2007 Domaine de la Pépière (Marc Ollivier) Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine Sur Lie
Clearly an off bottle (heat damaged, or perhaps the plastic cork gremlin?) - tastes like stale/cooked apple juice. Ugh.
2007 Nigl Grüner Veltliner Privat
Starts out with intense floral, white pepper and green fruited aromatics, very rich and creamy on the palate with tremendous intensity and power - but with air this starts to go downhill as a honeyed botrytis element takes over and dominates all other aspects of the wine, and the alcohol (13.5%) becomes more prominent. Very enjoyable at first, but tiring to drink after a couple of glasses. Quite disappointing considering the price/reputation.
2000 Cullen Diana Madeline Cabernet-Merlot
Phenomenal. Decanted several hours in advance of dinner, and this was only getting better by the time we finished the bottle. Incredibly complex and very well balanced with layers of leather, tobacco, forestal earthy notes and floral elements around a core of black cherries and currants, with grainy tannins and bright acids underneath giving it lift.
