An Evening with Francois Audouze

67 Pall Mall
Tasted Tuesday, April 12, 2016 by RayOB with 712 views

Introduction

A truly exceptional evening with Francois Audouze trying some wines from his cellar over dinner.

Flight 1 - Champagne & White (5 Notes)

What can I say but the 1947 Pol Roger was probably the best champagne I have tasted.

Flight 2 - Bordeaux (2 Notes)

As Francois will tell you: "You should always have Bordeaux before Burgundy as it is the head then the heart"

Flight 3 - Burgundy (3 Notes)

The 1984 Henri Jayer was my wine of the night and was just singing.

  • 1984 Henri Jayer Echezeaux 100 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Now I know why people love Henri Jayer so much. It is incredibly bourguignon with subtleties that play with the palate. Seductive, smooth, complex, charming, lifting and amazing depth. WOW. How do I get another bottle?

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  • 1947 Joseph Drouhin Echezeaux Flawed

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Nose of mushrooms, cheese and earth. Faded and gone :(

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  • 1970 Bodegas Vega-Sicilia Ribera del Duero Único 97 Points

    Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero

    Young and vibrant like it was 5 years old. This really is a remarkable vintage of Unico with no sense of ageing whatsoever. Primary fruits on the nose with a silky smooth palate with get acidic depth and clarity. Lovely.

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Flight 4 - Sauternes (2 Notes)

The nose on the 1914 was nothing short of spectacular.

  • 1985 Château d'Yquem 95 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Still very young and will be better in 10 years. Nose of burnt sugar, honey, orange peel and apricot. Polished balanced palate if a little bit on the sweet side. Lovely.

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  • 1914 Château d'Arche Crème de Tête 98 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Incredible nose of wild flowers and lightly honeyed sugars that Francois was enthralled by. Let me refer to Francois at this point:
    "It reminds me of my 4th dinner where we had remained frozen to the scent of a Suduiraut 1928 which forbade us to drink as if rattlesnakes had tetanized us. The emotion is the same with this wine of an incredible seduction with a thousand perfumes. The image I form small grains of sugar soaked in red fruit that we would throw in the air as we throw rice grains on a just married couple."

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Closing

As usual Francois asked each of us to score the wines with the votes coming out as
1. 1914 Chateau d’Arche Crème de Tête
2. 1947 Champagne Pol Roger
3. 1984 Henri Jayer Echezeaux
4. 1970 Vega Sicilia Unico
5. 1945 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
I hope to see Francois again soon back at 67 Pall Mall so we can try again the Audouze method (4 hr prior to drinking open cork, leave upright and no decant)

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