Lot 283
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1998 (1 MAG.) WA 93
E. GUIGAL CÔTE-RÔTIE LA MOULINE 1988 (1) WA 100
M. CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE L'ERMITE 2003 (1) WA 100
Lot 283 Details
CHÂTEAU DE BEAUCASTEL CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 1998 (1 mag.)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
u. 1.5 cm
WA 93
E. GUIGAL CÔTE-RÔTIE LA MOULINE 1988 (1)
Rhône.
u. 1 cm. scraped & peeling label. scraped capsule
Among so many exceptional La Mouline's, this is one of the most profound. At the same time, it is atypically backward, and has been slow to evolve. Still dark purple-colored, with only a hint of the flamboyant Mouline aromatics, this thick, super concentrated, full-bodied, tannic La Mouline is loaded with fruit, massive, and full-bodied, but still in need of time to fully shed its cloak of tannin. It is likely to be the longest-lived La Mouline since the 1978 and 1969. December 1996 WA 100
M. CHAPOUTIER ERMITAGE L'ERMITE 2003 (1)
Rhône.
More youthful and backwards, the 2003 Ermitage L’Ermite has additional minerality, as well as the focus and purity that’s always imparted by this tiny lieu-dit. Inky purple in color, it offers up spectacular creme de cassis, blackberry, charred meats, graphite and toast as well as a full-bodied, massively concentrated profile on the palate. It’s a prodigious, insanely good wine that should be given another 2-3 years in the cellar, and enjoyed over the following two to three decades. April 2014 Drink: 2016-2046 WA 100