Slow Ox 8 hours lighter ruby red color no real bricking. This bottle is ripping. Leather, cherry cough drops floral notes like in a damp forest. Lovely. Hint of herbs on the nose. Mouth feel is amazing on this wine. It coats your mouth amazingly and finish is 20 seconds plus. This bottle is firing on all cylinders. Hint of iron, red currant, beautiful perfume notes. This has been one of the better bottles of the 86 that I have had. Lovely wine. 97+
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I really liked this wine. Pure Cab Franc at its finest. Herbs, forrest, gamey meat, and raspberries. Really enjoyable wine. I would love to try this wine again.
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I think this was a bad showing for this wine, and I would like to try it again. For me this wine was awkward and way too overpowering. To the extent where, I could not get any enjoyment out of it. It was like alcohol and dark underripe fruit. I would like to try it again if given the chance.
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8/10/2015 8:32:00 PM - Hi RickyT12! 1982 Latour? Oh my, that must have been fantabulous!!! We had a Chateau Mercian white and red the other day. We thought worthwhile mentioning given you are in Tokyo. The red was preferred over the white, albeit both interesting.
10/17/2014 6:47:00 AM - Hello, I don't do wine "out" in HK that much as prices are exorbitant. If you meant shops to buy I would check out wine beast in wan chai, enoteca in lee gardens 1 in causeway bay or the Watson at d'aguilar street. Also some shops have enomatic tasting machines eg the Watson above, tastings in Wellington street and city super + 1 other in IFC. To eat, the wine beast bistro allows you to order the wine at the retail shop price. Most local places will do BYOB for free or close (the western ones will charge)
1/6/2014 11:41:00 PM - Hi Stefan,
I live in Minatou Ku. There are some good BYOB restaurants in Akasaka. Recently I have been going to a little French bistro place in Akasaka that charges 1,000 Yen for bottle charge. I am sure I and some buddies would be interested in meeting up. By the way I recently picked up a 06 Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage, saw you were a big fan of it. How about meeting up in February? By the way my name is Antonio
1/6/2014 2:30:00 PM - Whereabout in Tokyo do you live? I mainly live in Yokohama and go to Tokyo most every week. Would be great to meet up with some wine at a nice BYOB restaurant.
1986 Château Lafite Rothschild
4/26/2024 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Slow Ox 8 hours
lighter ruby red color no real bricking.
This bottle is ripping. Leather, cherry cough drops floral notes like in a damp forest. Lovely. Hint of herbs on the nose. Mouth feel is amazing on this wine. It coats your mouth amazingly and finish is 20 seconds plus. This bottle is firing on all cylinders. Hint of iron, red currant, beautiful perfume notes. This has been one of the better bottles of the 86 that I have had. Lovely wine. 97+
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2019 Caladan Cabernet Franc
4/20/2024 - RickyT12 Likes this wine: 92 Points
I really liked this wine. Pure Cab Franc at its finest. Herbs, forrest, gamey meat, and raspberries. Really enjoyable wine. I would love to try this wine again.
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2019 Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder Single Block
4/20/2024 - RickyT12 wrote: 90 Points
I think this was a bad showing for this wine, and I would like to try it again. For me this wine was awkward and way too overpowering. To the extent where, I could not get any enjoyment out of it. It was like alcohol and dark underripe fruit. I would like to try it again if given the chance.
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