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Champagne Starters

• 1995 Charles Heidsieck Champagne Brut Millésimé - France, Champagne
  Light golden yellow color with steady stream of tiny bubbles; very appealing, very yeasty, baked lemon, savory, saffron nose; tasty, tart lemon, mineral, yeasty palate with medium acidity; long finish 94+ points (94 pts.)
• N.V. Moët & Chandon Champagne Demi-Sec - France, Champagne
  Medium golden yellow color with steady puffs of very tiny bubbles; mature, yeasty, mushroom, savory, tart pear nose; tangy, yeasty, mature, mineral, ripe pear palate; medium-plus finish (a very mature bottle, that had been in JD's cellar for years) (90 pts.)

White Burgundies

• 2003 Domaine Bernard Morey et Fils Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Baudines - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
  Light golden yellow color; mature, melted butter, hazelnut nose; rich, mature, creamy, saffron, light melted butter palate; medium-plus finish (92 pts.)
• 2006 Louis Latour Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Caillerets - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru
  Cloudy light lemon yellow color with light floating sediment; pear butter, light butter nose showing a little reduction; creamy textured, mineral, tart lemon palate, a little blowsy; medium-plus finish (91 pts.)
• 2001 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru
  Cloudy light lemon yellow color with light floating sediment; pear butter, mineral, light hazelnut nose; tasty, silky textured, tart lemon, mineral, tart pear, hazelnut palate; medium-plus finish (93 pts.)
• 2003 Domaine Matrot Meursault 1er Cru Charmes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru
  Light golden yellow color; maturing, ripe lemon, hazelnut, saffron nose; oily textured, saffron, sweet butter, ripe lemon palate; long finish (93 pts.)

More Whites

• 2009 Klipfel Gewurztraminer Kirchberg de Barr Clos Zisser - France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
  Light yellow color; very floral, lifted, tart peach, applesauce, mineral nose; rich, almost creamy textured, ripe peach, mineral, old roses palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (91 pts.)
• 1987 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc La Crau - France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  Light golden yellow color; mineral, reduction, tart lemon, baked lemon, hazelnut nose; mature, oily textured, hazelnut, mineral, light lanolin palate; long finish (92 pts.)

Red Burgundies

• 1991 Domaine des Chezeaux Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin Grand Cru
  Bricking medium red violet color with pale meniscus; tart cranberry, sous bois, green herb, roses nose; a little tight and angular still; tart cranberry, mineral, sous bois, rosehips palate; medium-plus finish (92 pts.)
• 2004 Gros Frère et Sœur Clos Vougeot Musigni - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
  Dark red violet color; sous bois, roses, mineral nose; tasty, tart cranberry, sous bois, mineral, rosehips palate; medium-plus finish (for early drinking) (93 pts.)
• 1999 Marc Colin et Fils Corton-Bressandes - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
  Bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, redolent, tart cherry, baked cherry nose; tasty, almost syrupy, tart cherry, tart berry, mint palate; long finish (93 pts.)

Bordeaux

• 1970 Château Yon-Figeac - France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
  Bricked medium dark red violet color; appealing, mature, tart currant, mushroom, dried mushroom nose; ripe currant, pu-erh tea, tart currant, beef gravy palate; long finish (92 pts.)
• 1976 Château Haut-Bages Libéral - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
  Bricked dark red violet color with lots of floating sediment; mature, tobacco, cigar box, tart black fruit nose; tasty, very mature, tobacco, tart currant, charcoal, mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points (92 pts.)
• 1988 Château Cos d'Estournel - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
  Lightly bricking very dark red violet color; intense, tobacco, cigar box, black olive, olive tapenade nose; mature, olive tapenade, black tobacco, tart black fruit palate; long finish 93+ points (93 pts.)

Old Cali Cabs

• 1975 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello - USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
  Lightly bricking dark red violet color; mint, ripe cassis, berry, plum nose; tasty, youthful, ripe cassis, mint, tart plum palate; long finish (beautiful bottle, ideally stored since release, with shoulder fill) (98 pts.)
• 1975 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Mountain - USA, California
  Bricked very dark red violet color with lots of sediment; appealing, black tobacco, dried plum nose; tasty, mature, black tobacco, ripe currant, subtle cinnamon, saline palate; medium-plus finish (94 pts.)
• 1978 Page Mill Winery Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley
  Bricked dark red violet color; fish bowl, soy sauce, fish sauce nose; mature, tangy, fish sauce, tart currant palate; medium-plus finish 87+ points (87 pts.)

Other Older Reds

• 1959 M. Chapoutier Hermitage La Sizeranne - France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage
  Cloudy, bricked, dark red violet color; appealing, mature, baked cherry, baked plum palate; mature, tasty, baked plum, roasted plum, tart cherry, mineral palate; long finish (not as youthful on the palate as the previous bottle, from the same collection) (96 pts.)
• 1987 Bodegas Riojanas Rioja Viña Albina Gran Reserva - Spain, La Rioja, Rioja
  Bricked dark red violet color; mature, tobacco, tart plum, tart black fruit, dried plum nose; tasty, mature, tart plum, tart raspberry, tart cherry, dill palate; long finish (95 pts.)

Barolo and Super Tuscans

• 1988 Antinori Tignanello - Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
  Bricking, very dark red violet color; tobacco, green olive, tart currant nose; tasty, ripe currant, plum, dried berry, tar, mineral palate; long finish 93+ points (93 pts.)
• 1989 Guasti Clemente Barolo Riserva - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo
  Bricked opaque red violet color; chocolate, dried fig, Parmesan cheese nose; tasty, mature, tart black fruit, dried fig, tar, chocolate palate; long finish (93 pts.)
• 1999 Argiano Solengo Toscana IGT - Italy, Tuscany, Toscana IGT
  Very dark red violet color with a little bricking; mature, olive, dried tobacco, tar nose; tasty, mature, tobacco, ripe currant, tart berry palate; medium-plus finish 93+ points (93 pts.)

Sweet Finish

• 1997 Altesino Vin Santo d'Altesi - Italy, Tuscany, Chianti, Colli dell'Etruria Centrale
  From 375 ml - medium dark orange color with .5 millimeter clear meniscus and light sediment; redolent, brown sugar, doughnut hole, dried apricot nose; tasty, mature, doughnut hole, cinnamon, baked lemon, ripe grapefruit palate; long finish (94 pts.)
• 1990 Château Rieussec - France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
  Medium golden orange color with golden lights; appealing, tart orange, preserved lemon, citron, creme brulee nose; mature, silky textured, tart marmalade, baked orange, orange creme brulee palate; long finish 95+ points (95 pts.)