Nice Treats

Lovely wines last night... the 1999 Leroy Meursault "Les Charmes" has finally started to open just a bit. It's still showing more Puligny charachter than Meursault initially, but the back end of the palate is pure hazelnuts and honeysuckle with intense minerality. I'm going to bet this one will come around in another 5-10 years. The 2001 Stags Leap Wine Cellar Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon is beautiful... but drinking perfectly right now. Very Bordeaux-esque (as this wine always wants to be), showing a good bit of dusty cedar and tobacco with anise and black fruit. Nice, nice wine. The 1989 Remoissenet Gevry-Chambertin 1er Cru "Cazetieres" is really beautiful. Tasted right after opening, the wine needed a good 30-45 seconds of vigorous swirling to reveal itself. This bottle had lost a bit of fruit, but was still stunning with its tertiary aromas. Very, very long. Wouldn't hold this one all that much longer (maybe 5 years max), but a real joy to taste. The 1995 Chateau Angelus has never been my favorite. I still get tons of green olive and what appears to be some bitter wood tannins. Hopefully this will continue to integrate and the wine will blossom. Right now it's just too bitter and has too much anise. Maybe in another 5 years. The 2000 E.Guigal Cote-Rotie "La Landonne" was as closed and as tight as I've ever seen the La La's get... Smokey bacon fat and anise with loads of raw meat. I worked this one in my mouth for a good 30 seconds before it even started to give. I wouldn't touch it for another 5 years.