2013-4 Odd Man Out

at Luma

November 23, 2013 at 6:00 pm

The challenge here was to identify the wine that doesn’t match the other two in each set of three. And of course to name what they all are, blind. As if.

I was very proud of our group, as many of us got most of them right, and kudos to John Henline, who got them all!

Favorite wine of the nine tasted blind was the 1945 Ch. Leoville Las Cases, which received ten unanimous first place votes.

My highest scores were the two final wines, 2001 Haut Brion Blanc (98 pts) and 1885 Verdelho Madiera (99 pts). It was truly amazing, and matched every course it was served with.

The Wines

1964 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 130
1966 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 125
1979 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 90
1945 Ch. Leoville Las Cases France Pauillac 486
1966 Ch. Leoville Las Cases France Pauillac 140
1966 Ch. Carbonnieux France Pauillac 85
1955 Auxey Duresses, Pierre Ponnelle Red Burgundy 159
1957 Auxey Duresses, Pierre Ponnelle Red Burgundy 327
1966 Beaune 1er Cru Grèves Avery’s Bottling, Remoissenet Père et Fils Red Burgundy 95
1885 Madeira, Verdelho Madeira Madeira 320
2001 Ch Haut Brion Blanc France Graves 375
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Acquisitions

1938 Ch Cheval Blanc – very low fill France Bordeaux 100
1970 Ch Petrus France Bordeaux 1800
1979 Grand Echezeaux DRC France Burgundy 1156

 

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