2001 Torbreck RunRig

Drinking at home.

2001 Torbreck RunRig - drank 30 minutes after decanting. Definitely animal notes along with a little dusty chalk. Lots of vanilla with fruit that's a little on the ripe side. After an hour in the decanter this was pretty fragrant and almost jammy, with lovely eucalyptus.

2007 Bass Philip

Drinking at home with the new DR3 decanter.

2007 Bass Philip Pinot Noir Premium - drank 10 minutes after decanting. Nose showed very prominent leather notes, a little grilled meat, a little stinky and pungent. Sweet fruit on the palate. Pretty nice after 45 minutes in the decanter with no more funk, just showing dried herba and floral notes.

With the St. Hugo x Daniel Ricciardo DR3 decanter

Champagne and Haut-Brion

Dinner at Ta Vie.

2008 Mumm RSRV Cuvée Lalou, dégorgée en août 2021 - pretty fragrant like a perfume, very elegant.

Jacques Selosse Version Originale (?) / Contraste (?), dégorgée 04 fevrier 2008 (?) - the nose was sooooo beautiful! This was toasty, mature, with marmalade. Very perfumed, too. The problem here was that the front label says this is a V.O. but the back label is for Contraste. So which wine did we drink?!

2019 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons - nice and toasty, nice and lemon with a little lemon. Kinda smooth but got the acidity still. The nose was a little more ripe than expected, and very fragrant.

1995 Haut-Brion - served a little more than an hour after decanting. A classic claret, minty and smoky, lots of tobacco. So fragrant and almost a little savory. Drinking beautifully!

Full post on dinner is here.

Prieuré-Roch and Tertre Roteboeuf

Drinking at a friend's home.

2011 Prieuré-Roch Vougeot 1er Cru "Pure", Fût B, bouteille 160/290 - fragrant nose with leather and ripe fruit. A little savory tapenade, and also a little floral. Lovely and alluring.

1990 Tertre Roteboeuf - drank 40 minutes after decanting. Nose was a little stewed and cooked. Kinda elegant, with a little hint of smoke. Nice on the palate and silky smooth. Probably past its prime, or at least this bottle was.

2004 Kilikanoon R

Drinking at home.

2004 Kilikanoon Shiraz R - drank 40 minutes after decanting. Very fragrant nose with cedar and woodsy notes, a little metallic, almost a little burnt rubber. Ripe and jammy with toasty oak. Drinking really wonderfully.

2020 Sirugue Rosé

Drinking at home.

2020 Robert Sirugue Bourgogne Passetoutgrains Rosé - very fresh tropical peaches and strawberries.

Laherte Rosé

Dinner at Envy.

Laherte Frères Rosê de Meunier, dégorgée en juillet 2021 - great palate, lots of strawberries. Beautiful color.

Full post on dinner is here.

MNSC dinner - Woo Cheong

MNSC dinner at Woo Cheong Tea House, hosted by Lord Rayas.

2006 Joseph Drouhin Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche - very buttery nose with lots of corn, pretty nice and elegant.

First flight: opened and poured into glass 1 hour prior to serving.

1982 Latour a Pomerol - really lovely, nice and sweet with bacon, smoky, animal, grilled meats, eucalyptus. Fat and sexy at first, but got leaner some 20 minutes in, then turned more bretty and medicinal about 30 minutes in. Rated 95 points but would have scored higher had the wine not gotten leaner and medicinal.

1982 Le Gay - a little more brett and animal, sweeter on the nose, and meaty. Showing well. 96 points.

1982 Guigal La Mouline - this was my favorite of the trio from the start. Really big and toasty nose, the most powerful of the three, with coffee, animal, sweet fruit. Sharper, more focused and precise. Fucking good. 99 points.

Second flight:

1995 Comte Georges de Vogüé Bonnes-Mares - served more than 2 hours after opening without decanting. A bit green with wet cardboard. I felt this was bouchonée.

1995 Rayas - decanted nearly 2 hours after opening, and served 30 minutes after decanting. A little dusty, more muted at first, then turned more bretty, smoky, and minty. 96 points.

1995 Lafite-Rothschild - decanted nearly 2 hours after opening, and served 30 minutes after decanting. Nose of vulcanized rubber, a bit sharp, but also fragrant with cigar smoke. 94 points.

Full post on dinner is here.