| Tough Pairs
July 2, 2005 At Anaelle & Hugo’s |
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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 |
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| 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 | ||
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