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Burgundy: Real and Fake – Pinot Brasserie – March 7 |
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This was more challenging than it might look, although the first flights were easy, and almost everyone had 100% until the last flight. The 73 Special Label Burgundy turned out to be the wine of the night. Who knows what’s in that! |
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24 |
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1949 |
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Charmes-Chambertin, Liger-Belair
Citrus, bug spray, flawed bottle |
75 |
317 |
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26 |
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1959 |
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BV Beaumont Pinot Noir
Leather |
82 |
130 |
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28 |
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1958 |
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Echezeaux Domaine de la Romanee Conti
Earth, leather, mint, dried cherries, coffee |
92 |
675 |
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25 |
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1958 |
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BV Beaumont Pinot Noir
Like thin BVGDLTPR |
85 |
130 |
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12 |
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1961 |
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Bonnes Mares – Drouhin-Laroze
Light color but intense nose and flavors, cherries |
93 |
550 |
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27 |
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1960 |
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BV Burgundy
Earth, chocolate |
90 |
50 |
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14 |
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1967 |
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Chambertin Clos de Beze P. Gelin
Cherries, wood smoke |
94 |
75 |
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28 |
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1967 |
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BV Burgundy
Classic BVGDLTPR character, lucious fruit |
94 |
50 |
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9 |
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1971 |
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Beaune Greves Vigne de l’Enfant Jesus Bouchard
Coffee |
95 |
75 |
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30 |
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1970 |
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BV Beaumont Pinot Noir
Coffee – these wines were actually surprisingly similar |
95 |
75 |
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1976 |
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Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils
Vanilla, not very Burgundian |
93 |
90 |
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1973 |
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BV Special Label Burgundy
Wood, was, york peppermint patties with dark chocolate |
96 |
50 |
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A Serious Case of BVGDLTPR – Aquaknox – March 8 |
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1963 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Very light color with a classic old BV nose, sweet cedar on the palate, cream sherry finish, past its prime by a decade or two |
80 |
90 |
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1964 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Redwood nose, restrained; still some fruit on the palate |
80 |
130 |
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11 |
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1966 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Sawdust nose, good fruit, a bit of tannin |
90 |
90 |
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1968 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Sawdust and cherry nose, big and chewy, long; this has always been my favorite |
97 |
125 |
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12 |
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1969 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Very similar to the 68; menthol, youthful coffee, wood smoke, sweet balanced vanilla |
96 |
90 |
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1970 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Iron, minerals, wood, mint, sweet fruity tannins, medium finish |
94 |
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1971 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
alcohol nose, decent fruit, acidic, hot short finish |
89 |
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1974 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
I got the dreggs of this tenth, so I can’t really rate it; caramel oxidized |
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1975 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
plummy, mint, alcohol,red fruits, acidic finish |
86 |
110 |
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1977 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Elegant fruit, vanilla, cherries, creamy finish |
92 |
90 |
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17 |
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1978 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Young, coffee, red fruits, sweet |
92 |
90 |
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1979 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Wood, mint, very young drinking, vanilla |
94 |
90 |
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Blind Pairs – Delmonico’s – March 9 |
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1988 |
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Alain Thienot Grand Cuvee Brut |
95 |
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1997 |
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Delamotte Blanc de Blanc |
90 |
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2000 |
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Montrachet, G. Amiot
vanilla ice cream, nuts, melted butter, lemon, ash, chalk |
90 |
260 |
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2000 |
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Ch ‘Y’
figs, spices, anise, honey dipped pecans, creme brulee, pears, long buttery finish, one of the most amazing white wines I’ve ever tasted |
100 |
145 |
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1968 |
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BV Special Label Burgundy
classic BVGDLTPR oxidized character plus a touch of Pinot Noir, sawdust, mint, smoke, candy, dried cherries, powder |
96 |
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1976 |
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Clos de la Roche – Pierre Bouree Fils
Drinking much younger than the bottle from two days ago. bacon, asian spice, cherry |
93 |
90 |
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1964 |
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BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
Drinking much younger than the bottle from yesterday, no oxidation, fruit, curry |
92 |
130 |
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1955 |
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Ch Cheval Blanc
smoke, cherry candy, leather, balanced tannins, jerky, black pepper, roast pork belly |
tenth
98 |
320 |
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2007 |
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Mystery Wine #1 (Steve) Domaine Jean Poyer Chateauneuf du Pape
meat, mint, chocolate, kirsh, bacon, cherries, jerky |
93 |
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2007 |
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Mystery Wine #2 (Steve) Ramey Rodney Vineyard Syrah
vanilla, spice box, wood, meat |
95 |
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2002 |
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Dominus
huge alcohol, long fruit, wood, vanilla, wax |
97 |
99 |
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1986 |
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Ch Mouton Rothschild
sawdust, mint, meat, chocolate, tobacco, menthol, smoke, tannic, young |
99 |
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25 |
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1999 |
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Ch d’Yquem
superb nose, but slightly astringent finish |
tenth
95 |
85 |
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29 |
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2000 |
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Ch d’Yquem
restrained nose, but balanced, golden raisins |
tenth
96 |
213 |
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