Taberna del Alabardero, Washington D.C.
Tasted Wednesday, May 1, 2013 by dcwino with 730 views
Mr. Bernard Burtschy, the wine writer for Le Figaro and a fellow Grand Jury Europeen member, was in town to conduct the heart's delight grand tasting and Bijan organized a dinner to honor Bernard. Twelve of us got together at Taberna del Alabardero and drank Burgundy and Bordeauxs.
Bernard gave his impression of the wines and gave detailed back ground which were very interesting. Other than the Madeira served at the end, all the wines were French.
Justin C mentioned that the 96 champagnes have been inconsistent lately and Bernard said Chardonnay is evolving faster than anticipated. Time to organize a 96 Champagne dinner.
All showed wonderfully except Verget.
What a wonderful flight! Unfortunately it started to go downhill from here.
Corked, uninspiring, thin, too mature and heat damaged.
The Ausone was excellent and the Bel-Air Marquis was fascinating. Unfortunately our luck ended there.
We also had the 1878 Justino Henriques Filhos Lad which seems too madeirized. This was pop and pour but perhaps 48 hours of decanting would have helped. It was fun to share wines with Bernard in my home town once again!
1996 Dom Pérignon Champagne Oenothèque
France, Champagne
Yellow fruits, crushed white pepper, very ripe fruit expression, rich palate. Perhaps the pour was too small but it wasn’t showing too well. The last bottle was exceptional. Can’t read clearly.
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