Category Archives: Blind Tasting

2008-4 BYOW

BYOW

at Capital Grille

September 6, 2008 at 6:00 pm

The ThemeEach couple was requested to bring something mysterious. Good wines. Preferably really good wines. The wines should be related in some metaphysical sense, and should cause us to look brilliant or stupid depending upon the quality of our guesses. In the end, the most important thing is that we end up really impressed by your good taste. Knock yourselves out!

Here are the wines that were brought, along with mys ratings:

1989	Clos St Denis Drouhin	Henline	92
1989	Mazies Chambertin Drouhin	Henline	94
2004	Alta Miris Cabernet Sauvignon	Robinson	97
2005	Conch Y Toro Del Melchior C.S.	Robinson	93
1978	Gall Cabernet Sauvignon	Alcorn	83
1978	Ch Mouton Rotshcild	Alcorn	92
1978	Chambolle Musigny Bouchard	Alcorn	88
1978	BV Georges de Latour PR CS	Alcorn	93
1991	Dominus	Siegel	94
2003	Troplong Mondot	Siegel	88
2001	Nossorio	Siegel	90

Acquisitions

None.

Upcoming Events

December 6th

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-1955
Dues Payable	0
Purchases	0
Dinner	Pay for your own
Balance	-1955

No dues for this event.

2008-3 Do It Yourself Blind Pairs

Do It Yourself Blind Pairs

at Capital Grille

July 26, 2008 at 6:00 pm

The Theme

And now for something completely different. Each couple is requested to bring a pair of bagged wines. Good wines. Preferably really good wines. The wines should be theoretically really different, but in practice hard to tell which is which. This could mean one really expensive and one really cheap, one old world and one new world, one old but vibrant and one young but complex, same producer but two very different years, same year but two very different producers, etc. Knock yourselves out.

The goal is to fool everyone, but there has to be some possibility to figure it out. We don’t want to have to tell which one is from Hungary and which one is from Turkmenistan.

We’ll start by trying to figure out what they are, completely blind. Then, once we tire of that, the provider will tell us what the two wines are and we’ll try to figure out which is which.

The Results

Thanks to everyone for all the great wines! It was quite an amazing group! A really fun event, with lots of surprises. Below is the list of wines, with my ratings:

Year	Wine	From	Score
2006	Evans Ranch Chardonnay	Henline	92
1985	Christian Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon	Henline	88
1985	Hop Kiln Petite Sirah	Henline	90
2003	Ch. Smith Haut Lafite	Robinson	88
2003	Keenan Meritage	Robinson	90
2003	Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon	Robinson	96
1966	Ch. Latour	Alcorn	93
1964	Fossi Chianti Classico	Alcorn	93
1965	BV George de la Tour CS	Alcorn	95
1978	Clos de la Roche George Lignier	Siegel	99
1986	Clos de la Roche Hubert Lignier	Siegel	87
2003	Smith Haut Lafite Blanc	Alcorn	98
2005	Mendel Unus (65% Malbec)	Robinson	90
1999	Cote Rotie Brune & Blonde Guigal	Siegel	90
2004	Merus Cabernet Sauvignon	Siegel	96
2004	Ch. Riussec Sauternes	Henline	94
1997	Dolce	Henline	89

Acquisitions

Recent declines in the stock market improved our luck at the auctions:

1985	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1986	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1987	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1987	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1989	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1990	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1991	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1993	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1996	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1997	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1998	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1999	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
2001	Berringer Private Reserve		75	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1624
1961	Bonnes Mares – Drouhin-Laroze		550	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1262
2001	Ch d’Yquem	tenth	300	CellaRaiders
2001	Ch d’Yquem	tenth	300	CellaRaiders
1959	Ch Lafite		1450	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1807
1961	Ch Lynch Bages		600	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1008
2003	Ch Montrose	magnum	600	CellaRaiders
1961	Ch Mouton Rothschild		1700	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1011
1985	Grand Echezeaux – DRC		900	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1111
1949	Mazis Chambertin – Seguin-Manuel		500	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 2048
1961	Musigny – Hudelot		550	Bonhams 6/08 Lot 1262
			$8425

There are several 100 point wines up there. I leave it to you to figure out which they are!

Upcoming Events

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	3548
Dues Payable (less cost of dinner for 2)	4584
Purchases	-8425
Dinner (for 8)	-1662
Balance	-1955

Please bring your dues of $1000 per couple to the event.

2007-2 Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out

at Luma’s

April 14 , 2007 at 5:30 pm

Col	Row	Year	Wine	Type	Price
1	13	1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	100
5	19	1964	Ch. Lafite	Red	120
7	12	1964	Chambertin Clos de Beze Drouhin-Laroze	Red	130

6	20	1989	Hermitage La Chapelle Jaboulet	Red	273
7	29	1990	Echezeaux Clerget	Red	90
7	21	1990	Charmes Chambertin Serafin	Red	90

2	23	1991	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	70
4	14	1991	Penfold’s Rosemount Estate Show Reserve	Syrah	40
4	15	1991	Penfold’s Bin 707	Cabernet Sauvignon	65

3	14	1997	Pride Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	120
m2	21	2000	Turley Rattlesnake	Petite Syrah	120
3	20	1996	Turley Zin Grist	Zinfandel	120
					1338

Top wines of the evening, in order:

Year	Wine	Notes	Points
1998	Valendron St. Emilion (brought by Ron)	Coffee nose, tight, very French	99
1964	Chambertin Clos de Beze Drouhin-Laroze	Leather, minerals, smoke, fruit holding up well	96
1997	Pride Reserve	Big, chewy, fruity, many of us mistook this for Petite Sirah	95

Acquisitions


1963	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1963	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1966	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1969	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1977	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1978	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1978	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1978	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1979	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1979	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1979	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		90
1976	Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1976	Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1976	Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1976	Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1978	Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1978	Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1978	Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1978	Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1966	Morey-Saint-Denis – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1966	Morey-Saint-Denis – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy		90
1964	Charmes-Chambertin – Pierre Bouree Fils	Red	Burgundy	magnum	180
1945	Ch. Margaux	Red	Margaux		1700
					3860

Future Events

July 14

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	3760.10
Dues Payable	5000.00
Purchases	-3860.00
Dinner	-2209.00
Balance	2681.10

Please bring your dues of $1000 per couple to the event.

2006-3 The 70’s WS Style

The 70’s WS Style

at Luma’s

August 5, 2006

Put on your disco outfit and get ready for:

at 5:30 pm on Saturday, August 5, 2006 at Luma on Park.

Luma outdid themselves on the food. That grouper on risotto was amazing, and the steak so flavorful. But the Madeira is what I’ll always remember! 100 points!


Year	Wine	Type	Region	Size	Price	Score

1978	Chambolle Musigny, A. Rodet	Red	Burgundy		70	0
1979	Chambertin Clos de Beze	Red	Burgundy		25	88
1979	Morey Saint Denis Les Sorbets	Red	Burgundy		25	86

1970	Ch. Haut Brion	Red	Pessac Leognan		90	87
1970	Ch. Lafite	Red	Pauillac		90	90
1970	Ch. Mouton Rothschild	Red	Bordeaux		320	87

1975	Ch. Haut Brion	Red	Pessac Leognan		100	94
1975	Ch. Mouton Rothschild	Red	Pauillac		100	92
1975	Ch. Margaux	Red	Margaux		Alcorn	70

1978	Ch. Leoville Las Cases	Red	St Julien		65	95
1978	Ch. Montrose	Red	St Estephe		30	91

1970	BV	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		100	96
1974	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	tenth	20	98
1975	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		40	93

1834	Madeira Malvasia Barbieto	Madeira	Madeira		505	100

					1,580

	Gainey Evans Ranch	Chardonnay			Henline	92
	Newton Unfiltered	Chardonnay			Robinson	92
2003	Michel Colin-Deleger & Fils	Chassagne-Montrachet			Siegel	96

1970	Freemark Abbey	Cabernet Sauvignon			Robinson	81
1977	Charles Krug	Cabernet Sauvignon			Alcorn	83

1990	Dominus				Siegel	92
1990	Ch. Angelus		St. Emilion		Siegel	94

1987	Silverado	Cabernet Sauvignon			Crocket	89

Acquisitions


10	5	1947	Ch. Petrus		Red	Bordeaux		1235

This wine was hand carried from France by my friend Henry.

Future Events

October 21 – next tasting

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-762.90
Dues Payable	5000.00
Purchases	-1235.00
Dinner	-1905.00
Balance	1097.10

Please bring your dues of $1000 per couple to the event.

2006-2 Comparative Shopping

Comparative Shoppingat Luma’sSaturday, April 15, 2006

Our next event will be at 5:30 pm on Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Luma on Park.The theme of this event is Comparative Shopping:


				My Points	Notes
2000	Ch. ‘Y’ de Yquem	White	Bordeaux	98	The clear winner of the flight with 9 out of 10 votes	145
1998	Ch. Haut Brion Blanc	White	Bordeaux	96		290

1983	Nuits St. Georges (Henline)	Red	Burgundy	87
1983	Echezeaux Cote de Nuits Mongeard-Mugneret	Red	Burgundy	93		45
1983	Echezeaux Domaine de la Romanee Conti	Red	Burgundy	91	The vote was almost evenly split between the two Echezeauxs	300

1961	Ch. Pape Clement (very low shoulder) (Alcorn)	Red	Bordeaux	83	The favorite, but clearly oxidized (although I voted for it!)
1961	Ch. Montrose	Red	Bordeaux	92		320
1962	Ch. Latour	Red	Pauillac	90		150

1991	Heits Martha’s Vineyard (Robinson)	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	90
1991	Dominus	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	98	The favorite, barely beating Martha’s. Dunn got no votes. I think this is the best wine ever from California.	120
1984	Dunn	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	92		55

2003	Henry’s Drive Private Reserve Shiraz (Alcorn)	Red	Australia	100	My favorite wine of the night. We didn’t vote on this flight.
2003	Miltolo G.A.M. Shiraz (Henline)	Red	Australia	94
2002	Torbrek Shiraz (Siegel)	Red	Australia	92
						1,723
1999	Ch. d’Yquem	Sauternes	Bordeaux	92	tenth	85
2000	Ch. d’Yquem	Sauternes	Bordeaux	98	tenth. Yes, this wine probably is worth 2.5 times the price of the 1999	213

						1,723

Acquisitions


4	2000 Chateau ‘Y’ de Yquem	145	580
6	1999 d’Yquem, Sauternes (375ml)	85	510
6	2000 d’Yquem, Sauternes (375ml)	213	1278
4	1998 Ch. Haut Brion Blanc	290	1160
			3528

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	$2.10
Dues Payable	5000.00
Purchases	-3528.00
Dinner	-2237.00
Balance	-762.90

Please bring your dues of $1000 per couple to the event.

2004-2 Old World / New World

Number 51 — April, 2004

Our Last Event

	Fred Fenwick did another fine job for us in January.
	Favorite wines were the unforgettable 1941 Simi Cabernet (exotic sweet and sour flavors with a dried flower and rough wood nose that evolved into curry) and the ’78 BVGDLTPR, which handily beat ’75 Lafite and Mouton.

Our Next Event

Our next event will be at del Frisco’s (729 Lee Rd, Orlando 32810 • 407-645-4443) on April 10 at 6pm.

The theme of this event is: Old World / New World

	1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
	1967	Chambertin Clos de Beze P. Gelin	Red	Burgundy	75
3-17	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	St. Emilion	75

2	1978	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	60
6-22	1979	Barbaresco Santo Stefano Castello di Neive	Red	Italy	65
1-19	1984	Dunn Howell Mountain	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	110

2-7	1994	Ch. La Fleur de Gay	Red	Pomerol	55
	1998	Henry’s Drive Shiraz	Shiraz	Australia	45
8-25	1999	Turley Estate	Petite Syrah	Napa	120

6-27	1963	Fonseca	Port	Portugal	150

Coming Events

Syndicate – May 29 at The Stonewood Grill.

Auction Action

1940	Louis Martini	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	350
1942	Louis Martini	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	350
1970	Chateau Souverain	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Concannon	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Fetzer	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Foppiano	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Freemark Abbey	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Freemark Abbey	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Gemello	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Mirassou	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Oakville Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Parducci	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Robert Mondavi	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Sebastiani	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Simi	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Sonoma	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Sonoma	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Souverain of Rutherford	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Souverain of Rutherford	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Sterling	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Sterling	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Van Loben	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Van Loben	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Yuerdon	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1970	Yuerdon	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	41
1967	Ducale Riserva Gold	Chianti Classico	Italy	58
1967	Ducale Riserva Gold	Chianti Classico	Italy	58
1967	Ducale Riserva Gold	Chianti Classico	Italy	58
1967	Ducale Riserva Gold	Chianti Classico	Italy	58
1967	Ducale Riserva Gold	Chianti Classico	Italy	58
1967	Ducale Riserva Gold	Chianti Classico	Italy	58
1967	Ducale Riserva Gold	Chianti Classico	Italy	58
1967	Ducale Riserva Gold	Chianti Classico	Italy	58

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-2869
Dues Payable	3500
Sold to Al	100
Sold to Dick	380
Dinner	-1740
Auction Purchases	-2107
Balance	-3125

Please bring your dues of $250 per person to the event.

2004-1 50th Wine Syndicate dinner!

Number 50 — January, 2004

Our Last Event

Victoria and Albert’s was great. I can’t believe no one took a camera!

The highlight for me was the 1964 BVGDLTPR, followed by the ’78, followed by the ’90 Caymus.

Our Next Event

Wow! This will be our 50th Wine Syndicate dinner!

Our next event will be at the Alcorn’s on January 10 at 4 pm. Fred Fenwick will be catering.

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN GLASSES.

The theme of this event is: Odd Man Out

m1-21	1975	Ch. Mouton Rothschild, magnum	Red	Bordeaux	220
4	1975	Ch. Lafite	Red	Pauillac	100
7-7	1978	Ch. Leoville Las Cases	Red	Bordeaux	65
2	1978	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	40

3	1941	Simi Hotel Del Monte Selection, NV	Claret	California	110
	1961	Hospice de Beaune, Cuvee Nicolas Rolin Caves de la Reine Pedauque	Red	Burgundy	135
9	1966	Chambolle-Musigny	Red	Burgundy	50
9	1966	Vosne Romanee les Beaumonts	Red	Burgundy	50


	1972	Chevalier Montrachet Domaine du Chateau du Beaune Bouchard	White	Burgundy	40
5	1987	Grigch Hills	Chardonnay	Napa	32
5	1990	Bourgogne Chardonnay du Chateau Domaine du Chateau de Meursalt	White	Burgundy	40
5-15	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy	35

5-24	1981	Smith Woodhouse Late Bottled Unfiltered	Port	Portugal	35

Coming Events

None.

Auction Action

We cleaned up at Butterfield’s on November 15:

1963	Fonseca	Port	Portugal	170
1970	Fonseca	Port	Portugal	170
1977	Fonseca	Port	Portugal	170
1961	Hospice de Beaune, Cuvee Nicolas Rolin Caves de la Reine Pedauque	Red	Burgundy	135
1961	Hospice de Beaune, Cuvee Nicolas Rolin Caves de la Reine Pedauque	Red	Burgundy	135
1964	Chambertin Clos de Beze Drouhin-Laroze	Red	Burgundy	130
1964	Corton Bressandes Chandon de Briailles	Red	Burgundy	130
1964	Gevrey Chambertin A. Roux	Red	Burgundy	130
1964	Hospice de Beaune, Corton Cuvee Dr. Peste Remoissenet	Red	Burgundy	130
1959	Hospice de Beaune, Beaune Cuvee Nicolas Rolin P. Larone	Red	Burgundy	115
1966	Romanee St. Vivant T. Moillard	Red	Burgundy	185
1967	Chambertin Clos de Beze P. Gelin	Red	Burgundy	75
1967	Chambertin Clos de Beze P. Gelin	Red	Burgundy	75
1967	Chambertin Clos de Beze P. Gelin	Red	Burgundy	75
1967	Chambertin Clos de Beze P. Gelin	Red	Burgundy	75
1971	Volnay Clos de Chenes A. Guyon	Red	Burgundy	75
1974	Musigny Vieilles Vignes Comte de Vogue	Red	Burgundy	75
1998	Henry’s Drive Reserve Shiraz	Shiraz	Australia	45
1998	Henry’s Drive Reserve Shiraz	Shiraz	Australia	45
1998	Henry’s Drive Reserve Shiraz	Shiraz	Australia	45
1998	Henry’s Drive Reserve Shiraz	Shiraz	Australia	45
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
2002	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	65
1966	Penfold’s Grange	Shiraz	Australia	500
1925	Rioja Reserva Marques de Riscal	Rioja	Spain	240
2001	Marquis Philips Integrity	Shiraz	Australia	260
2001	Marquis Philips Integrity	Shiraz	Australia	260
2001	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	75
2001	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	75
2001	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	75
2001	Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine	Shiraz	Australia	75
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1965	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1967	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1967	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100
1967	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	100

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	1410
Dues Payable	3500
Dinner	-2109
Auction Purchases	-5670
Balance	-2869

Please bring your dues of $250 per person to the event.

2003-3 Seven Decades

Number 48 — August, 2003

Oz at Al’s

Our Last Event

The Scavenger Hunt format was a lot of fun! Top vote-getter was ’96 Ch. Ausone although my favorite was the somewhat muddy ’68 BVGDLTPR. Priscilla, Linda and Al all had 11 out of 13 correct, although no one identified the ’58 BV, possibly because there wasn’t one.

Our Next Event

Our next event will be at 4:00PM Saturday, August 23rd, at Emeril’s.

The theme of this event is Seven Decades.

		The following wines will be poured blind:

2-2	1937	Ch. Latour	Red	Bordeaux	240
8-16	1945	Ch. Grand Puy Lacoste	Red	Bordeaux	260
6	1959	Ch. Margaux	Red	Bordeaux	120
C3	1968	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
2	1975	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	40
1-15	1981	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	55
3-16	1994	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70

		The following wines will be matched with dinner:

5-29	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa	25
5-14	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy	35
1-24	1963	Inglenook	Pinot Noir	Napa	20
1-18	1984	Dunn Howell Mountain	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	110
4-10	1963	Fonseca	Port	Portugal	165

					1210

Coming Events

Auction Action

None

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-1260
Dues Payable	3500
Dinner	-1623
Auction Purchases	0
Balance	617

Wow! A positive balance!! Please bring your dues of $250 per person to the event.

2003-2 Scavenger Hunt!

Number 47 — April, 2003

Our Last Event

It should have been called “The Wine Syndicate cooks for a hundred.” The food was delish — if over-abundant. The favorite wines were 1970 Ch. Lafite Rothschild, 1998 Stony Hill Chardonnay and 1978 Ch. Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon.

Our Next Event

Our next event will be at 4:00PM Saturday, April 19th, at The Alcorns’.
The theme of this event is “Scavenger Hunt!“

Your assignment is to bring the following:

Note: Your wine doesn’t need to match your food.

Alcorn

A California white wine (or possibly salad dressing) from before World War II, and a hunk o’ beef.

Chaney

A bottle of wine with a label that the mice found particularly tasty, and a Habanera or Jalapeno flavored food that isn’t hot at all (riiiiiight).

Clausen

A pair of sparkling wines made by the same people from two different continents, and a vegetable that can be spelled using only letters in the phrase “needs balsamic vinaigrette”.

Crocket

A wine from Virginia that is actually drinkable (this may be a toughie), and a salad made only of things containing the letter ‘U’.

Gane

A wine whose name contains every possible vowel, and 14 Idaho baking potatoes.

Henline

A Burgundy without a hyphen, article or abbreviation in the name, and a fruit compote made only from things that grow on bushes.

Robinson

A dessert wine and a dessert that rhyme (or that you can convince us rhyme by the end of the meal).

Siegel

A wine with the greatest possible disparity between the Parker and the Wine Spectator ratings, and a cheese from someplace other than North America and Europe.

The following syndicate wines will be poured blind in the flights shown:

		Find the Pinot

7-9	1990	Monthelie	Red	Burgundy	30
6-15	1991	Steele	Pinot Noir	Napa	18
5-4	1996	Chambertin Thomas-Moillard	Red	Burgundy	90

		Find the ’58

8-10	1958 (actually 68 – oops)	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	185
3-7	1964 (actually 71 – oops)	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	60
2	1975	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	40

		Find the Pomerol

7	1993	Ch. Lafite	Red	Pauillac	100
2-6	1994	Ch. La Fleur de Gay	Red	Pomerol	55
3-22	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	St. Emilion	140

		Find the Shiraz

4	1985	Chateauneuf-du-Pape	Red	Chateauneuf-du-Pape	90
4	1990	Crozes Hermitage Belle	Red	Crozes Hermitage	90
3-26	1991	Penfold’s Rosemount Estate Show Reserve	Syrah	Australia	40

					938

Coming Events

August 2 or 9

Wine Syndicate at tbd

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-4573
Dues Payable	3500
Dinner	0
Rentals	-187
Auction Purchases	0
Balance	-1260

Please bring your dues of $250 per person to the event.

2002-2 Mini Verticals

Number 43 — April, 2002

Trip to Tampa:

In the Spring of 2002 most of The Wine Syndicate group went to Tampa. Ron Siegel organized two wonderful dinners, and a luncheon and tasting in Tarpon Springs.
Ken from Bern’s set up this dinner at Spartaco. The chef/owner was charming and gracious. We put ourselves in his hands, and the courses just kept coming: Bruschetta, Calamari, Mozarella, Crab and Lobster on Angel Hair Pasta, Tangerine Sorbet, Broiled Grouper, Rack of Lamb, and Chocolate Mousse.

B21 didn’t look exactly like Ron was expecting. But it’s a wonderful wine shop, and they provided us with a lovely 12-bottle tasting. I took the opportunity to stock up on Italian reds, and even found Danielle’s long-sought-after Essencia.

B21 even paid for our wonderful lunch at Louis Pappas’, near the Tarpon Springs pier. Joan, our waitress, was an absolute hoot. The Greek food was delicious and heavy — one more course and we would have needed a wheelbarrow to get back to the car. We had to go back to the hotel and sleep it off.

Dinner at Bern’s Steakhouse with an opportunity to sample eight noteworthy wines from their incredible list. Ken and Drew were incredibly accommodating, and David Laxer came around to visit. For me, the wine of the weekend was the 1957 Morey-Saint-Denis Clos del La Roche from Pierre Ponnelle, a steal at $156. Thanks to Ron for all the arrangements… it was a blast.

Our Last Event

At our last tasting, we matched food with wine, and the syndicate members took turns as guest chef. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful delicacies! Every course was absolutely delicious!

My ratings of the wines were as follow. The group’s favorites are starred:

Year	Winery	Type	Provider	Rating
1988	Grigch Hills	Chardonnay		19
1988	Stony Hill	Chardonnay		18
1992	Guenoc Genevieve Magoon	Chardonnay	Chaney	19.5
1998	Gainey	Henline	Henline	20*
1983	Ch. Haut Brion Blanc	White		19.5
1994	Guenoc Genevieve Magoon	Chardonnay		19.5*
1966	Inglenook	Cabernet Sauvignon		19*
1970	Ch. Lafite	Red		18.5
1997	Sebastiani	Cabernet Sauvignon	Clausen	19
1978	Ch. Montrose	Red		18.5
1979	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon		19*
1987	Grigch Hills	Cabernet Sauvignon		18
1983	Ch. Leoville Poyferre	Cabernet Sauvignon		18.5*
1998	Pride	Port	Siegle	20+
1993	Guenoc Meritage Red	Cabernet Sauvignon		18
1994	Ch. La Fleur de Gay	Red		19*
1981	Ch. d’Yquem	Sauternes (1/10)		20*
1993	Biondi Late Harvest	Sauvignon Blanc	Robinson	19
1995	Fonseca Guinmaraens	Port	Siegle	20+
1998	Guenoc	Port	Alcorn	19

Our Next Event

Our next event will be at 6PM Saturday, April 27th, at Le Coq Au Vin. The Syndicate Cellar will provide wines, and guests are to bring their own glasses. Food will be paid for separately from the Syndicate dues. In exchange for a private room, please spend at least $71 per person on food and wine, and leave about a 33% tip.

For those who haven’t been to Le Coq Au Vin (Martin, this means you):

The theme of this event is Mini Verticals.

The following wines will be poured blind in the flights shown:

Bin	Year	Winery	Type	Region	Size	Price

1-31	1989	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		20
5-26	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
5-13	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy		35

8	1976	Pommard Clos Del La Commaraine	Red	Burgundy		25
4-13	1988	Grands Echezeaux Rene Engel	Red	Burgundy		115
4-6	1996	Echezeaux Bocquenet	Red	Burgundy		90

7	1970	Ch. Margaux	Red	Bordeaux		150
2-18	1971	Ch. Margaux	Red	Bordeaux		30
4	1979	Ch. Margaux	Red	Bordeaux		90

2(2)	1974	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet	Napa	2/10	40
1-17	1975	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet	Napa		55
1-16	1976	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet	Napa		55

2-21	1979	Dry Creek	Petite Sirah	Napa		20
2-29	1983	Dry Creek	Petite Sirah	Napa		20
2-27	1986	Dry Creek	Petite Sirah	Napa		20

						790

Auction Action

Thanks to all of who signed up to buy duplicates from the January auction. Total successful bids were about $7000 including shipping, but with the duplicates removed, the Syndicate’s tab was about $5500. Thank goodness we caught the buyer’s market for wine when we did. Since then auction prices have gone through the roof.

Nearly all of our January lots went below the bottom estimate, many at less than half of retail:

1985	Barolo Zonchera Ceretto	Red	Italy	30
1995	Bonnes Mares Gruffier	Red	Burgundy	60
1990	Bonnes Mares Lignier	Red	Burgundy	60
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	60
1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	60
1991	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
1991	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
1992	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
1992	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
1993	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
1994	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
1994	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
1994	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	70
1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux	75
1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux	75
1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux	75
1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux	75
1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux	140
1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux	140
1996	Chambertin Thomas-Moillard	Red	Burgundy	90
1996	Chambertin Thomas-Moillard	Red	Burgundy	90
1996	Chambolle Musigny Les Baudes Serafin	Red	Burgundy	55
1993	Charmes Chambertin Geantel-Pansiot	Red	Burgundy	60
1996	Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays	Red	Burgundy	45
1996	Clos Saint Denis Cuvee Unique Arlaud	Red	Burgundy	55
1996	Clos Saint Denis Cuvee Unique Arlaud	Red	Burgundy	55
1997	Clos Saint Denis Petel	Red	Burgundy	55
1986	Dominus Estate	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	115
1996	Echezeaux Bocquenet	Red	Burgundy	90
1996	Echezeaux Bocquenet	Red	Burgundy	90
1996	Echezeaux Bocquenet	Red	Burgundy	90
1990	Echezeaux Clerget	Red	Burgundy	90
1996	Echezeaux Reserve Bocquenet	Red	Burgundy	90
1997	Echezeaux Reserve Bocquenet	Red	Burgundy	90
1963	Fonseca	Port	Portugal	165
1990	Gevrey Chambertin Le Poissenot Geantel-Paisot	Red	Burgundy	60
1985	Gould Campbell	Port	Portugal	30
1988	Grands Echezeaux Rene Engel	Red	Burgundy	115
1988	Grands Echezeaux Rene Engel	Red	Burgundy	115
1986	Heitz Martha’s Vineyard	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	86
1987	Heitz Martha’s Vineyard	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	86
1984	Kenwood Artist Series	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	40
1990	Kenwood Artist Series	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa	40
1996	La Romanee du Chateau de Vosne Romanee Comte Liger-Belair Bouchard	Red	Burgundy	55
1990	Latricieres Chambertin Rossingol	Red	Burgundy	45
1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy	35
1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy	35
1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy	35
1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy	35
1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy	35
1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy	35
1996	Morey St. Denis Les Ruchots Reserve Magnien	Red	Burgundy	45
1996	Nuits St. Georges Clos Saint Marc Bouchard	Red	Burgundy	45
1995	Nuits St. Georges Les Hauts Poirets Jayer-Gilles	Red	Burgundy	45
1937	Ramos Pinto Tawny	Port	Portugal	165
1987	Richebourg Jean Gros	Red	Burgundy	135
1981	Smith Woodhouse Late Bottled Unfiltered	Port	Portugal	35
1981	Smith Woodhouse Late Bottled Unfiltered	Port	Portugal	35
1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa	25
1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa	25
1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa	25
1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa	25
	Total, including a $1290 case of Ausone we’re trading to Ron for an assortment of similar value			5512

Duplicates Sale

The table below shows initials in the first column. Totals are shown in bold. The wines will be available by the end of February. If I don’t hear from you, I’ll just bring them to the next event.

Initials	Year	Winery	Type	Region		Price
ac	1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		60
ac	1996	Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays	Red	Burgundy		45
ac	1996	Clos des Lambrays Domaine des Lambrays	Red	Burgundy		45
ac	1985	Gould Campbell	Port	Portugal		30
ac	1984	Kenwood Artist Series	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		40
ac	1984	Kenwood Artist Series	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		40
ac	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy		35
ac	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy		35
ac	1981	Smith Woodhouse Late Bottled Unfiltered	Port	Portugal		35
ac	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
ac	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
						415

ag	1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		60


jh	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy		35
jh	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy		35
jh	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
jh	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
						120

rr	1986	Dominus Estate	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		115
rr	1987	Heitz Martha’s Vineyard	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		86
rr	1987	Heitz Martha’s Vineyard	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		86
rr	1984	Kenwood Artist Series	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		40
						327

rs	1985	Barolo Zonchera Ceretto	Red	Italy		30
rs	1985	Barolo Zonchera Ceretto	Red	Italy		30
rs	1990	Bonnes Mares Lignier	Red	Burgundy		60
rs	1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		60
rs	1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		60
rs	1963	Fonseca	Port	Portugal		165
rs	1990	Latricieres Chambertin Rossingol	Red	Burgundy		45
					(paid)	450

rs	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		75
rs	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		75
rs	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		75
rs	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		75
rs	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		75
rs	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		75
rs	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		140
rs	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		140
rs	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		140
rs	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		140
rs	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		140
rs	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		140
		(trade with syndicate)				1,290

sa	1985	Barolo Zonchera Ceretto	Red	Italy		30
sa	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		75
sa	1993	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		75
sa	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		140
sa	1996	Ch. Ausone	Red	Bordeaux		140
sa	1986	Dominus Estate	Cabernet Sauvignon	Napa		115
sa	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy		35
sa	1998	Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere	White	Burgundy		35
sa	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
sa	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
sa	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
sa	1998	Stony Hill	Chardonnay	Napa		25
					(paid)	745

Coming Events

Weekend in Tampa: Berns Hyatt Starship?	May 4-5
Syndicate at Emeril’s	August 10

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-3109
Dues Payable	2800
Dinner	0
Auction Purchases	-5512
Balance	-5821

We decided to raise the dues temporarily to take advantage of the great auction market. Please let me know if this is a problem for anyone.

The strategy is certainly paying off, as the current acquisition cost of the Syndicate Cellar is over $15,000, and the retail value is at least twice that.

The dues this time do not include the dinner. Please bring your dues of $200 per person to the event. Also please bring funds for any duplicate wines you purchased.