Maison Roche de Bellene Corton-Renardes Collection Bellenum

Dinner at Yang Ming (Yang Ming, Ubi) : This was very pleasing, but it definitely did not taste like a 1990 Corton. Blind, most on the table guessed 2014 or younger. The nose was very fresh and pretty, with sweet aromas of dark cherries and berries, wet stones and earth, spice and a little hint of violets. The palate, unlike what one would expect from a 1990, had a light, bright freshness to it, with pure, limpid flavours of dark …

Nick A’s 1990’s burgundy (Noizé, London) : A touch volatile. Dark and a little angular on the attack. Still a good thwack of tannin. Nose becoming very smoky. Bonfire night. A rubbery merchant an note too. Surly. 1990’s South Africa on a bad day. ** for the every evolving and sometimes exotic nose.

1990s Burgundy, part one (Noize) : Very dark for a 31yo wine, which was seemingly made in an extracted style. Somewhat monolithic at first. Though it opened up with time in the glass, showing some herbs and cassis, it never quite caught fire. Revisit in five years?