The Capital Grille at The Mall at Millenia
4200 Conroy Road
Orlando, FL 32839
T: 407.351.2210
August 24, 2013 at 6:00 pm
The challenge here was to identify, blind, the wine with the “pedigree” in each set of three.
Well the results were mixed. The first flight wasn’t served blind, but we all agreed the 68 had the best pedigree, although all had their virtues. The second flight was by far the best. The recurring theme was that even though the Pierre Ponnelle vineyard represented weren’t prestigious, the his wines were fantastic. Two corked wines muddled the results a bit. The DRC, although the most popular wine of the last flight, was disappointing, given its pedigree.
None of the wines faded in the glass over several hours.
My Notes:
1964 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa $130
light color, classic redwood nose, slightly maderized, thin caramel finish. Held up in the glass, though. 87 pts
1968 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa $150
Ruby color, redwood and wax in the nose, balanced with still fresh fruit. 92 pts.
1970 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa $150
Garnet, coffee and cinnamon nose, caramel on the palate. I actually prefered this to the group’s favorite, the ’68. 93 pts.
1955 Corton, Naudin Red Burgundy $325
Outclassed by the lesser wines. Garnet, good color and clarity, coffee, vanilla, cherry, licorice, long vailla finish.
1964 Chassagne-Montrachet “Clos de la Boudriotte”, Pierre Ponnelle Red Burgundy $95
An overachiever for what it was. Garnet, barnyard, earth and coffee, fruity vanilla finish. Wow. 96 pts.
1966 Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Avery’s Bottling, Remoissenet Père et Fils Red Burgundy $95
Dark garnet, plastic and herbs in the nose, fruit, metal and mint on the palate, long. Impressive. 97 pts
1966 Mazis-Chambertin, Doudet-Naudin Red Burgundy $325
Great clarity, youthful, turpentine, pencil shavings, chewy. Not very complex, though. 88 pts.
1967 Fixin, Pierre Ponnelle Red Burgundy $95
Slightly corked. Youthful. Definitely outperforming for its class. The corkiness came and went many times, and finally blew off after close to an hour. 92 pts, more if not corked.
1978 Chambolle Musigny, A. Rodet Red Burgundy $70
Short, uninteresting. 86 pts.
1983 Vosne-Romanee Charles Moncaut Red Burgundy $35
Corked. 85 pts?
1985 Grand Echezeaux – Domaine de la Romanee Conti Red Burgundy $900
Bacon fat, soaped leather, mint, vanilla, coffee, cherry, lamb stew, mushrooms, floral. fairly long with spice and lamb in the finish. Certainly a good wine, but not a $900 wine. 91 pts.
1985 Morey-St-Denis Domaine des Lambrays Red Burgundy $80
Sour, overripe, metallic, cherry and vanilla. Fairly unpleasant. 83 pts.
The Wines
| 1964 | BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa | 130 | |
| 1968 | BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa | 150 | |
| 1970 | BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa | 150 | |
| 1955 | Corton, Naudin | Red | Burgundy | 325 | |
| 1964 | Chassagne-Montrachet “Clos de la Boudriotte”, Pierre Ponnelle | Red | Burgundy | 95 | |
| 1966 | Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Avery’s Bottling, Remoissenet Père et Fils | Red | Burgundy | 95 | |
| 1966 | Mazis-Chambertin, Doudet-Naudin | Red | Burgundy | 325 | |
| 1967 | Fixin, Pierre Ponnelle | Red | Burgundy | 95 | |
| 1978 | Chambolle Musigny, A. Rodet | Red | Burgundy | 70 | |
| 1983 | Vosne-Romanee Charles Moncaut | Red | Burgundy | 35 | |
| 1985 | Grand Echezeaux – Domaine de la Romanee Conti | Red | Burgundy | 900 | |
| 1985 | Morey-St-Denis Domaine des Lambrays | Red | Burgundy | 80 | |
| 2450 |
Acquisitions
|
Upcoming Events
| Syndicate | November 23 |
Treasurer’s Report
| Previous Balance | 2863 |
| Dues Payable | 5000 |
| Purchases | -1956 |
| Dinner | -1470 |
| Balance | 4437 |
Please bring your dues of $1000 per couple to the event.