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Spring Lamb with 20+ Years Old Bordeaux
Portola Kitchen Restaurant, CA
Tasted Tuesday, April 9, 2013 by europat55 with 581 views
Flight 1 - Pre-Tasting Flight (Whites) (3 Notes)
Flight 2 - Flight #1 (3 Notes)
1976 Château Fombrauge 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Very good nose despite being a little bit hot (B+). Smooth palate (B+).
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1978 Château Lascombes 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Excellent nose with cedar notes. Soft, smooth palate. Leather.
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1979 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Wow! Generous nose with cassis, leather, mushroom, spices, forest floor. Decent amount of fruit and tannins despite the age. Some were offended by the brett, but I liked this very much! Still drinking quite well. Would go very well with a grilled steak.
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Flight 3 - Flight #2 (2 Notes)
1979 Château St. Georges St. Georges-St. Émilion 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Georges-St. Émilion
Medium nose. A little bit hot. Soft palate. A little bit of sweetness. Tasted blind.
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1978 Château Beychevelle 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Leather, tobacco, cassis, Very good balance. Gorgeous wine! Still drinking well! Thank you Anh Thu!
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Flight 4 - Flight #3 (2 Notes)
1970 Château Léoville Las Cases 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
The nose was a little bit hot upon opening, but it improved with time in the glass. I thought this was still drinking quite well, but I wasn't impressed as much as some of the other tasters tonight who really liked this wine.
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1992 Château Léoville Las Cases 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Some brett, leather on the nose. Smooth palate. Nice depth. Tasty!
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Flight 5 - Flight #4 (3 Notes)
1981 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
A little bit hot upon opening. Gorgeous classic Pichon Lalande nose with cedar, plums. Drinking very well right now and a strong performer despite the challenging vintage.
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1982 Château L'Evangile 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Sublime nose! Plums, gentle spices, white chocolate, some leather. Silky palate. 93-95 pts.
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1983 Château Maucaillou 87 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Moulis en Médoc
Nice spicy nose with white pepper. Good palate.
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Flight 6 - Flight #5 (3 Notes)
1986 Château L'Arrosée 86 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Modest nose upon opening. Palate was a little bit thin. A little bit disappointing.
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1988 Château Cos d'Estournel 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Great nose!! Smooth palate with a gorgeous fruit, but a little bit of acidity on the finish. Seems to have quite a few years left. 91-92 pts.
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1989 Château Montrose Flawed
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
This was slightly corked (although some tasters at the table disagreed) so it was difficult to see and appreciate what was behind, but I could definitely see a solid backbone and a Parker style palate. Too bad!
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Flight 7 - Flight #6: Sauternes (2 Notes)
1990 Château Doisy-Védrines 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
This is a really good Sauternes, but it was not match next to the '90 Filhot Crème de Tête tonight.
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1990 Château Filhot Crème de Tête 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Oh boy! This is soooooo good! Dark orange color. Not overly sweet, but quite rich and complex palate. Perfect balance with good acidity and not overly sweet. Oranges, clementines. Extraordinary!!!
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2004 Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Gorgeous fresh nose that opened up with time in the glass. Smooth palate.
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NV Franck Bonville Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Prestige 87 Points
France, Champagne, Champagne Grand Cru
This received very good comments from the other tasters at the table. I personally though this was good, with a smooth nose and palate, but I am not a big fan of sparkling wines so I don't think I could really appreciate.
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1994 Château Turcaud Entre-Deux-Mers Blanc 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Entre-Deux-Mers
Nice golden yellow. Generous nose that is definitely showing some signs of oxidation and age. Excellent palate. Nice long finish.
This was my first time tasting this wine and I was pleasantly surprise, despite the little oxidation on the nose.
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