Away for a few days...

Had a great two days away... too bad it wasn't longer! Anyway, I came home to 1982 Monsanto "Il Poggio" Chianti Classico Riserva... spectacular. That classic dried-cranberry, tannin mass of a Chianti. This is fabulous! But, nowhere close to the next one... the 1990 E. Guigal Cote-Rotie "La Mouline" was incredible... if you don't believe in terroir... drink the 3 amazing Guigal La-La's - La Turque, La Landonne, and La Mouline. La Landonne is usually always 100% Syrah. La Turque generally Syrah with 5-7% Viognier added, and La Mouline has roughly 12% Viognier in the mix... The wine was incredible... all game, bacon fat, turned earth, black truffles, sweet plums, black pepper. Intense nose, but weightless on the palate. The wine was amazing. Simply amazing.