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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.

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.

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.

2008-5 Odd Man Out

 Odd Man Out

at Rocco’s Italian Grill

400 S Orlando Ave. (just north off of Fairbanks Ave.)
Winter Park, FL 32789
(407) 644-7770

 
December 6, 2008 at 6:00 pm

The ThemeIt should have been easy to figure out which wine was different in each of these blind flights… right? And indeed, the second flight was easy — and superb. But the first flight proved a challenge, especially when Andy added a Williamsburg Winery Seyval Blanc that turned out to be the best wine in the flight!An asterisk denotes the most popular wines.

5
23
 2002 Corton-Charlemagne Remoissenet* White Burgundy
80
9
13
 1998 Ch Haut Brion Blanc White Bordeaux
290
9
8
 2000 Ch ‘Y’ White Bordeaux
145
6
13
 1961 Ch Lynch Bages* Red Bordeaux
478
3
11
 1962 Ch Margaux Red Bordeaux
225
7
13
 1961 Musigny – Hudelot* Red Burgundy
550
3
16
 2002 Dominus* Meritage
99
3
17
 2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia* Cabernet Sauvignon
199
3
14
 2000 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon
80
6
22
 1990 Hermitage La Chapelle Jaboulet* Red Rhone
224
3
21
 1997 Turley Zin Dogtown Zinfandel
120
3
22
 1998 Turley Zin Black-Sears Zinfandel
120
2610

 

Acquisitions

Because of the terrible economy, 18 pages of wine went unsold at the latest Morrell & Company auction. The wines were put up for sale at the reserve prices, and Ron was abl to steal these two for us:

1947 Volnay, H. Boillot Red Burgundy
$150
1945 Ch. Latour Red Bordeaux
$1035

 

 

Upcoming Events

March 14

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance -1955
Dues Payable 5000
Purchases -1185
Dinner -2214
Balance -354

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