Community Tasting Note

DougLee wrote:

Thursday, February 14, 2013 - Having decided to celebrate our 20th at Sun Valley Lodge, we made reservations at the Lodge Dining Room for dinner. I happened to drop by a few days early to look at the wine list and to my surprise spied some Bordeaux on the list from the 1993 vintage, our wedding year. The wife suggested a meeting with the sommelier to discuss which bottle might be best, which I thought might not go over so well. As it turns out, the sommelier was great. He met with us and brought up 3 bottles of 1993 Bordeaux from the cellar: a Latour, an Haut-Brion, and a Pichon Longueville-Baron. We chose the Haut-Brion. At dinner, the wine was decanted by candlelight at the beginning of the meal. Nice garnet-purple color. Surprisingly complex nose of barnyard, currant, cedar, earth, and pencil lead. Beautifully-rendered layers of mulberry, red currant, blackberry, char, and tobacco on the velvet-textured palate, which gained intensity and weight as the meal progressed. Modest acidity and rounded tannins contributed a sense of elegance. Moderately long finish showing good grip and sweet currant fruit. Delightful experience from start to finish. This 20 year-old first growth, our first Haut-Brion, was very much alive and a wonderful wine to celebrate with.

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