1986 TalbotColour : Red Producer : Talbot Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : St Julien Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 1986 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : AG94 Vinous by Antonio Galloni Tasting Note : The 1986 Talbot has a strong reputation although my solitary encounter back in 2001 seems contrary. Fortunately this bottle upholds this as being one of the finest Talbots in recent years, one in which the chteau recorded a record in

Spectacularly perfumed

which is always more approachable

amazing penetration on the palate and a long finish

one in which the château recorded a record in terms of quantity

its gamey and leathery notes will develop into a bouquet filled with fur and truffle

Colour : Dessert Producer : Domaine le Haut Lieu (Gaston Huet) Label Name : Vouvray Moelleux le Clos du Bourg Country : France Region : Loire Sub Region : Touraine Appellation : Vouvray Variety : Chenin Blanc Vintage : 1962 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : RP96 - Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : Displaying concentrated and cooked fruit and some grey bread and mushroom aromas on the nose

displaying good tension at the core and a spicy finish

Colour : Red Producer : Hosanna Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Pomerol Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2008 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : Wine Advocate 95 pts Tasting Note : Château Hosanna is a small

Colour : Red Producer : Beaucastel Label Name : Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage A Jacques Perrin Country : France Region : Rhone Sub Region : Chateauneuf du Pape Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2013 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : RP96+ - Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : The 2013 Chateauneuf du Pape Hommage a Jacques Perrin is a beast of a wine that¡¯s shed most of the baby fat it showed from barrel

Finishes on a suave

There is almost 30% Graciano in this blend

It has a refined bouquet with cedar and a touch of iodine that gradually evokes images of Margaux with time