Last 2 Nights

Pretty good... last night was the 2001 Banfi Brunello di Montalcino... a very good Brunello with loads of sweet fruit, dried leaves, and a good bit of tannin. Shows the strength of the 2001 Vintage... The 2003 Bond Melbury (Harlan) was massive... a real beauty. Much more full-bodied than the Vecina, this is what I expect from Bond... Rich, ripe black berries, anise, black currant and a hint of dusty raspberry... long, long finish. Not the best vintage, but one of the great 03's I've had so far. Also tried a 1967 Borgogno Barolo Riserva last night... the wine was obviously recorked and filled to an appropriate level... there was no fruit left, and it was a dry, "sotto bosco" laden wine. I question why the wine was recorked in the first place it wasn't that great! Very dissapointing. The night before was the 1990 Chateau Gruaud Larose... I tried just a small sip at the end of the evening and it was a bit dried out by that point... still one of the great noses of any 1990... The 2001 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Echezeaux continues to impress me. I don't know that the '01s will be the longest lived wines, but they are certainly capable of another 10-15 years at least... as previously tasted, but a more explosive nose this time... definitely beginning to open up.