Category Archives: Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

2008-4 BYOW

BYOW 

at Capital Grille

 
September 6, 2008 at 6:00 pm 
The ThemeEach couple was requested to bring something mysterious. Good wines. Preferably really good wines. The wines should be related in some metaphysical sense, 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. Knock yourselves out!

Here are the wines that were brought, along with mys ratings:

1989 Clos St Denis Drouhin Henline 92
1989 Mazies Chambertin Drouhin Henline 94
2004 Alta Miris Cabernet Sauvignon Robinson 97
2005 Conch Y Toro Del Melchior C.S. Robinson 93
1978 Gall Cabernet Sauvignon Alcorn 83
1978 Ch Mouton Rotshcild Alcorn 92
1978 Chambolle Musigny Bouchard Alcorn 88
1978 BV Georges de Latour PR CS Alcorn 93
1991 Dominus Siegel 94
2003 Troplong Mondot Siegel 88
2001 Nossorio Siegel 90

 

Acquisitions

None.

 

Upcoming Events

December 6th

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance -1955
Dues Payable 0
Purchases 0
Dinner Pay for your own
Balance -1955

No dues for this event.

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.

2008-2 Down (under) and Dirty

 Down (under) and Dirty

at Capital Grille

 
May 24, 2008 at 6:00 pm

 
Col Row Year Wine
Cost
4 10 2001 Marquis Philips Integrity
260
4 11 2001 Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine
75
4 12 2002 Marquis Philips Shiraz Nine
65
4 16 1992 Penfold’s Bin 707
65
4 17 1993 Penfold’s Bin 707
65
4 18 1994 Penfold’s Bin 707
65
4 8 2002 Clarendon Old Vines Grenache “Clarendon’
50
4 9 1998 Clarendon Brook Shiraz
80
4 15 2002 Burge Family D&OK Shiraz
47
4 14 2002 Amon Ra
150
922

There were some surprises at this event:

The 2002 Nine was much better than the more famous 2001 Nine. The Intergrity was integrated but not exciting,

The 1992 Bin 707 was vastly better than the other two Bin 707s.

All of the Claerndon wines were disappointing.

The best wine in the above list was the Amon Ra, which was the only one likely to age well.

Other standouts were a Mitolo Savitar Shiraz that Dick brought, and a 2003 Henry’s Drive Reserve Shiraz I brought which I thought was more complex than the Amon Ra, but perhaps not as structured.

Acquisitions

Given the outrageous auction prices of late, I’ve been looking at more recent wines I could aquire on sale.

2002 Dominus Cabernet Sauvignon
99
2002 Dominus Cabernet Sauvignon
99
2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia Cabernet Sauvignon
199
2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia Cabernet Sauvignon
199
2000 Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon
80
2002 Corton-Charlemagne Remoissenet White
80
2002 Clarendon Old Vines Grenache “Clarendon’ Grenache
50
1998 Clarendon Brook Shiraz Shiraz
80
2002 Burge Family D&OK Shiraz Shiraz
47
2002 Amon Ra Shiraz
150
1083

 

Upcoming Events

July 26

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance 1374
Dues Payable 5000
Purchases -1083
Dinner -1743
Balance 3548

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

2007-2 Odd Man Out

 Odd Man Out

at Luma’s
April 14 , 2007 at 5:30 pm
Col Row Year Wine Type Price
1 13 1964 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 100
5 19 1964 Ch. Lafite Red 120
7 12 1964 Chambertin Clos de Beze Drouhin-Laroze Red 130
6 20 1989 Hermitage La Chapelle Jaboulet Red 273
7 29 1990 Echezeaux Clerget Red 90
7 21 1990 Charmes Chambertin Serafin Red 90
2 23 1991 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 70
4 14 1991 Penfold’s Rosemount Estate Show Reserve Syrah 40
4 15 1991 Penfold’s Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon 65
3 14 1997 Pride Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 120
m2 21 2000 Turley Rattlesnake Petite Syrah 120
3 20 1996 Turley Zin Grist Zinfandel 120
1338

Top wines of the evening, in order:

Year Wine Notes Points
1998 Valendron St. Emilion
(brought by Ron)		 Coffee nose, tight, very French 99
1964 Chambertin Clos de Beze
Drouhin-Laroze		 Leather, minerals, smoke, fruit holding up well 96
1997 Pride Reserve Big, chewy, fruity, many of us mistook this for Petite Sirah 95

 

Acquisitions

1963 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1963 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1964 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1966 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1969 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1977 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1978 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1978 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1978 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1979 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1979 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1979 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1976 Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1976 Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1976 Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1976 Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1978 Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1978 Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1978 Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1978 Nuit Saint-Georges – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1966 Morey-Saint-Denis – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1966 Morey-Saint-Denis – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy 90
1964 Charmes-Chambertin – Pierre Bouree Fils Red Burgundy magnum 180
1945 Ch. Margaux Red Margaux 1700
3860

 

Future Events

July 14

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance 3760.10
Dues Payable 5000.00
Purchases -3860.00
Dinner -2209.00
Balance 2681.10

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

2007-1 YAGDLTV (Yet Another Georges De La Tour Vertical)

YAGDLTV (Yet Another Georges De La Tour Vertical)at Enzo’s

http://www.enzos.com/
January 13 , 2007 at 6 pm
This was a great room for our group, with a beautiful view of the lake. The standout wines were the 1968 BVGDLTPR, even though it was slightly corked, and the 1976, Robert Parker’s favorite. The 1977, a perenial group favorite, didn’t do as well this time. The 1972, a very rare wine, was, as expected, undrinkable. But at least now we can say we’ve tried it!
Year Wine Price My Rating
1964 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 100 90
1965 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 110 92
1966 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 125 94
1967 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 100 91
1968 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 185 98
1968 BV 100 89
1969 BV Alcorn 97
1970 BV 100 96
1971 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 110 93
1972 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve tenth Alcorn 70
1973 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Henline 98
1975 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 110 97
1976 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 60 99
1977 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Henline 87
1978 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 60 95
1979 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve 60 93
1,220

 

Acquisitions

 

Future Events

April 14th

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance 575.10
Dues Payable 5000.00
Purchases 0
Dinner -1815
Balance 3760.10

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

2006-3 The 70’s WS Style

The 70’s WS Style

at Luma’s

August 5, 2006
 

 
Put on your disco outfit and get ready for:

at 5:30 pm on Saturday, August 5, 2006 at Luma on Park.

Luma outdid themselves on the food. That grouper on risotto was amazing, and the steak so flavorful. But the Madeira is what I’ll always remember! 100 points!

Year Wine Type Region Size Price Score
1978 Chambolle Musigny, A. Rodet Red Burgundy 70 0
1979 Chambertin Clos de Beze Red Burgundy 25 88
1979 Morey Saint Denis Les Sorbets Red Burgundy 25 86
1970 Ch. Haut Brion Red Pessac Leognan 90 87
1970 Ch. Lafite Red Pauillac 90 90
1970 Ch. Mouton Rothschild Red Bordeaux 320 87
1975 Ch. Haut Brion Red Pessac Leognan 100 94
1975 Ch. Mouton Rothschild Red Pauillac 100 92
1975 Ch. Margaux Red Margaux Alcorn 70
1978 Ch. Leoville Las Cases Red St Julien 65 95
1978 Ch. Montrose Red St Estephe 30 91
1970 BV Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 100 96
1974 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa tenth 20 98
1975 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 40 93
1834 Madeira Malvasia Barbieto Madeira Madeira 505 100
1,580
Gainey Evans Ranch Chardonnay Henline 92
Newton Unfiltered Chardonnay Robinson 92
2003 Michel Colin-Deleger & Fils Chassagne-Montrachet Siegel 96
1970 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Robinson 81
1977 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon Alcorn 83
1990 Dominus Siegel 92
1990 Ch. Angelus St. Emilion Siegel 94
1987 Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon Crocket 89

 

 

Acquisitions

10 5 1947 Ch. Petrus Red Bordeaux 1235

This wine was hand carried from France by my friend Henry.

 

Future Events

October 21 – next tasting

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance -762.90
Dues Payable 5000.00
Purchases -1235.00
Dinner -1905.00
Balance 1097.10

 

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

2006-2 Comparative Shopping

Comparative Shoppingat Luma’sSaturday, April 15, 2006
Our next event will be at 5:30 pm on Saturday, April 15, 2006 at Luma on Park.The theme of this event is Comparative Shopping:

My Points Notes
2000 Ch. ‘Y’ de Yquem White Bordeaux 98 The clear winner of the flight with 9 out of 10 votes 145
1998 Ch. Haut Brion Blanc White Bordeaux 96 290
1983 Nuits St. Georges (Henline) Red Burgundy 87
1983 Echezeaux Cote de Nuits Mongeard-Mugneret Red Burgundy 93 45
1983 Echezeaux Domaine de la Romanee Conti Red Burgundy 91 The vote was almost evenly split between the two Echezeauxs 300
1961 Ch. Pape Clement (very low shoulder) (Alcorn) Red Bordeaux 83 The favorite, but clearly oxidized (although I voted for it!)
1961 Ch. Montrose Red Bordeaux 92 320
1962 Ch. Latour Red Pauillac 90 150
1991 Heits Martha’s Vineyard (Robinson) Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1991 Dominus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 98 The favorite, barely beating Martha’s. Dunn got no votes. I think this is the best wine ever from California. 120
1984 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 92 55
2003 Henry’s Drive Private Reserve Shiraz (Alcorn) Red Australia 100 My favorite wine of the night. We didn’t vote on this flight.
2003 Miltolo G.A.M. Shiraz (Henline) Red Australia 94
2002 Torbrek Shiraz (Siegel) Red Australia 92
1,723
1999 Ch. d’Yquem Sauternes Bordeaux 92 tenth 85
2000 Ch. d’Yquem Sauternes Bordeaux 98 tenth. Yes, this wine probably is worth 2.5 times the price of the 1999 213
1,723

 

Acquisitions

4 2000 Chateau ‘Y’ de Yquem 145 580
6 1999 d’Yquem, Sauternes (375ml) 85 510
6 2000 d’Yquem, Sauternes (375ml) 213 1278
4 1998 Ch. Haut Brion Blanc 290 1160
3528

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance

$2.10
Dues Payable 5000.00
Purchases -3528.00
Dinner -2237.00
Balance -762.90

 

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

2006-1 A Decade of BV

A Decade of BVat Luma’sJanuary 14, 2006
We had the nicest room ever for our event at 5:30 pm on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Luma on Park
290 S. Park Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789http://www.lumaonpark.com

The theme of this event was : A Decade of BV

1958 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 550
1 16 1964 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 100
1 17 1965 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 100
1 22 1966 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 110
1 23 1967 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 100
1 28 1968 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 125
1969 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Henline
2 8 1970 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 110
2 11 1971 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 110
2 12 1972 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 110
2 13 1973 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 110
2 14 1974 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 110
1635

The favorites wines, in order, were 1958, 1968 and 1974. which is interesting because that’s what we would have predicted. The 1958 was the youngest-seeming of all the wines!

The other stand-out was a 2000 Chateau “Y” that Ron brought. It was every bit as nice as Haut Brion Blanc.

Menu

Tuna tartar with radish salad

Endive salad with dried fruits

Pate de Foie gras with quince and brioche

Butternut squash ravioli with brown butter, sage, amaretti

Niman Ranch Sirloin with fingerling potatoes, watercress salad, mountain goranzola, port-balsamic

Warm Chocolate Truffle Cake with passion fruit

Coming Events

 April 15

Auction Action

1958 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 550
1 28 1968 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 150
1 29 1968 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 150
5 7 1921 Ch. Cos d’Estournel Red Bordeaux 555
5 8 1934 Ch. Calon Segur Red Bordeaux 415
5 9 1934 Ch. Pichon Baron Red Bordeaux 286
5 11 1961 Ch. Gruaud Larose Red Bordeaux 320
5 10 1961 Ch. Gruaud Montrose Red Bordeaux 320
6 16 1970 Ch. Mouton Rothschild Red Bordeaux 320
7 7 1959 Richebourg Remoissenet Red Burgundy 425
7 8 1966 Vosne Romanee Remoissenet Red Burgundy 400
6 26 1983 Echezeaux DRC Red Burgundy 300
6 27 1983 Echezeaux DRC Red Burgundy 300
6 28 1983 Grands Echexeaux DRC Red Burgundy 300
6 29 1983 Grands Echexeaux DRC Red Burgundy 300
6 24 1983 Romanee St. Vivant DRC Red Burgundy 300
6 25 1983 Romanee St. Vivant DRC Red Burgundy 300
6 30 1983 La Tache DRC Red Burgundy 300
6 31 1983 Richebourg DRC Red Burgundy 300
4 26 1834 Madeira Malvasia Barbieto Madeira Madeira 505
4 27 1834 Madeira Malvasia Barbieto Madeira Madeira 505
7,301

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance

4132.78
Dues Payable

5000.00
Auction Purchases

-$7301.25
Dinner & Wines -$1829.43
Balance $2.10

2005-4 Tough Pairs

Tough Pairs 

July 2, 2005

At Anaelle & Hugo’s

The theme of this event was Tough Pairs, but it turned out to be fairly easy in most cases. The overall favorites were the ’68 BVGDLTPR and the ’61 Cheval Blanc (made famous by the movie Sideways, where it is consumed from a styrofoam cup).

1955 Pommard 1er Cru
dried cherries, waxy, balanced, 90 pts		 Red Burgundy 50
1966 Romanee St. Vivant T. Moillard
bacon, fruit, balanced, 92 pts		 Red Burgundy 185
1952 Ch. Lafite
peculiar nose when first poured but blew off, cedar, tight, lead pencil, 87 pts		 Red Pauillac 60
1961 Ch. L’Angelus
intense vanilla, jam, very balanced and youthful, 89 pts		 Red St Emilion 40
1961 Ch. Cheval Blanc
huge, fatty, balanced, chewy, berries, soft, 94 pts		 Red St Emilion 385
1975 Ch. Cheval Blanc
tannic but fruit beginning to show through, mint, tight, 90 pts		 Red St Emilion 100
1968 BV
sawdust, a bit off balance but still good, 92 pts		 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 100
1968 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
eucalyptus, great structure, very balanced, 96 pts		 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 185
1998 Henry’s Drive Shiraz
a monster, vanilla, berries, smoke, wood, jam, 96 pts		 Shiraz Australia 45
2001 Marquis Philips Integrity
intense vanilla, raspberries, candy, very detectable r.s., 99 pts		 Shiraz Australia 260
1963 Warre’s
fairly light, excellent fruit, not very complex, elegant, 90 pts		 Port Portugal 150
1,560
Wines brought by members
Piper Champagne
A lovely, balanced Champagne, 92 pts		 Robinson
1996 Fess Parker Blanc de Blanc
Very toasty, complex, 92 pts		 Crocket
1966 Ch. Lafite
Characteristic Lafite, appealing but fading, 89 pts		 Alcorn
1994 Ch. HautBrion
Undeniably lafite, but tannic, 85 pts		 Siegel
1994 Ch. Latour
Quite tannic, gravelly, 85 pts		 Siegel
Sine Qua Non Chardonnay
A lovely, complex, buttery, toasty chardonnay, 99 pts		 Siegel
Banfi Pinot Grigio
Nice tropical fruit nose, 88 pts		 Restaurant
1997 Ch. d’Yquem
Superb, complex, syrupy match for the fois gras, 95 pts		 Henline
1997 Ch. Suiduraut
Unfortunately this wine was abandoned in the ice bucket, 0 pts		 Alcorn

Coming Events

November 12 – Bern’s

January 14

Auction Action

None.

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance

0
Dues Payable

5000
Auction Purchases

0
Dinner -2000
Balance 3000