98 Emmanuel Rouget Echézeaux, 86 Mouton, 66 Cos and more

 2011 Egon Müller Scharzhofberg:

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lime, minerals, lean and focused. Fresh acidity, fruity and balanced, ever so slightly bitter finish. 87

2010 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck Riesling GG:

Pale lemon yellow. Ripe yellow apples and a sweet floral scent reminiscent of lilies. Subdued minerals beneath, rich. Fresh acidity, ripe and full bodied, touch of alcohol on top even at 13%, a bit on the ripe side, lacks refinement, more of a locomotive. 90

1998 Emmanuel Rouget Echézeaux:

Bright ruby. Red berries, fruity, touch of minerals, leather and mint. Ads with air. Scented and layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, a nerve going through the quite fruity body. More texture than a 98 Corton a week ago, has more to offer. Very long. 94-95

1998 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste:

Ruby, garnet rim. Cassis, leather, liquorice, fruity and quite intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, refreshing palate, long finish. Maybe slightly lean but very refreshing and classic. 92

1986 Château Latour a Pomerol:

Neck fill, cork smouldered into pieces. Ruby, brick rim. Mature, plums, figs, leather, touch of mint. The most mature 86 I've had at this level. Fresh acidity, tannins ripe and soon gone, rounded body, elegant but enjoy it soon. Long and ever so slightly drying. 90

1986 Vieux Château Certan:

Fill 5 mm below cork. Blueberries, plums, scented, violets, very elegant and complex. Lovely floral and layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh and lively, superb freshness, elegant, refined, long finish. 93

1986 Château Mouton Rothschild:

Bottom neck fill. Soaked cork, Decanted for a few hours hours, then back in the bottle, transported to the tasting and decanted again before tasting again. Seems t have been handled too much, but may also have had a difficult life. Ruby. Some floral notes, elegant, cassis, scented, layered and complex nose. Some exoticness beneath, touch of violets and jasmine. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, velvety and rich texture, refreshing and lively, massive next to the others, fruity and very long even so. 96

1966 Château Cos d'Estournel:

Excellent cork, fill top shoulder. Ruby with brick rim. Scented, liquorice, cedar, leather, plums and figs, quite intense. Ads with air. Lively and fresh acidity, playful and very elegant, tannins soon polished off, refreshing and again lively, long. Different kind of juice. 94