Category Archives: Eddie V’s

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
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Treasurer’s Report

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

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

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Syndicate January 19

Treasurer’s Report

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

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The Price is Right

at Eddie V’s

January 13, 2018 at 6pm

The Wines

This was a completely blind event. Wines were served in pairs. One wine in each pair was much more expensive than the other. The group had no difficulty discerning the more expensive wine in each case. The fact that there were no surprises was in itself surprising!

Value Cost
1928 Château Cos d’Estournel 975 775
1928 Château Chambert-Marbuzet 55 55
1959 Château Prieuré-Lichine 113 35
1959 Château Gruaud Larose 569 300
1959 Ph. Chapelle & Fils Santenay 1er Cru 50 50
1959 Hospices de Beaune Beaune 1er Cru Cuvée Dames Hospitalieres Maison Leroy 518 535
1983 Opus One 271 50
1983 Château Gloria 30 60
2013 Dominus Estate 334 285
2013 Dominus Napanook Red 75 50
2014 Orin Swift Machete 61 48
2012 Mollydooker Shiraz Carnival of Love 77 38
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Acquisitions

Wines for this tasting $2281

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Syndicate April 14

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance $2228
Dues Payable +5500
Purchases -2281
Dinner -2422
Balance $3025

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2017-1 Blind Pairs

at Eddie V’s

January 21, 2017 at 6pm

We had a great time in Chicago in November, featuring the very exciting World Series conclusion, a very comprehensive Bordeaux tasting, and some great dinners. A few blog entries on the subject:

Comprehensive Bordeaux Tasting: 1989/1990

When the Cubs Won the World Series

Oriole With Our Wine Group

This event cleans out the Syndicate cellar except for three Madeiras. The wines were poured in blind pairs. All showed well except the Vos Romanee, which was heavily sedimented. a group favorite was the Pape Clement. In most of the other flights the vote was evenly split. 2001 Yquem is indeed much more aromatic and balanced than the 2000 when tasted blind.

Other notable wines: John’s 2010 Domaine des Senechaux CDP Blanc, Dick’s 2004 L’Aventure Stephan Vineyards Syrah/Cab blend from Paso Robles, Martin’s 1973 AngeloPapgni Alicante Bouchet (which I sort of identified blind), Martin’s 2003 Integrity, and Ron’s 2007 Clos de Vougeot by Raphet.

The Wines

2005 Guigal Ex Voto Blanc White Rhone 110
2009 Ch Pape Clement White Bordeaux tenth 130
1962 Ch Margaux Red Bordeaux 414
1964 Ch Lafite Rothschild Red Bordeaux 356
1969 Antonin Rodet Echezeaux Red Burgundy 90
1969 Moillard Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Malconsorts Red Burgundy 180
1983 Dominus Estate Blend Napa 130
1991 Dominus Estate Napanook Vineyard Blend Napa 270
2013 Dominus Estate Blend Napa 261
2013 Caymus Special Selection Cabernet Napa 170
2000 Ch d’Yquem Sauternes Bordeaux tenth 213
2001 Ch d’Yquem Sauternes Bordeaux tenth 300
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Acquisitions

Two remaining bottles of 1937 Vosne-Romanée are out on consignment, ?
Wines from Steve for this tasting $1341

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Syndicate April 29

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance -870
Dues Payable 5500
Purchases -1341
Sales 0
Dinner -2154
Balance 1135

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2014-2 The Price Is Right

at Eddie V’s

June 7, 2014 at 6 pm

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The Wines

This event challenged us to find the prestige wine in each flight.

Because I added a ringer to both the first flights (’83 Burgess Cab and ’70 Concannon Cab) this was a bit more challenging than you might imagine. We were able to identify most wines, but we definitely mixed up the Pomerol and the Cheval Blanc. The drinkability of the ’60 Grand-pontet was surprising. I thought the BV and the Clos des Lambrays were almost comparable in quality (although very different in style), but I did have the dregs of the Lambrays. The Latour was a flawed bottle.

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1960 Gemello Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz 70 94 pts
1960 Château Grand-Pontet St. Émilion Grand Cru France St Emilion 100 95 pts
1961 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac France Pauillac 1979 96 pts
1955 Château l’Enclos Haut Mazeyres Pomerol France Pomerol 100 96 pts
1955 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 280 90 pts
1955 Château Cheval Blanc St. Émilion Grand Cru France St Emilion 675 95 pts
1945 BV Pinot Noir Pinot Noir Napa 310 97 pts
1947 Casa de Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma 330 88 pts
1947 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays France Burgundy 1656 96 pts
1964 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon California 85 88 pts
1945 Ch Latour France Pauillac 985 NA
1949 Ch. Bouscaut France Pessac-Léognan 85 90 pts
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Acquisitions

1966 Ch. Haut Brion France Graves magnum 340
1962 Ch. Leoville Las Cases France St. Julien magnum 340
1966 Ch. Grand Puy Lacoste France Pauillac magnum 340
1970 Ch. Giscours France Margaux magnum 340
1907 Madeira, Bual, Blandys Madeira Madeira 680
1960 Gemello Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Cruz 70
1960 Château Grand-Pontet St. Émilion Grand Cru France St Emilion 100
1961 Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac France Pauillac 1979
1955 Château l’Enclos Haut Mazeyres Pomerol France Pomerol 100
1955 Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 280
1955 Château Cheval Blanc St. Émilion Grand Cru France St Emilion 675
1945 BV Pinot Noir Pinot Noir 310
1947 Casa de Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma 330
1947 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays France Burgundy 1656
7540

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Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance 5580
Dues Payable 5000
Purchases -7540
Dinner -1730
Balance 1310

 

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2014-1 Horizontals

at Eddie V’s
7488 West Sand Lake Road
Orlando FL 32819

March 15, 2014 at 6 pm

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The Wines

This event offered a collection of mini horizontals. They didn’t prove much of a challenge to sort out blind, and nearly everyone got most of them right. The flight winners were the Bonnes Mares, Giscours and DRC.

5 23 1966 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 125
7 9 1966 Bonnes Mares – Comte de Vogue Red Burgundy 490
9 15 1966 Ch. Leoville Las Cases France Pauillac 140
9 20 1966 Ch. Carbonnieux France Pauillac 85
5 12 1970 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 150
9 9 1970 Ch. Giscours France Pauillac 85
9 8 1970 Les Forts de Latour France Pauillac 150
5 21 1978 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
7 16 1978 Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
5 26 1979 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
8 20 1979 Grand Echexeaux – Domaine de la Romanee Conti Red Burgundy 1156
9 22 1999 Ch d’Yquem Sauternes Bordeaux tenth 85
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Following the tasting I served three wines blind They turned out to all be the same wine, Troublemaker, a GSM blend. But one had been frozen for two months, and one had been in my trunk for two months. The favorite was the trunk wine, by a narrow margin. The only obviously flawed wine was the frozen one, but I think the damage was simply slight geranium scent from having a bit of air let into the bottle prior to freezing to make sure the bottle wouldn’t burst. Next time I would try it without doing that.

 

Acquisitions

 

1964 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon California 85
1965 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon California 85
1967 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon California 85
1968 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon California 85
1970 Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon California 85
1979 Duckhorn Merlot Napa 85
1979 Duckhorn Merlot Napa 85
1980 Duckhorn Merlot Napa 85
1980 Duckhorn Merlot Napa 85
1980 Duckhorn Merlot Napa 85
1980 Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 85
1914 Madeira, Bual, Abudarhaml Madeira Madeira 300
1945 Madeira, Bual, Cossart Gordon & Co Madeira Madeira 300
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 Syndicate  June 7

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance 3800
Dues Payable 5000
Purchases -1535
Dinner -1685
Balance 5580

 

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