I was in Munich for Oktoberfest and my research led me to this bar. Spent an amazing few hours there, their wine list is endless and there are all sorts of aged and rare wines here!
It's worth making a trip out to Munich just for this one wine bar, it truly is that special. Plus the sommeliers there are incredibly friendly. The prices on the glasses aren't egregious and they use a special Coravin Vinitas system that preserves the wines well (this is above and beyond the Coravin timeless).
Here are the wines we tried and my notes, in order of how we drank, not in the order of the photos.
1988 August Kesseler Assmannshäuser Höllenberg Spätburgunder
Brown color with strong acidity, tea leaves, tobacco.
Quite tertiary but enjoyable.
90 points.
2006 Château Hosanna
Still drinking very young with grippy tannins.
Dried cherry, blueberry, slight leather, tiny bit of lemon. Slight spice including cinnamon. Warming spices in the back of your throat.
91 points.
1989 Château Saint-Pierre
This is definitely in tertiary territory.
spice including cinnamon. Warming spices in the back of your throat.
91 points.
1989 Château Saint-Pierre
This is definitely in tertiary territory.
Cigar box, smoke, leather, stewed cherries, slight clove. A tiny bit muddy?
90 points.
1996 Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens
Riper and juicier than I expected!
Bright cherry, strawberry notes with some slight thyme. Slight tertiary notes on the nose. Lots of bright acidity still.
91 points.
1931 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva
Words fail me for drinking a wine that's nearly a century old.
Almost translucent brown color.
Still fresh, still drinking way younger than you would guess.
Still a lot of acidity, lots of fruit, but stewed fruit with leather and forest floor. Dried sour plums as well.
92 points.
by rnjbond
7 Comments
That’s impressive! Are they using Coravin or is there only a subset available every night? Also, what did it look from a price perspective?
Curious about the coravin system— I find that most bottles I coravin are no good after about 2 weeks.
Justin Leone was Great at Tantris and bought almost all of the US bottles they had when he opened the bar.
The Coravin Vinitas system is certainly interesting to see. Apparently bottles aren’t killed as quickly as with normal Coravin usage.
I love vintage Girardins.
Thank you for actually taking quality notes and half decent photos. There are so many posts like this that really miss the mark, yours was enjoyable to look over! Salute friend.
you’re very happy about the experience, but all the wines rated mid. how much for the century drink? envious!
How is that even possible?