A little bit late my impressions from the red wines of this tasting, sorry.  First, the german Spätburgunder were surprisingly very disappointing, but a 1928 Beaujolais from Uwe Bende was a revelation and stunned all at the table.

BTW, after so many Rieslings and due to my duties as a host, I made no notes from some red wines and therefore I have to quote Panos and Per.

Too much oak! Flavors of trawberry and Gamay-style wine.Very disappointing for this famous Spätburgunder producer.

80

Nice nose. Good fruit and spiceness with a hint of volatile acidity. Lacks of harmony at the moment. 

87-88

cork!

Old-style version with a bouquet of black tea and roses. On the palate matured flavors of cigar box, chocolate, graphite and a lush fruit. Yum, yum.....classic Bordeaux! This is really not a modern Power-Bordeaux. Wonderful long finish.

91

Nose of plum, raisins and a touch of volatile acidity which is typical for Musar.  Very opulent style with a big, opulent fruitsweetness. Chocolate and a bit alcoholic, but I always enjoy this oriental-style Bordeaux-wine.

89-90

Typical Cote-Rotie bouquet of bacon and leather. Very focused wine with black fruits, leather, bacon, spice and the next bottle in 5-10 years. Great wine!

93+

Almost no notes. A marmelade-style wine.

Notes from Panos: "Some raspberry and strawberry, bright and fun – a sunshine wine. Some called this marmalade but I disagree. Well, perhaps homemade marmalade from the fridge, because it was fresh smelling, not heavy… Sadly, the palate did not really follow through – I detected too much alcohol and an all too foursquare expression.”

87

A lot of black cherry and a stunning minerality. Notes from Panos:

" Wow what a lovely plum and spice nose! I was expecting something really special. Instead, my teeth and palate were viciously assaulted. Well, I exaggerate. But not too much. This wine though very aromatic and full bodied, remains at this stage very HARD and tannic on the palate. Made from indigenous southern Italian grapes I had never heard of before, I just hope it tastes good in 10 years, but now… 85 (SPECIAL NOTE: I had the 2002 over a year ago, and it was fabulous). "

Marmelade, marmelade, marmelade.......too much of everything. Too opulent! Notes of Panos:

“Now, its 16% (perhaps more?) alcohol was showing very much. And if the Terra di Lavoro knocked out the gums, this one knocked out your senses. Raisin-like, some prune, blueberry cream and blackberry jam – there is fruit here, if somewhat cooked – a Coca Cola nose I also detected. A couple of tasters smoked cigars with this. Ok: either be a port or be a wine, please? But if you like it, fine. Me, I had a hard time.”

85

The big surprise of the night! What an unbelievable fresh wine.....

Here are the notes of Panos and Per:

"Then came a revelation. Uwe Bende pulled out a mystery wine. We tasted it. I "knew" it had to be from the 1970s, there was a rusty flavor typical of old wines. The color was transparent but not exactly old brick, brown, or watery see through. The nose smelled – I am serious – of mint mouthwash. But there was a wine-element here, too. It was not medicinal. It was, well, pleasing to drink – and I think most agreed. Get ready for the revelation, which no one expected: a 1928 French wine. Bordeaux? Nah! Rhone? Nah. A great Burgundy? NO! This wine – almost 80 years old, made from a harvest the year my father was born – was none other than a humble FLEURIE BEAUJOLAIS bottled for the German market and purchased on eBay. Unbelievable. Now, when I tasted this, I thought maybe François Audouze is really on to something with these old wines. Then I recalled the somewhat odd nose of older wines I had tasted before: A La Conseillante 1924 or a Bélair 1920. Both were nice, but also somehow different. In this old Gamay’s case: a distinct mint mouthwash like feel, but also lively and – yes – fresh! Now, some people claim that Gamay can age, and not just high end village Beaujolais. This was proof positive.”

90

"Well this was served as a blind joker. And we could not believe what it was!

Very dark color for a wine of this age. The wine had a strong aroma of mint, bacon, chocolate, brown overripe fruit and meat.

The taste was surprisingly youthful with wood smoke, regular smoke, sausage, bitter red fruit and a good bitter end. Freak of nature!"

Notes from Panos:

"By this time, we were well on our way, and Martin served a final white: A JJ Prüm 1997 Riesling Spätlese, just delicious, with richness and elegance, subtle, if somewhat open knit and perhaps lacking a laser like focus. Just 7% alcohol, but quite rich! And I understand that it will just gain in focus as it ages. I was rather too tired to take careful notes, but I liked it.”

93