Dinner Party at Home w/ Pinots & d'Yquem

Penny, Mike J, Cheryl, Doug, Rick F, Joe C.

• 1995 Krug Champagne Vintage Brut 95 Points

  France, Champagne

  Ripe, almost a cherry streak running through it, but wow, such bracing acidity. Clean, slight doughy-ness, and verrrrry long. Fantastic.

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Portuguese creamed shrimp soup.

• 2005 Quinta de Soalheiro Alvarinho Soalheiro 91 Points

  Portugal, Minho, Vinho Verde

  Beautiful, clean, pear fruit. Wonderful balance of fruit and acidity. Clean as a whistle, with a minerally finish. A bit of spritz to keep it lively. Make sure to not serve it too cold.

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• 1988 Château d'Yquem 94 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Beautiful, honeyed, and structured. Apricots and other lucious tropical fruits. A winner.

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• 1989 Château d'Yquem 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  A bit fatter than the 88 and 90, but not as fat as I was expecting. Very open and giving. A wonderful showing.

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• 1990 Château d'Yquem 90 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Shows promise, but very closed. Not much on the nose (compared to the 88 and 89). Good structure, clean botrytis. Needs time.

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• 1997 Château d'Yquem 92 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  Much better than expected. Not the weight of the 88/89/01, but very well balanced.

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• 2001 Château d'Yquem 98 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

  I didn't want to believe the hype, but man was this good. The clarity of a fine German Riesling and the intensity of a great Sauternes. No evident oak notes (a plus in my book). Almost painful acidty to compliment the intense fruit. A baby with a stunning future.

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• 2000 Louis Jadot Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Domaine Louis Jadot 92 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

  Cherry, coffee, soy, earth... wonderful. Did not taste like a 2000. Still quite young.

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• 2000 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos St. Jacques Domaine Louis Jadot 91 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

  Very complex and long. Another 2000 Jadot that defied the vintage. Still young.

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• 1999 Maison Leroy Volnay 1er Cru Santenots 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Shows promise, but this wine is closed for business. Hard and structured... good fruit, but needs time.

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• 1999 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs 88 Points

  France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

  Hard and ungiving. The pieces are there for great development, but this is in a closed state right now.

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• 1999 Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard 94 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  Wonderful wine. Rich, massive, ripe fruit, but not overdone and still true to the varietal. Nice secondary flavors of earth and moss. Complex and long. Fantastic.

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• 1970 Graham Porto Vintage 94 Points

  Portugal, Douro, Porto

  Decanted for 10 hours. Ripe, spicy fruit. Cherry/fruitcake flavors with a wonderful mouthfeel. Complex and extremely well balanced. No overt "spirity" quality. Luscious and long. Seems like it could still improve.

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