Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4991
 | | 12/27/2003 4:04 AM |
| Just a quick tn...
First off, very dark color, with a vibrant nose.
Palate has high acidity, high tannin, high'ish alcohol showing, and is a most flavorful wine. Just a bit disjointed at the moment... this baby just needs time. If you'd like to try, decant 3 or more hours to let it come together. The acidity becomes more bearable though the tannins will still dry you out a bit. I think this wine has TONS of potential if it comes together in the long run....... Let this rest 3 or more years.
Don't know where Parker got his .... 95 was it? Wow.
Rev rates it: 90, but with potential ... lots. Still such a little baby. | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12501
| | 12/27/2003 4:50 AM |
| Parker 93.
Thanks for taking 1 for the team. Glad I bought 6. Thank You, MudPuppy. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 12/27/2003 8:22 AM |
| | he rated the 99 93pts, i am not sure about the 95 but i heard it was a 95 pointer. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Fermenter
Posts:442
| | 12/27/2003 9:54 AM |
| | Try the 2000 meanwhile. It's the most socksblowing Martinet to date, I believe... | | | |
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Joseph Bembry
Wine Lover
Posts:4876
| | 12/27/2003 11:48 AM |
| Rev, this is the '01 we are talking about, correct? Mudpuppy supplied the brethren with the '99, IIRC.
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Bradley Molzen
Bayonne, NJ
Wine Lover
Posts:4991
| | 12/27/2003 7:48 PM |
| The '99 was a RP 93, and every year since I think it's gone up a point... the 2000 was 94, and the 2001 (which I had) is supposed to be a 95.
RP rates on potential though... which this wine has.... just not a 95 in its current form.
I don't have any 2000 .... distributors don't have any left! | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12501
| | 12/27/2003 9:28 PM |
| | Wait, now I am confused. Which vintage did we buy from MudPuppy? Wasn't it the 99? Where do you buy the 01 then? | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 12/28/2003 4:20 AM |
| | mudpuppy had the 99 on special due to a buy out at his distributor | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Labeler
Posts:3504
| | 12/29/2003 6:19 PM |
| | IMO, Clos Martinet is not as appealing as Mogador or Dofi on release - it needs some time to show it's stuff. The 1996 was a beauty when we had it last year. I had a bottle of the 1999 earlier this year and found the wine quite tannic. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 12/30/2003 1:10 AM |
| | i am drinking the 99 right now and i have to agree jaimetown | | | |
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Lee Ann
Barrel Filler
Posts:1232
| | 01/04/2004 8:45 PM |
| we bought 6 of the 99, the first bottle was fantastic... elegant, polished- the second bottle was very good but totally different- more of a super-extracted aussie style wine.
...not sure what to make of it as far as holding/drinking our remaining 4 bottles. | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12501
| | 10/02/2007 12:06 PM |
| $55, Retail.
That's a great bottle of wine. With some decant time, it exploded. A terrific bottle of wine that I don't think Parker over rated all that much. Parker 95 points. I will go with 94+ this weekend. It is still young, but already impressive.
Rating: 94+, hold or decant. | | | |
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