Verkostungsnotiz Dezember 2004:

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3.	1999 Radikon, Ribolla Gialllo, Collio, Italy: Amber golden with a hint of rosé, slightly dusty, fine tears. Rather disgusting nose of heavily oxidized fortified sweet wine. Medium body, taste after a dry oxidized Sherry, lots of phenolic substances, very dry. Medium finish, very long aftertaste, kind of mouth impregnating. Not your everyday wine - not very good to drink but you will remember this. Gained a bit with some air and when getting a bit warmer in the glass. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 10 for bouquet + 14 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 83. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
	1989 Prunotto, Montestefano, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy: Medium garnet, brilliant, fat tears. Slightly sweet mineral nose, hint of red fruit, some tannins. Medium body, decent mineral and slightly sweet red fruit, silky acidity, fine velvety tannins, very well balanced. Medium finish, silky acidity and velvety tannins. Prime ripe Barbaresco, very satisfying. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93. Not blind. Not decanted. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
5.	1996 Parusso, Bussia Vigne Rocche, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy: Medium ruby, bit brown, bright, fat tears. Soft dark fruit, bit of tar, mineral, earth in the nose. Medium body, bit austere dark fruit, strong tannins, acidity rather hidden, good balance. Tannins, soft dark fruit and alcohol in the aftertaste. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 92. Magnum. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel Vinum Syrah glass.
7.	1997 Martinetti, Montruc, Barbera d'Asti, Piedmont, Italy: Medium bright ruby, very dense tears. Dark fruit, earthy note, cool, alcoholic, velvety nose. Medium body, intense fruity and bit spiky acidity, nice tannins. Intense red fruity acidity in the aftertaste. Nice to drink stand alone or with snacks or may be as contrast to sweets like glaced chestnuts, else not so good to pair with food. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 91. Not blind. Not decanted. Riedel Vinum Burgundy glass.
9.	2000 Quinta de la Rosa, Reserve, Douro Tinto, Portugal: Medium but brilliant purple, black core, fat tears. Dark fruity slightly alcoholic nose, spicy bit of lovage. Medium body, nicely balanced, some dark and red fruit, good acidity, good but not obvious tannins. Medium finish, long aftertaste after spicy red fruit with good acidity, only a hint of bitterness in the end. Quite versatile with food, no great wine but rather satisfying. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 92. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. WMF Easy red wine glass.
12.	2000 Chateau du Cèdre, Le Cèdre, Cahors, Sud-Ouest, France: Dark purple, bright, fat tears, tints the glass. Clean nose, some dark berries, fresh roasted aromas. Rather full body, decent dark fruit, good acidity, fine tannins, very well balanced. Medium to long finish, velvety mouth impregnating. Surprising good match with different kind of cheese. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 93. Magnum. Not blind. Not decanted. "Household" wine glass.
	1992 Confuron, Les Chaboeufs, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru, Burgundy, France: Medium garnet, some brick, bright, dense tears. Mature red fruit in the nose, slightly dark character. Medium body, mature red fruit, good acidity, soft tannins, nicely balanced, good grip. Finish medium long, good tannins. Good match with roasted turkey. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 90. Magnum. Not blind. Not decanted. "Household" red wine glass.
14.	1996 Salaparuta, Duca Enrico, Nero d'Avola, Sicily, Italy: Light ruby/dark garnet, bright, medium tears. Soft dark and red fruity nose, not very expressive, some oak. Medium body, decent dark and red fruit, good acidity, soft but persistent tannins. Velvety aftertaste with some fruity acidity. Not the dark intense wine one would expect from a Nero d'Avola, rather fine with nice acidity. Versatile with food. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 12 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 89. Not blind. Not decanted. Riedel Vinum Syrah glass.
	1990 Armand, Clos Epeneaux, Pommard, 1er Cru, Burgundy, France: Dark ruby, bright, dense tears. Dark fruits in the a bit restrained nose, rather muted. Medium body, low to no fruit, intense acidity, some harsh tannins, not very well integrated. Slightly bitter and coarse in the aftertaste. I suspect here a low TCA taint. Acceptable with spicy food like pheasant or game, stand alone not drinkable. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 5 for overall = total score of 88. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel Vinum Chardonnay glass.
	1990 Guigal, Hermitage, Rhone, France: Dark ruby, very dense but bright, dense tears, tints a bit the glass, strong floating sediment. Soft barnyard, decent dark fruit. Plump to full body, slightly rotten intense dark fruit, soft acidity, velvety tannins. Long finish, fruity silky and velvety tannins. Nice performance. Quite fine with roasted apple with ginger and Port caramel sauce. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 92. Not blind. Decanted shortly before drinking. Riedel Vinum Chardonnay glass.
	1997 Confuron, Chambolle Musigny, Burgundy, France: Light ruby/medium garnet, bright, nice tears. Slightly sweet red berries in the nose, clean, soft tannins. Medium body, soft nice red fruity acidity, soft velvety tannins. Medium to long finish, velvety persistent tannins, some fruity acidity. Versatile with food. Uncomplicated and quite nice for a simple Village wine vintage 1997. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 16 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 89. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
16.	1989 Beychevelle, St. Julien, Bordeaux, France: Medium garnet, light rim with slight brick, good tears, some baked sediment. Slight barnyard, dark berries, roasted undertone with some vegetal touch, nice nose. Medium body, dark bit spiky fruit, bit coarse tannins, masked acidity. Finish rather short with long aftertaste after liquorice, tongue slightly prickling. Good match with simple food. Experiment with Burgundy glass positive - gives nose a room. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 6 for overall = total score of 90. Not blind. Decanted shortly before drinking. Riedel Vinum Burgundy glass.
19.	1989 Chave, Hermitage rouge, Rhone, France: Light to medium garnet, light rim, brilliant, dense tears. Minimal barnyard, honey comb, bit resinous, very clear fruit, bit smoky alcoholic - great nose. Medium body, transparent fruity acidity, fine smoky tannins, very well balanced, elegant. Long finish, fine mouth impregnating tannins, some fruity acidity. Excellent bottle. Versatile with food. Burgundy glass was right choice. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 15 for bouquet + 19 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 94. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Riedel Vinum Burgundy glass
21.	1989 Corino, Vigna Giachini, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy: Brilliant light ruby, dense tears. Velvety nose, honey comb, earthy red fruit, slightly oxidised. Medium body, very fine red fruit, earthy mineral tone, very well balanced, velvety persistent tannins, finesse. Long finish, velvety, ends with some sweet red fruit and lingering tannins. Excellent. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 94. Not blind. Not decanted. WMF Easy red wine glass.
23.	1990 Brumont, Montus Prestige, Madiran, France: Medium purple, bright, dense tears. Nose with a hint of barnyard, dark fruit, cold wet leaves. Medium to full body, bit of barnyard again, intense but soft dark fruit, massive tannins, good acidity, good balance, may be a bit rustic. Good finish, warm slightly coarse tannins, soft acidity. Good with hefty food, but also fine stand alone. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 93. Not blind. Decanted shortly before tasting. Schott Zwiesel red wine glass.
24.	1989 Lynch Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France: Dark ruby, bright, fat tears. Fine nose with black currant, black truffle and smoked liquorice. Medium to plump body, rather soft, intense dark fruit, liquorice, low acidity, soft tannins. Soft finish with nice tannins and rather low acidity. Good match with roasted beef filet. For some unknown reason I ignored my knowledge that it is better to not decant this wine and did it anyway - result: Nice wine but not great. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 93. Not blind. Shortly decanted before drinking. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
	1990 Clerico, Ciabot Mentin Ginestra, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy: Medium bright garnet, some brick note, dense tears, small bubbles in the rim. Complex nose with hint of tar, white truffle, minerals, white pepper. Medium body, some mature but bright red fruit, fruity red acidity, rather dense fine smoky tannins. Long finish with persistent smoky velvety tannins. Excellent match with roasted beef. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 93. Not blind. Shortly decanted before drinking. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
25.	1990 Bosquet des Papes, Chateauneuf du Pape, Rhone, France: Dark garnet, brick note, dense tears, floating sediment. Prunes in the nose, coriander, lovage, spicy. Medium body, prunes, mature fruit, acidity and tannins well balanced. Long aftertaste, silky acidity and velvety tannins. Score: 50 + 3 for optic + 14 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 92. Not blind. Shortly decanted before drinking. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
26.	1989 Pradeaux, Bandol, France: Medium purple, good tears, some sediment. Soft dark fruity nose, liquorice, roots. Medium to plump body, well balanced, bit sweet dark fruit but also kind of austere, soft but intense tannins and bitter agents. Aftertaste rather austere, tannins and bitter agents. This would benefit from more air. Moderate consume of red wine is said to be healthy - should be true at least for this wine. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91. Not blind. Decanted shortly before drinking. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
28.	1989 Corino, Vigna Giachini, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy: Dark garnet/light ruby, very clear, dense tears. Soft multilayered nose, honey comb, sweet red fruit. Medium body, very fine and mature sweet red fruit, mineral tone, very well balanced, soft tannins, hint of finesse. Long finish, silky and same time velvety tannins, ends with decent sweet red fruit. This wine is perfect to drink now. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 15 for bouquet + 18 for taste + 8 for overall = total score of 95. Not blind. Not decanted, but bottle one day open. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
29.	2001 Clarendon Hills, Old Vines Grenache, Blewitt Springs Vineyard, Australia: Light and bright ruby, very fat tears, no sediment at all. Raspberries, Cassis, sweet perfumed red berries in the nose. Plump body, bitter sweet red fruit, some acidity behind, good tannins in the background, slightly fat but not hot. Aftertaste a bit sweet, counterbalanced with good acidity and tannins. To some degree this wine shows features of a slightly fat non Burgundy Pinot Noir. Not easy to match with food, may be with sweet dishes like apricot dumplings or even desserts with chocolate or sweet dried fruits like dates. I have no idea how this will age, but this bottle was opened too early I think. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91. Not blind. Decanted shortly before drinking. Small ISO standard tasting glass.
31.	1996 Malescot St. Exupery, Margaux, Bordeaux, France: Dark ruby, clear, fine tears, some sediment. Nice cool nose after dark berries, liquorice, pure and clean. Medium body, blueberries, liquorice, fine acidity, soft tannins. Medium finish, dark fruity acidity in the aftertaste. Versatile with food. Score: 50 + 4 for optic + 13 for bouquet + 17 for taste + 7 for overall = total score of 91. Not blind. Decanted shortly before drinking. Small ISO standard tasting glass.

2004-12-31/Schriftführer e.h.