Category Archives: Chardonnay

Find the …? by Ron

at Eddie V’s

August 4, 2018 at 6:30 pm

Four flights of three wines were poured blind. The challenge was to “Find the …”

Only Ron got them all right. Favorite wines in each flight are starred

The Wines

“Grand Cru White Burgundy”
2008 Aubert Lauren Chardonnay* RP 97
2014 Arnot Roberts Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay VN 94
2005 Henri Boillot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru BH 95, VN 98
“Grand Cru Red Burgundy”
2000 Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf –du-Pape Reserve* RP 93
2012 Comm. G B Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero VN 95
2005 Joseph Drouhin Chambertin (Clos Des Beze)* BH 94
“Cote Rotie”
2006 Sine Qua Non Syrah Raven Series* RP 98
2003 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva RP 98
2003 Guigal Cote Rotie La Turque RP 100
“First Growth Bordeaux”
1991 Dominus Cabernet* RP 99
1990 Antinori Solaia Toscana RP 94
1989 Chateau Margaux* RP 90

Acquisitions

Wines for this tasting $3100

Upcoming Events

Syndicate January 19

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance $1635
Dues Payable +5500
Purchases -3100
Dinner -2081
Balance 1954

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

2013-1 Ron’s Favorite Wines When You Only Have $3000 to Spend

Bull and Bear

February 2, 2013 at 6:00 pm

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The Wines

Ron provided a fabulous series of flight from his cellar. Wine of the night was the 1966 La Mission Haut Brion, ,followed closely by the Chateau Rayas. Other favorites were the Jacques Selosse Substance, 2005 Araujo Eisele and 1959 Aloxe-Corton. The only wine that was slightly disappointing was the 1994 Dominus, which despite a great Bordeaux-like nose mysteriously lacked structure and fruit. I thought the Suduiraut (a great year) was slightly more balanced than the Yquem, although the nose of the Yquem was quite complex.

I added a couple of wines to the flights. My 2010 Aubert Ritchie wasn’t as complex as the Lauren, and my 2000 Raymond Usseglio CDP was much less chewy than the Deux Freres, although at one fifth the price a good buy.

Flight I (Ron’s favorite Champagne producers)
96 Krug – toast, bread, pronounced lime, sharp finish that mellowed with an hour of air, 96 pts.
NV Jacques Selosse Substance – toast, orchids, meat, stones, oxidative nose, incredibly long and mouth filling. My favorite Champagne, 98 pts.

Flight II ( Ron’s favorite Chardonnay producers Old and New World)
10 Aubert Ritchie – bacon, butter, ash, 94 pts.
09 Aubert Lauren – lavender, floral, more complex on the tongue than the Ritchie, sharper finish, growing complexity with 30 minutes of air, 98 pts.
09 Raveneau Montee de Tonnere – intense anise nose, marine slat, soft on the tongue, a bit disappointing next to the new world chards, 92 pts.

Flight III ( Southern Rhone / Chateauneuf du Pape)
00 Pierre Usseglio Deux Freres – berries, meat, well structured, 93 pts.
00 Chateau Rayas – light ruby, cherry, mint, rhubarb, herbs, like a great Burgundy, 99 pts.
00 Rudolph Usseglio CDP – dark color, animal scents, simple on the palate, but chewy, good buy, 90 pts.

Flight IV (California Cabernet battle served blind) The Araujo beat some very high end Cali’s including Dominus at Andrus’s blind tasting.
94 Dominus – big dark fruit nose but a disappointing hollowness on the palate. Bottle variation or over rated or over the hill or awkward stage? 93 pts.
05 Araujo Eisele – tons of fruit and chocolate mint, big long vanilla mint finish. A monster of a new world wine. Cultish. 96 pts.

Flight V ( Bordeaux: Ron’s favorite 82 and my favorite Bordeaux Producer)
66 La Mission Haut Brion – redwoord, huge fruit, very fruity on the palate, earthy finish, easily WOTN. 99+ pts.
82 Pichon Lalande – intense dark mushroom, forest floor, perhaps the best 82 I’ve had, but slightly thin on the palate. 95 pts.

Flight VI ( Burgundy: Ron’s favorite vintages)
59 Domaine F Thevenot Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru – youthful bright cherry, bacon, wood smoke, big, sweet and fruity on the palate, ever so slightly musty. I love old Burgs! 99 pts.
78 Leroy NSG Boudots – cherry and herbal, thin compared to the Aloxe. Reinforces my NSG opinions. 92 pts.

Flight VII ( Ron’s favorite dessert wine )
97 Yquem – surprisingly off balance for Yquem, but a great complex nose. 89 pts.
01 Suduiraut – best Suduiraut ever, really balanced finish, but a much simpler nose than the Yquem. 93 pts.

 

Acquisitions

1970 Petrus! $1287    (we stole this from JJ Buckley’s year end sale)
Wines from Ron $3000

 

Upcoming Events

April 20 Syndicate

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance 1454
Dues Payable 5000
Purchases -4287
Dinner -2586
Balance -419

 

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

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
3268

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.

2011-1 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.

2010-4 Holy Crap! It’s 1961!

Holy Crap! It’s 1961!at Bull and Bear

 
September 25, 2010 at 6:00 pmWow, some great wines. The 1961 Haut Brion was the unanimous first place winner, with most people scoring it 100 points. That’s the first time that’s happened. Second place, with nine votes was the 1966 Haut Brion. A great tasting; thanks to all for bringing some magnificent wines.
 

 

 

  

 

 
The WinesPullin’ out all the stop for this one.

Year Wine From Notes Score
Price
1962 Ch Pichon Baron WS slight browning, caramel, hazlenut, vanilla, improved as it sat for about 30 minutes 88
140
1962 Ch Margaux WS light garnet, spices, violets, youthful, femenin, died quickly 92
225
1966 Ch Pichon Lalande WS somewhat brown, iron, sweet 84
140
1966 Ch Montrose WS garnet, mint, stil tannic, a bit short 88
140
1966 Ch Haut Brion WS dark garnet, classic haut brion nose, tannic, youthful, floral 95
210
1961 Ch Lynch Bages WS garnet, swamp water at first, then floral 94
380
1961 Ch Lafite (tenth) WS light garnet, sawdust, mint, acidic, great condition for a tenth 89
600
1961 Ch Mouton Rothschild WS very dark garnet, very young, early pours were turpentine nosed, sawdust, chewy 91
1700
1961 Ch Haut Brion WS one of the greatest wines I’ve had, dark garnet, classic haut brion nose, chewy, young, spectacular, a unanimous first place 100
1950
5455
2006 Puligny-Montrachet, Les Referts, J.M. Boillot Alcorn butter, ash, fruit, caramel, long finish 96
2004 Evans Ranch Pinot Noir Lone Oak Henline cherry 93
2003 Ch. Carbonnieaux Siegel Citrus, floral 91
2005 Robert Young Chardonnay Crockett creamy, balanced 94
2006 Adobe Road Petite Sirah Alcorn jammy, chocolate, mint, spice, long 93
2008 Tablas Creek Esprit de Beaucastel Robinson floral, spicy 92
2003 L’Aventure Optimus Robinson classic syrah blend 90
1984 Dominus Siegel tight, very Bordeaux like 93
1984 Ridge Montebello Siegel gravel, very Bordeaux like 96
1984 Robert Mondavi Reserve CS Siegel 1970 Ch. Lafit nose 90
2005 Adobe Road CS Henline Floral, sweet, vanilla 89

 

Acquisitions

Qty Year Wine
Price
4 1986 Ch Mouton Rothschild (100 pts)
699
2796

 

Upcoming Events

December 11 Wine Syndicate

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance -257
Dues Payable 5000
Purchases -2796
Dinner -1831
Balance 116

Please bring your dues of $1000 per couple.

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.

2003-4 V&A

Number 49 —  November, 2003

 

Our Last Event

Emeril’s was great. (additional info lost in web crash.)

Our Next Event

V&A November 14 at 5pm.

3-8 1964 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 60
2 1978 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 60
4-15 1986 Heitz Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 86
8-24 1992 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 120
1-7 1989 Hop Kiln M. Griffin Petite Sirah Napa 20
2-31 1998 Dry Creek Syrah Napa 20
7 1993 Ch. Latour Red Bordeaux 100
1-6 1994 Ch. Angelus Red Bordeaux 55
1964 Richebourg Domaine Gros Frere et Soeur Red Burgundy 240
1947 Chambertin Remoissenet Pere & Fils Red Burgundy 194
5 1992 Grigch Hills Chardonnay Napa 32
1-29 1989 Stony Hill Chardonnay Napa 20

 

Coming Events

November 29  Clausen’s Champagne Party
January 10  Wine Syndicate at Alcorn’s

 

Auction Action

None – We’re bidding on the Butterfield auction 11/15.

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance

617
Dues Payable

3500
Dinner -2273
Auction Purchases -434
Balance 1410

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. 

 

2003-1 What would you get if Andy picked the wines?

Number 46 —  January, 2003

 

Our Last Event

 

Thanks to the Jim for organizing a delightful meal at Citrico’s and to Al, our Guest Corkmaster. Al brought two big surprises: A wine made by Joe Spinelli, and one made by John Henline from grapes planted by Martin, Steve and Linda.

Votes were evenly split over most wines in the first flight. In the second flight the clear winner was 1961 Cheval Blanc, although it suffered from the bad luck of being poured in a small glass.

Other wines that I personally found memorable were Martin’s 1975 Angelo Papgani Alicante Bouchet (which I identified blind — please hold your applause), and Ron’s 1997 Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz.

The appetizers were particularly tasty. My favorite was the tuna two ways, which was delightful with the Wild Hog Pinot Noir, and the Quail Pastilla. Many thanks to Citrico’s for the superb food and service.

Our Next Event

Our next event will be at 4:00PM Saturday, January 11th, at the Alcorn’s.
The theme of this event is “What would you get if Andy picked the wines?”

1 1996 Guenoc Genevieve Magoon Chardonnay Guenoc
5-27 1998 Stony Hill Chardonnay Napa 25
5 1992 Chablis Vaillons Dauvissat White Burgundy 40
5-18 1998 Meursault Les Grands Charrons Bouzereau-Gruere White Burgundy 35
2-13 1970 Ch. Lafite Red Bordeaux 85
4 1968 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 35
4 1970 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon Alex. Valley 35
3 1969 Chappellet Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 35
2-16 1976 Ch. Cheval Blanc Red Bordeaux 30
1-23 1978 Ch. Montelena Centennial Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
2 1975 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 40
4 1975 Ch. Haut Brion Red Bordeaux 100
5-22 1937 Ramos Pinto Tawny Port Portugal 165
$680

The food will be tapas style.

Alcorn Thai Beef Cilantro Salad
Chaney Mexican Appetizers
Clausen Spanish
Crockett Peru Bay Scallop and Fugu Ceviche With Blackened Tomatillo Truffle Sauce
Gane Brazilian
Henline Ferenginar-Alterian Chowder
Robinson Portuguese
Siegel Italian Tira Misu, French Assorted Cheeses

 

4:00 – 4:30 Warm up wines on patio
4:30 – 6:00 Formal tasting – Andy is guest wine master
6:00 – 8:30 Dinner
8:30 – ??? Coffee, cigars, outdoor fire

 

Coming Events

April 19 Wine Syndicate at ?
Guest Corkmaster ?

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance

-7911
Dues Payable

3500
Dinner (rentals) -162
Auction Purchases 0
Balance -4573

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