Pauillac

2004 Ch. Batailley Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac - round, with a long finish. Give me some weed to smoke. It had a real cigar box nose, but was quite balanced. It wasn't like tobacco, but more like a cigar box. Walter and Sylvia demanded that I taste this wine. It was pretty good and I remember it being a great value. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

2004 Ch. Clerc-Milon, Pauillac - there was more merlot in this and I picked up on the clay soil. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

2004 Ch. D'armailhac, Pauillac - more cab and cola with a gravelly quality. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

2004 Ch. Lynch-Bages, Pauillac - Hey look, there's Karen MacNeil. It wasn't showing as approachable as the Pontet-Canet, but should improve. It's cool to be in the same sphere as the greats. Oh wait a minute, I'm still a kook! Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

2004 Ch. Pichon Longueville, Pauillac - it had modern cola softness with a new world lack of backbone. All of the sample bottles were finished, so that seemed like a good sign. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

2004 Ch. Pontet-Canet, Pauillac - better than Lynch-Bages and very masculine. It reminded me of the 86' Mouton and had a dark black currant character mixed with licorice espresso grinds. Linden's licorice cough drops. Menthol and definitely herbaceous and eucalyptus. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

2003 Les Tourelles Longueville from Pauillac priced at $75 on Casanova's list. Lunch wine! Real masculine, but not astringent. I felt like I tasted black velvet lava rocks I just found on some other planet. The chocolaty nuances in the wine most likely inspired the two customers to finish the bottle with ease. It's a good thing their wives were drinking a half bottle of Latour's 03 Puligny Montachet 1erCru. They must love rich wines that make the salivary glands come to life. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

2001 Grand Puy-Lacoste, Pauillac - it was hot, ripe and young. It wasn't alcoholic in terms of heat but it almost tasted a like a little rubbing alcohol from the grapes being baked or something. It had some licorice and elegance. I thought it could pass for a Duckhorn "Three Palms" because it wasn't displaying much terroir. Gabe thought it was either Californian or Italian and I definitely thought Californian. It was still young and I picked up on the Merlot. Steve stumped me again. Last tasted 9/4/07 Drink now-2015 

2001 Lafite - really lean and green tobacco leaves. The nose was stinky enough to be deemed Bordeaux. Supple, yet smelling like vanilla and horse manure. Nonetheless, really classy and high quality. It almost had an orange citrus quality in the background. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

2001 Lafite, Pauillac - for $210 a bottle, I thought it was quite rugged without the fruit you'd want to have when drinking it. It was all muscle and not much fruit. It had an orange hue on the rim like a blood red sun and it had an exotic citrus quality too. The ladies liked it more than the guys. Last tasted 9/6/07 Drink now-2015 

1999 Mouton Rothschild - had vanilla wasn't very astringent and wasn't watery either. It had an orangey citrus with plenty of dry earth coming through. Coffee and teaberry notes. Almost the style of a red Burgundy. It's good to be happy at work! Last tasted 7/05/07 Drink now-2015 

1989 Haut Bages Liberal - Libourne, Pauillac - this was tasted on and it was so dam good that I had no qualms in quaffing this beverage like a true alcoholic. There were tobacco leaves; it was stony sativa with a slight mousey quality that was far from being offensive. The sassafras and root beer quality was like drinking Barq's root beer. It had some cola character. The eucalyptus and barky pine tree aroma's sent a message to my olfactory bulb that urged me to consume. This was worth the hang-over. It was leathery and inky but the tannins were so far from being harsh. Thank you Steve and Cheers to Selby. Last tasted 9/4/07 Drink now-2015 

1986 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac - What an intense black color that was about as masculine as they come. Although, the wine was decanted it wasn't as mature as it might become. When I think of this wine, I think of a fist covered in armor. The knight must have forgotten his velvet gloves because this wine was rough. A true example of a powerful Cabernet that's showing well but is still maturing. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

1995 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac - This was a perfect example of statutory wine drinking. The host wanted a big wine and he mentioned how much he likes drinking Diamond Creek wines. They had two magnums and a 750ml. The 750ml was showing a bit better than the mug’s but it was so rough and powerful. The black fruit cola character was there but the wine hadn't had time to
mature. I can't wait till she grows up and mellows out. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

1983 Mouton - kind of astringent and rough compared to some other years I've tasted. This wine was delicious, but probably won't improve much.
Champagne. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 

1982 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac - (a guest on table 30) It was orange maroon in color and had a peppery rawhide character with traces of vanilla. It was held together nicely for such an old wine. The fruit wasn't jumping out of the glass, but the earth was there. Kris thought the wine was somewhat tired for such a great vintage. Its nice viscous and tobacco qualities mixed with a mysterious orange citrus made this wine enjoyable and interesting although a bit underwhelming. Maybe the bottle wasn't stored right or maybe the wine is going through a bitchy phase. Either way, I'd love to drink a whole bottle. Last tasted 2007 Drink now-2015 