Mark's 60th

Mark very generously insisted on providing all the wines for this months dinner to celebrate his 60th. As stunning array of wines as I have ever had the privilege to drink and with the usual banter. We were so far off the final red but just shows that very old great wines are just great wines and their origin is very difficult to pick.

• 1989 Philipponnat Champagne Brut Clos des Goisses 92 Points

  France, Champagne

  Rich luscious long fresh, slight dirty element which dissipated. Firm frame and supporting acidity

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• 1999 Domaine Leflaive Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet 95 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Mid gold colour. Rich nose with mineral core, mid weight great purity and drive. Clearly grand cru. Purity continued through on palatewoth impeccable balance and huge length.

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• 1999 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 97 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru

  This gets close to heaven. Green gold colour. Nose soars from the glass , a mix of fresh hay honey and gentle spice weaves together in an unending lacy spiral. Intoxicating. On palate extraordinary freshness tight fruit and drive with an lacy endless finish. Great wine

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• 1999 Domaine Leflaive Bâtard-Montrachet 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru

  Mid gold. Fat nose slightly coarse but with a lot of depth. Long rich and balanced on palate. Fine quality but a notch behind the bienvenue and chevalier tonight.

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• 1999 Domaine Leroy Vosne-Romanée Les Genaivrières 93 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Vosne-Romanée

  Everybody was fooled. A lot of roussea clos de beze flying around. I was in Vosne but grand cru. Extraordinary village wine. Perfect delineation of fruit and minerals beautiful nose of pure Pinot with impeccable balance. Magnificent.

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• 1999 Domaine Armand Rousseau Père et Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques 94 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

  A little maturity on rim. Searing pure mineral gravel nose underlying Pinot fruit. Rich and deep. Powerful long great finesse. Very fine

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• 1953 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 97 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

  From a magnum. Perfect colour with maturity at rim. Immitial nose was a blast of fine blackcurrant fruit which suggested Bordeaux . Very quickly developed more animal notes and rusty iron suggesting northern rhone. Clearly of considerable age and thought 60's. Developed again and harmonious sweet gorgeous balanced wine emerged.great wine in perfect shape at 60 as is it's generous owner.

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• 1989 Domaine Huet Vouvray Cuvée Constance 96 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

  Brilliant gold. Classic rich unctuous perfectly braced by acidity. Great depth and complexity and will live forever. Simply stunning.

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