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Notable food:
Spicy Asian sauce on the amuse bouche scallop
Fois Gras
Short ribs
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| 1959 |
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Hospice de Beaune, Nicolas Rolin
Classic smoke and bacon fat, with a leather and mineral finish. Still excellent fruit.
97 points. |
Red |
Burgundy |
115 |
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| 1961 |
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Hospice de Beaune, Nicolas Rolin
A distant relative of the ’59, with the same nuances, but lacking depth.
91 points. |
Red |
Burgundy |
135 |
|
| 1968 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Lovely, floral, somewhat light in color. Drink up.
94 points. |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa |
Henline |
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| 1968 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Consistently the finest modern vintage of GDLT,
but this was the finest example I’ve ever seen. Incredibly youthful,
I would have guessed a late 80s vintage. Rutherford dust, mint, vanilla, spices.
98 points. |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa |
110 |
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| 1968 |
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BV Special Label Burgundy
Exotic blend of Charbono, Cab Franc and Petite Sirah, still fairly youthful.
92 points. |
Red |
Napa |
Alcorn |
|
| 1966 |
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Penfold’s Grange
Spectacular, dark, inky, chocolate, coffee, shiraz fruit.
First Grange I’ve had that was ready to drink. Worth every penny.
99 points. |
Shiraz |
Australia |
500 |
|
| 1962 |
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Ch. Cheval Blanc
A bit disappointing.
The nose never developed that Cab Franc complexity I associate with Cheval Blanc.
Balanced, but time to drink up.
90 points. |
Red |
Bordeaux |
120 |
|
| 1962 |
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Ch. Lafite
Classic Lafite, still balanced, lead pencil, coffee. mineral finish.
92 points. |
Red |
Pauillac |
100 |
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Dinner |
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| 1996 |
|
Echezeaux, Bocquenet
Disappointing, uni-dimensional pinot that could just as easily have been from California.
88 points. |
Red |
Burgundy |
90 |
|
| 1993 |
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Ch. Margaux
Quite disappointing, off balance, youthful but nothing going for it.
87 points. |
Red |
Bordeaux |
100 |
|
| 1994 |
|
Dominus
Not as good as the ’91, but still a damned nice wine.
More merlot-like than meritage. Still chewy.
93 points. |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa |
120 |
|
| 1999 |
|
Turley Zin, Duarte
A wine with no redeeming values.
Off balance, unpleasant fruit flavors, uni-dimensional.
82 points. |
Zinfandel |
Contra Costa |
120 |
|
| 1963 |
|
Dow
Beautiful floral delicate port at its peak.
Chocolate to spare in the nose.
94 points. |
Port |
Portugal |
150 |
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| Cafe Boulud Palm Beach |
| Sunday, May 29, 2005 |
Notable food:
the corn under the wild ivory king salmon,
the short ribs. |
|
| 1970 |
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Corton
Good color. Chocolate, coffee, smoke. Tight.
88 points. |
|
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Alcorn |
|
| 1961 |
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Richebourg, Liger-Belair
Smoke, bacon fat, wax, BBQ sauce.
Slightly sour in the mouth, but some fruit remaining.
95 points. |
Red |
Burgundy |
140 |
|
| 1962 |
|
Pommard, Cruse & Fils
Quite dark for its age. Fruit, raisins, charred wood.
Balanced in the mouth, dried flowers and Asian spices, chocolate.
92 points. |
Red |
Burgundy |
120 |
|
| 1937 |
|
Ch. Cheval Blanc
Dark color, slight browning. Flowers, caramel, cedar, smoke.
Round mouth feel, fruity, coffee, hazelnut. youthful, seems like a 1975.
94 points. |
Red |
Bordeaux |
100 |
|
| 1937 |
|
Ch. Haut Brion
Very dark, good color.
Cement dust, chocolate, coffee, grass, wax, black pepper.
Tight, classic Haut Brion. Also seems like a 1975.
93 points. |
Red |
Bordeaux |
240 |
|
| 1940 |
|
Louis Martini
Light in color. Cotton candy, cinnamon, asparagus, cedar.
Sweet mouth. Much disagreement over the nose, some despised it.
93 points. |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa |
350 |
|
| 1942 |
|
Louis Martini
Very dark color. Vanilla to the max. Mint, butterscotch, candy.
Merlot character, tight, tannic.
98 points. |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa |
350 |
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Dinner |
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|
| 1996 |
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Chambertin Thomas-Moillard
Tight, closed, no fruit.
83 points. |
Red |
Burgundy |
90 |
|
| 1993 |
|
Ch. Mouton Rothschild
Coffee, tannic, short. Great nose, light finish.
89 points. |
Red |
Bordeaux |
100 |
|
| 1994 |
|
BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Rutherford dust, vanilla, mint, big, tannic. 90 points. |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa |
70 |
|
| 1997 |
|
Clarendon Hills Australis
Black color, green unpleasant nose, smooth in the mouth.
88 points. |
Shiraz |
Australia |
Siegel |
|
| 2001 |
|
Marquis Phillips Integrity
Black color, blueberry, chocolate syrup.
96 points. |
Shiraz |
Australia |
Siegel |
|
| 1998 |
|
Chassagne Montrachet
Opened the night before! Fruity, vanilla, anise, pina colada.
95 points. |
Montrachet |
Burgundy |
Henline |
|
| 1987 |
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Silverado
Good fruit, very soft.
84 points. |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa |
Crocket |
|
| 1987 |
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Heits Martha’s Vineyard
Classic Martha’s Eucalyptus nose, light finish.
90 points. |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Napa |
Robinson |
|
| 1963 |
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Fonseca
Slightly cloudy, probably due to a very deteriorated and leaky cork.
Chocolate and mint, more complex than yesterday’s ’63 Dow.
90 points. |
Port |
Portugal |
170 |
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Palm Beach Tastings Total |
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3,510 |
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