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"The Dinner" Featuring Six Bordeaux Luminaries
Ann Colgin's and Joe Wender's Home
Tasted April 25, 2012 by kstoddard with 1,061 views
Introduction
Organized by Wally's
Dinner prepared by The French Laundry and Bouchon
Flight 1 - Reception (1 note)
Hors d'oeuvres
Flight 2 - Foie Gras Mousse Trifle With Black Truffle Genoise (2 notes)
Truffle Gelee, Poached Rhubarb & Silician Pistachios
Red
1986 Château Haut-Bailly
89 points
Ruby color. Floral nose of black currants. Mature blackberry and cherry fruit with some charred oak, anise, and bell pepper notes. Medium bodied. Chewy tannins. Light acidity. Soft finish with some depth of fruit. Quickly fading in the glass. Drink now.
Red
2000 Château Haut-Bailly
90 points
Deep ruby color. Rich black cherry nose. Tastes of blackberry, cherry, currant, and pepper. Well balanced. Chewy tannins. Fruit forward finish with some nice depth and complexity.
Flight 3 - Red Wine Braised Tardivo Radicchio And Sunchoke Bavarois (2 notes)
Carmelized Spring Garlic & Nicoise Olive Oil
Red
1995 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
95 points
Deep ruby color. Blackberry and black currant nose. Tastes of black cherry, currant, blueberry, cedar, earth, and pepper. Very well balanced. Incredibly expansive midpalate. Fine grained tannins. Elegant finish with deep complexity.
Red
2005 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
92 points
Deep ruby color. Cedar and black fruit aromatics. Flavors of cherry, plumb, blackberry, pepper, and cedar. Firm tannins. Somewhat closed on the midpalate. Tannic. Rich powerfuly finish with many layers but wound tight. this giant wine is asleep at the moment. Needs time.
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Flight 4 - Wild Columbia River Sturgeon "Confit A La Minute" (2 notes)
Arrowlead Spinache and Pinenut "Porridge" with Perigord Truffle and Madeira Nuage
Red
1982 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
97 points
Dark ruby hue. Blackberry fruit on the nose. Tastes of blackberry, cherry, cedar, pencil lead and prune. Beautiful balance. Incredibly complex with a finish that lasts for minutes. What a masterpeice. My personal WOTN.
Red
1996 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
93 points
Dark ruby color. Aromas of blackberry and currant. Firm chewy tannins. Nice freshness and acidity. Very nice depth and complexity on the finish.. Still quite tannic. Way to young. Needs time and has huge upside potential. Showed better 3-4 years ago.
Flight 5 - Pressee Of Sonoma Peking Duck (2 notes)
Duck Proscuitto, Melted Savoy Cabbage, Vanilla Braised Salsify & Wild Huckleberry Jus
Red
1989 Château Palmer
94 points
Dark ruby color. Earthy red berry nose. Tastes of black cherry, cedar, currant and earth. Well balanced. Long elegant finish that lasts for almost a minute.
Red
2000 Château Palmer
91 points
Dark ruby color. Closed nose with a hint of black currant. Tastes of blackberry, currant, bell pepper, cedar, and earth. Very tannic. Tough as nails right now. Rich powerful finish that is dominated with charred oak. Completely colosed down right now. Needs 5-10 years to come around. If you drink now, decant for 24 hours.
Flight 6 - Elysian Fields Farm Lamb Ribeye (2 notes)
Yukon Gold Potato & Lamb Shank "Champvallon", Black Trumpet Mushroon Duxelle, Sweet Carrots & "Sauce Bordelaise"
Red
1986 Château Mouton Rothschild
94 points
Dark ruby color. Nose of black currant and earth. Tastes of blackberry, cherry, currant, cedar, and pencil lead. Well balanced. Fine grained tannins. Rich powerful finish with very nice complecity and depth. A wine for the ages. Actually could use more time to blossom.
Red
1995 Château Mouton Rothschild
95 points
Dark ruby color. Flavors of blackberry and charred oak. Perfumed nose of flowers. Well balanced. Nice freshness and acidity. Excellent depth and complexity on the long finish. Simply outstanding. I slightly prefered the 1995 over the 1986 this evening.
Flight 7 - Comte Reserve (2 notes)
King Richard Leek "Quiche", Applewood Smoked Bacon, Sour Morello Cherries & Frisee Lettuce
Red
1998 Pétrus
96 points
Deep purple hue. Easrthy blackberry nose. Tastes of cherry, tobacco, anise, white pepper, and leather. Excellent balance. Soft elegant finish with incredible depth and complexity. Wow.
Red
2000 Pétrus
95 points
Deep purple color. Blackberry and blackcherry on the nose. Tastes of black fruit, earth, anise, pencil lead, and cedar. Well balanced. Nice acidity. Power finish that seems to last forever. Needs time. Huge upside potential.
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