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There is a sweet core of fruit to this quite high-toned, almost iodine-y 2015 that just lacks a bit of detail on the finish. This clearly has some way to go. 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It should drink beautifully for 15 or more years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747484905581,"sku":"1474","price":15030.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32803150921837,"sku":"1474","price":2505.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/PetitMouton_26b1b896-258f-4e15-a05a-d7896843e6cb.jpg?v=1592410964"},{"product_id":"ausone-2006-0-75l","title":"Ausone 2006","description":"\u003cp\u003e50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 98, Neal Martin: 93, James Suckling: 93\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: One of the handful of candidates for wine of the vintage is the 2006 Ausone. In fact, while tasting it, I was thinking, is there any estate in Bordeaux that, since 1998, has made as many legendary wines as proprietor Alain Vauthier has at his beloved Ausone? Boasting an inky\/blue\/purple color as well as an extraordinary, precise bouquet of minerals, flowers, blueberry liqueur, and black currants, this wine possesses fabulous fruit and great intensity, but what makes it so special is its precision, focus, and almost ethereal lightness despite substantial flavor intensity and depth. It is a ballerina with density and power. The abundant noticeable tannin is sweet and, not surprisingly, very finely grained. 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According to winemaker Vincent Chaperone there is only one disgorgement date for the first release of Dom Perignon, and the 2000 was disgorged over a period of weeks in March and April, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Thief","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":32747541495917,"sku":"7131G","price":22315.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bottle","offer_id":32803060121709,"sku":"7131G","price":3720.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0248\/6714\/3789\/products\/DomPerignonAndyWarholLimitedEdition.jpg?v=1592408398"},{"product_id":"la-fleur-petrus-2012-0-75l","title":"La Fleur Petrus 2012","description":"\u003cp\u003e90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: 95, Neal Martin: 96, James Suckling: 94\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Parker: Christian Moueix and his winemaking team have done a remarkable job over the last decade to bring La Fleur-Petrus into the league of Pomerol's titans. 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The wine displays much of the same lead pencil, charcoal and black currant notes of its bigger sister, although it is forward, precocious and far less structured than the grand vin. 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Well-balanced and focused, though I would like more substance and grip on the finish. This showed much better a year ago, so it may be entering a dumb phase. 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