Brad and Diane England and Peter Joseph weekend dinner, Part 2.

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Tasted Sunday, February 5, 2023 by rnellans with 222 views

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 2017 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Montrachet 96 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru

    Served alongside the '19 Lafon Monty and '10 Bouchard Monty. The '17 showed citrus, minerals, very fresh, some tropical fruit. Very complex, elegant and perfect balance. Excellent fresh finish. Although different style than the '19, I liked both a lot. The '19 had a bit of tropical fruit note, more ripe and viscous than the '17, but still excellent acidity. The '17 had more precision, acidity and freshness. The '10 Bouchard was quite good with tropical fruit, dry extract, rich, nice depth...a little more rough around the edges than both Lafons. By itself, this would be a great wine...but the competition was a bit too much this night.

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  • 2019 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Montrachet 96 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru

    Served alongside the '17 Lafon Monty and '10 Bouchard Monty. The '17 showed citrus, minerals, very fresh, some tropical fruit. Very complex, elegant and perfect balance. Excellent fresh finish. Although different style than the '19, I liked both a lot. The '19 had a bit of tropical fruit note, more ripe and viscous than the '17, but still excellent acidity. The '17 had more precision, acidity and freshness. The '10 Bouchard was quite good with tropical fruit, dry extract, rich, nice depth...a little more rough around the edges than both Lafons. By itself, this would be a great wine...but the competition was a bit too much this night.

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  • 2010 Bouchard Père et Fils Montrachet Domaine 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Montrachet Grand Cru

    Served alongside the '17 and '19 Lafon Monty. The '10 Bouchard was quite good with tropical fruit, dry extract, rich, nice depth...a little more rough around the edges than both Lafons. By itself, this would be a great wine...but the competition was a bit too much this night.

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 97 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    Wow! Served alongside the '91 DRC and "90 Leroy RSV. Similar to my 2/20 note. Stems, spice, floral. Amazing balance, silkiness, depth with some sweetness in the middle. Sous bois. Very long finish. Perfect RSV. Best of the 3 wines.

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  • 1991 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée St. Vivant 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    Served alongside the '90 DRC and "90 Leroy RSV. Moderately reduced at first, but opened up with time in the glass. Stems, spice and floral notes. Great balance, but not the depth and class of both '90s. Interestingly, there have been times in the past that I preferred the '91, but not at this time.

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  • 1990 Domaine Leroy Romanée St. Vivant 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru

    Served alongside the'90 and '91 DRC RSV. Great anticipation on this wine, as I had previously ( 2011 ) given this wine 99 pts. Although a very good wine, it was out shadowed by the '90 DRC. Color was good, and excellent bottle fill. Darkest of the three. Spice and stems on the nose. Slightly more tannic and structured than the DRC's. Not as silky and balanced as the '90 DRC..perhaps losing some fruit, accounts for the change noted from before. I would probably drink up if still holding in your cellar.

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 1985 Château Mouton Rothschild 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Served alongside the '86. Cedar and dark fruits. Preferred for drinking now over the '86. Soft, medium body, balanced. Sweet finish. I don't see the wine improving with further cellaring.

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  • 1986 Château Mouton Rothschild 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

    Served alongside the '85. Stark contrast in the 2 wines. The '85 being very approachable and delish. The '86 is a brute...very dark color, tannic, structured, restrained, tight. Needs lots of time! Hopefully the fruit will last.

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Flight 5 (1 Note)

  • 1977 Taylor (Fladgate) Porto Vintage 96 Points

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    A great way to finish the evening. Decanted 7 hours prior to serving. Beautiful elegance. Light ruby in color. Strawberries and cherries on the nose, some tobacco and a bit of alcohol. Great balance. Soft, smooth silky palate that lingers into the finish.

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