EWG Dinner at Noir

Noir Food + Wine
Tasted Sunday, May 20, 2012 by peternelson with 453 views

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

Jumbo shrimp with a green sauce
Halibut

Flight 2 (5 Notes)

Duck and mushrooms
Lamb t-bone

  • 1975 Château Gruaud Larose 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien

    Beautiful nose of dried flowers, tart cherry, old leather and dried leaves; very silky mouth with subtle fine tannins and just a hint of metalic minerality; this is beyond its peak but not to say it wasn't beautiful and quite elegant. Went incredibly well with the duck slices. With food 91.

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  • 1999 Château Pavie Decesse 90 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Earth and leather in the nose with a light herbal component; soft and nicely aged at this point; well balanced, good character and a slight "lime" finish was noted. I liked this but it didn't especially excite me.

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  • 2003 Château Cheval Blanc 94 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru

    Classic cassis, blackberry fruit with a lovely perfume of cigar, violets and a slight pot-pour aspect as well as a touch of cocoa powder and even truffles. Stunningly good, everything you want in a Bordeaux in perfect proportions; still a touch austere though, very solid structure without a trace of overextraction or sur-maturite. Second day: even better as the tannins softened up, revealing more chocolate covered black cherry, a little cedar, very silky body, and a lovely cigar infused-floral nose. Great wine.

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  • 2003 Château Sociando-Mallet 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc

    Deep and brooding with anise; cassis puree, and a touch musty; full tannins and a bit overextracted, this is a burly Haut-Medoc that is quite good, but elegance is not its strong point. Try again in 5 years.

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  • 2003 Château Cos d'Estournel 91 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe

    This was pretty dense and tannic and showed more of mushroomy-forest floor aspect along with the classic dark berry fruits. A bit austere but nicely structured, this needs another 5 years. I thought this did not show as well as it ought to.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

Cheese plate
cheese cake with fresh fruit and caramel

  • 1967 Château Roûmieu-Lacoste 89 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Dark gold-amber color; lovely nose of creme brulee (emphasis on brulee), caramel, coffee-toffee notes and just a little nutty. Low acidity, structure is not there,soft and medium sweet, but this is still hanging on with plenty of great aged Sauterne character. Maybe 90 for the nose alone.

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  • 1988 Château Guiraud 93 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    Aromatic coconut, apricot, honey, tropical fruits; still bright and fresh with excellent acidity and little nutmeg-spice or something on the palate. Excellent medium weight, not overly sweet, good balance and really nice. Still a baby. Very good with the cheese cake and fresh fruits on top (minus the gooey caramel-toffee topping). Stunning bottle.

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