{"id":279,"date":"2005-07-11T11:04:45","date_gmt":"2005-07-11T15:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine-syndicate.com\/blog\/?p=279"},"modified":"2012-09-11T16:24:39","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T20:24:39","slug":"2005-4-tough-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine-syndicate.com\/?p=279","title":{"rendered":"2005-4 Tough Pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/td>\nTough Pairs<\/strong> <\/p>\n

July 2, 2005<\/p>\n

At Anaelle & Hugo’s<\/td>\n

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The theme of this event was Tough Pairs<\/strong>, 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<\/em>, where it is consumed from a styrofoam cup).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1955<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nPommard 1er Cru
\n<\/span><\/strong>dried cherries, waxy, balanced, 90 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Red<\/span><\/td>\nBurgundy<\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nRomanee St. Vivant T. Moillard
\n<\/strong><\/span>bacon, fruit, balanced, 92 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Red<\/span><\/td>\nBurgundy<\/span><\/td>\n185<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1952<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. Lafite
\n<\/strong><\/span>peculiar nose when first poured but blew off, cedar, tight, lead pencil, 87 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Red<\/span><\/td>\nPauillac<\/span><\/td>\n60<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. L’Angelus
\n<\/strong><\/span>intense vanilla, jam, very balanced and youthful, 89 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Red<\/span><\/td>\nSt Emilion<\/span><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1961<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. Cheval Blanc
\n<\/span><\/strong>huge, fatty, balanced, chewy, berries, soft, 94 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Red<\/span><\/td>\nSt Emilion<\/span><\/td>\n385<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. Cheval Blanc
\n<\/span><\/strong>tannic but fruit beginning to show through, mint, tight, 90 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Red<\/span><\/td>\nSt Emilion<\/span><\/td>\n100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1968<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBV
\n<\/span><\/strong>sawdust, a bit off balance but still good, 92 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Cabernet Sauvignon<\/span><\/td>\nNapa<\/span><\/td>\n100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBV Georges de La Tour Private Reserve
\n<\/span><\/strong>eucalyptus, great structure, very balanced, 96 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Cabernet Sauvignon<\/span><\/td>\nNapa<\/span><\/td>\n185<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1998<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nHenry’s Drive Shiraz
\n<\/span><\/strong>a monster, vanilla, berries, smoke, wood, jam, 96 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Shiraz<\/span><\/td>\nAustralia<\/span><\/td>\n45<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMarquis Philips Integrity
\n<\/span><\/strong>intense vanilla, raspberries, candy, very detectable r.s., 99 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Shiraz<\/span><\/td>\nAustralia<\/span><\/td>\n260<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1963<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nWarre’s<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>fairly light, excellent fruit, not very complex, elegant, 90 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Port<\/span><\/td>\nPortugal<\/span><\/td>\n150<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nPiper Champagne<\/span><\/strong>
\nA lovely, balanced Champagne, 92 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Robinson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nFess Parker Blanc de Blanc<\/span><\/strong>
\nVery toasty, complex, 92 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Crocket<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. Lafite<\/span><\/strong>
\nCharacteristic Lafite, appealing but fading, 89 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Alcorn<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. HautBrion<\/span><\/strong>
\nUndeniably lafite, but tannic, 85 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Siegel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. Latour<\/span><\/strong>
\nQuite tannic, gravelly, 85 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Siegel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSine Qua Non Chardonnay<\/span><\/strong>
\nA lovely, complex, buttery, toasty chardonnay, 99 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Siegel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBanfi Pinot Grigio<\/span><\/strong>
\nNice tropical fruit nose, 88 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Restaurant<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. d’Yquem<\/span><\/strong>
\nSuperb, complex, syrupy match for the fois gras, 95 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Henline<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCh. Suiduraut<\/span><\/strong>
\nUnfortunately this wine was abandoned in the ice bucket, 0 pts<\/span><\/td>\n		Alcorn<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Coming Events<\/span><\/h2>\n

November 12 – Bern’s<\/span><\/p>\n

January 14<\/span><\/p>\n

Auction Action<\/span><\/h2>\n

None.<\/span><\/p>\n

Treasurer’s Report<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Previous Balance<\/span><\/td>\n\n

0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dues Payable<\/span><\/td>\n\n

5000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Auction Purchases<\/span><\/td>\n\n

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Dinner<\/span><\/td>\n-2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balance<\/span><\/td>\n3000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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