Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)
Tasted Saturday, December 15, 2018 by rocknroller with 374 views
This was the latest of my semi-annual Bordeaux/Burgundy events. The featured wines were the highly regarded 1986 Chateau Mouton Rothschild and Chateau Margaux. Nine of us were in attendance. We really had an excellent spread that paired so nicely with the wines. Thank to everyone for sharing their talents to make this a special evening. And, a huge thank you to Robert for generosity in bringing a bevy a bonus bottles, that while some didn't turn out to be in good shape, they were very much appreciated.
WOTN Voting:
Red WOTN:
#1: 1986 Chateau Margaux (3+3+3+3+3+3+3+1.5=22.5pt)
#2: 1989 Chateau Palmer (3+2+2+2+2+2+1.5=14.5pts)
#3: 1994 Chateau Haut Brion (1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1=7pts)
#4: 1986 Chateau Mouton Rothschild (2+2+1=5pts)
#5: 1994 Chateau Mouton Rothchild (1=1pts)
White WOTN:
#1: 1988 Chateau Climens (2+2+2+2+2+2+2+1=15pts)
#2: 2010 Droin Les Clos (2+1+1+1+1+1=7pts)
#3: 2006 Roederer BdB (1+1+1=3pts)
#4: 2007 Latour C-C (2=2pts)
2005 Château Carbonnieux Blanc 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Medium dark gold. PNP, drank a glass over 30 minutes. Lemon, beeswax, honey and lacquer on the nose is followed by similar notes on the palate, medium plus bodied, adding lemon peel, a somewhat oxidative Lopez-like character, and getting better over the half hour too. Despite this getting better, I think the smart play is to drink these over the next few years and not push it too far. A fun bonus starter from Robert that we rarely seem to drink.
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