1996 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grande Dame - this pretty bottle bears the touch of Emilio Pucci, with the signature pattern trim around the label as well as the box. Salty and plummy nose, caramelized, ripe and sweet. From the nose I would have guessed the wine comes from an older vintage. Ripe and slightly bitter on the palate.
2003 Domenico Clerico Barolo Percristina - this was a tough one. The Specialist had opened it in the office, knowing that it would take a while to open up, but it wasn't quite enough. It needed to be chilled to rein in the 14.5% alcohol. As the Specialist put it "Cristina was too hot". Nose was alcoholic with notes of forest, sweetness, vanilla, a hint of pepper and star anise. Still pretty tannic.
2001 Giuseppe Quintarelli Rosso Ca' del Merlo - I knew this would take a long time to open up, so I decanted it in the office 2 hours before dinner started... and it helped tremendously. Minty, fruity, forest, a little smoky and medicinal. Later on it smelled a little like cough syrup, with sweetness and vanilla coming out 5 hours after opening. Reasonably good to drink.
Full post on dinner.
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