Two great wines last night... first was the 1983 Faiveley "Clos des Myglands" Mercury... this wine should have been dead long ago, but it was beautiful! A wonderful underbrush and funk. Awesome stuff, with a bit of cherry fruit still left. Still stunned it was this good... but, as good as it was, it wasn't even close to the 2001 Gaja Sperss... one of my all-time favorite Gaja's (and it's not even begun to age yet!), this "Barolo" from Serralunga d'Alba is powerful, hedonistic Barolo... Dried saddle leather, bright sweet cranberries, violets, underbrush, dried plums... a stunning example of this wine... the texture is what gets me though. Like a great Musigny... the silky smooth texture just coats your palate... amazing, amazing wine.
Last week was the 2005 Lewis Cabernet Sauvignon - which, as usual, was really good - but not as good as the 2003 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon which just overpowered it (!!!)... See several previous tasting notes on the 03 Hillside. The 2002 Bonneau de Martray Corton-Charlemagne was fabulous... honeysuckle, hazelnuts, and liquid Granny Smith apples... still a baby with tons of minerals... needs to come together a bit more, but the wine rocks.
Also tried the 1999 Chateau Pontet-Canet and was happier with this bottle than the last one. Good, but not great. The 1995 Domaine Louis Latour Corton-Grancy rocks... a bit tighter and more tannic than the 1996, this shows beautiful underbrush, bright ripe cherry, strawberry and raspberry. Still a while to go on this one. Great texture...
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