Best wines of 2018

WINE TALK
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Had the Cathiard RSV 2006 at a RSV tasting last Saturday and this was surely one of the best wines of 2018
Yesterday I hosted a dinner for friends where Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano 1971 was immensly beautiful
Also yesterday we drank a bottle I bought for much less than the current price and it proved to be one of the best white wines of my life - Ramonet Montrachet 1979
In January we had an amazing bottle of G. Rinaldi Barolo Brunate 2013 - far better than previous bottles of the same wine
On a less expensive level G. Rinaldi Langhe Nebbiolo 2016 has been fantastic on several occasions. Also the La Ca Nova Barbaresco Montefico 2014 is a beauty
Champagne - best of my year so far would be a an old Krug Rose - so elegant and seductive

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Ive been happy to see that too! although there are definitely some huge bottles mentioned so far…!

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1970 Inglenook CS
1959 Pichon Baron
1962 Bourdy Blanc

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1985 Ramonet Bâtard-Montrachet (mag)
1999 d’Auvenay Chevalier-Montrachet
1955 Cheval Blanc
1999 Coche Corton-Charlemagne
2015 Leroy Musigny
1923 Clos des Lambrays
1990 Guffens-Heynen Pouilly Fuissé Clos des Petits-Creux
2004 Keller G-Max
1990 Chave Cuvée Cathelin
1978 La Chapelle (having it again tomorrow!)

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1990 Giacosa ‘Falletto’ riserva
1989 Giacosa ‘Falletto’ riserva
2002 Rousseau ‘CSJ’
2002 Fourrier ‘CSJ’
1996 Salon
1982 Pichon Lalande (from Imperial)
1990 Beausejour Duffau
1971 Cantina Mascarello
1999 Soldera BDM riserva
1999 Chave ‘Hermitage’
1971 Cappellano

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In my signature.

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Blackjack:

1914 Larose-Faure
1955 Lafite Rothschild
1959 Domaine de Chevalier
1970 Vega Sicilia
1978 Dom Perignon
1979 Haut Bailly
1981 La Tache
1988 Yquem
1993 Chevillon NSG Cailles
1995 Chave Hermitage
1996 Von Schubert Maximin Grunhaus Abtsberg Spatlese
1996 Huet Le Mont Moelleux 1er Trie
1998 Trapet Latricieres Chambertin
1999 Allemand Cornas Sans Soufre
1999 Bize Latricieres Chambertin
2001 R. Haart Piersporter Goldtropfchen Spatlese
2004 Larmandier-Bernier Les Chemins d’Avize
2004 Roulot Meursault Charmes
2008 DRC Montrachet
2008 Huet Le Mont Demi-Sec
2010 Juge Cornas

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You were even earlier than me in getting started, Michael! Excellent, thanks for pointing me to your thread. I will cross-post my list here, but it’s more to make sure I don’t miss any submissions from this thread. Apologies for missing your OP on a quick scan-through.

1961 Marchesi di Barolo Barolo
2001 Chateau Suduiraut
2001 Nicholas Joly Coulee de Serrant (94-95)
2008 Chave Hermitage Blanc (94)
1998 Arcadian Sleepy Hollow PN
1998 Elio Altare Barolo Brunate
2012 Hospice Meursault Genevrieres Cuvee Philip le Bon (Drouhin Elevage)
2001 Chateau D’Yquem (98+)
1996 Huet Clos du Bourg Moelleux 1er Trie
2005 Jacques Prieur Musigny
1995 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou
2010 Pichler M Gruner Veltliner
2009 Copain James Berry Roussanne
2015 Meo Camuzet Corton Charlemagne
1993 Chateau Pazjos Tokaji Eszencia
2016 Rhys Alpine Chard
2016 Limerick Lane Rocky Knoll Zin (94)
2012 Coche Dury Bourgogne Rouge (96)
1995 Giacomo Conterno Barolo Monfortino (96+)
2007 Chateau Rieussec
2009 Comte Lafon Volnay

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Interesting to look at the wines I consumed this year and see which ones I noted as having my highest personal score (each a 94 if anyone is curious).

1997 Antinori Tignanello Toscana IGT
2010 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Burt Williams’ Morning Dew Ranch
2012 Saxum James Berry Vineyard
2013 Moccagatta Barbaresco Bric Balin
2014 MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon
2015 Di Costanzo Cabernet Sauvignon Farella Vineyard

Each of the wines was outstanding, enjoyed with family and friends, yet a simple and somewhat ephemeral experience. This year, I have not yet tasted that celestial wine for which one writes sonnets. With fifty-five days remaining on this year’s calendar and holidays approaching, I may yet be so blessed. I remain hopeful.

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1982 Château Léoville Las Cases from jeroboam;
2008 Domaine William Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos;
2005 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino

I think I’ve actually enjoyed other wines more due to the right circumstances of sharing with my solely with my SO or family, but I don’t think those wines were as impressive objectively.

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I opened a pair of these back for Ron’s 75’s Birthday celebration 5+ years ago…I thought they were amazing but many ignored them. Glad to see they’re holding up still!

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There were many great wines, these are all from times with people that were really important to me…which is why I think they’re also here.

Reds
1959 Château Léoville Poyferré
1989 Chateau Musar Carignan
2002 Domaine Ponsot Charmes-Chambertin Cuvée des Merles
2005 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Anniversary Cuvée

Whites
2007 Weingut Keller Abtserde Riesling Großes Gewächs
2015 Weingut Keller Abtserde Riesling Großes Gewächs
2012 Raul Pérez Rías Baixas Sketch
2016 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne

Bubbles
2006 Pierre Péters Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Speciale Blanc de Blancs Les Chevillons
2002 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill