2015-4 Odd Man Out

at The Chef’s Table at the Edgewater Hotel

November 14, 2015 at 6pm

This month’s theme is trivial: simply sort out each set of three wines, blind.

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The first flight turned out to be the worst flight of three wines we’d ever tasted! The low fill Cheval was definitely foul, and the Burgundy wasn’t much better.

Flight 2 featured three wines that were extremely varietal and easy to identify blind, and the best example of 1964 BV GDLTPR I’ve had.

Flight 3 was a shocker. The Petrus was completely closed and tight, while the magnum of Giscours was drinking well above expectation. But the 1970 BV GDLTPR was clearly the most elegant wine. Neither of these BV’s expressed any oxidation, nor as much of the redwood that is typical. They were both fantastic wines.

Flight 4 was another shocker, with an unyielding Dominus that no one identified.  The Duckhhorn was terrific, and misidentified by everyone. The famous 2003 Motrose lived up to its billing, and was quite opulent from a magnum. It was the wine of the night.

The Wines

7 14 1928 Ch Rouget France Pomerol 475
8 17 1938 Ch Cheval Blanc – very low fill France St. Emilion 100
8 12 1937 Vosne-Romanée Collection du Docteur Barolet – Henri de Villamont Red Burgundy 450
8 16 1964 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 100
7 20 1947 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barolo Riserva Nebbiolo Red Italy 300
9 18 1966 Ch. Leoville Las Cases France St. Julien 140
7 12 1970 BV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 150
8 18 1970 Ch Petrus France Pomerol 1800
m2 21 1970 Ch. Giscours France Margaux magnum 340
m2 22 2003 Ch Montrose France St. Estephe magnum 600
7 25 1980 Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 85
7 9 1991 Dominus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 260
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