Afghan Kebab House in NYC
Tasted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by MRichman with 795 views
A few board members got together last night at the Afghan Kebab House in NYC for a tasting of Pessac-Leognan, organized by Arv. It was a very fun evening, and attendants not only got to hang out with Arv's fiancee Jennifer, but we got to meet his sister too!
It was a smaller group than I'm used to, so I was pleasantly surprised when bottles still had wine left in them for re-tasting later in the evening. I had a wonderful time talking to everyone and the food was very good. Cheap too! Plus, I finally realized that Jacques probably never saw any grade lower than an A+ when he was in school, thus his confusion over my grading system.
As for the wines, I wasn't in love with anything we had but there were some interesting bottles nonetheless.
Wine Of The Night votes:
LMHB 1986 (22)
Pape Clement 1998 (16)
LMHB 1999 (9)
LTHB 1983 (3)
La Louviere 1990 (2)
Thanks to everyone for coming and to Arv for organizing!
1996 Château Pape Clément Blanc
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Sharp acidity, some beautiful light sweet cream butter under. Bright but not light (weight). Added weight and depth (and a higher score) as the evening went on. I'm not usually a fan of dry white Bordeaux, but I liked this wine.
B/B+
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2001 Karthäuserhof Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberg Riesling Kabinett
Germany, Mosel Saar Ruwer
Bright with high toned acidity. Very long finish. Some spritz, some honeysuckle and green apple to round it out. Clean & razor sharp. Acid dominates the fruit, throwing the wine a little out of balance for my palate and there is a slight empty hole in the middle, but I liked this wine anyway.
B
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