{"id":338,"date":"2008-07-11T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T19:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine-syndicate.com\/blog\/?p=338"},"modified":"2012-09-11T15:33:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T19:33:45","slug":"2008-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine-syndicate.com\/?p=338","title":{"rendered":"2008-3 Do It Yourself Blind Pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/td>\nDo It Yourself Blind Pairs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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at Capital Grille<\/td>\n

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<\/td>\nJuly 26, 2008 at 6:00 pm<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nThe Theme<\/p>\n

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And now for something completely different. Each couple is requested to bring a pair of bagged wines. Good wines. Preferably really good wines. The wines should be theoretically really different, but in practice hard to tell which is which. This could mean one really expensive and one really cheap, one old world and one new world, one old but vibrant and one young but complex, same producer but two very different years, same year but two very different producers, etc. Knock yourselves out.<\/p>\n

The goal is to fool everyone, but there has to be some possibility to figure it out. We don’t want to have to tell which one is from Hungary and which one is from Turkmenistan.<\/p>\n

We’ll start by trying to figure out what they are, completely blind. Then, once we tire of that, the provider will tell us what the two wines are and we’ll try to figure out which is which.<\/p>\n

The Results<\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone for all the great wines! It was quite an amazing group! A really fun event, with lots of surprises. Below is the list of wines, with my ratings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/td>\nWine<\/td>\nFrom<\/td>\nScore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nEvans Ranch Chardonnay<\/td>\nHenline<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nChristian Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon<\/td>\nHenline<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nHop Kiln Petite Sirah<\/td>\nHenline<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nCh. Smith Haut Lafite<\/td>\nRobinson<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nKeenan Meritage<\/td>\nRobinson<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nWoodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon<\/td>\nRobinson<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nCh. Latour<\/td>\nAlcorn<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nFossi Chianti Classico<\/td>\nAlcorn<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\nBV George de la Tour CS<\/td>\nAlcorn<\/td>\n95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nClos de la Roche George Lignier<\/td>\nSiegel<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nClos de la Roche Hubert Lignier<\/td>\nSiegel<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nSmith Haut Lafite Blanc<\/td>\nAlcorn<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nMendel Unus (65% Malbec)<\/td>\nRobinson<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nCote Rotie Brune & Blonde Guigal<\/td>\nSiegel<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nMerus Cabernet Sauvignon<\/td>\nSiegel<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nCh. Riussec Sauternes<\/td>\nHenline<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nDolce<\/td>\nHenline<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Acquisitions<\/p>\n

Recent declines in the stock market improved our luck at the auctions:<\/p>\n\n\n\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
1985<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nBerringer Private Reserve<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
75<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1624<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nBonnes Mares – Drouhin-Laroze<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
550<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nCh d’Yquem<\/td>\ntenth<\/td>\n\n
300<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nCellaRaiders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nCh d’Yquem<\/td>\ntenth<\/td>\n\n
300<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nCellaRaiders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959<\/td>\nCh Lafite<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
1450<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1807<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nCh Lynch Bages<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
600<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nCh Montrose<\/td>\nmagnum<\/td>\n\n
600<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nCellaRaiders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nCh Mouton Rothschild<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
1700<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nGrand Echezeaux – DRC<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
900<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949<\/td>\nMazis Chambertin – Seguin-Manuel<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
500<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 2048<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\nMusigny – Hudelot<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n
550<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
<\/td>\nBonhams 6\/08 Lot 1262<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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$8425<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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There are several 100 point wines up there. I leave it to you to figure out which they are!<\/p>\n

Upcoming Events<\/p>\n

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Treasurer’s Report<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Previous Balance<\/td>\n3548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dues Payable (less cost of dinner for 2)<\/td>\n4584<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purchases<\/td>\n-8425<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dinner (for 8)<\/td>\n-1662<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Balance<\/td>\n-1955<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Please bring your dues of $1000 per couple to the event.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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