Bad wine
202. Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (Louis Eschenauer), Pauillac, 1952
Great decanting practice (much fine sediment), and a good lesson in how wines age (to medium tawny-brown, with yellowing rim), but that was about …
92. Domaine Gramenon, Côtes-du-Rhône Ceps Centenaires La Mémé, 2000
Very disappointing. May have been a little “off” – it had thrown a lot of sediment and was a little bubbly initially. Slightly “baked” …
43. Cantine Rocca Ripalta, Barolo, 1995
I thought I’d see if my Italian prejudices were wrong with a Barolo at a reasonably high price. Sadly I was right. Italian wine …