling bottles opened on the table. Ok, it will probably evolve further and it may have gotten ‘stuck’ in a certain firm compact yet elegantly fresh showing. But we had lots of fun with it and we were not complaining at all. Thanks Cristian!
1995 Verset Cornas
This was gorgeous from the moment I first smelled it although it took a while for the acidity to integrate on the otherwise lovely smooth and supple palate. Flowers, iron, minerals, meat, stones, everything you could want from Cornas. Right here in one glass/bottle. This kept getting better and better and more distinctively complex until we drained the bottle. Although there were no regrets at all. At least on my end! Thanks Cristian!
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