True or False: Would I Lie to you? Fine wines of the world tutored & panel game
Berry Bros & Rudd, London
Tasted July 20, 2011 by Papies with 672 views
Introduction
One of the nicest wine events we have been for a while. Hosted by BBR's education manager Rebecca Lamont and panelled by the amazing duo of Anne McHale (Wine education specialist) & Catherine Owen (BBR's fine wine expert)
Concept was to present a set of wines of unknown origin. Anne and Catherine would then proceed to describe the wines and give their verdict as what they thought the wines were. Then we had to decide who was right and who was wrong! Simple. not really..
First wines were offered one by one but from flight 4 onwards the wines were paired.
Flight 1 - Aperitif (1 note)
Flight 2 - White 1 (1 note)
Choices given:
Anne said this was Cloudy Bay
Catherine said Pulenta
Our Vote: Pulenta as there was none of the asparagus nose we associate with CB. Well spoted by Nicol
The Correct One:
Flight 3 - White 2 (1 note)
Choices given:
Anne : Picpoul-De-Pinet
Catherine :southern rhone marsanne
Our Vote: Picpoul as we noted none of the marsanne's "bitterness" in the wine
The Correct One:
Spice, floral, herby wine.crisp acidity no oak for sure and some dense lanoline style creaminess on the palate. Interesting and enjoyable. and at 8£ really a good bargain.
Flight 4 - White Pairing 1 (2 notes)
Choices given:
Anne : Puligny Montrachet & Chile Chardonnay (given the pineapple notes)
Catherine : Chablis Grand Cru (Droin) & Meursault from Bouchard (hence the more exotic notes)
Our Vote: Andreas - Catherine ( thought it was meursault) / Nicol - Anne
The Correct One:
Flight 5 - Red Pairing 1 (2 notes)
Choices given:
Anne : Young Battailley / Frogs Leap Cab Sauv
Catherine : Crozes Hermitage / Assie shiraz but not from the main big appelations like barossa
Our Vote: Andreas with Anne (tricked by the young BDX nose) / Nicol with Catherine
The Correct One:
Flight 6 - Red Pairing 2 (2 notes)
Choices given:
Anne :Ottago Pinot / Latricieres Chabertin
Catherine : Good quality beaujolais / Rioja Alta 904
Our Vote: both went with Anne as the Burgundy GC was convincing!
The Correct One:
Flight 7 - Red Pairing 3 (2 notes)
Choices given:
Anne : Primitivo from Puglia / Rioja
Catherine : Rioja Alta 904 GR / Primitivo
Our Vote: Both with Catherine as the rioja was a strong conviction
The Correct One:
Flight 8 - Red Pairing 4 (2 notes)
Choices given:
Anne : 1996 Gruaud Larose / Ottago Red blend
Catherines : 2005 Gruaud Larose / St Emilion St George 2006
Our Vote: Both with Anne as the 90s Bdx was clearly there and no way it would have been an 05
The Correct One:
Closing
An excellent event. really enjoyable and tested our knowledge in a very nice way.
Final Scores........ Andreas 8/12 - Nicol 12/12