Category Archives: Pinot Noir

Young and Old

at Eddie V’s

January 18, 2020 at 6:00 pm

Wines served in pairs. The 1961 Château Latour à Pomerol absolutely lived up to its billing, and was the overwhelming favorite! Glad it turned out to be the real deal, and what a deal it was!

The Wines

1985 Philippe Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combes aux Moines	124
2008 Philippe Leclerc Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers	78

1945 Beaulieu Vineyard Pinot Noir Beaumont	298
2015 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Southing	100

1961 Château Lafite Rothschild	963
1997 Château Lafite Rothschild	595

1980 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	143
2013 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain	195

1961 Château Latour à Pomerol ($7513.33)	2990
2009 Château Latour à Pomerol	95

1983 Dominus Estate	124
2010 Dominus Estate	283

	5988

Upcoming Events

Syndicate

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	$6339.75
Dues Payable	+5500
Wines for this tasting	-5988
Dinner	-2392
Balance	$3,459.75

2012-2 White Christmas

White Christmas

at Luma

June 9, 2012 at 6:00 pm

In honor of the summer, this was an all white tasting, something we haven’t done before. We’ll did the Burgs as a flight of 5, then the Bordeaux as a flight of 4. (This was Luma, so we had to recycle glasses.) Then, with dessert, we’ll did the Yquem as a flight of 3, and after dinner the Tesseron (saving a half bottle for a future event. The Tesseron is the only Cognac ever scored 100 pts by Parker.)Members did a great job of stepping up to the plate and bringing excellent reds for dinner.

		1962	Corton Charlemagne, Patriarche	White	Burgundy		180
		1971	Chassagne-Montrachet, A. Ramonet	White	Burgundy		180
		1976	Chassagne Montrachet, Les Chenevottes, A. Lichine	White	Burgundy		180
		1969	Chevalier-Montrachet, G. Deleger	White	Burgundy		180
		1969	Puligny Montrachet, Clavoillon, Domaine Leflaive	White	Burgundy		180
6	8	1978	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves		295
6	9	1983	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves		295
		2000	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves		485
		2001	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves		375
9	24	1999	Ch d’Yquem	Sauternes	Bordeaux	tenth	85
9	31	2000	Ch d’Yquem	Sauternes	Bordeaux	tenth	213
9	26	2001	Ch d’Yquem	Sauternes	Bordeaux	tenth	300
		NV	Tesseron XO Selection Lot 29	Cognac			320

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My wine notes:

Starters

2002 Freemark Abbey Gravel Bench Chardonnay, from Andy.
We all loved this very Burgundian California chard. Minerals, oak, gravel, butter with fruit and ash in the finish. 94 pts.

NV Leroy Duval Champagne, from John.
Toasty, nice fruit, 89pts.

NV Ruinart Champagne, from Ron.
Toast, greeen peel, crisp finish, 90 pts.

White Burgundy

1962 Corton Charlemagne, Patriarche, $180.
Although the oldest wine in the flight, this beauty was light straw color and incredibly youthful. 50 years? More like 5! Lemon, ash, a woodsy nose unfortunately developed, probably from a bad cork, tart mineral and lemon finish, very fresh, 91pts.

1971 Chassagne-Montrachet, A. Ramonet, $180.
Amber color, bizarre tomato, bacon and apricot nose, acidic, creamy finish, and awkward wine, 88pts.

1976 Chassagne Montrachet, Les Chenevottes, A. Lichine, $180.
Lovely light straw color, clean vanilla nose, ash on the tongue, tasting very young, the group’s favorite, 92pts.

1969 Chevalier-Montrachet, G. Deleger, $180.
Quite amber, floral, alcohol, geranium, heavy and a bit clumsy, 86 pts.

1969 Puligny Montrachet, Clavoillon, Domaine Leflaive, $180
Astonishingly youthful, bright straw color, ash, minerals a hint of bug spray, clean on the palate with a good balance between acid and fruit, flinty finish, the group’s second favorite and my favorite, 94pts.

White Bordeaux

1978 Ch Haut Brion Blanc, $295.
Amber, closed, honey, weeds, bug spray, dust, intense lemon on the palate, rich caramel finish, improved with 30 minutes of air, 92+pts.

1983 Ch Haut Brion Blanc, $295.
Spicy, candy, oily, very balanced, good acid, vanilla finish, 95pts.

2000 Ch Haut Brion Blanc, $485.
Green, flinty, young, licorice, soft, creamy, lemon finish, 96 pts.

2001 Ch Haut Brion Blanc, $375.
Balanced, creamy, vanilla, apricot, vanilla ice cream, honey, the group’s favorite, 98pts.

Lighter Reds

1981 Drouhin Grands-Echezeaux, Ron
Black olives, cherry beer, peat, balanced, smokey, 95 pts.

2003 Pegau Chateauneuf du Pape, Ron
Meat, berries, dust, spice box, cherries, jam, vanilla, a great CDP, 98pts.

2000 Barbaresco, Marc de Grazia, Dick
Cherries, dried fruit, tar, tannic, 95pts.

1983 Hermitage La Chapelle, Jaboulet, Steve
Saddle leather, smoke, dried flowers, 95pts.

1993 Fess Parker Pinot Noir, commemorative Davie Crocket magnum, Andy
Smoke, sweet finish, a really nice pinot, 92pts.

Red Bordeaux

1983 Ch Gruaud Larose, Ron
Classic Bordeaux nose, nice fruit balance, 92pts.

1986 Ch Gruaud Larose, Steve
Similar to the 1983, but with slightly more structure, 93pts.

1981 Ch. Palmer, John
Flawed bottle.

California Reds

1981 BV Georges de la Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, John
Waxy, fading a bit, but with traditional GDLT notes. You can tell this was just on the cusp of the winery’s decline, 90pts.

1995 Heitz Bella Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon, Andy
A remarkable Bella Oaks, lots of coffee in the nose, and a sweet balanced finish, 93pts.

2004 Robert Young Cabernet Sauvignon, Andy
A pleasant wine with a simple sawdust finish, 88pts.

1997 Grace Vineyard 29, Ron
Extremely Bordeaux like, especially the nose, 94pts.

1991 Dominus, Ron
Still the greatest wine ever made in California! 99pts.

Sauternes

1999 Ch d’Yquem, tenth, $85.
The best match for the lemon verbena creme brulee, but the most out of balance of the three, 97pts.

2000 Ch d’Yquem, tenth, $213.
Smooth and balanced, softer than the 1999, 98pts.

2001 Ch d’Yquem, tenth, $300.
Definitely the best of the three, the most complex and intense botrytis aromas, but is one or two points worth the premium? 99pts.

Cognac

(1929) Tesseron XO Selection Lot 29, $320.
Complex floral, figs, fennel, candy, vanilla, mint, balanced with a long caramel finish. The only Cognac ever rated 100pts by Robert Parker. 98pts.

Upcoming Events

September 29	Syndicate at Bull and Bear
November 17	Syndicate

Acquisitions

2000	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves	485
2000	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves	485
2001	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves	375
2001	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves	375
2001	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves	375
2001	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	White	Graves	375

				2470

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-5706
Dues Payable	5000
Purchases	-2470
Dinner	-1670
Balance	-4856

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

2011-3 The Price Is Right

The Price Is Rightat Capital Grille

June 4, 2011 at 6:00 pm

It’s time for a somewhat more challenging event.
Your assignment is:

Match the wine to the correct price (or feel stupid)
Figure out the type of wine, year or producer (for kudos)
Identify the wine exactly (for a prize)

So how did we do?

We failed.

Meeting at The Capital Grille, we poured six pairs of wine, completely blind except for knowing the wines’ prices, but not which price went with which wine. The results were eye opening. Here are the six flights, and how things turned out:

1988 Haut Brion Blanc ($490) vs. 2006 Ramey Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay ($50)

The group unanimously preferred the Ramey (ash, oak butter, opulent, 95 pts), and thought it was the better wine! After a couple of hours the Haut Brion became a lot more interesting (waxy, candy, minerals, gigs, nuts, vanilla, honey, 90 pts), but my scoring was unchanged. No one caught the almost 20 year spread between the wines, and everyone thought the Ramey was a white Burgundy.

1973 BV Special Label “Burgundy” ($75) vs. 1983 DRC Echezeaux ($680)

This was the only flight where the group was evenly split as far as popularity. Most identified the true Echezeaux (mint, delicate, 93 pts), and Debbie named the BV Special Label (redwood, sweet, 92 pts). Good job Debbie!

1979 Opus One ($357) vs. 1979 Inglenook Petite Sirah ($30)

The group unanimously preferred the Inglenook (paint thinner, wood, figs, 89 pts). This was the first vintage of Opus (mint, vanilla, pencil shavings, 87 pts), and it was the worst wine of the tasting.

2007 Jean Royer Chateauneuf Prestige ($40) vs. 1989 Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle ($230)

The group almost unanimously preferred the Hermitage (meat, smoke, bacon fat, mint, 90 pts) which was correctly identified by Ron. Good job Ron! The Chateauneuf was odd (candy, berries, fruit wrap, jam, smoke, 88 pts).

1986 Chateau Mouton Rothschild ($900) vs. 1991 Dominus ($220)

The group unanimously preferred the Dominus (green pepper, gravel, lead pencil, mint, 97 pts) and thought it was old world and the more expensive wine! The Mouton (coffee, smoke, tar, green peppers, rubber, bacon, smoke, 95 pts) was a Parker 100 point wine that everyone thought was new world!

1963 Graham Port ($300) vs. 1992 Guenoc “Port” ($20)

A solid majority identified the real port (soft, delicate, complex, red-wine nose, 92 pts). The Guenoc (woody, 90 pts) was a fine product but was overshadowed by a great vintage of the real thing.

The Bottom Line

Out of six flights, we were unanimously wrong half the time, identifying the cheaper wine as the more expensive! Spend those dollars wisely, folks!

Upcoming Events

August 20

Wine Syndicate

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	2972
Dues Payable	5000
Purchases	-813
Dinner	-1600
Balance	5559

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

2011-2 It’s Vegas, Baby!

It’s Vegas, Baby!March 5-13 (or some portion thereof), 2011

Events and locations

March 6 at 7pm – Love at the Mirage followed by dinner at Robouchon (party of 8 – their limo will pick us up at Love)

March 7 at 7:30 pm – Tasting and dinner at the Chef’s Table at Pinot Brasserie

March 8 at 7:30 pm – Tasting and dinner at AquaKnox

March 9 at 7:30pm – Tasting and dinner at Delmonico’s

March 12 at 7pm – Ka at MGM Grand

The Wines

			Burgundy: Real and Fake – Pinot Brasserie – March 7

			This was more challenging than it might look, although the first flights were easy, and almost everyone had 100% until the last flight. The 73 Special Label Burgundy turned out to be the wine of the night. Who knows what’s in that!
				pts	$
5	24	1949	Charmes-Chambertin, Liger-Belair Citrus, bug spray, flawed bottle	75	317
2	26	1959	BV Beaumont Pinot Noir Leather	82	130

6	28	1958	Echezeaux Domaine de la Romanee Conti Earth, leather, mint, dried cherries, coffee	92	675
2	25	1958	BV Beaumont Pinot Noir Like thin BVGDLTPR	85	130

7	12	1961	Bonnes Mares – Drouhin-Laroze Light color but intense nose and flavors, cherries	93	550
2	27	1960	BV Burgundy Earth, chocolate	90	50

7	14	1967	Chambertin Clos de Beze P. Gelin Cherries, wood smoke	94	75
2	28	1967	BV Burgundy Classic BVGDLTPR character, lucious fruit	94	50

7	9	1971	Beaune Greves Vigne de l’Enfant Jesus Bouchard Coffee	95	75
2	30	1970	BV Beaumont Pinot Noir Coffee – these wines were actually surprisingly similar	95	75

5	17	1976	Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils Vanilla, not very Burgundian	93	90
2	22	1973	BV Special Label Burgundy Wood, was, york peppermint patties with dark chocolate	96	50
					2267

			A Serious Case of BVGDLTPR – Aquaknox – March 8

1	8	1963	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Very light color with a classic old BV nose, sweet cedar on the palate, cream sherry finish, past its prime by a decade or two	80	90
4	16	1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Redwood nose, restrained; still some fruit on the palate	80	130
1	11	1966	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Sawdust nose, good fruit, a bit of tannin	90	90
1	27	1968	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Sawdust and cherry nose, big and chewy, long; this has always been my favorite	97	125
1	12	1969	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Very similar to the 68; menthol, youthful coffee, wood smoke, sweet balanced vanilla	96	90
4	8	1970	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Iron, minerals, wood, mint, sweet fruity tannins, medium finish	94	150
2	9	1971	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve alcohol nose, decent fruit, acidic, hot short finish	89	70
h6	25	1974	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve I got the dreggs of this tenth, so I can’t really rate it; caramel oxidized	tenth	20
2	18	1975	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve plummy, mint, alcohol,red fruits, acidic finish	86	110
1	15	1977	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Elegant fruit, vanilla, cherries, creamy finish	92	90
1	17	1978	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Young, coffee, red fruits, sweet	92	90
1	21	1979	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Wood, mint, very young drinking, vanilla	94	90
					1145

			Blind Pairs – Delmonico’s – March 9

		1988	Alain Thienot Grand Cuvee Brut	95
		1997	Delamotte Blanc de Blanc	90

8	15	2000	Montrachet, G. Amiot vanilla ice cream, nuts, melted butter, lemon, ash, chalk	90	260
9	10	2000	Ch ‘Y’ figs, spices, anise, honey dipped pecans, creme brulee, pears, long buttery finish, one of the most amazing white wines I’ve ever tasted	100	145

2	20	1968	BV Special Label Burgundy classic BVGDLTPR oxidized character plus a touch of Pinot Noir, sawdust, mint, smoke, candy, dried cherries, powder	96	50
5	18	1976	Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils Drinking much younger than the bottle from two days ago. bacon, asian spice, cherry	93	90

4	17	1964	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Drinking much younger than the bottle from yesterday, no oxidation, fruit, curry	92	130
9	16	1955	Ch Cheval Blanc smoke, cherry candy, leather, balanced tannins, jerky, black pepper, roast pork belly	tenth 98	320

		2007	Mystery Wine #1 (Steve) Domaine Jean Poyer Chateauneuf du Pape meat, mint, chocolate, kirsh, bacon, cherries, jerky	93
		2007	Mystery Wine #2 (Steve) Ramey Rodney Vineyard Syrah vanilla, spice box, wood, meat	95

3	15	2002	Dominus huge alcohol, long fruit, wood, vanilla, wax	97	99
3	13	1986	Ch Mouton Rothschild sawdust, mint, meat, chocolate, tobacco, menthol, smoke, tannic, young	99	700

9	25	1999	Ch d’Yquem superb nose, but slightly astringent finish	tenth 95	85
9	29	2000	Ch d’Yquem restrained nose, but balanced, golden raisins	tenth 96	213
					2092

Acquisitions

Upcoming Events

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	3335
Dues Payable	0
Purchases (shipping)	363
Dinner	Pay for your own
Balance	2972

No dues for these events.

2011-1 Bring Your Own Flight

Bring Your Own Flight

at Bull and Bear at the Waldorf

February 5, 2011 at 6:00 pm

Bring Your Own FlightThis was a pseduo Syndicate event, with wines provided by the attendees:

Ron & Bev
John & Debbie
Steve & Linda
Andres & Paula
Andy
Martin

Each couple was requested to bring two or three wines in bags for a mystery flight. As it turned out, they brought more! And what a great collection of wines they were:

1	2006 Tablas Creek White	Andy	Creamy, nutty chalk, vitamin soap (Viognier, Marsanne, Rousanne blend)	82
2	2007 Williamsburg Seyval Blanc	Andy	Clearly Seyval	86
3	1998 Alexis Seyval Blanc	Andy	Caramel, oily	84
4	1992 Haut Brion Blanc	Steve	Lemon, candle wax, tangerine rind	95
5	1992 Aubert Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay	Steve	Smoke, oak, ash, minerals	98
6	2009 Evans Ranch Chardonnay	Steve	Floral, pears	92
7	2009 Conundrum	Martin	spritzy, lanolin, cat box, cream, lichee, very sweet finish	90
8	1947 Chambolle-Musigny premier cru	Steve	Bacon, mushroom, iron, citrus	95
9	1993 Rex Hill Pinot Noir	Andy	Coffee, iron, meat, bacon, sweet	90
10	1995 Gevrey-Chambertin Dujac	Andy	Iron, polish, old pinot	88
11	2006 Foxen Sea Smoke Vineyard Pinot Noir	Andy	Big, ripe sweet	88
12	2008 K Syrah Northridge Vineyard	Andres	Vanilla, sweet cherries, cinammon	94
13	1997 Hermitage Les Bessards Delas Freres	Andres	Smoke, bacon, tart, seemed like Burgundy	91
14	2004 Syrah, South Africa	Andres	Lacquer, floral, geraniums	92
15	1985 Streblow Cabernet Sauvignon	John	Mint, vanilla, merlot	92
16	1985 Ritchie Creek Cabernet Sauvignon	John	Pencil lead	94
17	1985 Hop Kiln Primitivo	John	Mint, bacon asparagus, 25% Petite Sirah, shocking!	98
18	1992 Foppiano Sonoma Petite Sirah	Martin	Coffee, caramel, mint	90
19	1991 Conrad Petite Sirah	Martin	Corked, big vanilla	92
20	1988 Stags Leap Petite Sirah	Martin	Coffee, green pepper, black pepper, big, long	98
21	1992 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir	Ron	Burgundian, Rose petals, floral	92
22	2000 Ch, Rayas Rhone	Ron	Burgundian, vanilla, anise	95
23	1999 Clos de la Roche, Laurent	Ron	Young, smoke, big, bacon	96
24	1997 Martinelli Chardonnay	Ron	waxy, caramel, oxidized	86
25	1976 Ch. Montelena	Ron	Incredibly youthful	93
26	1976 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon	Ron	tired and a bit sour	91
27	1976 Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon	Ron	fading, drink up	89
28	1986 Lafaurie Peyraguey Sauternes	Ron	medium amber, raisins, good acid	90

Also, chef outdid himself. Highlights for me were the Hamachi Salad, where every ingredient was an explosion of flavor; the corn and truffle soup, incredibly rich and creamy; the generous serving of huge scallops; the spinach that came with the duck; the very bacony mac & cheese; a great bone-in filet, so flavorful; all the passed desserts. Come to think of it, basically everything was my favorite!

Thanks for the wonderful wines, everyone!

Upcoming Events

March 7-9

Wine Syndicate Goes to Vegas!

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	3335
Dues Payable	0
Purchases	0
Dinner	Pay for your own
Balance	3335

No dues are due.

2010-3 Bring Your Own Flight

Bring Your Own Flight

at Ocean Prime

directions

June 5, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Bring Your Own FlightThis is sort of a pseduo Syndicate event, with wines provided by the attendees.

Each couple was requested to bring two or three wines for a mystery flight. Good wines. Preferably really good wines. The wines should be related in some sense — year, vintner, grape, whatever — 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.

The wines:

Chaney	2007	Chester Gap Viognier (made by Berndt)	92
Chaney	2007	Chester Gap Merlot (made by Berndt)	89
Chaney	2007	Chester Gap Cabernet Franc (made by Berndt)	85
Hoffman	1997	Eola Hills Pinot Noir	88
Crockett	1998	Rex Hill Reserve Pinot Noir	90
Crockett	2006	Rex Hill Jacob Pinot Noir	85
Hoffman	1993	Pepperwood Grove Pinot Noir	83
Henline	1993	Joseph Drouhin Clos Vougeot	93
Henline	1990	Louis Latour Montagny	88
Robinson	1970	Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon	92
Robinson	1970	Simi Cabernet Sauvignon	91
Alcorn	1982	Ceretto Frochera Barolo	88
Alcorn	1982	Rodney Strong Alexander’s Crown Cabernet Sauvignon	93
Alcorn	1982	Chateau Bellegrave	92
Montoya	2004	Montestefano Barbaresco	92
Montoya	2003	Aldo Conterno Il Favot Barolo	97
Montoya	2004	Marcehsi di Grecy Camp Gros Martinenga Barbaresco	95
Siegel	1990	La Capelle Hermitage	95
Siegel	1994	Arrowood Syrah	96
Siegel	1982	Grange	99

Upcoming Events

September 25	Wine Syndicate
December 11	Wine Syndicate

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-257
Dues Payable
Purchases
Dinner	Pay for your own
Balance	-257

No dues are due.

2009-4 Blind Pairs

Blind Pairs

at Luma

August 29, 2009 at 6:00 pm

The WinesThis time we return to a classic theme, with pairs of wines that might easily be confused when we taste them blind. Various members will add a ringer to each flight.

9	11	1998	Ch Haut Brion Blanc	290
9	9	2000	Ch ‘Y’	145

7	15	1967	Chambertin Clos de Beze P. Gelin	75
5	20	1969	Echezeaux Leroy	320

2	29	1970	BV Beaumont Pinot Noir	75
2	23	1973	BV Special Label Burgundy	50

3	9	1966	Ch Cos d’Estournel France St Estephe	200
3	10	1970	Ch Cos d’Estournel France St Estephe	100

4	20	1987	Berringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon	75
2	24	1992	BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon	70
				1400

Results:

The Chateau “Y” was significantly more popular than the Haut Brion Blanc. My Evans Ranch Las Brisas Chardonnay was obviously out of its league.

The Chambertin narrowly beat my ringer (a 1969 Mondavi Pinot Noir) that was very difficult to spot as new world in the flight.

Ron’s 1992 Williams Selyem Piniot Noir won the third flight, but all three of those wines were the best of the tasting.

Ron’s 1986 Laurel Glen Cabernet Sauvignon won the fourth flight. The two Cos d’Estournels were extremely similar.

The Berringer won the third flight, narrowly beating Andy’s ringer, a 1991 Gainey Cabernet Sauvignon. Opinioin was very divided on the gainey, with people loving it or hating it. I loved it. The worst wine of the tasting by far was the 1992 BV GDLTPR, scoring only 1/2 point.

Thanks also to Dick for a couple of excellent dinner wines including a 2000 Cos D’Estournel, and John for a great Shiraz and a really neat dessert wine from Fess Parker, that fell somwhere between Shiraz and port.

Acquisitions

Surprisingly, there were some good deals to be found at this month’s Bonhams auction…

1961	Ch Lynch Bages France Pauillac	380
1966	Ch Pichon Lalande France Pauillac	130
1962	Ch Pichon Baron France Pauillac	130
1966	Ch Haut Brion France Graves	130
1966	Ch Montrose France St. Estephe	210
2000	Montrachet, G. Amiot	260
2000	Montrachet, G. Amiot	260
2000	Montrachet, G. Amiot	260
1834	Madeira, Malvasia	555
1875	Madeira, Malvasia	555
1901	Madeira, Malvasia	260
1948	Madeira, Malvasia	260
1885	Madeira, Verdelho	320

		3710

I also put together an interesting horizontal from a cellar newly acquire by Cellaraiders…

1970	Les Forts de Latour	109
1970	Leoville Las Cases	85
1970	Lafite Rothschild	175
1970	La Mission Haut Brion	155
1970	Haut Brion	225
1970	Figeac	145
1970	Gruaud Larose	85
1970	Cheval Blanc	205
1970	Latour (tenth)	205
1970	Mouton Rothschild	285
1970	Palmer (tenth)	135
1970	Talbot	80

		1889

Upcoming Events

December 5

Wine Syndicate

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	2025
Dues Payable	5000
Purchases	-5599
Dinner	-2183
Balance	-757

Please bring your dues of $1000 per couple.

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.

2002-4 What would you get if Al picked the wines?

Number 45 — November, 2002

Our Last Event

Thanks to the Ron, Chef Bernard, and Sommelier David for a fabulous dinner at Emeril’s. The pocini mushoom sauce is still the showstopper.

Favorite wines were 1971 Besune Greves “Vigne de l’Enfant” Bouchard, 1961 Chablis Valmur Moreau, and 1971 Ch. d’Yquem.

Our Next Event

Our next event will be at 4:00PM Saturday, November 16th, at Citrico’s.
The theme of this event is “What would you get if Al picked the wines?” The answer is “95’s and 61’s”

1	1995	Guenoc Genevieve Magoon	Chardonnay	Guenoc
	1995	Monticello Corely Estate Reserve*	Chardonnay
6-18	1995	Wild Hog Sara Lee’s Vineyard	Pinot Noir	Napa	18
3-5	1995	Bonnes Mares Gruffier	Red	Burgundy	60
5-21	1995	Nuits St. Georges Les Hauts Poirets Jayer-Gilles	Red	Burgundy	45
	1995	Arbios Alexander Valley*	Cabernet Sauvignon
	1995	Mystery*	Cabernet Sauvignon

8	1961	Ch. Beausejour	Red	Bordeaux	40
8	1961	Ch. Calon Segur	Red	Bordeaux	40
8-11	1961	Ch. Cheval Blanc	Red	Bordeaux	385
8	1961	Ch. Duhart-Milon-Rothschild	Red	Bordeaux	40
7	1961	Ch. Lafite	Red	Bordeaux	150
7	1961	Ch. Lynch-Bages	Red	Bordeaux	150
8	1961	Ch. Pavie	Red	Bordeaux	40
8	1961	Ch. Trottevieille	Red	Bordeaux	40

					1,008

* from Al’s cellar

Coming Events

December 1	Champagne at the Clausen’s
January 11	Wine Syndicate at the Alcorn’s Tapas BYOF Guest Corkmaster Andy

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-10711
Dues Payable	2800
Dinner	0
Auction Purchases	0
Balance	-7911

Please bring your dues of $200 per person to the event. The dues don’t include dinner, which you’ll order off the menu.

1998-3 Battle of the Burgundies

Number 27 — July, 1998

Our Next Event

Our next event will be at the California Grill, Saturday, August 1st, 1998 at 2 PM. We will have the room until 6 PM. Jim and Patti Clausen will be joining us as guests. The theme of this event is Battle of the Burgundies. The following wines will be poured blind:

1934	Chambolle-Musigny	Red
1958	Charles Krug	Burgundy
1959	Pommard	Red
1968	BV	Pinot Noir
1968	Inglenook	Pinot Noir
1969	BV Beaumont	Pinot Noir
1971	Pommard-Epenots	Red
1974	Mondavi	Pinot Noir
1977	Firestone	Pinot Noir
1980	Vosne-Romanee	Red
1983	Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Proces	Red
1988	Wild Horse	Pinot Noir
1983	Ch. D’Yquem	Sauternes

Appetizer: Assorted California Pizzas

Salad: Tamarind BBQ Duck Salad w/ Jicama and Caramelized Pineapple Chutney

Fish Course: Chili Dusted Tuna Seared Rare with Bean Medley, Poblano-Lime Vinaigrette

Meat Course: Sizzled Tofu and Artichokes on a Stir Fry of Grains and Greens

Dessert: Sorbet Trio with Tequila Caramel Sauce

Auction Action

We purchased six bottles of Ch. Haut Brion Blanc and 9 old BV cabernets at the last Butterfield & Butterfield auction.

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance	-61.36
Auction Purchases	-1265.00
Dues Payable	1320.00
Guest Dues	150.00
Dinner	-600.00
Balance	-456.36

Please bring your dues of $110 per person to the event.