2002-1 Food and Wine in Blind Pairs

Number 42 —  February, 2002

 

Our Last Event

At our last tasting, we demonstrated that Stony Hill Chardonnay simply doesn’t age. Many of us identified the three ringers in the flight of nine, but no one had a clue as to the ages of the six Stony Hill Chardonnays — and none of them seemed more than a few years old.  The favorite wine was, not surprisingly, the 1978 Haut Brion Blanc.

Thanks to Fred Fenwick of Fenwick’s Caterer’s for a nice dinner and excellent service.

Our Next Event

Our next event will be at 4PM Saturday, February 16th, at our house again. This time we’re going back to a format of years gone by, and having a pot luck. This will allow us to establish a bank roll for a really spectacular tasting at a future date. Food assignments, as arranged by email, are show in the menu section.

For those with short memories, view a map to the Alcorn’s as either:

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The theme of this event is Food and Wine in Blind Pairs.

The following wines will be poured blind in the flights shown, accompanied by food:

Year Winery Type Appellation Price Bin
Appetizer Henline
1988 Grigch Hills Chardonnay Napa 32
1988 Stony Hill Chardonnay Napa 20 1-28
Salmon with Dill & California Rolls Clausen 
1994 Guenoc Genevieve Magoon Chardonnay Guenoc 1
1983 Ch. Haut Brion Blanc White Bordeaux 110 1
French Onion Soup Chaney
1966 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 50 4
1970 Ch. Lafite Red Bordeaux 85
Brown Derby Cobb Salad Crockett
1978 Ch. Montrose Red Bordeaux 30
1979 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 60 2
Chateaubriand and Veggies  Alcorn
1987 Grigch Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 32
1983 Ch. Leoville Poyferre Red Bordeaux 75 6
Cheese Siegel
1993 Guenoc Beckstoffer Cabernet Sauvignon Guenoc Matt 1
1994 Ch.  La Fleur de Gay Red Bordeaux 55
Cary’s Chocolate Cloud w/Raspberry Sauce Robinson
1981 Ch. d’Yquem Sauternes (1/10) Bordeaux 95
Chocolate Truffles Gane
Port & Cigars
644

 

Auction Action

It’s certainly a buyer’s market for wine. Of the twelve lots purchased at the November 17 Butterfield’s auction, nearly all went well below the bottom estimate:

1975 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
1976 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
1978 Ch. Montelena Centennial Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
1979 Ch. Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
1980 Ch. Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
1981 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
1981 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
1984 Dunn Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 55
1984 Dunn Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 110
1984 Dunn Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 110
1970 Ch. Lafite Red Bordeaux 85
1970 Ch. Lafite Red Bordeaux 85
1970 Ch. Lafite Red Bordeaux 85
1971 Ch. Margaux Red Bordeaux 30
1971 Ch. Margaux Red Bordeaux 30
1971 Ch. Margaux Red Bordeaux 30
1971 Ch. Margaux Red Bordeaux 30
1976 Ch. Cheval Blanc Red Bordeaux 30
1978 Ch. Montrose Red Bordeaux 30
1978 Ch. Montrose Red Bordeaux 30
1978 Ch. Lafite Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch. Angelus Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch. Angelus Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch. Angelus Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch. Angelus Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch. Angelus Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch. Angelus Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch.  La Fleur de Gay Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch.  La Fleur de Gay Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch.  La Fleur de Gay Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch.  La Fleur de Gay Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch.  La Fleur de Gay Red Bordeaux 55
1994 Ch. Trotanoy Red Bordeaux 55
1978 Hop Kiln Petite Sirah Sweet Late Harvest Napa tenth 20
1979 Hop Kiln Petite Sirah Napa 20
1979 Hop Kiln Zinfandel Napa 20
1980 Hop Kiln Petite Sirah Napa 20
1980 Hop Kiln Petite Sirah Napa 20
1981 Hop Kiln Primitivo Zinfandel Napa 20
1983 Hop Kiln Petite Sirah Napa 20
1985 Hop Kiln M. Griffin Petite Sirah Napa 20
1985 Hop Kiln Primitivo Reserve Zinfandel Napa 20
1986 Hop Kiln M. Griffin Petite Sirah Napa 20
1987 Hop Kiln M. Griffin Petite Sirah Napa 20
1988 Hop Kiln Zinfandel Napa 20
1989 Hop Kiln M. Griffin Petite Sirah Napa 20
1989 Hop Kiln M. Griffin Petite Sirah Napa 20
1989 Hop Kiln M. Griffin Petite Sirah Napa 20
1989 Hop Kiln M. Griffin Petite Sirah Napa 20
1979 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Napa 20
1979 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Napa 20
1983 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Napa 20
1983 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Napa 20
1985 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Napa 20
1986 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Napa 20
1986 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Napa 20
1987 Dry Creek Petite Sirah Napa 20
1998 Dry Creek Syrah Napa 20
NV Inglenook Bellos & Co. Distributors Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 20
1959 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon Napa tenth 20
1963 Inglenook Pinot Noir Napa 20
1973 Inglenook Cask D-9 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 20
1991 Penfold’s Rosemount Estate Show Reserve Syrah Australia 40
1991 Penfold’s Rosemount Estate Show Reserve Syrah Australia 40
1991 Penfold’s Rosemount Estate Show Reserve Syrah Australia 40
1991 Penfold’s Rosemount Estate Show Reserve Syrah Australia 40
1937 Ch. Haut Brion Red Bordeaux 240
1937 Ch. Latour Red Bordeaux 240
1937 Ch. Margaux Red Bordeaux 240
1990 Penfold’s Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon Australia 65
1991 Penfold’s Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon Australia 65
1992 Penfold’s Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon Australia 65
1993 Penfold’s Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon Australia 65
1994 Penfold’s Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon Australia 65
1993 Ch. Haut Brion Red Bordeaux 100
1993 Ch. Lafite Red Bordeaux 100
1993 Ch. Latour Red Bordeaux 100
1993 Ch. Latour Red Bordeaux 100
1993 Ch. Margaux Red Bordeaux 100
1993 Ch. Mouton Rothschild Red Bordeaux 100
1890 Ch. Mouton Rothschild Red Bordeaux 460
1971 Ch. D’Yquem Sauternes Sauternes 190
1979 Ch. D’Yquem Sauternes Sauternes 190
1981 Ch. D’Yquem Sauternes Sauternes tenth 95
TOTAL 5,160

 

Coming Events

 

Treasurer’s Report

Previous Balance

134
Dues Payable

2100
Dinner (linens & tables) -183
Auction Purchases -5160
Balance -3109

Please bring your dues of $150 per person to the event.