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2007 Mas de Boislauzon Châteauneuf-du-Pape
5/18/2024 - MindMuse wrote: 91 Points
Dredged from the depths of the cellar, where this has been horizontally resting for a decade and a half, a singleton bottle purchase. To be paired on the spur of the moment with leftover Hibachi grilled filet mignon with rice and noodles, and both to be paired with televised live boxing. I mean, obviously, of course.
Now this wine was bottled unfiltered, but I filtered it into glass through a fine mesh in-bottle filter. Yet when observed in glass with a bright light behind, it is astonishing how much Ultra-fine particulate still remains in suspension in this wine. None of which is detected on the tongue as non-liquid, but which must contribute to a palate persistence that is very pleasing on this wine. Very considerable bricking.
Needs 15 minutes or so in glass to unfurl aromatically, then gives something like smoked pomegranate, grilled lavender, red currant jam, cardamon, cinnamon, allspice. I kind of wanted to dip some French toast in it. Over time, the spice profile graduated from welterweight to light heavyweight (in boxing terms), and the particulate concentration looked like a miniature galaxy in glass. Ultimately, I poured the last couple of ounces from one glass to another through a coffee filter, an exercise which must have consumed 8-10 minutes, allowing me to compose this note while waiting.
While this may sound like an amazing wine, it was quite interesting in many ways, but still only a quite nice wine in the scheme of things. I give it 94 for the experience, 91 for the wine. And FWIW, the post-coffee filter liquid remains were plain and dull...
Drink up.
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2010 Vieux Château Mazerat
5/16/2024 - MindMuse Likes this wine: 93 Points
Was in my cellar, but not my CT inventory, so Bonus wine, right?
Had to track down my purchase, which was 2016.
Opened this in advance of preparing a rack of lamb, pan seared as lollipops. Great pairing.
The wine has a dark garnet core exhibiting some bricking rim. Moderate fine sediment. Restrained nose initially, so poured into glasses in advance. After a while (an hour-ish), was giving and lovely on the nose, with cassis, espresso, cigar box, iron filings, cedar, anise, oak spice. Good body and engaging texture with supple flavors following the bouquet. This was sumptuous and delightful Right Bank Bordeaux, ready now or willing to wait on you. 93+
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2012 Castello di Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva
5/13/2024 - MindMuse wrote: 89 Points
L93/15. With Spaghetti Bolognese. Sound but crazy tight cork. Cherry, spice, light earth. Not especially tertiary but perhaps fading the fruit. Pleasing, not particularly complex. 89/90 - the wife probably a bit more impressed with it than me.
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