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English Pea Soup

• NV Jacques Selosse Initial 97 Points

  France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru

  Golden yellow hue. Fresh floral nose of tropical fruit with aromas of freshly baked bread. Tastes of honeydew melon, apple and caramel. Nice minerality. Perfect balance. A very delicate wine with an expansive finish that is extremely complex and elegant. What a beautiful wine. My personal WOTN and a candidate for the best Champagne I've tasted this year. Disgorged 24 Oct 2006.

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Sea Bass with Yam Puree
Grati "Vetrice" 2008 Extra Virgin Olive Oil

• 1990 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant Flawed

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières-Coulée de Serrant

  Oxidized nose. Tastes of stewed tropical fruit. Flat, bitter and metallic. Heat damage?

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• 1997 Zind-Humbrecht Gewurztraminer Heimbourg 87 Points

  France, Alsace

  Fluorescent yellow color. Bright nose of honeyed tropical fruit. Candied pear and pineapple with a strong chalky minerality. Could definitely use more acidity to lighten up the mid palate. Heavy with a rather flat nutty orange finish.

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• 2000 Lur-Saluces "Y" 91 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Supérieur

  Pale yellow color. Caramelized apple nose. Tastes of melon, pear and apple. Well balanced with refreshing acidity. Medium bodied. Nicely integrated French oak. Soft, elegant finish. Seems to be fading away as it sits in the glass. After an hour it began to completely fall apart. On the downward hill slide? Drink them if you've got them.

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Roasted Game Hen with Sage-Infused Rice

• 1992 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 93 Points

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

  Golden yellow color. Caramelized tropical fruit nose. Tastes of apple, pineapple and creamed corn. Quite young tasting. Was told this was stored at 45 degrees F which explains its youth. Well balanced. Long rich finish with nice depth and elegance.

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• 2005 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 94 Points

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

  How nice is it to have had this wine so frequently I can trend its development over the past few years. Pale yellow in color. Fresh tropical fruit nose. Tastes of apple, melon and pineapple. Noticeable French oak that needs time to better integrate. Medium bodied and very well balanced. Complex mid palate. Long elegant finish. Quite young and seems to be going through an awkward phase where is it not as expressive as on release. Showing much better than the last bottle but still not at the heights of the first two bottles. Always a pleasure to drink.

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• 1994 Coche-Dury Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières Flawed

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Meursault 1er Cru

  Sadly, extremely corked. A quote from our very generous host: "I hate cork and all those that use it".

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• 1996 Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 89 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

  Yellow color. Aromas of milk and apple on the nose. Quite light and restrained. Good balance. Soft finish.

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• 2005 Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Chablis, Chablis Grand Cru

  Golden yellow color. Apple and melon on the palate. Rich mid palate fruit profile. Very good balance with excellent freshness and acidity. Nicely integrated oak. Medium bodied. Rich finish with nice depth and complexity.

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Poached Pear with Stilton Cheese

• 1976 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru Flawed

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

  One of the oldest Quarts de Chaume I've had the opportunity to taste. Golden yellow color. Strange nose. Quite metallic and bitter. Showing TCA after 5-10 minutes in the glass.

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• 2002 Domaine des Baumard Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru 90 Points

  France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru

  Yellow color. Citrus nose. Tastes of lemon, lime, orange and tangerine. Citrus finish with a slight sourness. From the last few bottles, it seems to have shutdown and is going through a very awkward period. Hold.

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