John's Goodbye Dinner (take 1)

Tribeca Wine Merchants said goodbye to long time (12 year!) employee John. John is off to pursue a career in nursing and we will miss him greatly!!

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• 1990 Bollinger Champagne R.D. Extra Brut - France, Champagne
  Wow! So aromatic and "pungent" (dan). Loads of apples (bruised and baked), nuts, vanilla. A huge Champagne with richness and density. Apples on apples with cloves and bright bright acid. Great now and a great counterpart to chicken terrine and foie gras. (96 pts.)
• 2007 Domaine Thenard Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru
  So sexy and sultry. The texture! Absolutely seductive with amazing concentration of flavor. Buttery and rich in flavor but not heavy, amazing acidity, and incredibly long. An impeccable wine that was perfect with the mac and cheese (oh my!) and chicken jus potatoes. (97 pts.)
• 1964 Thomas Bassot Griotte-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Griotte-Chambertin Grand Cru
  My WOTN for it's surprise and texture. The nose would lead you to think its dead, but upon first sip it revealed it most certainly was not. Awesome chocolate notes with a silky roundness. Full, rich, with sweet spice up front and smoke on the finish. Earthy and punchy on the finish, too. Awesome. (97 pts.)
• 1990 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
  High toned. Red, big acidity, red fruit, super dry tannins. Salty nose with raspberry flavors. Opens up prettier and more integrated with some evergreen and black tea flavors & tannins. Probably good on its own but paled in comparison to its competition (94 pts.)
• 1998 Château Lafite Rothschild - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
  Double decanted 5 hours prior to service. A good year for Lafite. This is classic Bordeaux with cedar and blackberry aromas and flavors. Regal. Round and loaded with fruit, graphite, and wood. Lead pencils. Awesome drying tannins, subtle and well integrated vanilla and oak, and incredible finish. (97 pts.)
• 1996 Joh. Jos. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese - Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
  Pollen and petrol. Orange marmalade with gasoline nose. Light but intense and a great end to the evening with the floating dessert and mille feuille (95 pts.)