30th Wedding anniversary with dear friends

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Tasted Saturday, February 20, 2016 by jlgnml with 294 views

Introduction

We have been fortunate to share an anniversary dinner with Beth and David for at least 20 years. They have been so kind to include us and we get to all share in our cellars for great dinners. Tonight was no different as the restaurant created a great meal around the wines we brought.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Amuse: Caraway Gougeres, Peekytoe Crab Crostini, Black Truffle Croquettes

Burrata salad - Endive, Pear, Cara Cara

1998 Pol Roger Champagne Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 95 Points

France, Champagne

Great color, smooth, nice bubbles, toasty without a lot of yeast, pure pleasure to start the evening after a week at Canyon Ranch.

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Flight 2 (1 Note)

Foie Gras Brûlée

1993 Château Pajzos Tokaji Esszencia 94 Points

Hungary, Tokaji

Very dark caramel color, slides down the throat with a thickness of syrup, port like structure, delicious with foie gras.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

Whole Roasted Romanesco - kumquats, daikon, brown butter Maitake - turnips, nori jam and shallot miso

1992 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles 94 Points

France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru

Initially very clean color only to see the color change to a light honey color. Fragrant nose, some tightness on the palate yet over the course of an hour did it finally developed into pure magic. Still time in the btl for this wine.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

Rack of lamb - braised beluga lentils, tarragon

1986 Château Mouton Rothschild 95 Points

France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac

Great color, decanted for 2 hrs and could have used 4 more. Initially tight tannins but clearly was ready to open over the course of lamb chops. Cedar box, earthy, mushrooms. Great finish and still a baby.

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Flight 5 (1 Note)

Banana Budino and chocolate cake.

1986 Argyros Vinsanto 91 Points

Greece, Aegean, Cyclades, Santorini

Good caramel color, spicy palate, sharper finish, sweet spot for tonight's 30th wedding anniversary for very dear friends.

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