Superb deep ruby with a bare rim of crimson, exuding a lovely perfumed fragrance. Quite excellent.ġ990 Château Montelena Estate, courtesy of Sir Bob. Distinctly feminine, which is the style of the exciting Charles Lachaux. Open with a fleshy suppleness that displayed glorious depth and dimension, just a tad forward, conveying superb freshness of fruit with fine subtle intensity though not revealing much inner detail. Glorious deep ruby, proffering red fruits and currants with a tinge of sweetness. Light tropical fruit on the nose coupled with elegant cool tones that led to a palate of gentle intensity, imbued with understated ferrous elements.Ģ012 Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Échezeaux Grand Cru, courtesy of Kieron. Excellent.Ģ016 Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet La Romanée 1er, courtesy of Vic. Filled with white tones that exert mild intensity with good clarity and definition though slightly narrow in spectrum, opening up well with a certain teasing quality. Very fresh and lively with a great lift of cool icing and white floral bloom. Excellent.Ģ017 Sandhi Sanford & Benedict Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay, courtesy of Kieron. Very Puligny-like, only betrayed by a trace of sweetness that seems to be characteristic of Kistler. Dense bouquet of wet morning dew and summer hay, glowing with delicate citrus while white tones dominate on the open medium-full palate that showed some age, characterised initially by a laid-back chalkiness that eventually grew in sharp chiseled intensity with a lingering persistence. But I wouldn’t keep any longer.Ģ014 Kistler Trenton Roadhouse Chardonnay, courtesy of Bob. It re-bounded after an hour, fleshing out with a fuller and more evenly-toned palate of pomelo and bitter lemon that exuded good clarity with greater density on the nose. Somewhat alarming at first as the fruit appeared to be rather backward along with bubbles that dissipated rather quickly, dominated by arid ferrous minerals that conferred a certain austerity. Deep yeasty pungency on the nose with gun smoke and nutty tones. Except for the champagne, all wines were blinded.Ģ000 Champagne Henriot Cuvée des Enchanteleurs Brut.

Many thanks as usual, everyone, for your generosity and company. Given the outrageous pricing nowadays for Burgundy and new-release Bordeaux, it makes far better sense to spend on pristine OWCs of mature claret.

Bordeaux wines, and Bordeaux blends in general, truly need a generation of bottle maturity in order to be at their best, exemplified by this outstanding tasting of several reds aged between 27-39 years on 13 July 2021 where it was very good, once again, to see all the usual familiar faces at Imperial Treasure Great World after five weeks of nation-wide dining-in prohibition (in my opinion, totally unnecessary and ineffective).

1982 pichon lalande