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Mark Svereika
'Stellar' to me is anything above average, of which the following recent wines were.

Jean Foillard, Morgon, 'Cote du Py', 2005
Floral iodine and plummy salt-spray on the nose, which morphs into a floral strawberry on the palate. Very etheral, but not sure it has the distinctiveness of Morgon or not. A

Charvin, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, 2000
Offers a maturing color of clear maroonish ruby. Transcendent nose of old church hymnals, gum mastic, juniper-thyme-and oregano fields, sweet damson plum preserves. Maturing flavors say this is ready-to-go, but there is still that little bit of al dente bite at the end that suggests this can last. Powerful, polished, and elegant. Slight bit of vintage heat shows up on the finish, enough to let you know this is a Southern wine! A

D. Ventura, Ribeira Sacra, Vina Caneiro, 2007
I love the several Ventura wines I've had the past few years and this is no exception. Although not the most complex mencia out there, this has lovely rose oil, cherry compote, lavender, iodine, and a slight rocky angularity to the fruit that makes it feel like drinking liquid medicine. Not deep, but lovely to drink. A-

Clos du Marquis, St. Julien, 1996
I've seen others reviews of this as ho-hum, but the night I had this it definitely hummed. a beautiful cabernet nose: blackcurrant bushes in a garden. Medium in weight, pleasant perfume and a lengthy finish. Almost like a Loire rendition in it's pureness. A-/A
 
originally posted by MarkS:

Jean Foillard, Morgon, 'Cote du Py', 2005
Very etheral, but not sure it has the distinctiveness of Morgon or not.
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Any more or less so than on release?

I remember enjoying this ripe wine (great for folks who need FRUIT, and even more importantly great for me on general principle) when it was released. But alas I haven't had any since the summer of 2007.
 
I've been consistently preferring clos du marquis to the grand vin lately (86,89,90).
 
I had a 95 Clos du Marquis last night that was very nice, like an actual bordeaux even.

I like the 00 Charvin as well, but I think it's the least of his wines in the usually thought of as great vintages. I prefer 99, 01 and 05 and for that matter 04 and 06. The 00, and one can tell from your description, which I think is dead on, lacks some of the spice and vibrancy I value in Charvins. None of this is to disagree with your assessment of the wine, though.
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
We had an 00 CdM a while back that failed to excite. Probably too young.
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Ian, not sure about young. I've had 2 2000's within the last 2 years and preferred the 1996. I have a few more to try, but the 2000 seemed to lack interest (i.e. boring).
 
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