1995 Calon Segur Hoping for something special and ended up with something mediocre.
I’ve got some 1996 in my cellar; I hope it’s not similarly mediocre . . .
We just drank one. Not to worry.
Speaking of 1998 – I remember the cooked lot of Andre Brunel’s 1998 les Cailloux CdP that came grey market through Premier Cru. That only lasted a couple of years before it fell to pieces. So much wine gets maltreated on its way from Europe to our cellars. Its sad, really. Anyone ever notice how frequently the same wine tastes better on the other side of the pond… Whatever happened to les Cailloux. I used to love that stuff. Hardly see it around anymore.
This may be a case of “it’s not you, it’s me”. In my “early” wine years I wanted a badass California Cab. Schaefer Hillside Select seemed all the rage. I found what I considered a good deal on a 2003 several years after release.
New nothing about vintage character. Never mind style. And this was many multiples over the amount I typically spend on wine.
Flash forward to NYE a couple years ago. Stylistically I now knew I was much closer to “lean green stinky mess” than “DayQuil”. $&@! it though, we were busting out the lumber.
Even my wife, who likes her reds on the riper spectrum, found this to be a disheveled hot mess of a wine. I think I donated the last glass or so to my vinegar barrel.
I would have probably bought three bottles of 2005 Michel Gaunoux Beaune today if not for this thread. Thanks
Bought a six pack of 2010 Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon C. C. Ranch five years ago. The first one was good. Waited a few years and then I started to open about one a year and each year they get worse.
Yuck. Not buying any more N&N
Luckily, I only bought a half case or so. I just opened (yet) another premoxed '02 Haut-Lieu Sec a couple of weeks ago.
Other than one-off corked or oxidized bottles and a larger number of white Burgs that premoxed (I’ve tried to banish them from memory and stopped buying), there were a few wines that just didn’t develop as expected. Less as I gained experience and learned what I liked.
A number of 1980s and 1990s Napa Cabs that I expected to turn into Bordeaux didn’t, so I sold them. Some of the 1998 Australian Shiraz I bought based on Parker’s high scores were disappointments as they started to age, so I sold them too.
Of wines I hung in there with, 1994 Troplong Mondot was probably my biggest disappointment. Never developed into the complex aged wine I was hoping for and kept waiting for. Tannins took over from the fruit. But only 6 bottles and not very pricey as futures.
Most of the bottles I nabbed from my Granddad’s Cellar two years ago were complete duds, including both the 82 Margaux, and the 94 Opus One, which were both dead and buried, the 86 Montrose was the dullest grape juice I’ve had. Only the 83 Vallouit Cote Rotie was great.
Yeah, i had a couple crappy Huets, too.
Any bottle from any vintage of Usseglio Mon Aieul Chateauneuf. Janasse isn’t much better, but Mon Aieul is Mon Worst.
Surprised as well. This was my experience with the 98 VD, all showed excellent at home and at off-lines. Never had a bad bottle.
Both had bad luck here, same bottle, same outcome. I was going to cry at one point. Was the only one I had.
Probably ‘04 Leroy Bourgogne and village wines. I thought they were remarkable on release, and that Lalou had given us an gift by declassifying, but so many bottles have been odd/weird/undrinkable.
I tried the Bourgogne and liked it, but not enough to keep it. Sold the others for something like $500 each and traded for some exceptional wine. Wish I had cases of the stuff to sell.
There are people who seem to be having great experiences with the wine. Some of the CellarTracker notes indicate fabulous drinking. I suppose that probably adds to my disappointment as mine have ventured from Jura-like to undrinkable.
If the price was right and you like old school red Burgundies, I am not sure you were well advised. These are quite old fashioned wines that do not behave in the cellar or the glass like more modern wines (to simplify, they need lots of time and lots of air), but if you pick the right cuvée in the right vintage, they can be immensely rewarding. This year, their 1979 and 1961 Grands Epenots, and their 1990 Rugiens, have been fabulous.
The Beaune bottling that you turned down is typically an earthy, savory rendition of the appellation that shows especially well in vintages that bring a fleshy core of fruit to the mix - such as 2005. While fireworks are unlikely, I think it’s a very solid proposition.
Blind, I once guessed the 2004 Nuits as a good Oregon Pinot. The man who brought it to dinner was mortified.
Horribly corked '82 Chateau Lafleur a couple of months ago.
All of the late 90’s early 00’s Aussie Shiraz and Cabs that I bought when I still believed ************. I was fortunate to sell them all before the wheels came off. Same with the acidified early Pax wines.
Too many premoxed white burgs to mention.
Premoxed ‘95 and ‘96 Ramonet bought on release.