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2005 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Chalet de Pauillac - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac (11/30/2010)
Decanted 30 minutes and dug in. Wow, this is going to be great. The nose is insane now but will only get better. If I recall correctly this is Pichon Longueville’s third wine. Medium to full bodied. Fantastic deep aromas of dark berries, garrigue, forest, green olive, kirsch and a little bit of heat. Very traditional on palate with loads and loads of tannins that are very heavy now but should melt into wine in 5+ years. Glad I popped one to get a peek into the future of this wine. A garagiste winner that I will not touch for another 5 years minimum. -
2005 Renato Ratti Barolo Marcenasco - Italy, Piedmont, Langhe, Barolo (11/29/2010)
Decanted for 1 hour. Nice scents emanating from decanter immediately. Little darker than most Baroli and rather heavy on palate as well. But a very nice drink paired with oxtail ragu and bottle disappeared rather quickly and improved until the end. Fun to watch this wine evolve for next 10 years.
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